LOYOLA COLLEGE (AUTONOMOUS), CHENNAI – 600 034
B.A. DEGREE EXAMINATION – SOCIOLOGY
SIXTH SEMESTER – APRIL 2007
OC 27
SO 6601 - INDUSTRIAL SOCIOLOGY
Date & Time: 18/04/2007 / 9:00 - 12:00
Dept. No.
Part – A
Write short notes on the following in about 30 words each
Max. : 100 Marks
(10 x 2 = 20 marks)
1. Corvee labour.
2. Managerial Capitalism.
3. MacDonaldization.
4. Organisational Relations.
5. Sreni
6. Informal Organisation.
7. Taylorism.
8. Demesne.
9. Monopoly
10. Mercantilism.
Part – B
(5 x 8 = 40 marks)
Answer any FIVE questions in about 300 words each.
11. Could modern society work without division of labour?
12. Describe the characteristics of the Guild system.
13. Are trade unions redundant in the ‘globalized’ corporation? Substantiate.
14. Explain briefly Maslow’s “hierarchy of needs”.
15. Briefly explain the managerial structure and the characteristic duties of the various ranks.
16. What was the industrial system prevalent in India before the coming of modern industries?
17. Analyse the following statement ‘Though much has been said about it, the fact remains that man acts
in accordance with his self-interest’.
Part – C
(2 x 20 = 40 marks)
Answer any TWO questions in about 1200 words each.
18. Write an essay on David McClelland’s achievement motivation.
19. Examine in detail the factory system and trace the origin of monopoly capitalism.
20. Describe the process through which merchant capitalism replaced artisanal production. What were
some of the consequences of this transformation?
21. Describe in detail the nature and scope of Industrial Sociology.
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