BSOC-106 EM 2023-24 SOLVED ASSIGNMENT

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BSOC 106: SOCIOLOGY OF RELIGION
Course Code: BSOC 106
Assignment Code: BSOC-106/ASST/TMA/2023-24
Total Marks: 100
Assignment I
Answer the following questions in about 500 words each. Each question carries 20 marks.
2× 20 = 40

1. Discuss the sociological perspective on the understanding of religion.
2. How do religious beliefs influence economic behaviour? Discuss with reference to Weber’s writings.
Assignment II
Answer the following questions in about 250 words each. Each question carries 10 marks.
3 × 10 = 30
3. Examine the view of Durkheim on totemism.
4. Present Le’vi-Strauss understanding of myth.
5. What is the social significance of religious festivals?
Assignment III
Answer the following questions in about 100 words each. Each question carries 6 marks.
5 × 6 = 30
6. What do you understand by secularization?
7. Outline the contribution of the Arya Samaj to emancipation of women.
8. What is the role of prophet in society?
9. Explain t he distinction between ‘sacred’ and ‘profane’.
10. What is ‘animism’