Course Code: ESO-01/11
Assignment Code: ESO-01/11/AST/2008-09
ASSIGNMENT
Dear Student,
You will have to complete one assignment for an eight-credit elective course in Sociology. This is a Tutor Marked (TMA) Assignment.
It is important that you write answer to all TMA questions in your own words. Your answer should be within the approximate range of the word-limit set for a particular section. Remember, the constant practice while writing answers to assignment questions help you to write better answers to questions in term-end examination.
The TMA is designed to enable you to write answers to different categories of questions. The Assignment is divided into three sections. Section 1comprises 2 descriptive questions of 20 marks each. Descriptive Category Questions are meant for writing essay type answers, with an introduction and a conclusion. Here, the evaluators have been asked to judge your ability to describe that you know about the topic an a systematic, to-the-point and coherent manner.
Section 2 comprises 4 question that of 12 marks each. Here you are requested to first analyse the topic in terms of arguments and explanations and then write the answers in a concise as well as precise manner. Here. The evaluator has been asked to judge your ability to distinguish, compare and contrast, or, present clear understanding of concepts and processes.
Section 3 comprises 2 questions of 6 marks each. These are meant to enhance your skill of recall in brief the relevant/precise information about persons, writing, events, exact definition to terms, or. Clear understanding of concepts and processes.
The completed assignment should be sent to the Coordinator of the Study Centre allotted to you as per the schedule given below:
No. of Assignment / Date of Submission / To be sentJuly 2008 Batch / 31st March, 2009 / To
The Coordinator of the Study Centre allotted to you
January 2009 Batch / 30th October, 2009
You must obtain a receipt from the Study Centre for the assignments submitted and retain it. If possible, keep a xerox copy of the assignments with you. The Study Centre will have to return the assignments to you after they are evaluated. Please insist on this. The Study Centre has to send the marks to the SR&E Division at IGNOU, New Delhi.
Indira Gandhi National Open University
Elective Course in Sociology-01/11
Tutor Marked Assignment
TMA
Programme Code: BDP
Course Code: ESO-01/11
Assignment Code: ESO-01/11/AST/TMA/2008-09
Maximum Marks: 100
Answer all the questions.
Marks
Section 1
Answer the following in about 500 words each.
1)Define the concept of status and role. Describe the different types 20
of status and role with suitable examples.
2)Define the concept of Social stratification and discuss some of the20
major types of stratification found in society.
Section 2
Answer the following in about 250 words each.
3) Distinguish between primary and secondary social groups. 12
Illustrate your answer.
4) Differentiate between conscious and unconscious socialization. 12
5) Discuss the relation between modern technology and work relationships12
6) Describe the features of culture and how it is related with human nature.12
Section 3
Answer the following in about 100 words each.
7)What is a social institution? Describe one social institution briefly.6
8)Define the concept of social structure.6
Course Code: ESO-02/12
Assignment Code: ESO-02/12/AST/2008-09
ASSIGNMENT
Dear Student,
You will have to complete one assignment for an eight-credit elective course in Sociology. This is a Tutor Marked (TMA) Assignment.
It is important that you write answer to all TMA questions in your own words. Your answer should be within the approximate range of the word-limit set for a particular section. Remember, the constant practice while writing answers to assignment questions help you to write better answers to questions in term-end examination.
The TMA is designed to enable you to write answers to different categories of questions. The Assignment is divided into three sections. Section 1comprises 2 descriptive questions of 20 marks each. Descriptive Category Questions are meant for writing essay type answers, with an introduction and a conclusion. Here, the evaluators have been asked to judge your ability to describe that you know about the topic an a systematic, to-the-point and coherent manner.
Section 2 comprises 4 question that of 12 marks each. Here you are requested to first analyse the topic in terms of arguments and explanations and then write the answers in a concise as well as precise manner. Here. The evaluator has been asked to judge your ability to distinguish, compare and contrast, or, present clear understanding of concepts and processes.
Section 3 comprises 2 questions of 6 marks each. These are meant to enhance your skill of recall in brief the relevant/precise information about persons, writing, events, exact definition to terms, or. Clear understanding of concepts and processes.
The completed assignment should be sent to the Coordinator of the Study Centre allotted to you as per the schedule given below:
No. of Assignment / Date of Submission / To be sentJuly 2008 Batch / 31st March, 2009 / To
The Coordinator of the Study Centre allotted to you
January 2009 Batch / 30th October, 2009
You must obtain a receipt from the Study Centre for the assignments submitted and retain it. If possible, keep a xerox copy of the assignments with you. The Study Centre will have to return the assignments to you after they are evaluated. Please insist on this. The Study Centre has to send the marks to the SR&E Division at IGNOU, New Delhi.
Indira Gandhi National Open University
Elective Course in Sociology-02/12
Sociology in India
Tutor Marked Assignment
TMA
Programme Code: BDP
Course Code: ESO-02/12
Assignment Code: ESO-01/11/AST/TMA/2008-09
Maximum Marks: 100
Answer all the questions.
Marks
Section 1
Answer the following in about 500 words each.
1)Describe the urban economy after Independence.20
2)Discuss with examples major aspects of Muslim social organization 20
Section 2
Answer the following in about 250 words each.
3)Explain the different forms of diversity in India12
4)Discuss some of the factors of change that leads to reinforcement of the
joint family.12
5)Describe the pattern of spouse selections.12
6)Discuss the role of caste in modern polity.12
Section 3
Answer the following in about 100 words each.
7)Impact of modernization on the Baiga tribes of Madhya Pradesh.6
8)Discuss women’s participation in the Freedom Movement.6
Course Code: ESO-03/13
Assignment Code: ESO-03/13/AST/2008-09
ASSIGNMENT
Dear Student,
You will have to complete one assignment for an eight-credit elective course in Sociology. This is a Tutor Marked (TMA) Assignment.
It is important that you write answer to all TMA questions in your own words. Your answer should be within the approximate range of the word-limit set for a particular section. Remember, the constant practice while writing answers to assignment questions help you to write better answers to questions in term-end examination.
The TMA is designed to enable you to write answers to different categories of questions. The Assignment is divided into three sections. Section 1comprises 2 descriptive questions of 20 marks each. Descriptive Category Questions are meant for writing essay type answers, with an introduction and a conclusion. Here, the evaluators have been asked to judge your ability to describe that you know about the topic an a systematic, to-the-point and coherent manner.
Section 2 comprises 4 question that of 12 marks each. Here you are requested to first analyse the topic in terms of arguments and explanations and then write the answers in a concise as well as precise manner. Here. The evaluator has been asked to judge your ability to distinguish, compare and contrast, or, present clear understanding of concepts and processes.
Section 3 comprises 2 questions of 6 marks each. These are meant to enhance your skill of recall in brief the relevant/precise information about persons, writing, events, exact definition to terms, or. Clear understanding of concepts and processes.
The completed assignment should be sent to the Coordinator of the Study Centre allotted to you as per the schedule given below:
No. of Assignment / Date of Submission / To be sentJuly 2008 Batch / 31st March, 2009 / To
The Coordinator of the Study Centre allotted to you
January 2009 Batch / 30th October, 2009
You must obtain a receipt from the Study Centre for the assignments submitted and retain it. If possible, keep a xerox copy of the assignments with you. The Study Centre will have to return the assignments to you after they are evaluated. Please insist on this. The Study Centre has to send the marks to the SR&E Division at IGNOU, New Delhi.
Indira Gandhi National Open University
Elective Course in Sociology – 03/13
Sociological Thought
Tutor Marked Assignment
(TMA)
Programme Code : BDP
Course Code : ESO03/13
Assignment Code: ESO-03/13/AST/TMA/2008-09
Answer all the questions.Marks
Section 1
Answer the following in about 500 words each.
- Discuss the contribution of G S Ghurye to Indian sociology. 20
2. Explain Veblen’s theory of leisure class in the broad framework of 20
conspicuous consumption.
Section 2
Answer the following in about 250 words each.
3. Explain Marx’s concept of ‘alienation’. 12
4. Distinguish between traditional capitalism and rational capitalism. 12
5. What is a ‘social fact’? Write down the major characteristics of social facts. 12
6. With the help of an example explain Radcliffe-Brown’s concept of function. 12
Section 3
Answer the following in about 100 words each.
7. What do you understand by ‘reference group’. 6
8. Enlist the major characteristics of bureaucracy. 6
Course Code: ESO-04
Assignment Code: ESO-04/AST/2008-09
ASSIGNMENT
Dear Student,
You will have to complete one assignment for an eight-credit elective course in Sociology. This is a Tutor Marked (TMA) Assignment.
It is important that you write answer to all TMA questions in your own words. Your answer should be within the approximate range of the word-limit set for a particular section. Remember, the constant practice while writing answers to assignment questions help you to write better answers to questions in term-end examination.
The TMA is designed to enable you to write answers to different categories of questions. The Assignment is divided into three sections. Section 1comprises 2 descriptive questions of 20 marks each. Descriptive Category Questions are meant for writing essay type answers, with an introduction and a conclusion. Here, the evaluators have been asked to judge your ability to describe that you know about the topic an a systematic, to-the-point and coherent manner.
Section 2 comprises 4 question that of 12 marks each. Here you are requested to first analyse the topic in terms of arguments and explanations and then write the answers in a concise as well as precise manner. Here. The evaluator has been asked to judge your ability to distinguish, compare and contrast, or, present clear understanding of concepts and processes.
Section 3 comprises 2 questions of 6 marks each. These are meant to enhance your skill of recall in brief the relevant/precise information about persons, writing, events, exact definition to terms, or. Clear understanding of concepts and processes.
The completed assignment should be sent to the Coordinator of the Study Centre allotted to you as per the schedule given below:
No. of Assignment / Date of Submission / To be sentJuly 2008 Batch / 31st March, 2009 / To
The Coordinator of the Study Centre allotted to you
January 2009 Batch / 30th October, 2009
You must obtain a receipt from the Study Centre for the assignments submitted and retain it. If possible, keep a xerox copy of the assignments with you. The Study Centre will have to return the assignments to you after they are evaluated. Please insist on this. The Study Centre has to send the marks to the SR&E Division at IGNOU, New Delhi.
Indira Gandhi National Open University
Elective Course in Sociology (ESO-04)
Society Stratification
Tutor Marked Assignment
(TMA)
Programme Code: BDP
Course Code: ESO-04
Assignment Code: ESO-04/AST/TMA/2008-2009
Maximum Marks: 100
Answer all the questions.
Section 1Marks
Answer the following in about 500 words each.
1)Outline the concepts of status and caste. 20
2)Describe the types of pre-modern societies and their stratification 20
systems.
Section 2
Answer the following in about 250 words each.
3)Compare the ideologies of Marx, Durkhiem and Weber toward 12
hierarchy.
4)Write about caste mobility in traditional India. 12
5)State the meaning of the concepts of varna, caste and class, 12
mobility and hierarchy.
6) Explain caste through the use of its basic attributes. 12
Section 3
Answer the following in about 100 words each.
7)Explain the Jajmani system. 6
8)Write a note on the eradication of untouchability. 6
Course Code: ESO-14
Assignment Code: ESO-14/AST/2008-09
ASSIGNMENT
Dear Student,
You will have to complete one assignment for an eight-credit elective course in Sociology. This is a Tutor Marked (TMA) Assignment.
It is important that you write answer to all TMA questions in your own words. Your answer should be within the approximate range of the word-limit set for a particular section. Remember, the constant practice while writing answers to assignment questions help you to write better answers to questions in term-end examination.
The TMA is designed to enable you to write answers to different categories of questions. The Assignment is divided into three sections. Section 1comprises 2 descriptive questions of 20 marks each. Descriptive Category Questions are meant for writing essay type answers, with an introduction and a conclusion. Here, the evaluators have been asked to judge your ability to describe that you know about the topic an a systematic, to-the-point and coherent manner.
Section 2 comprises 4 question that of 12 marks each. Here you are requested to first analyse the topic in terms of arguments and explanations and then write the answers in a concise as well as precise manner. Here. The evaluator has been asked to judge your ability to distinguish, compare and contrast, or, present clear understanding of concepts and processes.
Section 3 comprises 2 questions of 6 marks each. These are meant to enhance your skill of recall in brief the relevant/precise information about persons, writing, events, exact definition to terms, or. Clear understanding of concepts and processes.
The completed assignment should be sent to the Coordinator of the Study Centre allotted to you as per the schedule given below:
No. of Assignment / Date of Submission / To be sentJuly 2008 Batch / 31st March, 2009 / To
The Coordinator of the Study Centre allotted to you
January 2009 Batch / 30th October, 2009
You must obtain a receipt from the Study Centre for the assignments submitted and retain it. If possible, keep a xerox copy of the assignments with you. The Study Centre will have to return the assignments to you after they are evaluated. Please insist on this. The Study Centre has to send the marks to the SR&E Division at IGNOU, New Delhi.
Indira Gandhi National Open University
Elective Course in Sociology (ESO-14)
Society and Stratification
Tutor Marked Assignment
(TMA)
Programme Code: BDP
Course Code: ESO-14
Assignment Code: ESO-14/AST/TMA/2008-2009
Answer all the questions.
Marks
Section 1
Answer the following in about 500 words each.
1)Outline the relationship between social stratification and evolutionary 20
processes.
2)Write about Coser and Dahrendorf on social classes. 20
Section 2
Answer the following in about 250 words each.
3)Explain the dimensions of caste with reference to rituals and power. 12
4)What is embourgeoisement? Explain if it a consequence of social 12
Mobility.
5)Discuss contemporary agrarian society with reference to agriculture 12
and the market.
6)Discuss the nature of gender issues both in terms of production 12
and reproduction.
Section 3
Answer the following in about 100 words each.
7)Write a note on ethnic stratification. 6
8)Briefly describe the marginalization of tribals. 6
Course Code: ESO-05/15
Assignment Code: ESO-05/15/AST/2008-09
ASSIGNMENT
Dear Student,
You will have to complete one assignment for an eight-credit elective course in Sociology. This is a Tutor Marked (TMA) Assignment.
It is important that you write answer to all TMA questions in your own words. Your answer should be within the approximate range of the word-limit set for a particular section. Remember, the constant practice while writing answers to assignment questions help you to write better answers to questions in term-end examination.
The TMA is designed to enable you to write answers to different categories of questions. The Assignment is divided into three sections. Section 1comprises 2 descriptive questions of 20 marks each. Descriptive Category Questions are meant for writing essay type answers, with an introduction and a conclusion. Here, the evaluators have been asked to judge your ability to describe that you know about the topic an a systematic, to-the-point and coherent manner.
Section 2 comprises 4 question that of 12 marks each. Here you are requested to first analyse the topic in terms of arguments and explanations and then write the answers in a concise as well as precise manner. Here. The evaluator has been asked to judge your ability to distinguish, compare and contrast, or, present clear understanding of concepts and processes.
Section 3 comprises 2 questions of 6 marks each. These are meant to enhance your skill of recall in brief the relevant/precise information about persons, writing, events, exact definition to terms, or. Clear understanding of concepts and processes.
The completed assignment should be sent to the Coordinator of the Study Centre allotted to you as per the schedule given below:
No. of Assignment / Date of Submission / To be sentJuly 2008 Batch / 31st March, 2009 / To
The Coordinator of the Study Centre allotted to you
January 2009 Batch / 30th October, 2009
You must obtain a receipt from the Study Centre for the assignments submitted and retain it. If possible, keep a xerox copy of the assignments with you. The Study Centre will have to return the assignments to you after they are evaluated. Please insist on this. The Study Centre has to send the marks to the SR&E Division at IGNOU, New Delhi.