EXAMINATION 2003 SOCIOLOGY

Time Allowed: Three Hours Maximum Marks: 100

Note: Attempt FIVE questions in all, including QUESTION NO-8. Which is COMPULSORY. All questions carry EQUAL marks. Write clearly.

1. Durkheim wrote extensively on the suicide. Critically examine his views about Suicide.

2. The young criminals have been on the increase in Pakistan for the last many years in jail. Write down critically the main factors .associated with Juvenile delinquency.

3. What do you understand by diffusion of innovation? Taking Pakistani situation, are we in a position to reach the stage of taking off economically?

4. Describe the idea of philosophy of money as presented by George Simmel. How and in what ways other scholars have presented their views to describe the idea of philosophy of money.

5. When is survey research appropriate? What type survey research would you use to study heroin users. Defend the logic of your choice. *

6. What do you understand by scales and indexes used in social sciences? When is it necessary to shift the base of an index and how is this process carried out?

7. Write short notes on the following:

(a) Aging of Population

(b) Factors.influencing high divorce rate in Pakistan.