LOYOLA COLLEGE (AUTONOMOUS), CHENNAI – 600 034
B.A. DEGREE EXAMINATION – SOCIOLOGY
FIFTH SEMESTER – APRIL 2008
SO 5400 - SOCIOLOGY OF SOCIAL MOVEMENTS
Date : 07/05/2008
Time : 9:00 - 12:00
Dept. No.
CO 15
Max. : 100 Marks
PART - A
Answer the following questions in about 30 words each:
(10 x 2 = 20 marks)
01. What is a social movement?
02. Name any four women’s organizations.
03. What is a reactionary social movement? Give example.
04. State the main gospel of Sri Narayana Guru.
05. Who is the founder of Brahmo samaj? What is its goal?
06. Define ‘backwardness’.
07. Who are dalits?
08. What is ‘self-respect movement’?
09. Define status of women.
10. Expand SNDP.
PART – B
Answer any FIVE of the following questions in about 300 words each:
(5 x 8 = 40 marks)
11. Explain the factors relating to the origin of social movements.
12. Elucidate the nature and importance of social movements.
13. Explain with example the different types of social movements.
14. Elucidate the social reforms of SNDP Yogam.
15. Give a brief account of the two important programmes of SNDP.
16. ‘Arya Samaj movement was revitalitic in character’. Substantiate.
17. What do you know about the Dalit movement in Tamil Nadu?
PART – C
Answer any TWO questions in 1200 words each:
(2 x 20 = 40 marks)
18. Examine the conceptual problems in the study of social movements.
19. Discuss the origin, nature, organization and achievement of the Mahar movement.
20. Delineate the nature, scope and importance of the Non-Brahmin movement of Tamil Nadu.
21. Discuss the women’s movement in India.
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