B.A. DEGREE EXAMINATION – SOCIOLOGY
FIFTH SEMESTER – APRIL 2011
Date : 19-04-2011
Time : 1:00 - 4:00
SO 5502 - SOCIOLOGY OF RELIGION
Dept. No. Max. : 100 Marks
Write short notes on the following in 30 words each.
1. SNDP
SECTION
– A
(10 X 2 = 20 marks)
2. Conversion
3. Substantive Approach
4. Veera Shaivism
5. Social stratification
6. Denomination
7. Secularism
8. Sociology of Religion
9. Magic
10. Religious Values
SECTION – B
Answer any FIVE of the following in 300 words each.
11. Distinguish between Magic and Religion.
12. Examine the process of Secularization.
13. Discuss the significance of the subject of Sociology of Religion.
14. Examine the religious issues in the SNDP Movement.
15. Distinguish between Cult and Sect.
16. Why is Religion a source of cohesion and disintegration in India?
17. Examine Durkheim’s Theory of Religion.
(5 x 8 = 40 marks)
SECTION – C
Answer any TWO of the following in 1200 words each. (2 x 20 = 40 marks)
18. Define Religion. Write an essay on the nature, scope and importance of
Sociology of Religion.
19. Examine the relationship between religious change and social change.
20. Discuss the functions of religious movements. Examine the merits and demerits.
21. Write an essay on the relation between religion and other institutions.
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