MAASAI MARA UNIVERSITY
REGULAR UNIVERSITY EXAMINATIONS
2016/2017 ACADEMIC YEAR
FIRST YEAR FIRST SEMESTER

SCHOOL OF ARTS AND SOCIAL SCIENCES
BACHELOR OF ARTS IN SOCIOLOGY

 COURSE CODE: SOC 1103 
 COURSE TITLE: INTRODUCTION TO SOCIOLOGY

DATE: 27TH JANUARY 2017	       	TIME: 0830 – 1030HRS

INSTRUCTIONS TO CANDIDATES
Answer Question ONE and any other TWO questions

This paper consists of TWO printed pages. Please turn over.

SECTION A:
1(a). Explain the term sociology						 (2 Marks)
  (b). Account for the background of sociology as an academic discipline 		 										(8 Marks) 
  (c). Explain the importance of studying sociology in Kenya 	(6 Marks)
  (d). Discuss the scope of sociology in the contemporary academic spheres 
                                          (8 Marks)
(e). List and briefly explain at least 6 sub fields of sociology 
 (6 Marks) 
SECTION B:
2(a). Explain the meaning of the following sociological concepts:
         (i). Culture universals 					(2 Marks)
         (ii). Values 							(2 Marks)	 
         (iii). Norms  							(2 Marks)
         (iv). Anomie							(2 Marks)
   (b). What is social stratification?  				 	(2 Marks)
   (c). Describe the sources of social stratification 			(10 Marks)
3. Discuss how social classes and social roles relate in Kenya today
                  (20 Marks)
4. Explain how structural functional theory is applied in sociological processes in society 
                                                                               (20 Marks)
5. Examine the socialization process in Kenya under the following headings:
       (i). Agents of socialization 
								            (10 Marks)
       (ii). Social groups 							(5 Marks)
       (iii). Importance of social groups 				(5 Marks)
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