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Ant 201: Urban Anthropology Question Paper

Ant 201: Urban Anthropology

Course:Bachelor Of Arts

Institution: Moi University question papers

Exam Year:2011

MOI UNIVERSITY
UNIVERSITY EXAMINATIONS
2011/2012 ACADEMIC YEAR
SECOND YEAR FIRST SEMESTER EXAMINATION
FOR THE DEGREE OF
BACHELOR OF ARTS

COURSE CODE: ANT 201
COURSE TITLE: URBAN ANTHROPOLOGY
DATE: 27th OCTOBER, 2012
TIME: 2.00P.M-5.00P.M

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MOI UNIVERSITY
UNIVERSITY EXAMINATIONS
FOURTH YEAR FIRST SEMESTER EXAMINATION ACADEMIC YEAR 2011/2012

COURSE CODE: ANT 201
COURSE TITLE: URBAN ANTHROPOLOGY

ANSWER ANY FOUR QUESTIONS

1. Broadly define the concept of urbanization and describe the pre-conditions for urbanization according to Gordon Childe.

2. With reference to the problems of slums, urban agriculture and street children, discuss the contention that ''urban planning is still a major challenge to urbanization process in Kenya''.

3. Using the case of Eldoret town, discuss the statement that "urban growth is not necessarily urbanization". Be sure to indicate evidence of both urbanization and urban growth in the said town.

4. Using the family institution in Kenya, describe the impact of over urbanization on culture.

5. According to Louis Wirth, "urbanization is not just a process by which persons are attracted to the city, but also a process by which they acquire characteristics distinctive of the mode of life associated with the city". Describe Wirth''s contribution to the understanding of urban personality.

6. Using examples from Nairobi city, distinguish between the central place theory, the concentric circles theory, and the multiple nuclei theories of urbanization.

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