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Social Structure Of African Societies Question Paper

Social Structure Of African Societies

Course:Bachelor Of Arts In Sociology

Institution: Kenyatta University question papers

Exam Year:2009

KENYATTA UNIVERSITY
UNIVERSITY EXAMINATIONS 2008/2009
SECOND SEMESTER EXAMINATION FOR THE DEGREE OF BACHELOR
OF ARTS
ASC 302: SOCIAL STRUCTURE OF AFRICAN SOCIETIES

DATE: Wednesday 9th September, 2009 TIME: 8.00 a.m. ? 10.00 a.m.

INSTRUCTIONS
Answer any three (3) questions. All questions carry equal marks.

Q1.
Compare and contrast the structuralist visions of Freud, Levi-Strauss and Karl
Marx.
[23.3
marks]

Q2.
Critically discuss the role of the lineage system in the maintenance of any
contemporary African Society of your choice.

Q3.
According to Basil Davidson (1966), African migrant labour has a ?dual?
character. Explain the features this dualism and its effects on the formation of an
African
working
class. [23.3
marks]

Q4.
Using examples, explain what Anclue Gunder Frank (1977) means by
?development
of
underdevelopment?. [23.3
marks]

Q5.
Kenya is today acknowledged to be one of the most unequal societies in the
world. Discuss the historical process through which this structural feature has
come
about.
[23.3
marks]
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