26 September 2014
1) Write short notes on ALL of the following (each answer should not exceed 200 words):-
(a) Alienation in modern society.
(b) “Value Problem” in sociological research.
(c) “Social Action and Pattern variables.
(d) Socialization and the Self.
2) What are the major postulates in functional analysis? Is the framework conservative or radical in its approach to the study of social phenomena? Substantiate your view. (300 Words)
3) Discuss how the sociologists have tried to solve the problem of differentiating the nature and scope of their discipline from the subject matter of other social sciences. (300 Words)