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Harvard. Final exams for historical sociology. Anderson, 1917-18

 

Exams for the first term of the two term sequence of sociology (“Analytical Sociology) were transcribed for the previous post. 

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Course Description 1916-17

[Economics] 18b 2hf. Historical Sociology. Half-course (second half-year). Tu., Th., and (at the pleasure of the instructor) Sat., at 2.30. Asst. Professor Anderson.

            The course will involve a study of the literature of social origins and of later stages of social evolution, with particular emphasis on those parts of social history which contribute most to the explanation of the ethnic composition, institutions, and culture of contemporary society. Instruction will be by discussion, reports, and lectures.

Source:   Division of History, Government, and Economics 1917-18. Official Register of Harvard University. Vol. 14, No. 25 (May 18, 1917) p. 65.

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Course Enrollment, 1916-17

[Economics] 18b 2hf. Assistant Professor Anderson —Historical Sociology.

Total 9: 6 Graduates, 1 Junior, 2 Others.

Source:Harvard University. Report of the President of Harvard College 1916-17, p. 57.

 

Final Examination, 1916-17
ECONOMICS 18b2

  1. Make a critical bibliography for the special field you studied.
  2. What are the main types of theory concerning the origins of religion?
  3. Summarize Giddings’ “philosophy of history,” and show its relation to the views of Hegel, Comte, and Spencer.
  4. What problems are involved in the relation of the clan to the horde?
  5. Summarize the description of Australian marriage given by Spencer and Gillan, and indicate its bearing on the theory of primitive promiscuity.
  6. What are the main steps in the evolution of law?
  7. What is John Dewey’s view of the mind of the savage? What criticisms does Dewey make of Spencer?
  8. Give an account of the Australian initiation ceremony. What are its social functions? What agencies perform those functions in an American village?

Source:  Harvard University Archives. Examination Papers 1917 (HUC 7000.28, vol. 59). Papers Set for Final Examinations on History, History of Religions,…, Economics,…, Fine Arts, Music in Harvard College. June, 1917,p. 65.

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 Course Enrollment, 1917-18

[Economics] 18b 2hf. Assistant Professor Anderson —Historical Sociology.

Total 3: 3 Juniors.

Source:Harvard University. Report of the President of Harvard College 1917-18, p. 54.

 

Final Examination, 1917-18
ECONOMICS 18b2

  1. Discuss the relation of the clan and the horde.
  2. Trace the main steps in the evolution of law.
  3. Discuss Spencer’s view of the mind of primitive man.
  4. What reading did you do on the special topic assigned you? Give critical estimates of the different books and articles.
  5. What evidences can be found for a metronymic system preceding the patronymic system among the Jews and the peoples of Western Europe?
  6. What are the main differences in social organization of the metronymic type and the patronymic type?
  7. Describe the Australian initiation ceremony. How many of our modern educational problems find solution in the educational system of the Australians?
  8. Outline the main stages of social evolution as developed by Giddings.

Source:  Harvard University Archives. Examination Papers 1917 (HUC 7000.28, vol. 60). Papers Set for Final Examinations on History, History of Religions,…, Economics,…, Fine Arts, Music in Harvard College. June, 1918, p. 51.

Image Source:  “Alkira-Kiuma Ceremony or the Tossing Ceremony of the Aranda Tribe (1904). At age twelve, the boy’s first initiation ceremony, tossed and caught by various male relatives.” From the webpage:  Australian Aboriginal – Initiation and Mourning Rites of Passage.