MAASAI MARA UNIVERSITY

REGULAR UNIVERSITY EXAMINATIONS
2016/2017 ACADEMIC YEAR
SECOND YEAR FIRST SEMESTER

SCHOOL OF ARTS AND SOCIAL SCIENCES
BACHELOR OF ARTS IN SOCIOLOGY

COURSE CODE: SOC 210
COURSE TITLE: CLASSICAL SOCIOLOICAL THEORY

DATE: 4TH JULY, 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) What is a sociological theory? 				(2 Marks)
  (b) Describe the various characteristics of a sociological theory                                                                                                          
                                                                                                       	 	(10 Marks)
  (c) Discuss the 6 types of sociological theories   		(12 Marks)
  (d) Briefly, explain the following headings:
         (i)  Sociological imagination 			(2 Marks)				(ii)  Logic of scientific reference 			(2 Marks)		       
        (iii)  Alternative theories 				(2 Marks)			       
SECTION B:
2. Examine the various forces that led to the emergence of the classical theory in the 19th century						      (20 Marks)
3. Discuss the contributions of Emile Dukheim (of France) towards the classical sociological theory.				      (20 Marks)                                                               
4. Explain the role of Vilfredo Pareto (of Italy) in the early stages of the classical sociological theory 				      (20 Marks)
5. Briefly, make comments on the following theorists:
      (i) Karl Marx 							   (5 Marks)
      (ii) Max Weber						       (5 Marks)
      (iii) Georg Simmel					       (5 Marks)
      (iv) Gretano Mosza 					       (5 Marks)
6. Explain the fundamentals which make classical sociological theory the cornerstone of the contemporary sociological theory 	   (20 Marks)

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