MSO-101 EM 2026 SOLVED ASSIGNMENT

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Indira Gandhi National Open University

Core Course in M.A. Sociology

MSO-101: Sociological Concepts and Theories-I

Tutor Marked Assignment (TMA)

Programme Code: MASO Course Code: MSO-101

Assignment Code: MSO-101/AST/TMA/2026

Maximum Marks: 100 Weightage: 30%

Answer any five questions in about 500 words each. Marks

1. Discuss the contribution of Levi-Strauss and Edmund Leach to the understanding of social structure.
2. Delineate the role of concept and theory in sociological analysis.
3. Discuss the elements of caste in gender stratification.
4. Compare and contrast the functional approaches of Radcliffe-Brown and Malinowski.
5. Discuss the concept of Social Structure as a model.
6. What is entrepreneurship? Explain the perspective of Schumpeter on entrepreneurship.
7. Discuss Foucault’s approach of ‘archaeology of knowledge’ to understand society.
8. Critically examine the concept of Alienation