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Zds 3114: Social Action And Social Change Question Paper

Zds 3114: Social Action And Social Change

Course:Bachelor Of Arts

Institution: Jaramogi Oginga Odinga University Of Science And Technology question papers

Exam Year:2016

JARAMOGI OGINGA ODINGA UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY
SCHOOL OF HUMANITIES AND SOCIAL SCIENCES
UNIVERSITY EXAMINATION FOR THE DEGREE OF BACHELOR OF ARTS
1ST YEAR 1ST SEMESTER 2016/2017 ACADEMIC YEAR
MAIN CAMPUS

COURSE CODE: ZDS 3114
COURSE TITLE: SOCIAL ACTION AND SOCIAL CHANGE
EXAM VENUE: STREAM: (BA DEVELOPMENT AND POLICY STUDIES)

DATE: EXAM SESSION:

TIME: 2.00 HRS

Instructions:

Answer Question ONE (compulsory) and any other TWO (2) Questions

Candidates are advised not to write on the question paper

Candidates must hand in their answer booklets to the invigilator while in the examination room

(a) Emile Durkheim (1893/1964) analyses social order and cohesion through the concepts of mechanical and organic solidarity. Discuss each concept briefly. (10 marks)

(b) Durkheim (1897/1957) used suicide to show that macroscopic social factors can be used to explain individual behaviour. Discuss briefly. (5 marks)

(c) Max Weber (1958)gave the basic characteristics of a bureaucracy. Outline any five of them. (15 marks)

Discuss the three basic approaches to the measurement of poverty. (20 marks)

Explanations of poverty can be grouped into two main theories. Give a short presentation of each theory. (20 marks)

In discussions of social stratification, there are five major types of social mobility. Discuss all of them giving relevant examples. (20 marks)

What do you understand by the concept of globalization and what are the five main reasons why there is need for global governance? (20 marks)

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