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Social Change Question Paper

Social Change

Course:Bachelor Of Arts In Sociology

Institution: Kenyatta University question papers

Exam Year:2008

KENYATTA UNIVERSITY
UNIVERSITY EXAMINATIONS 2007/2008
SECOND SEMESTER EXAMINATION FOR THE DEGREE OF BACHELOR
OF ARTS
ASC 201: SOCIAL CHANGE
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DATE: Friday 20th June, 2008 TIME: 8.00 ? 10.00 a.m.
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INSTRUCTIONS:
Answer question ONE and any TWO other questions. All questions carry equal
marks.
1. Drawing on the thoughts of TWO of the following: Auguste Comte, Herbert
Spencer, Emile Durkheim, Ferdinand Toennies and Lewis Henry Morgan, discuss
the various assumptions of evolutionary socio-historic theories of social change.
2. (a) Compare conflict and functionalist theories of social change.

(b) Which of the two theories would you prefer? Why? Explain, giving
examples drawn from your society.
3. Providing examples, discuss any THREE of the following causes of social change:

Technology

Ideology

Competition

Conflict

Polity

Globalization.
4. (a) What do you understand by resistance to change?

(b) Discuss TWO social and TWO psychological barriers to social change.
5. Write succinct notes on THREE of the following:

(a) Ibn Khaldum

(b) Structural strains

(c) Role of change agent

(d) Diffusion

(e) Facilitative strategies.

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