LOYOLA COLLEGE (AUTONOMOUS), CHENNAI – 600 034
B.A. DEGREE EXAMINATION – SOCIOLOGY
FIRST SEMESTER – APRIL 2012
SO 1501 - SOCIAL INSTITUTIONS
Date : 02-05-2012
Time : 1:00 - 4:00
Dept. No.
Max. : 100 Marks
PART- A
Answer ALL questions in about 30 words each:
(10X2=20 marks)
1. What is polyandry?
2. What is totalitarianism?
3. Define ‘welfare state’.
4. What is socialism?
5. What is meant by free market economy?
6. Define ‘barter system’.
7. Explain ‘controlled economy’.
8. What are ‘kinship’ and ‘descent’?
9. Define ‘mixed economy’.
10. Briefly explain the term education.
PART-B
Answer any FIVE of the following in about 300 words each.
(5X8=40 marks)
11. Explain the different types of marriage.
12. Elaborate upon the rules of descent and rules of avoidance.
13. Explain the functions of family.
14. Explain the nature of economy in simple societies.
15. Explain the social functions of education.
16. Explain the elements of democracy.
17. Write a short note on division of labour.
PART-C
Answer any TWO questions in about 1200 words each:
(2X20=40 marks)
18. Write an essay on nature and functions of family in India.
19. Bring out the differences between free market economy and centrally planned economy
with appropriate examples.
20. Examine the relationship between democracy and socialism.
21. Elucidate the role of education in social change with suitable examples.
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