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Indira Gandhi National Open University
Master’s in Sociology
MSOE-004: Urban Sociology
Tutor Marked Assignment (TMA)
Programme Code: MSO
Course Code: MSOE-004
Assignment Code: MSOE-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. What is urban sociology? Discuss its historical background. 20
2. Discuss the characteristic features of a city with special reference to E.W
Bwrgess‟ theory of concentric zone.
20
3. Describe the ecological park theory and discuss its major contributions to urban
sociology.
20
4. How many types of cities are there? Give an example of one of them with detail. 20
5. What do you understand by „New urban Sociology‟? Who were its pioneers. 20
Section-II
6. Is it true that nuclear families are found in urban areas while joint families are
found in rural areas? Discuss
20
7. Describe the pattern of urban growth in India with suitable examples. 20
8. Compare and contrast the urban formal and informal sectors of Indian
economy.
20
9. What do you understand by urban planning? How does it help growth of cities?
Discuss
20
10. Discuss the critical role of media in the growth and governance of cities. 20
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