SOCIOLOGY (331)

CONTENTS

                     Curriculum

 

Lesson No.                  Lesson                                                                                

Sociology - Basic Concepts

 

1.                                      An Introduction of Sociology                                                   

 

2.                            Emergence and Development of sociology                             

 

3.                            Sociology: Its Relationships with other social Sciences          

 

4.                            Methods and Techniques of Research in Sociology               

 

5.                            Society, Community, Association and Institution                   

 

6.                            Social Groups                                                                         

 

7.                            Social Structure and Social System                                         

 

8.                            Norms and Values                                                                  

 

9.                            Status and Role                                                                    

 

10.                                     Cooperation, Competition and Conflict                              

 

11.                                      Acculturation, Askimilation & Integration                           

 

Social Institutions and social Stratification

12.                                    Marriage

 

13.                                    Family

 

14.                                    Kinship

 

15.                                    Economy, Polity and Religion

 

16.                           Social Stratification: Hierarchy, Differentiation and Inequality

Social Change, Socialization and Social control

 

17.                           Factors of Social change                                

 

18.                                     Processes of Social Change                           

 

19.                           Socialization                                                  

 

20.                           Social Control                                                

 

21.                           Social Deviance                                             

 

22.                           Society and Our Environment                        

Indian Society

23.                           Indian Social Thinkers                                                             

 

24.                           Unity and Diversity                                                                

 

25.                           National Integration: concept and Challenge                         

 

26.                           India Society: Tribal, Rural and Urban                                  

 

27.                           Caste System in India                                                            

 

28.                           Major Religious communities in India                                   

 

29.                           Major Social Problems of India                                             

30.                                      Problems of Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes            

 

31.                           Problems of other Deprived Sections                                  

 

Optional Modules (Please select any one of the following optional modules)

Optional Module-1 Status of Women

32A.                     Historical and Cultural Perspective

33A.                      Gender Discrimination

 

34A.                      Problem of Women

 

35A.                      Quest for Equality and Women's Empowerment

 

Optional Module-2 Culture

 

32B.                    Culture: Concept and Characteristics

33B.                     Indian Cultural Heritage

 

34B.                     Cultural Pluralism

35B.                     Media and Culture

                        

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