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    Sociology SLM

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    Semester I Course Title: Introductory Sociology
    Unit I Origin and Growth of Sociology, Meaning, Scope and Nature of Sociology, New Trends in Sociology. Definition of Sociology, Meaning and definition of Sociology
    Unit II Relationship of Sociology with Other Social Sciences: Philosophy, Anthropology, Social Work, History, Political Science & Economics.
    Unit III Sociological Concept – Society : Definition and Characteristics, Community : Definition and Characteristics, Association : Definition and Characteristics, Institutions : Definition and Characteristics, Societies and Institutions,
    Unit IV Social Processes: Associative- Co-operation : Meaning and Characteristics, Accommodation : Meaning and Characteristics, Assimilation: Meaning and Characteristics, Dissociative-Conflict : Meaning and Characteristics, Competition, & Contravention : Meaning and Characteristics
    Unit V Social Groups: Meaning and Types of Social Group: Primary and Secondary Groups, Reference Group. Social Group,
    Unit VI Culture & Civilization: Meaning, Characteristics, Relationship and Differences between Culture & Civilization.

     

    Semester II Course Title: Indian Social System
    Unit I Features of Indian Society: Unity in Diversity, Diversities in Indian society and culture, Causes and Consequences of diversities, India as a Pluralistic Society: Concept, Evolution of India as Plural society, Present bases of Plural society in India, Problems of Plural society in India.
    Unit II Dharma, Varna ashram vyavastha: Meaning, Characteristics, Types and Sociological Importance of Varna Vyavastha ; Purushartha: Meaning, Forms, Sociological Importance of Purushartha ; Sanskar: Meaning, Objectives, Major Sanskar of Hindu Life, Sociological Importance of Sanskar ; Doctrine of Karma.
    Unit III Marriage: Concept, Objectives, Marriage among Hindus and Muslims: Meaning, Traditional Forms. Family: Definitions, Types of Family, Functions of Family. Caste: Meaning, Characteristics and Theories of origin: Traditional Theory, Racial Theory, Occupational Theory, Brahminic Theory, Religious Theory, Merits and Demerits of Caste System. Kinship: Definitions, Types, Kinship Terms, Kinship Usages and Social Significance of Kinship Concept of Cast System, Changing patterns of caste system, Theories of the origin of caste system, Concept of family,
    Unit IV Jajmani System: Meaning, Structure and Functioning, Importance, Change in Jajmani System.
    Unit V Social Legislations: Constitutional provisions in favour of Dalits, Tribes and other Backward Classes, Women and Children. Women’s Movement,

     

    Semester III Course Title: Indian Social Problems
    Unit I Social Problems: Concept, Characteristics, Types, Causes. Basis of Social Stratification,  Social Stratification,
    Unit II Poverty: Concept and Types, Causes and Effects, Poverty Alleviation Programmes : Integrated and Rural Development Programes, Indira Avas Yojna, Sampoorn Grameen Rojgar Yojna and MGNEREGA.
    Unit III Unemployment: Concept and Definition, Types, Causes and Effects.
    Unit IV Family Problems: Domestic Violence, Dowry, Divorce, Problems of Elderly People.
    Unit V Structural Problems: Caste Inequality, Problems: Religious, Ethnic and Regional.
    Unit VI Deviance: Concept and Meaning, Crime and Juvenile Delinquency, White Collar Crime, Cyber Crime.

     

    Semester IV Course Title: Social Control
    Unit I Social Control: Meaning, Definition, Characteristics, Importance and Functions. Types of Social Control,
    Unit II Types of Social Control: Direct and Indirect; Positive and Negative; Organized and Unorganized.
    Unit III Informal means of Social Control: Customs, Norms, Values, Folkways and Religion.
    Unit IV Formal means of Social Control: Education and Law.
    Unit V Agencies of Social Control: Family, State, Educational Institutions and Public Opinion.
    Unit VI Theories of Social Control: Karl Mannheim, C. H. Cooley, and Kimball Young. Modern Sociological Theory,

     

    Semester V Course Title: Development of Sociological Though Paper I
    Unit I Emergence of Sociology, Intellectual Source: Enlightenment, French and Industrial Revolution.
    Unit II August Comte: Biographical Sketch, The Hierarchy of Sciences, Law of Three Stages. Auguste Comte’s Theory of Positivism, Auguste Comte’s Law of Three Stages,
    Unit III Emile Durkheim: Biographical Sketch, Social Fact, Mechanical Solidarity and Organic Solidarity, Suicide. Émile Durkheim’s Theory of Religion, Émile Durkheim’s Theory of Division of Labor, Durkheim’s Theory of Mechanical and Organic Solidarity,
    Unit IV Karl Marx: Biographical Sketch, Historical Materialism, Class Struggle, Alienation. Karl Marx’s Theory of Dialectical Materialism, Karl Marx’s Theory of Alienation, Karl Marx’s Theory of Class Struggle,
    Unit V Max Weber: Biographical Sketch, Social Action, Power and Authority, Bureaucracy. Max Weber’s theory of social action,  Max Weber’s theory of capitalism
    Semester V Course Title: Research Methodology in Sociology Paper II
    Unit I Social Research: Meaning and Characteristics. Steps of Scientific Research. Social Survey: Concept, Characteristics and Planning of Social Survey. Use of Statistics in Social Research, Use of Statistics in Social Research – Part 2, Definition of Scientific Method in Social Research and Key Stages, The Type of Social Research,
    Unit II Hypothesis: Meaning and Characteristics, Sources of Hypothesis formulation, Importance of Hypothesis in Social Research. Hypothesis Social Research,
    Unit III Data Meaning and types of data, Primary and secondary Data, Techniques of Data Collection, Questionnaire and Schedule Concept, Characteristics and Types, Observation and Interview, Concept and Types, Importance and Limitations. Data- Primary and Secondary,  Schedule – As a Data Collection Technique in Research,
    Unit IV Census and Sampling: Meaning and Characteristics, Types of Sampling: Simple Random Sampling, Stratified Random Sampling, Purposive Sampling.
    Unit V Elementary Statistics: Meaning, Importance and Limitations, Measurement of Central Tendencies: Meaning, Utility and Limitations of Central Tendency, Calculation of Mean, Median and Mode

     

    Semester VI Course Title: Indian Sociological Thought Paper I
    Unit I Development of Sociology in India: Sociology in Pre-Independence India, Sociology in Post- Independence India.
    Unit II G.S. Ghurye: Biographical Sketch, Caste, Rural-Urban Community.
    Unit III Radhakamal Mukherjee: Biographical Sketch, Social Structure of values,Social Ecology. Type of Social Change,
    Unit IV M.N. Srinivas: Biographical Sketch, Sanskritization, Westernization, Secularization. Concept and characteristics of culturalization, Impact of modernization on Indian society, Westernization,
    Unit V A. R.Desai: Biographical Sketch, Social Background of Indian Nationalism, Marxist Approach to Study Indian Society.
    Semester VI Course Title: Social Change Paper II
    Unit I Social Change: Concept and Characteristics, Patterns of Social Change: Linear and Cyclical, Social Change and Cultural Change. Type of Social Change,  Deaddiction,
    Unit II Factors of Social Change: Biological, Demographic, Economic, Technological and Cultural. Modernization,
    Unit III Modes of Social Change: Evolution, Progress, Development and Revolution. Social Movements and Their Characteristics, Study and Development of Sociology in India, Herbert Spencer’s Theory of Evolution,
    Unit IV Theories of Social Change: Vilfred Pareto, Oswald Spengler, P.A. Sorokin, A.J. Toynbee. Wilfred Pareto’s Theory of the Circulation of Elites, Wilfred Pareto’s Concept of Specific Drivers and Erroneous Reasoning, Wilfred Pareto’s Theory of Logical and Illogical Actions,
    Unit V Social Mobility: Concept, Characteristics, Types. Principles of social stratification, Social Classification,