KKHSOU ECONOMIC SOCIOLOGY – DSE Solved Assignment 2025

KRISHNA KANTA HANDIQUI STATE OPEN UNIVERSITY
Surya Kumar Bhuyan School of Social Sciences
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Master’s Degree 2
th Semester: 2025
SUBJECT: SOCIOLOGY
COURSE: ECONOMIC SOCIOLOGY – DSE

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QA. Answer the following questions. 10x3=30
Q1: What is the difference between economic growth and economic development? Give examples to show how economic development encompasses more than just an increase in income.
Q2: Explain the Marxist concept of the economic base (infrastructure) and its role in shaping the superstructure.
Q3: Discuss the key characteristics of peasant society as outlined by Theodor Shanin.
QB. Answer the following question. 10×1=10
Q1: Do you feel economic growth and environmental problems are connected? Give reasons to support your answer.
QC. Answer the following question. 10
Q1: Explain Mauss’s theory of Gift Economy