Sociology 2011 to 2024

First. Year B.Sc Nursing Degree Examinations, September 2012
Sociology
Time: 3 Hrs 
Max. Marks: 75

Answer all questions 
Draw diagram wherever necessary

Essays: (2x10=20)
1. Define culture. Explain the influence of culture on health and disease .(3+7=10)
2. Describe socialization. Explain the process of socialization. (3+7=10)

Short notes  (7x5=35)
3. Family welfare programs
4. Nature of social change
5. Secondary groups
6. Major urban health problems
7. The problems of modern family
8. Race as a biological concept.
9. Malthusian theory of population

Differentiate between (3x2=6)
10.Society and community
11.Joint family and nuclear family

List out the following  (5x2=10)
12. Two types of status
13. Any four types of social processes
14.Two problems of aged
15.Any two types of theories of social change
16.Two important elements of community

Match the following (4x1=4)

First Year B.Sc Nursing Degree Supplementary Examinations, May 2013
Sociology
Time: 3 Hrs
Max. Marks: 75 

Answer all questions

Essays: (2×10=20)
1. Discuss the Indian caste system- its origin and features.
2. Define family and explain the functions of family.

Short notes (7x5=35)
3. Personal disorganization.
4. Features of urban community.
5. Types of social process.
6. Nature of primary group.
7. Culture influence of health and diseases.
8. Features of modern family.
9. Social welfare programmes in India.

Differentiate between (2x3=6)
10. Diversity and uniformity in culture.
11. Urban Community and Rural Community.

List out the following (5x2=10)
12. Types of mores.
13. Types of conflict.
14. Define social system.
15. Cultural lag.
16. Define status.

Match the following (4x1=4)

First Year B.Sc Nursing Degree Examinations, October 2013
Sociology
Time: 3 Hrs
Max. Marks: 75

Answer all questions

Essays: (2×10=20)
1. List out the features of urban-community & describe the major urban problems. (3+7=10)
2. Mention the characteristics of primary group. Explain the importance of primary group to the individual and to the society. (3+7=10)

Short notes   (7x5=35)
3. Causes of prostitution.
4. Forms of accommodation.
5. Health functions of a family.
6. Functions of culture.
7. Remedial measures for social- disorganization.
8. Factors affecting assimilation process.
9. Religion as a means of social control.

Differentiate between (2x3=6)
10. Westernization and sanskritization
11. Nuclear family and joint family

List out the following  (5x2=10)
12. Types of crowd
13. Agencies of socialization
14.Types of child abuse
15. Rural reconstruction programmes
16. Classification of isolation

Match the following  (4x1=4)

First Year B.Sc Nursing Degree Supplementary Examinations, July 2014
Sociology
Time: 3 Hrs
Max. Marks: 75

Answer all questions

Essays:  (2×10=20)
1. Explain the population explosion in India.
2. Discuss the application of sociology in nursing.

Short notes  (7x5=35)
3. Nature of culture.
4. Process of socialization.
5. Theories of social change.
6. Major urban problems in India.
7. Community development project.
8. Features of caste in India.
9. Family welfare programmes.

Differentiate between  (2x3=6)
10. Society and community.
11. Culture and socialization.

List out the following  (5x2=10)
12. Blended family.
13. Types of social mobility.
14. Types of social system.
15. Types of family.
16. Types of social control.

Match the following  (4x1=4)

First Year B.Sc Nursing Degree Examinations, October 2014
Sociology
Time: 3 Hrs
Max. Marks: 75

Answer all questions

Essays:   (2×10=20)
1. Define family. Explain the functions of family. (3+7=10)
2. Describe the types of communities in India. Explain the features of village community. (3+7=10)

Short notes  (7x5=35)
3. Explain cyclical and linear theory
4. Individualization
5. Problems of marriage in India
6. Differences between primary and secondary groups
7. Causes of disorganization.
8. Differences between society and community.
9. Scope of sociology.

Differentiate between  (2x3=6)
10. Role and status.
11. Co-operation and competition

List out the following (5x2=10)
12. Two causes of juvenile delinquency.
13. Mention four health problems of rural society.
14. Different types of family.
15. Two important types of social control.
16. Two reasons for prostitution

Match the following  (4x1=4)

First Year B.Sc Nursing Degree Supplementary Examinations, July 2015
Sociology
Time: 3 Hrs
Max. Marks: 75

Answer all questions

Essays:  (2×10=20)
1. Define social change and explain the factors of social change.
2. Explain the role of nurse in social control.

Short notes  (7x5=35)
3. Nature of society.
4. Scope of sociology.
5. Family influence on health.
6. Nature of crowd.
7. Malthusian theory of populations.
8. Health facilities and practices in rural areas.
9. Rights of women.

Differentiate between  (2x3=6)
10. Minority group and marginalized group.
11. Fashion and culture.

List out the following  (5x2=10)
12. Mob.
13. Types of race.
14. Dowry prohibition act.
15. Any two substance abuse.
16. Any two secondary group.

Match the following  (4x1=4)

First Year B.Sc Nursing Degree Examinations, November 2015
Sociology
Time: 3 Hrs
Max. Marks: 75

Answer all questions

Essays:  (2×10=20)
1. Distinguish between rural and urban community
2. Explain the factors of social change.

Short notes  (7x5=35)
3. Importance of sociology
4. Causes of prostitution.
5. Social-mobility.
6. Types of social- system.
7. Functions of Family.
8. Agencies of socialization.
9. Malthusian theory of population.

Differentiate between  (2x3=6)
10. Community and society
11. Caste system and class system.

List out the following  (5x2=10)
12. Types of co-operation.
13. Stratification of the society on the basis of class
14. Forms of marriages.
15. Social problems in the Indian society.
16. Types of isolation.

Match the following (4x1=4)

First Year B.Sc Nursing Degree Supplementary Examinations, June 2016
Sociology
Time: 3 Hrs
Max. Marks: 75

Answer all questions

Essays:  (2×10=20)
1. Discuss the relevance of sociology to the nursing profession.
2. Define Social system and explain the elements of social system.

Short notes  (7x5=35)
3. Scope of sociology
4. Characteristics of rural community.
5. Types of child- abuse
6. Forms of social control
7. Functions of culture
8. Socialisation
9. Health effects of drug-abuse

Differentiate between   (2x3=6)
10. Endogamous and exogamous marriage.
11. Primary and secondary group

List out the following  (5x2=10)
12. Community development programmes in India.
13. Types of conflict.
14. Forms of accommodation.
15. Types of family
16. Types of culture.

Match the following(4x1=4)

First Year B.Sc Nursing Degree Examinations, October 2016
Sociology
Time: 3 Hrs
Max. Marks: 75

Answer all questions

Essays:  (2×10=20)
1. Explain the major form of the social stratification found in the Indian society.
2. Discuss the advantages and disadvantages of joint family system.

Short notes  (7x5=35)
3. Nature of sociology.
4. Elements of community.
5. Socialization
6. Culture and health.
7. Social welfare programmes.
8. Forms of social- control.
9. Major urban problems.

Differentiate between (2x3=6)
10. Co-operation and competition.
11. In group and out group.

List out the following (5x2=10)
12. Examples of secondary group.
13. Types of Child Abuse
14. Types of Poverty.
15. Major races found in the world.
16. Types of audience.

Match the following  (4x1=4)

First Year B.Sc Nursing Degree Supplementary Examinations November 2017
Sociology (2010 Scheme)
Time: 3 Hrs
Max. Marks: 75

Answer all questions

Essays: (2×10=20)
1. Define urbanization. Describe the health problems faced by urban people
2. Define sociology. What is the importance of sociology in nursing profession.

Short notes  (7x5=35)
3. Joint family
4. Nature of culture
5. Social mobility
6. Secondary groups
7. Family welfare programs
8. Informal social control measures
9. Juvenile delinquency

Differentiate between  (2x3=6)
10. Folkways and Mores
11. Caste and class

List out the following  (5x2=10)
12. Types of co operation
13. Theories of social change
14. Problems of substance abuse
15. Housing programs in India
16. Problems of elderly

Match the following  (4x1=4)

First Year B.Sc Nursing Degree Supplementary Examinations June 2017
Sociology
Time: 3 Hrs
Max. Marks: 75

Answer all questions

Essays: • (2×10=20)
1. Define culture. What is the influence of culture on health and disease.
2. What is social change. Which are the major factors influencing social change

Short notes  (7x5=35)
3. Characteristics of society
4. Primary groups
5. Population explosion in India
6. Changes and problems in modern family
7. Social stratification
8. Consequences of child labour
9. Racial classification

Differentiate between  (2x3=6)
10. Competition and conflict
11. Material and non-material culture

List out the following  (5x2=10)
12. Types of Mores
13. Agencies of socialization
14. Causes of prostitution
15. Rules of marriage
16. Types of family

Match the following (4x1=4)

First Year B.Sc Nursing Degree Supplementary Examinations May 2018
Sociology (2010 Scheme)
Time: 3 Hrs
Max. Marks: 75

Answer all questions

Essays:  (2x10=20)
1. Discuss the importance and application of sociology in nursing.
2. Explain Social Problems in Relation to its Cause, Effect and Solution

Short notes  (7x5=35)
3. Personal disorganization
4. Scope of sociology
5. Problems of modern family
6. Features of secondary groups
7. Relation between culture and health
8. Remedial measures for population explosion
9. Changes in Indian rural life

Differentiate between  (2x3=6)
10. Society and community
11. Caste system and class system

List out the following  (5x2=10)
12. Types of unemployment
13. Any two social legislations in India
14. Classification of conflict
15. Types of Poverty".
16. Types of social mobility

Match the following  (4x1=4)

First Year B.Sc Nursing Degree Supplementary Examinations October 2018
Sociology (2010 Scheme)
Time: 3 Hrs
Max. Marks: 75

Answer all questions

Essays:  (2x10=20)
1. Define culture. Discuss the cultural influences in health and disease.
2. Define social group. Describe briefly the various kinds of social groups.

Short notes  (7x5=35)
3. Application of sociology in nursing
4. Characteristics of society
5. Agencies of socialization
6. Population explosion
7. Types of family
8. Social mobility
9. Problems of the elderly

Differentiate between  (2x3=6)
10. Society and community
11. Crowd and audience

List out the following  (5x2=10)
12. Child abuse
13. Types of handicapped
14. Social change
15. Cultural lag
16. Social control

Match the following (4x1=4)

First Year B.Sc Nursing Degree Supplementary Examinations April 2019
Sociology (2010 Scheme)
Time: 3 Hrs
Max. Marks: 75

Answer all questions

Essays: (2x10=20)
1. What is urbanization. How urbanization related to health and health practices.
2. What are the social problems. Explain in detail about the role of nurse in the prevention and eradication of social problems.

Short notes  (7x5=35)
3. Importance of sociology
4. Agencies of socialization
5. Culture and socialization
6. Characteristics of primary group
7. Classification of crowds
8. Malthusian theory of population
9. Functions of family

Differentiate between  (2x3=6)
10. Vertical mobility and horizontal mobility
11. Primary group and secondary group

List out the following  (5x2=10)
12. Types of social control
13. Elderly abuse
14. Broken family
15. Social pathology
16. Socialization

Match the following  (4x1=4)

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First Year B.Sc Nursing Degree Supplementary Examinations October 2019
Sociology
Time: 3 Hrs
Max. Marks: 75

Answer all questions

Essays:  (2x10=20)
1. Define family. How family influences health and health practices.
2. What are the major social problems and how we can tackle it.

Short notes  (7x5=35)
3. Elements of social system
4. Rural health hazards
5. Malthusian theory of population
6. Process of socialization
7. Features of caste in India
8. Social processes
9. Scope of sociology

Differentiate between  (2x3=6)
10. Rural and urban community
11. Status and role

List out the following  (5x2=10)
12. Theories of social change
13. Types of child abuse
14. Marriage problems in India
15. Types of poverty
16. Vulnerable groups

Match the following  (4x1=4)

Second Year B.Sc Nursing Degree Supplementary Examinations April (November), 2020
ociology (2016 Scheme)
Time: 3 Hrs
Max. Marks: 75 

Answer all questions to the point neatly and legibly • Do not leave any blank pages between answers 
Indicate the question number correctly for the answer in the margin space 
Answer all parts of a single question together • Leave sufficient space between answers

Long Essay: (12)
1. Define marriage. Write the types of marriage. Write the role of family and marriage on health and health practices.  (2+6+4)

Short Essays: (2x7=14)
2. Characteristics and evolution of culture.
3. Unorganized groups.

Short Notes:  (5x5=25)
4. Agencies of socialization.
5. Caste system in India.
6. Changes in Indian rural life.
7. Importance of social norms in social life.
8. Remedial measures for family disorganization.

Differentiate Between:  (2x4=8)
9. Formal and Informal social control.
10. Rural and Urban community.

List the following:   (2x4=8)
11. Types of social disorganization.
12. Types of social system.

Write Briefly on:  (2x4=8)
13. Acculturation.
14. Child abuse.

First Year B.Sc Nursing Degree Regular/Supplementary Examinations August 2021
Sociology
Time: 3 Hrs
Max. Marks: 75 

Answer all questions to the point neatly and legibly • Do not leave any blank pages between answers
Indicate the question number correctly for the answer in the margin space 
Answer all parts of a single question together • Leave sufficient space between answers

Essays:  (2x10=20)
1. Discuss the origin and features of Indian caste system.
2. Explain the types and functions of family.

Short notes  (7x5=35)
3. Importance of sociology
4. Malthusian theory of population
5. Causes of prostitution
6. Forms of accommodation
7. Theories regarding crowd behavior
8. Types of social system
9. Characteristics of village community

Differentiate between  (2x3=6)
10. Joint family and nuclear family
11. Crowd and audience

List out the following  (5x2=10)
12. Types of poverty
13. Major racial classification
14. Types of status
15. Types of culture
16. Any two social determinants of fertility

Match the following  (4x1=4)

Second Year B.Sc Nursing Degree Regular/Supplementary Examinations August 2021
Sociology (2016 Scheme)
Time: 3 Hrs
Max. Marks: 75

Answer all questions to the point neatly and legibly • Do not leave any blank pages between answers
Indicate the question number correctly for the answer in the margin space
Answer all parts of a single question together • Leave sufficient space between answers

Long Essay:  (12)
1. Describe the meaning of social process. Explain the characteristics of social process. (4+8)

Short Essays: (2x7=14)
2. Community types and elements.
3. Malthusian theory of population.

Short Notes:  (5x5=25)
4. Characteristics of social group
5. Agencies of socialization
6. Accommodation
7. Educational system
8. Reference group

Differentiate Between:  (2x4=8)
9. Polygamy and monogamy
10. Society and community

List the following:  (2x4=8)
11. Types of social mobility
12. Types of social class

Write Briefly on:  (2x4=8)
13. Individualization
14. Acculturation

First Semester B.Sc Nursing Degree Regular Examinations August 2022
Applied Sociology 
Time: 3 Hrs
Max. Marks: 37

Answer all questions to the point neatly and legibly • Do not leave any blank pages between answers
Indicate the question number correctly for the answer in the margin space
Answer all parts of a single question together • Leave sufficient space between answers 
Draw table/diagrams/flow charts wherever necessary 
Write section A and section B in separate answer books (32 Pages). 

Multiple Choice Questions  (6x1=6)
(choose the most appropriate answer from the options given)
1. What is defined as a network of social relationships
a) Society
b) Social process
c) Organisation
d) Social structure

2. What are the perceived informal unwritten rules that define acceptable and appropriate actions within a given group or community called
a) Rule
b) Norm
c) Law
d) Process

3. What is a social group with some degree of ‘we feeling’ living in a common area called
a) Association
b) Community
c) Institution
d) Caste

4. What is a measure of goodness or desirability called
a) Value
b) Law
c) Rule
d) Action

5. What is a category of people who share certain inherited physical characteristics, such as skin color, facial features, and stature called
a) Class
b) Caste
c) Community
d) Race

6. Which of the following is an example of a primary institution
a) Family
b) Examination
c) Law
d) Business

Essay (1x10=10)
7. Define Family. List out the functions of Family. Explain the influence of Family on health and health practices (2+2+6)

Short notes  (3x5=15)
8. Discuss the positive and negative impact of caste in society
9. Identify and explain the use of clinical sociology in crisis intervention
10. What is the significance of Sociology in Nursing

List down the following  (3x2=6)
11. Elements of culture
12. Characteristics of social group
13. Causes of social disorganization

First Year B.Sc Nursing Degree Supplementary Examinations February 2022
Sociology
Time: 3 Hrs
Max. Marks: 75 

Answer all questions to the point neatly and legibly • Do not leave any blank pages between answers 
Indicate the question number correctly for the answer in the margin space 
Answer all parts of a single question together • Leave sufficient space between answers

Essays: (2x10=20)
1. Define sociology. Examine the importance and application of study of sociology in nursing.
2. Explain the population explosion in India and its impact on health status.

Short notes  (7x5=35)
3. Elements of community
4. Cultural influence on health and disease
5. Secondary group
6. Classification of crowd
7. Functions of family
8. Urbanization and health
9. Prostitution

Differentiate between  (2x3=6)
10. In group and out group
11. Role and status

List out the following  (5x2=10)
12. Social Control.
13. Types of social mobility
14. Primary group
15. Social change
16. Poverty

Match the following  (4x1=4)

First Year B.Sc Nursing Degree Supplementary Examinations May 2022
Sociology
Time: 3 Hrs
Max. Marks: 75 

Answer all questions to the point neatly and legibly • Do not leave any blank pages between answers 
Indicate the question number correctly for the answer in the margin space 
Answer all parts of a single question together • Leave sufficient space between answers

Essays: (2x10=20)
1. Describe the socio cultural constraints and barriers in promoting health status of the people in the society.
2. Define caste system. Describe the influence of caste and class in health and disease

Short notes  (7x5=35)
3. Describe the characteristics of culture and explain ethnocentrism.
4. Functions of family
5. Theories of social change
6. Causes of social disorganization
7. Explain about panchayat system
8. Bring out the family welfare programs
9. Differentiate individualization and socialization

Differentiate between   (2x3=6)
10. Patriarchal and matriarchal family
11. In-group and Out-group

List out the following  (5x2=10)
12. Elements of community
13. Cultural lag
14. Forms of marriage
15. Types of regions
16. Types of social control
 
Match the following  (4x1=4)

First Year B.Sc Nursing Degree Supplementary Examinations November 2022
Sociology
Time: 3 Hrs
Max. Marks: 75 

Answer all questions to the point neatly and legibly • Do not leave any blank pages between answers •
Indicate the question number correctly for the answer in the margin space 
Answer all parts of a single question together • Leave sufficient space between answers

Essays: (2x10=20)
1. Define social group and describe briefly the various kinds of social groups
2. Describe the major urban health problems and how urbanization is related to health and health practices

Short notes (7x5=35)
3. Malthusian theory of population
4. Explain social mobility and explain the types
5. Describe the influence of culture on health and disease
6. Child labor is a social evil. Describe
7. How region is related to health problems
8. Write the advantages of nuclear family
9. Bring out the determinants of achieved status

Differentiate between (2x3=6)
10. Society and community
11. Achieved and Ascribed status

List out the following (5x2=10)
12. Any two natures of sociology
13. Factors of social change
14. Types of family
15. Types of poverty
16. Family welfare programs

Match the following (4x1=4)

Second Year B.Sc Nursing Degree Supplementary Examinations October 2022
Sociology (2016 Scheme)
Time: 3 Hrs
Max. Marks: 75

Answer all questions to the point neatly and legibly • Do not leave any blank pages between answers
Indicate the question number correctly for the answer in the margin space 
Answer all parts of a single question together • Leave sufficient space between answers

Long Essay: (12)
1. Define social stratification. Write the types of social stratification. Write the impact of social stratification on health and health practices. (2+6+4)

Short Essays: (2x7=14)
2. Social change.
3. Family.

Short Notes:  (5x5=25)
4. Scope of sociology.
5. Functions of culture.
6. Importance of social system.
7. Panchayat raj system.
8. Social problems.

Differentiate Between: (2x4=8)
9. Associative process and dissociative process.
10. Primary and secondary groups.

List the following: (2x4=8)
11. Types of marriage.
12. Types of community.

Write Briefly on: (2x4=8)
13. Races in India.
14. Community development programmes.

Second Year B.Sc Nursing Degree Supplementary Examinations February 2022
Sociology (2016 Scheme)
Time: 3 Hrs
Max. Marks: 75 

Answer all questions to the point neatly and legibly • Do not leave any blank pages between answers
Indicate the question number correctly for the answer in the margin space 
Answer all parts of a single question together • Leave sufficient space between answers

Long Essay: (12)
1. Define social change. Name the theories of social change. Discuss the factors of social change. (2+4+6)

Short Essays: (2x7=14)
2. Characteristics of society.
3. Relation between culture and health

Short Notes: (5x5=25)
4. Nature of sociology
5. Functions of culture
6. Features of primary group
7. Factors affecting assimilation
8. Family welfare programmes

Differentiate Between: (2x4=8)
9. Co-operation and competition
10. Nuclear family and joint family

List the following: (2x4=8)
11. Types of unemployment
12. Social security measures in India

Write Briefly on: (2x4=8)
13. Population explosion in India
14. Personal disorganization

First Semester B.Sc Nursing Degree Regular/Supplementary Examinations June 2023
Applied Sociology
Time: 3 Hrs
Max. Marks: 37

Answer all questions to the point neatly and legibly • Do not leave any blank pages between answers 
Indicate the question number correctly for the answer in the margin space • Answer all parts of a single question together 
Leave sufficient space between answers • Draw table/diagrams/flow charts wherever necessary 
Write section A and section B in separate answer books (32 Pages). Do not mix up questions from section A and section B.

Section A – Applied Sociology

Multiple Choice Questions (choose the most appropriate answer from the options given) (6x1=6)
1. Impersonal and formal relation in a group
a) Secondary
b) Primary
c) Clan
d) Tribe

2. Contributors of specialistic school are
a) Simmel
b) Darkhiem
c) Hob house
d) Karl Manheim

3. Branch of sociology that deals with social disorganization
a) Social pathology
b) Social morphology
c) Medical sociology
d) Clinical sociology

4. Marriage within close blood relatives
a) Levirate
b) Experimental
c) Sororate
d) Consanguous

5. Age limit for child labor in India
a) 20 years
b) 14 years
c) 21 years
d) 18 years

6. Adjusting oneself to a new social environment
a) Accommodation
b) Assimilation
c) Conflict
d) Competition

Essay  (1x10=10)
7. Explain nature and process of social change.

Short notes  (3x5=15)
8. Importance of primary group
9. Influence of culture on health
10. Social welfare programs in India

List down the following  (3x2=6)
11. Agencies of socialisation.
12. Types of child abuse
13. Types of culture

Second Year B.Sc Nursing Degree Supplementary Examinations September 2023
Sociology (2016 Scheme)
Time: 3 Hrs
Max. Marks: 75 

Answer all questions to the point neatly and legibly • Do not leave any blank pages between answers 
Indicate the question number correctly for the answer in the margin space 
Answer all parts of a single question together • Leave sufficient space between answers

Long Essay: (12)
1. Define social problem. Explain causes of social problems. Describe major social problems in India (2+4+6)

Short Essays:  (2x7=14)
2. Indian caste system and its influence on health practices
3. Causes and types of social disorganisation

Short Notes:  (5x5=25)
4. Characteristics and types of marriage
5. Panchayati Raj system
6. Types of social mobility
7. Major social institutions
8. Causes of social change

Differentiate Between:  (2x4=8)
9. Acculturation and Enculturation
10. Formal and Informal organisation

List the following:  (2x4=8)
11. Characteristics of culture
12. Forms of social stratification

Write Briefly on: (2x4=8)
13. Urban slums
14. Problems of aged

First Semester B.Sc Nursing Degree Regular/Supplementary Examinations April 2024
Applied Sociology 
Time: 3 Hrs
Max. Marks: 37

Answer all questions to the point neatly and legibly • Do not leave any blank pages between answers 
Indicate the question number correctly for the answer in the margin space • Answer all parts of a single question together 
Leave sufficient space between answers • Draw table/diagrams/flow charts wherever necessary 
Write section A and section B in separate answer books (32 Pages). Do not mix up questions from section A and section B.

Section A – Applied Sociology 

Multiple Choice Questions (choose the most appropriate answer from the options given) (6x1=6)
1. What is a group of people organized for the purpose of fulfilling a need or needs called
a) Society
b) Community
c) Institution
d) Association

2. Working together for the pursuit of a common goal maybe defined as what
a) Co-operation
b) Competition
c) Conflict
d) Association

3. Which of the following is an example of a formal organization
a) Factory
b) Peer group
c) Band
d) Gang

4. Which of the following is a hierarchical division of Society
a) Peer group
b) Caste
c) Race
d) Ethnic group

5. What is the ‘system of devices whereby society brings its members into conformity with the accepted standards of behaviour’ called
a) Value
b) Process
c) Change
d) Social Control

6. What is the process by which an individual learns to conform to the norms of the group is called
a) Social Change
b) Social Formation 
c) Socialisation
d) Social growth

Essay  (1x10=10)
7. Define Class. Define Race. Explain the influence of caste and race on health (2+2+6)

Short notes (3x5=15)
8. Discuss the impact of modernization on health and disease
9. Examine Substance abuse as a social problem and suggest measures to control it
10. What is the nature and scope of Sociology

List down the following (3x2=6)
11. Types of community
12. Classifications of Personality.
13. Methods of Psychology.

Second Year B.Sc Nursing Degree Supplementary Examinations September 2024
Sociology (2016 Scheme)
Time: 3 Hrs
Max. Marks: 75 

Answer all questions to the point neatly and legibly • Do not leave any blank pages between answers 
Indicate the question number correctly for the answer in the margin space 
Answer all parts of a single question together • Leave sufficient space between answers

Long Essay:  (12) (2+4+6)
1. Define social groups. List the classification of social groups. Explain on permanent special groups.

Short Essays:  (2x7=14)
2. Social norms.
3. How social marketing is a planned social change in health sector.

Short Notes:  (5x5=25)
4. Problems of women.
5. Social health agencies.
6. Personal disorganization.
7. Health facilities in rural India.
8. Unity and diversity in culture.

Differentiate Between:  (2x4=8)
9. Society and Community.
10. Competition versus Conflict.

List the following:  (2x4=8)
11. Types of social mobility.
12. Functions of marriage.

Write Briefly on:  (2x4=8)
13. Family welfare programs and its impact on population control.
14. Functions and types of family. 

Second Year B.Sc Nursing Degree Supplementary Examinations January 2024
Sociology (2016 Scheme)
Time: 3 Hrs
Max. Marks: 75 

Answer all questions to the point neatly and legibly • Do not leave any blank pages between answers 
Indicate the question number correctly for the answer in the margin space 
Answer all parts of a single question together • Leave sufficient space between answers

Long Essay: (12) 
1. Define Family. Describe functions and types of family. Explain the role of family in health and disease (2+6+4)

Short Essays:  (2x7=14)
2. Population explosion in India and its impact on health status
3. Conjunctive and disjunctive processes

Short Notes:  (5x5=25)
4. Nature and characteristics of social class
5. Special features of Indian villages
6. Problems and Rights of women
7. Role of family welfare programmes in population control
8. Urbanisation in India

Differentiate Between:  (2x4=8)
9. In groups and Out groups
10. Exogamy and Endogamy

List the following:  (2x4=8)
11. Agencies of socialisation
12. Objectives and types of social control

Write Briefly on:  (2x4=8)
13. Impossibility of joint family in cities
14. Role of voluntary organisations in health care