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Social Change Question Paper

Social Change

Course:Bachelor Of Education

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 201:SOCIAL CHANGE

DATE: MONDAY 17TH AUGUST 2009
TIME: 8.00A.M-10.00A.M

INSTRUCTIONS:
ANSWER QUESTION ONE AND ANY OTHER TWO QUESTIONS ALL QUESTIONS
CARRY EQUAL MARKS

QUESTION ONE
A.
Drawing on the works of any TWO leading classical evolutionary theories
(Comte, Durkheim, Spencer, Morgan), discuss the various assumptions that the
theorists applied in explaining social change.

[14 marks]

B. Which
THREE of the assumptions would you consider as characterizing change
in your society? How? Why?

[9.3 marks]
QUESTION TWO
A.
Focusing on group activities, social structure, social functions, and social

relationships, define social change.

[8 marks]
B.
Discuss, with suitable examples, the following characteristics of social change:

relative advantage, reversibility, communicability, compatibility, and complexity.

[15.3
marks]
QUESTION THREE
A.
Compare the ideological and technological sources and consequences of social
Change.

[18marks]
B.
Provide examples based on your observation and / or experience in your society.[ 5. 3marks]
QUESTION FOUR
A.
What do you understand by conflict theory of social change?
[ 6 marks]
B.
Discuss the views put forth by Karl Marks and Ralf Dahrendorf. [17.3 marks]
QUESTION FIVE
A.
Compare the cultural and psychological barriers to planned social change.
[18 marks]
B.
Explain one phenomenon of each of the barriers, in reference to your society.
[5.3marks]

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