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MSO-001 Sociological Theories and Concepts
Solved Assignment 2021-2022
Indira Gandhi National Open University
Core Course in M.A. Sociology
MSO-001: Sociological Theories and Concepts
Tutor Marked Assignment (TMA)
Programme Code: MSO
Course Code: MSO-001
Assignment Code: MSO-001/AST/TMA/2021-22
| Title Name |
MSO-001 Sociology Solved Assignment 2021-2022 |
| University | IGNOU |
| Service Type | Solved Assignment (Soft copy/PDF) |
| Course | MA(Sociology) MSO |
| Language | ENGLISH |
| Semester | 2021-2022 Course: MA(Sociology) MSO |
| Session | July 2021 and January 2022 sessions |
| Short Name | MSO-001 |
| Assignment Code | MSO-001/AST/TMA/2021-22 |
| Product | Assignment of MA(Sociology) 2021-2022 (IGNOU) |
| Submission Date | For students admitted in July Batch- 31st March
For students admitted in January Batch- 30th September |
Answer any five questions selecting at least two from each of the sections. Your answers
should be in about 500 words each.
Marks
Section-I
1. Discuss the contribution of Levi-Strauss and Edmund Leach to the
understanding of social structure.
20
2. Delineate the role of Concept and Theory in sociological analysis. 20
3. Examine the distinction between Marxian and Weberian ideologies. 20
4. What is power? Discuss the instruments of power. 20
5. What is entrepreneurship? Explain the perspective of Schumpeter on
entrepreneurship.
20
Section-II
6. What is modernity? Discuss Giddens’ concept of modernity. 20
7. What is citizenship? Discuss its various types. 20
8. Explain the roles and functions of civil society in a democracy. 20
9. Compare and contrast post-structuralism and post-modernism. 20
10. Discuss the elements of caste in gender stratification. 20
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