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Sociology For Business Old Question Paper Year 2015 | Tribhuvan University | Program BBA
Group “A”
Brief answer questions: [10*1=10]
- Enlist four general characteristics of Sociology
- Define Kinship.
- Enlist four features of market as social institution.
- Distinguish between crime and deviance.
- What is a research problem?
- Give any two examples to show that social change is relative to cultural change.
- Enlist four major types of data collection tools.
- Distinguish between work and leisure.
- Write the notion of conflict perspective.
- Mention four features of education.
Group “B”
Short Answer Questions: [5*6=30]
- Discuss emergence of sociology as a distinct branch of knowledge.
- What is social research? Describe the steps of a research work.
- Elaborate upon the implication of socialization process in business
- Define social stratification? Highlight ethnicity as form of social inequality in Nepali society.
- Elaborate upon the interdependence of societal expectations andOrganizational and bureaucratic goals.
- What is sociological perspective? Write the basic assumptions of Postmodern perspective.
Group “C”
Comprehensive Answer Questions:
- Read the following case carefully and answer the questions that follow:
Indigenous Management Systems have received considerable attention over the years. The empirical studies have revealed that these kinds of institutions are very important and essential for the implementation and Sustainability of development activities. The knowledge system and management system of these indigenous (folk/ local) peoples have no longer been seen as practices of backward’ people; but are taken as more efficient and effective in resource mobilization, conservation and preservation of resources as well as public administration.
Indigenous management systems of many parts of the world, especially the third world countries have proved that management based on ‘western’ practices have failed to function without the participation of the local people. However, local peoples participation and utilization of indigenous management system is not easy and simple.
The complexity of the task of articulation of indigenous management system with the government and bureaucratic system can be seen from the case of Papua New Guinea.
The government of Papua New Guinea which has a public administration system similar to the western system planned to make its provinces self reliant. For this, it designed integrated rural development projects. But such projects did not succeed in many of its provinces as in Sandaun province.
The investigation of social analyst on the provinces revealed that the people of Provinces like Sandaun have very unique management system. They operate their management system on the basis of kinship system (lineage and/ or marital bonds) known as “wantok”. All the decisions and resource distribution are carried out according to an individual’s position in a particular ‘wantok’. The overall social activities including exchange of resources and social obligation as compensation in case death of a member revolve round the wantok system. But when the government introduced rural development plan, the strong ties among people with their wantok membership was not taken into consideration.
People in Sandaun found that if they participate in government program, they will have to work with and work for people outside their own wantok, the government policy will break their traditional hierarchy system, especially of the position across gender. So the people of provinces like Sandaum with strong informal ties were very reluctant to take up such public policy approaches. As a result, the government agencies find it very difficult to implement development programs despite their plan to improve conditions of people by a suitable and accountable development strategy in provinces Sandaum.
Questions:
- What do you understand by indigenous management system? What could be the focus and rationale hind indigenous manage systems?
- By applying functional perspective, illustrate the relationship of indigenous management system with the government of bureaucraticc system?
- Evaluate the New Guinea government’s integrative rural development policy from conflict perspective.
- If you are to design a project for a community like Sanduan, what steps will you undertake? And why?