BSOM163 EM 2026 SOLVED ASSIGNMENT

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RELIGION AND SOCIETY

Tutor Marked Assignment

Course Code: BSOM –163

Assignment Code: ASST /TMA /2026

Total Marks: 100

Section I

Answer the following Descriptive Category questions in about 500 words each. Each question carries 20 marks

1.Discuss the development of sociology of religion.

2.Explain the functionalist theories of religion.

Section II

Answer the following Middle Category questions in about 250 words each. Each question carries 10 marks.

3.Examine the relationship between religion and magic.

4.Explain the concept of ‘positivism’.

5.Discuss the interlinkages between protestantism and economic development.

6.Answer the following Short Category questions in about 125 words each. Each question carries 5 marks. 5 x 6 = 30

(a) Define caste.

(b) Differentiate between Sunni and Shia sects.

(c) What is Nirankari movement?

(d) What is civil religion?

(e) What does secularism mean?

(f) Differentiate between Hinayana and Mahayana.