pyq/2018/sociology-optional-i/8

(a) "The sociological imagination enables us to grasp history and biography and the relationship between the two in a society." — C.W. Mills. Explain. (20 marks)

(b) What are sects ? Discuss their role in multi-religious societies with empirical examples. (20 marks)

(c) In what way did Durkheim perceive religion as functional to society ? (10 marks)