Part A : Introducing Sociology

Unit 1 : Society and Sociology and Relationship with other Social Sciences (10 Marks)

• Introducing Society: Individuals and collectivities. Plural Perspectives
• Introducing Sociology: Emergence. Nature and Scope. Relationship to other disciplines

Unit 2 : Basic Concepts (10 Marks)

• Social Groups
• Status and Role
• Social Stratification
• Social Control

Unit 3 : Social Institutions (10 Marks)

• Family, Marriage and Kinship
• Political and Economic Institutions
• Religion as a Social Institution
• Education as a Social Institution

Unit 4 : Culture and Society (10 Marks)

• Culture, Values and Norms: Shared, Plural, Contested
• Socialization: Conformity, Conflict and the Shaping of Personality

Unit 5 : Practical in Sociology: Methods and Techniques (10 Marks)

• Methods: Participant Observation, Survey
• Tools and Techniques: Observation, Interview, Questionaire
• The Significance of Field Work in Sociology

Part B : Understanding Society

Unit 6 : Structure, Process and Stratification (10 Marks)

• Social Structure
• Social Processes: Cooperation, Competition, Conflict
• Social Stratification: Class, Caste, Race, Gender

Unit 7 : Social Change (10 Marks)

• Social Change: Types and Dimensions; Causes and Consequences
• Social Order: Domination, Authority and Law; Contestation, Crime and Violence
• Village, Town and City: Changes in Rural and Urban Society

Unit 8 : Environment and Society (10 Marks)

• Ecology and Society
• Environmental Crises and Social Responses

Unit 9 : Western Social Thinkers (10 Marks)

• Karl Marx on Class Conflict
• Emile Durkheim on Division of Labour
• Max Weber on Bureaucracy

Unit 10 : Indian Sociologists (10 Marks)

• G.S. Ghurye on Race and Caste
• D.P. Mukherjee on Tradition and Change
• A.R. Desai on the State
• M.N. Srinivas on the Village