SOC401 Final Term Past Papers

Objective

1. Which of the following theories found that Samon girls were much less rebellious or emotional turmoil than those in western societies? (Margaret Mead)
2. Praise or social approval is positive social that reward people for behaving in socially expectable ways. (norm)
3. All forms of political organization must provide means for ___________ . (social control)
4. Means that one racial or ethnic minority is absorbed into other wider society. (assimilation)
5. Intuits follow which formal mechanism to settle disputes? (Song Duets)
6. Is a social pressure which helps a common person to avoid censure and rejection. (public opinion)
7. Anthropologists believe that child rearing practices are __________. (adaptive)
8. The parts of a culture are ; whenever change comes in one part of a culture, it also brings changes in other parts of the given culture. (interrelated)
9. A nation is a group of__________ sharing a common symbolic identity, culture history and religion. (people)
10. Biologically we are extremely heterogeneous species. (False)
11. Planned programs of change have been introduced into developing countries for the benefit of _________. (Local people)
12. Societies control the behavior of the people by which of the following? (formal mechanism)
13. ______ demonstrated conclusively that biological race and culture is not the same thing. (E. B. Tylor)
14. The potential of generalization and mutual learning is a limited principle that depends only on scientific knowledge. (false)
15. _______ is the aspect of political organization that is found in almost all societies. (creating and maintaining social order)
16. political organizations have a monopoly to use power, enforce laws and collect taxes. (false)
17. In thematic appreciation test, an individual interprets him/her by projecting his/her own . (personalities)
18. Land, labor and capital investments are ___________ . (Means of production)
19. state systems have the greatest amount of _____________. (f political integration, specialized political roles, maintain authority, all of the given)
20. ______ is the term, which states that all cultures are equal, but not necessarily alike. (Relativism)
21. Economically based ideologies include ____________. (Mercantilism, Communism, Free Trade, All of the given options)
22. Which one of the following is focus of development? (progress)
23. ___ qualities are determined at birth and are based on family background (ascribed)
24. local knowledge can be a holistic counter-model to ___________. (scientific knowledge)
25. Local knowledge is also known as the knowledge of: (ethnic group)
26. Has a formal and permanent political structure. (chiefdoms)
27. Chiefdoms have informal structure that integrates more than one communities into a political unit. (True)
28. ______is a specialized form of cultural diffusion between two cultures. (acculturation)
29. ensures that people have been taught their social norms. (socialization)
30. Song Duets are used by Inuit to solve the rising disputes. (true)

Subjective

Q. Local and scientific knowledge are neither completely different nor entirely the same; they display both commonalities and differences. Discuss in detail.

Local Knowledge Scientific Knowledge It refers to the understanding and skills developed by people in a specific area through experiences and traditions. It is based on systematic study, experiments, and evidence.

Both have value and can overlap, but they are developed in different ways. Local knowledge is practical and rooted in culture, while scientific knowledge relies on testing and evidence.

Q. Culture and Change

Culture is the way of life, including customs, beliefs, and arts, of a particular group of people. Change in culture happens when new ideas, technologies, or interactions with other cultures alter these ways of life. Cultures evolve over time due to various influences like globalization, innovation, and social movements.

Q. Political Organization

This refers to how a society creates and maintains a system of rules and leadership. It includes everything from governments and laws to informal leadership and community decision-making processes.

Q. Psychology and Culture

This field studies how culture influences mental processes and behaviors. It looks at how cultural backgrounds affect things like emotions, motivations, and personality development.

Q. Ideology and Culture

Ideology is a set of ideas and beliefs about how the world should be.