Description
Indira Gandhi National Open University
Core Course in M.A. Sociology
MSO-001: Sociological Theories and Concepts
Tutor Marked Assignment (TMA)
Programme Code: MSO
Course Code: MSO-001
Assignment Code: MSO-001/AST/TMA/2022-23
Maximum Marks: 100
Weightage: 30%
Answer any five questions selecting at least two from each of the sections. Your answers
should be in about 500 words each.
Marks
Section-I
1. Explain the relationship between theory and paradigm. 20
2. Compare and contrast the functional approaches of Radcliffe-Brown and
Malinowski.
20
3. Explain the concept of liberty in the writings of Isaiah Berlin. 20
4. What is neo-functionalism? Examine its strengths and limitations. 20
5. Discuss the concept of Social Structure as a model. 20
Section-II
6. Examine the relationship between identity and identification. 20
7. What is sovereignty? Discuss the difference between internal and external
sovereignty.
20
8. Critically examine the concept of Alienation. 20
9. Explain the functional perspective on social stratification. 20
10. Discuss Foucault’s approach of ‘archaeology of knowledge’ to understand
society
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