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<\/a>Sociology\u00a0 optional Syllabus-\u00a0(Download pdf<\/a>)<\/span><\/h3>\r\n

PAPER\u2013 I<\/h3>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n

FUNDAMENTALS OF SOCIOLOGY <\/strong><\/h4>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n

1. Sociology – The Discipline:<\/strong><\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n

(a) Modernity and social changes in Europe and emergence of Sociology.<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n

(b) Scope of the subject and comparison with other social sciences.<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n

(c) Sociology and common sense.<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n

2. Sociology as Science: <\/strong><\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n

(a) Science, scientific method and critique.<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n

(b) Major theoretical strands of research methodology.<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n

(c) Positivism and its critique.<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n

(d) Fact value and objectivity.<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n

(e) Non-positivist methodologies.<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n

3. Research Methods and Analysis: <\/strong><\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n

(a) Qualitative and quantitative methods.<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n

(b) Techniques of data collection.<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n

(c ) Variables, sampling, hypothesis, reliability and validity.<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n

4. Sociological Thinkers: <\/strong><\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n

(a) Karl Marx – Historical materialism, mode of production, alienation, class struggle.<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n

(b) Emile Durkhteim – Division of labour, social fact, suicide, religion and society.<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n

(c) Max Weber – Social action, ideal types, authority, bureaucracy, protestant ethic and the spirit of capitalism.<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n

(d) Talcolt Parsons – Social system, pattern variables.<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n

(e) Robert K. Merton – Latent and manifest functions, conformity and deviance, reference groups.<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n

(f) Mead – Self and identity.<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n

5. Stratification and Mobility :<\/strong><\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n

(a) Concepts – equality, inequality, hierarchy, exclusion, poverty and deprivation.<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n

(b) Theories of social stratification – Structural func tionalist theory, Marxist theory, Weberian theory.<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n

(c) Dimensions – Social stratification of class, status groups, gender, ethnicity and race.<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n

(d) Social mobility – open and closed systems, types of mobility, sources and causes of mobility.<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n

6. Works and Economic Life : <\/strong><\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n

(a) Social organization of work in different types of society – slave society, feudal society, industrial capitalist society.<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n

(b) Formal and informal organization of work.<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n

(c) Labour and society.<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n

7. Politics and Society: <\/strong><\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n

(a) Sociological theories of power.<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n

(b) Power elite, bureaucracy, pressure groups and political parties.<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n

(c) Nation, state, citizenship, democracy, civil society, ideology.<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n

(d) Protest, agitation, social movements, collective action, revolution.<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n

8. Religion and Society : <\/strong><\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n

(a) Sociological theories of religion.<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n

(b) Types of religious practices: animism, monism, pluralism, sects, cults.<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n

(c) Religion in modern society: religion and science, secularization, religious revivalism, fundamentalism.<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n

9. Systems of Kinship: <\/strong><\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n

(a) Family, household, marriage.<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n

(b) Types and forms of family.<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n

(c) Lineage and descent.<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n

(d) Patriarchy and sexual division of labour.<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n

(e) Contemporary trends.<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n

10. Social Change in Modern Society : <\/strong><\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n

(a) Sociological theories of social change.<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n

(b) Development and dependency.<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n

(c) Agents of social change.<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n

(d) Education and social change.<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n

(e) Science, technology and social change.<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n

PAPER\u2013II<\/h3>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n

INDIAN SOCIETY : STRUCTURE AND CHANGE <\/strong><\/h4>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n

A. Introducing Indian Society : <\/strong><\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n

(i) Perspectives on the Study of Indian Society :<\/strong><\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n

(a) Indology (G.S. Ghure).<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n

(b) Structural functionalism (M. N. Srinivas).<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n

(c) Marxist sociology (A. R. Desai).<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n

(ii) Impact of colonial rule on Indian society : <\/strong><\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n

(a) Social background of Indian nationalism.<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n

(b) Modernization of Indian tradition.<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n

(c) Protests and movements during the colonial period.<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n

(d) Social reforms.<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n

\u00a0B. Social Structure:<\/strong><\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n

\u00a0(i) Rural and Agrarian Social Structure: <\/strong><\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n

(a) The idea of Indian village and village studies.<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n

(b) Agrarian social structure\u2014 evolution of land tenure system, land reforms.<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n

(ii) Caste System:<\/strong><\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n

(a) Perspectives on the study of caste systems: G. S. Ghurye, M. N. Srinivas, Louis Dumont, Andre Beteille.<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n

(b) Features of caste system.<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n

(c) Untouchability-forms and perspectives<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n

(iii) Tribal Communities in India: <\/strong><\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n

(a) Definitional problems.<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n

(b) Geographical spread.<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n

(c) Colonial policies and tribes.<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n

(d) Issues of integration and autonomy.<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n

(iv) Social Classes in India: <\/strong><\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n

(a) Agrarian class structure.<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n

(b) Industrial class structure.<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n

(c) Middle classes in India.<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n

(v) Systems of Kinship in India: <\/strong><\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n

(a) Lineage and descent in India.<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n

(b) Types of kinship systems.<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n

(c) Family and marriage in India.<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n

(d) Household dimensions of the family.<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n

(e) Patriarchy, entitlements and sexual division of labour.<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n

(vi) Religion and Society : <\/strong><\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n

(a) Religious communities in India.<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n

(b) Problems of religious minorities.<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n

C. Social Changes in India:<\/strong><\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n

(i) Visions of Social Change in India: <\/strong><\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n

(a) Idea of development planning and mixed economy.<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n

(b) Constitution, law and social change.<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n

(c) Education and social change.<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n

(ii) Rural and Agrarian Transformation in India:<\/strong><\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n

(a) Programmes of rural development, Community Development Programme, cooperatives, poverty alleviation schemes.<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n

(b) Green revolution and social change.<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n

(c) Changing modes of production in Indian agriculture.<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n

(d) Problems of rural labour, bondage, migration.<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n

(iii) Industrialization and Urbanisation in India: <\/strong><\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n

(a) Evolution of modern industry in India.<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n

(b) Growth of urban settlements in India.<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n

(c) Working class: structure, growth, class mobilization.<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n

(d) Informal sector, child labour.<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n

\u00a0(e) Slums and deprivation in urban areas.<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n

(iv) Politics and Society : <\/strong><\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n

(a) Nation, democracy and citizenship.<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n

(b) Political parties, pressure groups, social and political elite.<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n

(c) Regionalism and decentralization of power.<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n

(d) Secularization.<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n

(v) Social Movements in Modern India :<\/strong><\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n

(a) Peasants and farmers movements.<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n

(b) Women\u2019s movement.<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n

(c) Backward classes & Dalit movements.<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n

(d) Environmental movements.<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n

(e) Ethnicity and Identity movements.<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n

(vi) Population Dynamics : <\/strong><\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n

(a) Population size, growth, composition and distribution.<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n

(b) Components of population growth: birth, death, migration.<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n

(c) Population Policy and family planning.<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n

(d) Emerging issues: ageing, sex ratios, child and infant mortality, reproductive health.<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n

(vii) Challenges of Social Transformation : <\/strong><\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n

(a) Crisis of development : displacement, environmental problems and sustainability.<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n

(b) Poverty, deprivation and inequalities.<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n

(c) Violence against women.<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n

(d) Caste conflicts.<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n

(e) Ethnic conflicts, communalism, religious revivalism.<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n

(f) Illiteracy and disparities in education.<\/p>\r\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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