LOYOLA COLLEGE (AUTONOMOUS), CHENNAI – 600 034
B.A. DEGREE EXAMINATION – SOCIOLOGY
THIRD SEMESTER – APRIL 2012
SO 3502 - SOCIAL DEMOGRAPHY
Date : 26-04-2012
Time : 9:00 - 12:00
Dept. No.
Max. : 100 Marks
SECTION– A
Write short notes on the following in 30 words each:
(10 x 2 = 20 marks)
1. Push factor.
2. Fertility.
3. Social Demography.
4. Sex Ratio.
5. Infant Mortality.
6. Population Structure.
7. Formal Demography.
8. Internal Migration.
9. Out Migration.
10. Census.
SECTION– B
Answer any FIVE of the following in 300 words each:
(5 x 8 = 40 marks)
11. Examine the differences between Natural and Social Law theories of Population.
12. Distinguish between Social Demography and Formal Demography.
13. Write briefly on Marxian theory of population.
14. What are the reasons for high Infant Mortality in India?
15. What is Migration? What are the causes for migration in developing countries?
16. What are sample surveys and vital registration system?
17. Examine the subject matter of Social Demography.
SECTION– C
Answer any TWO of the following in 1200 words each:
(2 x 20 = 40 marks)
18. Critically examine Malthusian Theory of population
19. Distinguish between Fertility and Fecundity what are the socio cultural factors affecting
fertility in India?
20. What are the sources of data? Examine their uses.
21. Why is Family planning important in India? Write an essay on the fertility policies of India.
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