MSOE 004
Urban Sociology
Solved
Assignment 2020-21
Maximum Marks: 100
Answer any five question selecting at
least two from each Section. Your answer should be in about 500 words each.
Section-I
1.
Describe the subject matter and scope of urban sociology.
2. What is
the concept of city and how is it identified? Discuss.
3. Describe
the ecological approach towards the understanding of urban areas with suitable
examples.
4.
Distinguish between the earlier approach to study urban from the new urban
sociology approach.
Section-II
5. Describe
the pattern of urban growth in cities in India.
6. Keeping
in mind the recent health emergency Covid-19, discuss its impact on organized
and unorganized sectors of the Indian economy.
7. Discuss
the nature and impact of mass migration of working classes from cities to rural
areas in the context of unemployment.
8. Describe
the role of urban planning in growth of cities in India.
9. Discuss
critically the role of media in urban governance in India.
