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The Sociology Of Knowledge Question Paper

The Sociology Of Knowledge

Course:Bachelor Of Arts In Sociology

Institution: Kenyatta University question papers

Exam Year:2008

KENYATTA UNIVERSITY
UNIVERSITY EXAMINATIONS 2008/2009
FIRST SEMESTER EXAMINATION FOR THE DEGREE OF BACHELOR OF
ARTS
ASC 410: THE SOCIOLOGY OF KNOWLEDGE

DATE: TUESDAY, 25TH NOVEMBER 2008

TIME: 11.00 A.M. ? 1.00 P.M.

INSTRUCTIONS:
Answer question ONE and Any Other TWO Questions.
All Questions Carry Equal Marks.
1.
Define the term ?Sociology of Knowledge.?

Expound on Karl Mannheim?s conceptions of ideology, intelligentsia, relationism
And generations. What relevance does Mannheinian sociology of knowledge have for
your society?s social cultural and political conditions?

2.
Outline the various characteristics of knowledge.
Elaborate the main views on the uses, values and benefits of knowledge in modern
society.

3.
Compare Sorokin?s and Znaniecki?s notions on the sociology of knowledge.

Which of the two viewpoints would you embrace and why?

4.
With reference to literature on knowledge creation, acquisition, dissemination and
utilization, deliberate on the status of intellectuals in contemporary Kenya.

5.
Write brief notes on the following:
a)
Subjective Reality versus Objective Reality
b)
The Knowledge Organization
c)
Karl Marx and the Sociology of Knowledge
d)
R. K. Merton?s Sociology of Knowledge
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