Society and Technology - Unit Wise Questions

1. How does Formalistic school of thought differ from Synthetic school of thought?

3. Explain different stages of socialization.

11. How sociology is a general science? Discuss with examples.

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i) The father of Sociology is

a) Talcott Parson    b) Max weber    c) Karl Marx    d) August Comte

12. "Family is a primary social institution". Discuss with suitable examples.

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ii) Which of the following is not true?

a) Sociology is the scientific study of society.

b) Sociology is the holistic study of human culture.

c) Sociology is a value-free science.

d) Sociology contributes in social policy formulation and social planning

2. Write an essay on ' relevance of sociology in computer application'.

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iii) What are the major two schools of thought related to scope of sociology?

a) Formalistic school and Synthetic school of thought

b) Critical and specialist school of thought

c) Formalistic and critical school of thought

d) American and British school of thought

3. Discuss the influence of modern technology in changing family relationship.

13. Define socialization and describe its stages and agents.

14. What is Technological society? Describe its features in third world society.

4. What do you understand by society? How does it differ from community? Discuss with

examples.

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iv) Which of the following is not a unit of social life?

a) Association    b) Organization    c) Group    d) Social Conflict

15. What are the key research methods in social science?

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v) One's father's brother is one's

a) Fictive kin    b) Affinal kin    c) Consanguineal kin    d) All of the above

5. What is marriage and what are the various types of marriage? Describe with examples.

16. What is kinship? Discuss it's types.

6. What do you understand by social stratification? Discuss caste-based stratification in Nepalese society?

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vi) The process by which individuals learn the culture of their society is known as

a) Acculturation    b) Assimilation    c) Enculturation    d) Accommodation

7. Write Short Notes on any two:

a) Assimilation

b) Focus Group Discussion method in social research

c) Quantitative research

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vii) What is the process by which a society transmits its values to individuals so that they can function properly as its member?

a) Personalization    b) Internalization    c) Socialization    d) Generalization

17. What are the factors of social and cultural changes? Discuss only three factors

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viii) Which of the following is not true?

a) Techno-culture is diffused to fulfill the human needs.

b) Cultural appropriateness based innovations are diffused from one place to another easily.

c) Technology is often diffused from developing areas to developed ones.

d) Cultural diffusion is the universal social process.

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ix) Sociology traditionally relies mainly on

a) Quantitative data    b) Historical data    c) Qualitative data    d) All of the above

18. What is national integration? Discuss its major dimensions.

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x) Which one of the following can be placed under the category of ascribed status?

a) Caste    b) Class    c) An engineer    d) Social reformer

8. What do you understand by National Integration? What are the major dimensions of National Integration? Discuss.

19. Discuss the accountability of computer professionals towards society with examples.

9. 'A greater proportion of an individual's personality is a reflection of the type of socialization

process he or she has gone through during primary socialization'. Explain.

10. Discuss the major data collection tools and techniques used in social research.

20. What are the basic steps of proposal writing in social research? Describe in brief.

5 Describe various factors of social change.

2. How status and roles are interrelated with each other?

4. What are the major bases of stratification in Nepal?

6. How innovation gets diffused throughout the globe?

7. Discuss various types of cybercrimes in Nepal.

9. Discuss the various consequences of the technological advancement in contemporary society.

10. What are the major accountabilities of computer professionals?

8 What is research? Discuss.

11.‘Interview as an important method for research data collection’.