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Indira Gandhi National Open University
Masters in Sociology
MSO-004: Sociology in India
Tutor Marked Assignment (TMA)
Programme Code: MSO
Course Code: MSO-004
Assignment Code: MSO-004/AST/TMA/2024-25
Maximum Marks: 100
Weightage: 30%
Answer any five questions selecting at least two from each Section. Your answer should
be in about 500 words each.
Section-I
1. Describe the socio-economic background of emergence of sociology. 20
2. Why did the major focus of sociologists and social-scientists became the village
studies in India during the nineteen fifties? Discuss.
20
3. Describe the ‘Brahminical’ perspective on caste system in India. 20
4. Discuss the different views of Ambedkar and Lohia on Indian Society. 20
5. Describe the agrarian class structure in India with examples. 20
Section-II
6. What are the village commons? Discuss its significance. 20
7. Discuss the debate between Verrier Ellowin and G.S. Ghurey regarding the
tribes in India.
20
8. Discuss the different roles that religion plays in Indian society with suitable
examples.
20
9. What is urbanisation? Discuss its role in transforming the urban areas in India. 20
10. What are the difference between old social movements and new social
movements? Discuss with examples.
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