LOYOLA COLLEGE (AUTONOMOUS), CHENNAI – 600 034
B.A. DEGREE EXAMINATION – SOCIOLOGY
FIFTH SEMESTER – NOV 2006
AO 12
SO 5501 - SCIENCE TECHNOLOGY & SOCIETY
(Also equivalent to SOC 506)
Date & Time : 27-10-2006/9.00-12.00
Dept. No.
Max. : 100 Marks
PART – A
Answer the following questions in about 30 words each:
(10 x 2 = 20 Marks)
1. Define Science.
2. Explain the concept of cultural lag.
3. What is meant by the social control of science and technology?
4. What is meant by ‘Scientific Revolution’?
5. Outline the significance of the ‘Stone age’.
6. Explain the Scope of Astronomy.
7. What does ‘Regional approach to development mean?
8. What is Automation?
9. How did Buddhism contribute to the growth of science?
10. What are the essential requirements of scientific temper?
PART – B
Answer any FIVE of the following questions in about 300 words each:
(5 x 8 = 40 Marks)
11. Discuss the method of Science.
12. Analyse the impact of technology on the modern man.
13. Illustrate the norms of science.
14. Bring out the requirements of an alternative humanistic technology.
15. Write a brief note on medical technology.
16. Why is the Gupta period described as the Golden age of Science in India?
17. Examine the need for social control of science and technology.
PART – C
Answer any TWO of the following in about 1200 words each:
( 2 x 20 = 40 Marks )
18. Is Science and Technology a boon or a bane to mankind? Substantiate your
answer.
19. Elucidate the social consequences of science and technology.
20. Elucidate Daniel Bell’s Characterization of Post-Industrial Society.
21. Describe the characteristic features of a technological society and analyse the need
for a humanistic technology.
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