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Tribhuvan University Faculty of Humanity and Social Sciences OFFICE OF THE DEAN 2014 Masters Degree in Sociology Course Title: Caste and Class Code no.: So. 564 Semester: 1st Semester Candidates are required to answer the questions in their own words as far as practicable. Group 'A' 2*10 = 20 Answers any TWO  1. What is caste? Discuss the features of caste sysem mentioned by Ghurye in your reading. 2. Discuss on Marxist understanding of class with the weberian critiques on it. 3. How do you justify that the public debates on inclusive development in Nepal has not paid adequate attention to the problem of class based inequality among its population? Group 'B' 8*5 = 40 4. Differentiate caste from class? 5. Highlight on Dumont's theory of caste. 6. What is the structure of caste system mentioned in 1854 Mulki Ain of Nepal? 7. What is the difference between Marist and Weberian notion of relationship between cla...

Tribhuvan University Faculty of Humanity and Social Sciences OFFICE OF THE DEAN 2015 Masters Degree in Sociology Course Title: Structural Functional Perspective Code no.: So. 563 Semester: 1st Semester Candidates are required to answer the questions in their own words as far as practicable. Group 'A' 2*15 = 30 Answers any TWO  1. Discuss on the Parson's approach to the equilibrium in the social system. 2. Discuss historical development of structural functionalism and some critiques of this perspective by Jonathan H Turner. 3. Discuss the Family as an instution of Newars from a sturctural functional approach. Group 'B' 10*3 = 30 4. How Luhmann's functionalism describes the modern society? 5. What are the main features of the process of Nepalization according to Dor Bahadur Bista? 6. How Emile Durkheim analyzes the punishment as cause and function in society? 7. Discuss the Merton's concept of Manifest a...

Tribhuvan University Faculty of Humanity and Social Sciences OFFICE OF THE DEAN 2014 Masters Degree in Sociology Course Title: Structural Functional Perspective Code no.: So. 563 Semester: 1st Semester Candidates are required to answer the questions in their own words as far as practicable. Group 'A' 2*10 = 20 Answers any TWO  1. Explain how Gopal Singh Nepali looks Newar Caste System from the vantage points of structural functionalism. 2. Discuss Talcott Parsons' Structural Functionalism with reference to his general theory of social action. 3. Describe structural functional perspective with its defining features. Group 'B' 8*5 = 40 4. How religion is a great binding force and a mechanism of social control? 5. Critically view Kingsley Davis and Wilbert Moor's thesis of stratification. 6. Describe the concept of deviance. 7. Write Marxist Criticism of Structural Functionalism. 8. Discuss on Dor Bahadur ...

Tribhuvan University Faculty of Humanity and Social Sciences OFFICE OF THE DEAN 2016 Masters Degree in Sociology Course Title: Qualitative Research Methods in Sociology Code no.: So. 562 Semester: 1st Semester Candidates are required to answer the questions in their own words as far as practicable. Group 'A' 2*15 = 30 Answers any TWO  1. Discuss the model of social reality from positivist, interpretive and critical social science approach with suitable examples. 2. Describe the parts and aspects of theory explained in Neuman's writing on 'Theory and Research' with suitable examples. 3. How can you write a good academic proposal? Discuss. Group 'B' 3*10 = 30 4. Discuss the importance of case study in sociological research. 5. How do you make your research sociologcal? Discuss. 6. Discuss the basic steps of doing qualitative analysis with suitable examples. 7. What are the key points to take into ac...

Tribhuvan University Faculty of Humanity and Social Sciences OFFICE OF THE DEAN 2015 Masters Degree in Sociology Course Title: Qualitative Research Methods in Sociology Code no.: So. 562 Semester: 1st Semester Candidates are required to answer the questions in their own words as far as practicable. Group 'A' 2*15 = 30 Answers any TWO  1. How can you write a good academic proposal? Discuss 2. How do positivist, interpretive and critical social science approaches differ from one another. Discuss with examples. 3. What are the different steps of research process or what are the components of a good research report? Group 'B' 3*10 = 30 4. What sources of knowledge are alternative to Social Research? 5. What are the parts of Theory? Discuss on the basis of reading by Neumann. 6. Define Social Research. Describe approaches of quantitative and qualitative research. 7. What are the basic steps of doing qualitative ana...

Tribhuvan University Faculty of Humanity and Social Sciences OFFICE OF THE DEAN 2014 Masters Degree in Sociology Course Title: Qualitative Research Methods in Sociology Code no.: So. 562 Semester: 1st Semester Candidates are required to answer the questions in their own words as far as practicable. Group 'A' 2*10 = 20 Answers any TWO  1. Discuss the concept of social research and its basic components with suitable examples. 2. Based on Neuman's writing on  'The Meaning of Methodology' discuss the competing approaches to social research highlighting the fact that the ideal type of approaches answer basic questions about research differently. 3. What are the key techniques of qualitative data analysis? Illustrate. Group 'B' 8*5 = 40 4. What are the key techniques of data collection in qualitative research? Explain in brief. 5. Define grounded theory and highlight on the methodological concern in developin...

Tribhuvan University Faculty of Humanity and Social Sciences OFFICE OF THE DEAN 2016 Masters Degree in Sociology Course Title: Introduction to Sociology Code no.: So. 561 Semester: 1st Semester Candidates are required to answer the questions in their own words as far as practicable. Group 'A' 2*15 = 20 Answers any TWO  1. The best way of making research sociological is discovering social everywhere. Justify this statement with examples following Chaitnya Misra. 2. Describe Durkheim's reductionist versus non-reductionist perspective with appropriate examples. 3. Discuss Charles H. Cooley's view on society and self with proper examples. Group 'B' 3*10 = 40 Answers any Three 4. What A.G. Frank argues about the rise of human civilization, history, and knowledge from the contrasting vision of euro-centrism? 5. What do you mean by knowledge and how it is produced? 6. Critically analyze the functionalist view...