UNIVERSITY OF THE COMMONWEALTH CARIBBEAN

SCHOOL OF HUMANITIES AND LAW

DEPARTMENT OF GENERAL STUDIES & BEHAVIOURAL SCIENCES

END OF SEMESTER ASSESSMENT FALL 2022 (Online)

For Marker’s use only

SECTION A Marks

1
2
3
4
SECTION B
1
2
3
4
5
6
Total Marks (60)
Total (40%)

COURSE NAME: Introduction to Sociology

COURSE CODE: SOC 100

TOTAL MARKS ON THIS PAPER = 60

MAXIMUM SCORE (WEIGHTING) = 40%

DATE: DECEMBER 9, 2022

OPENING TIME: 10: 00am

CLOSING TIME: 12:00 NOON

DURATION: 2 HOURS

INSTRUCTIONS:
Please read all instructions carefully before attempting any question
1. YOU ARE TO DOWNLOAD THIS PAPER AND WORK IN THE DOCUMENT

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2. This assessment consists of Two sections A and B
3. Please complete any TWO of the 4 Essay questions in section A.
4. Please complete any FOUR of the six Short Answer questions in section B
5. Where questions have multiple parts, all parts must be answered.
6. This assessment is worth 40% of your final grade.
7. Please ensure that you number your questions correctly
8. Write clearly the number of the question being answered on each of the additional pages.
9. PLEASE UPLOAD THE COMPLETED MICROSOFT WORD DOCUMENT ONLY, AT THE END OF THE
ASSESSMENT PERIOD
10. Write YOUR REGISTRATION NUMBER clearly on the FRONT and individual pages of your
document.
ACADEMIC INTEGRITY
You will be charged with plagiarism if you:

❖ Copy from published sources, including the internet.

❖ Purchase a pre-written paper (either by mail or electronically).

❖ Let someone else write this paper for you.

❖ Reproduce someone else’s assessment paper.

❖ Submit as your own, someone else’s unpublished work, either with or

without permission.

Consequences of Plagiarism
❖ If the final work you submit—all of it—is not yours, it does not matter how you
came by it. Charges of plagiarism are brought to the attention of Academic
Affairs, which initiates an investigation that may lead to formal charges.

❖ The process for the investigation and adjudication of charges may be accessed
at the Dean of Undergraduate Studies Office.

❖ Plagiarism is a serious offense that can result in a variety of sanctions (for

example, failure of the course in which the plagiarism occurred and suspension
from UCC among them).

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 SECTION A: ESSAY QUESTIONS

Instructions: This section consists of 4 essay questions and students need to answer any 2
essay questions. Read each question and write in detail your answer.

20 Marks X 2 Questions

Question 1: Define the study of sociology and Discuss in detail three sociology theories.

Question2: Explain culture and discuss two main categories of culture. Subcultures and
countercultures exist in all societies list two examples each and discuss briefly from Caribbean
perspective.

Question 3: Education is one of the important social institutions. Explain the main features of
the education system and critically discuss how education system reinforces social inequalities
in society.
Question 4: Define Socialization and its agents of Socialization. Give an account of any TWO
reasons why the process of socialization is vital to human survival.

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 SECTION B: SHORT ANSWER QUESTIONS

Instructions: This section consists of Short -answer questions and students need to answer any
4 short answer questions. Read each question and write in detail a minimum of a half a page for
each response..

5 Marks X 4 Questions

1. Discuss briefly Sociology as social science and briefly explain the relationship it has with any
ONE social science.

2. Define social stratification and list and explain four types of stratification systems.

3. Define and discuss briefly Sociological Imagination.

4. Explain what the scientific method is and list the steps involved in it, giving a brief
explanation of each step.

5. Define social group and briefly discuss primary and second groups.

6. Family is a social institution; briefly discuss its definition, structure and functions.

END OF PAPER

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