LOYOLA COLLEGE (AUTONOMOUS), CHENNAI – 600 034
B.A. DEGREE EXAMINATION – SOCIOLOGY
THIRD SEMESTER – November 2008
SO 3501/SO 3500 - SOCIOLOGICAL THEORIES - I
Date : 06-11-08
Time : 9:00 - 12:00
Dept. No.
VB 05
Max. : 100 Marks
SECTION - A
Write short notes on the following in 30 words each
(10 x 2 = 20 marks)
01) Trebly compound society.
02) Social statics.
03) Proletariat.
04) Restitutive law in modern societies.
05) Positivism.
06) Polarization of classes.
07) Verstehen.
08) Anomic suicide.
09) Bureaucracy .
10) Spencer’s Realm of the knowable.
SECTION - B
Answer any FIVE of the following in 300 words each
(5 x 8= 40 marks)
11) Briefly discuss Comte’s law of three stages.
12) Write a brief note on Marx’s concept of alienation.
13) Elucidate Weber’s types of social action.
14) Briefly explain Spencer’s theory of social evolution.
15) Explain Durkheim’s theory of division of labour.
16) Differentiate between mechanical and organic solidarity.
17) Suggest which among Weber’s typology of authorities is best suited for a country
like India.
SECTION - C
Answer any TWO of the following in 1200 words each
(2 x 20 = 40 marks)
18) Examine in detail the principles of Protestant Ethic which induced the spirit of
capitalism.
19) Explain Comte’s hierarchy of sciences.
20) Illustrate the significance of Durkheim’s theory of religion.
21) Discuss Spencer’s organismic anology.
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