MSO-4 EM 2023-24 SOLVED ASSIGNMENT

Description

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/2023-24
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 heritage of social thought in India which led to the emergence of
sociology.
20
2. Discuss with suitable examples the major research on villages in India. 20
3. Define the concept of caste and discuss the Brahminic perspective on caste in
India with suitable examples.
20
4. Explain with examples the forces of social and technological changes that
impact the kinship institution in India.
20
5. Describe the changing values and life-style amongst the middle class woman. 20
Section-II
6. What are the major agrarian classes in India? Discuss with reference to the
contributions of different Sociologists.
20
7. Discuss the relationship between tribe and caste in India with suitable
examples.
20
8. Discuss critically the concepts of caste, class and gender in India. 20
9. How does the rural and urban societies change during a social or natural
disaster like an epidemic or earthquake. Discuss critically.
20
10. Write short notes on any two of the following:
a) Concept of Sanskritization
b) Globalisation and its impact
c) Define social movement.
d) Social change and Social revolution.