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Department of Sociology
Ravenshaw University
UNDER GRADUATE SYLLABUS
+3 1st Year Honours
SEMESTER-I
Paper – I (AH-1.1.1)
Basic Sociology-I
Unit-I Sociology – Emergence, Approaches of Alex Inkeles, C.Wright Mills and
Peter Berger; Subject-matter and Scope.
Unit-II Basic Concepts: Society, Community, Institutions and Their Interrelationships,
Primary and Secondary Group, In-group and Out-group, Reference Group.
Unit-III Individual, Culture and Society: Individual and Society interrelationships,
Feral cases Man as a social Animal, Culture and Personality, Socialization –
Stages and agencies of socialization.
Books Recommended:
1. Inkles Alex , What is Sociology Prentice Hall, New Delhi 1997.
2. Maciver R.M. and CH.H. Page, Society: An Introductory Analysis, Macmillan Co.,
London 1953.
3. Davis Kingsley, Human Society, Macmillan, New York 1948.
4. Bottomore T.N, Sociology, Blackie and Son India Limited. New Delhi 1979.
5. Shankar Rao, C.N, Sociology, S.Chand and Publications, Kolkata 2005.
6. Bhattacharya D.C , Sociology, Bijaya Publications, Kolkata 2002.
7. Johnson Harry, M, Sociology, Systematic Introduction, Prentice Hall, New Delhi,
2003.
8. Abraham, F, Contemporary Sociology, Oxford University Press, New Delhi-2006.
9. Mills, C.W, Sociological Imagination, Oxford University Press, New York, 1956
10 Berger, L. Peter, Invitation to Sociology: A Humanist Perspective, Anchor books,
New York, 1963.
+3 1st Year Honours
SEMESTER-I
Paper-II (AH-1.1.2)
Indian Plural Society
Unit-I Pluralism in India: Unity in Diversity, Diversities in Respect of Language,
Caste, Race and Religion, Region, Factors of Unity. Diversity Problems:
Communalism, Regionalism, Casteism, Lingusim, Naxalism, Cross- Border
Terrorism.
Unit- II Hindu Social Organisation: Bases of Hindu Social Organisation,
Varnasharama Dharma, Purushartha, Doctrine of Karma, Contemporary
Relevance, Hindu Theory of Karma and Western Theory of Action.
Unit-III: Social Hierarchy: Caste –Origin, Features, Functions, Dynamics and
Continuity. Class – Emergence of Class, Caste and Class.
2
Books Recommended:
1. Philip Mason – Unity and Diversity in India and Ceylone.
2. Mandelbaum, D.G. – Society in India, Popular Prakasan, Bombay 1955.
3. Kapadia, K.M. - Marriage and Family in India, Oxford University Press, Bombay
1958.
4. Hutton, J.H. – Caste in India, Oxford University Press, New Delhi 1963.
5. Ahuja Ram - Indian Social System, Rawat Publication, New Delhi 1998.
6. Kar P.K. - Indian Society, Kalyani Publications, New Delhi 1998.
7. Beteille Andre - Caste, Class & Power University of California Press, Berkeley 1965.
8. Prabhu, P.H. – Hindu Social Organisation, Popular Prakasan Bombay 1955.
9. Srinivas, M.N. – Social Change in Modern India, University of California Press,
Berkeley 1968.
10. Beteille Andre – Social Inequality, Penguin Books – 1970.
11. Shankar Rao, C.N. – Sociology of Indian Society, S.Chand, New Delhi 2005.
12. Das Veena, Oxford Companion to Sociology and Anthropology, vol I &II, Oxford
University Press, New Delhi, 2003.
13. Sharma, K.L. (ed), Social Inequality in India- Profiles of Caste, Class and
SocietyRawat, Jaipur, 2001.
14. NCERT Textbooks for class 11 and 12- Social Change and Development in India,
Indian Society, Politics in India since Independence (these books are very well
written).
+3 1st Year Honours
SEMESTER-I
Paper-III (AH-1.1.3)
Basic Sociology-II
Unit-I. Sociology of Stratification and Mobility: Concept and Forms of Stratification,
Theories of Stratification - Karl Marx, Max Weber and Davis & Moore, Social
Mobility: Concept, Factors and Types.
Unit-II Social Institutions: Economic – Economic system of developed and under
developed nations, Concept of Property and Division of labour. Political –
Power, Authority, Bureaucracy. Educational – Education and Society,
Education and Social Change.
Unit-III Social Processes: Social Control: Concept, Features, Informal and Formal
Agencies; Social Interaction; Associative Processes - Co-operation &
Accommodation; Dissociative Processes; Conflict and Competition.
Books Recommended:
1. Inkles Alex – What is Sociology Prentice Hall, New Delhi 1997.
2. Maclver R.M. and C.H. page- Society: An Introductory Analysis Macmillan Co,
London 1953.
3. Davis Kingsley- Human Society Macmillan, New York 1948.
4. Bottomore, T.B.- Sociology Blackie and Son India Limited, New Delhi 1979.
5. Shankarao, C.N.- Sociology, S.Chand and Publications, Kolkata 2005.
6. Bhattacharya, D.C.- Sociology, Bijay Publications, Kolkata 2002.
7. Johson Hary, M- Sociology, Systematic Introduction Prentice Hall, New Delhi 2003.
8. Tumin, M.M.- Social Stratification, Prentice Hall New Delhi 2002.
9. Rouck – Social Control, New York Free Press 1947.
10. Abrham, F- Contemporary Sociology, Oxford University Press, New Delhi 2006.
11. Henslin, J.M.- Essentials of Sociology, Allyn and Bacon, Boston 1976.
3
12. Henslin, J.M.- Down to Earch Sociology, Allyn and Bacon, Boston 1973.
13. Toss, E.A.- Social Control, New York 1901.
14. Haralambos, Michael, Sociology: Themes and Perspectives, Oxford University Press,
New Delhi, 1983
+3 1st Year Honours
SEMESTER-II
Paper – IV (AH-1.2.4)
Indian Society: Structure and Change
Unit – I. Continuity and Change: Impact of Islam and the West, Socio-religious Reform
Movements: Arya Samaj Brahmo Samaj, Social Background of Indian
Nationalism.
Unit-II Marriage and Family: Meaning, Characteristics and household dimensions of
joint Family, South Indian Joint Family: Illom and Tarward, Factors Affecting
Joint Family System, Disintegration Debate. Marriage in Hindu, Muslim,
Christian and Tribal Societies, Recent Changes.
Unit- III Disadvantaged in India: Women, Children Scheduled Castes, Scheduled
Tribes: problems and Prospects, Other Backward classes, Mandal Commission
and Kaka Karlekar Report, Recent Legislation in favour of Women, Children,
SCs and STs.
Books Recommended:
1. Philip Mason – Unity and Diversity in India and Ceylone.
2. Mandelbaum, D.G. - Society in India, Popular Prakasan, Bombay 1955.
3. Kapadia, K.M- Marriage and Family in India, Oxford University Press, Bombay 258.
4. Hutton, J.H. - Caste in India, Oxford University press, New Delhi 1963.
5. Ahuja Ram – Indian Social System, Rawat Publication, New Delhi 1998
6. Kar P.K. - Indian Society, Kalyani Publications, New Delhi 1998.
7. Beteille Andre – Caste, Class & Power, University of California Press, Berkeley
1965.
+3 1st Year Honours
SEMESTER-II
Paper-V (AH-1.2.5)
Social Research
Unit – I Social Research : Social Research : Purpose of Research, Major Steps in
Social Research, Qualitative and Quantitative approaches to Social Research,
Scientific Method, Characteristic, its applicability in Social Research.
Unit – II Hypothesis: Definition, Characteristics, Types, Sources, Criteria for and
difficulties in formulating Hypothesis and Role of Hypothesis in Social
Research.
Unit – III Research Designs: Social Survey, Sampling Design, Research Design:
Exploratory, Diagnostic, Descriptive and Experimental Research Design.
4
Books Recommended:
1. W J Goode and Paul K Hatt: Methods in Social Research McGraw Hill Book Col,
New York 1952.
2. Young P.V. – Scientific Social Survey and Research Prentice Hall New York 1960.
3. Moser CA and G Kolton: Survey Methods in Social Investigation Language Book
Society London 1980.
4. Bhandarkar and Wilkinson: Methodology and Techniques of Social Research
Himalaya Publishing House Bombay 1999.
5. Baijai, S.R. : Methods of Social Survey and Research Kitab Ghar, Agra 1988.
6. Kothari, C.R. Research Methodology – Wiley and Estem New Delhi 1982.
7. Ghosh, B.N. – Scientific Method and Social Research Sterling Publishers New Delhi
1982.
8. Bose, Pradip Kumar, Research Methodology, New Delhi, Indian Council of Social
Science Research 1995.
9. Bailley, Kennath P.Methods of Social Research, The Free Press, New York 1978.
10. Berelson, Bernard, Content Analysis in Communication Research, Hafneer Pub.
Comp, New York 1971.
11. Berger, perter and Thomas Luckmann, The Social Construction of Reality, New
York: John Wiley and Sons 1967.
12. Brown, Richard Harvey, Society as Text, Chicago: University of Chocago Press 1973
13. Bryman, Alan, Quantity and Quality in Social Research, London : Unwin Hyman
1988.
14. Bulmer, Marylin (ed) Sociological Research Methods, Macmillan Pub1979.
15. Fernades, Walter and Phillip Viegas, Participatory and Conventional Research
Methodologies, New Delhi : Indian Social Institutes 1985.
16. Galtung, Johan, Theory and Methods of Social Research, George Allen & Unwin Ltd.
London 1969.
17. Gorelick, Sherry : Contradictions in Feminist Methodology Gender and Society, Vol
5, No. 4, Dec 1991.
18. Hammond, Phillip, eE (ed) Sociologist at Work: Essays on the Craft of Social
Research, Doubleday, Garden City 1967.
19. Lastruic , Carlo The Scientific Approach : Basic principles of the Scientific Method,
Massachusetts, Schenkuao Publishing, Cambridge 1985.
20. Madan, T.N. Research Methodology: A Treand Report in A Survey of Research in
Sociology and Social Anthro Doloay Vol. III Bombay: Popular prakashan 1972.
21. Madan, T.N and Beteille, Andre, Encounter and Experiences, Personal accounts of
field Work, Vikas, New Delhi 1975.
22. Mukherjee, Ramakrishna, What will it be (Explorations in Industice Sociology), New
Delhi : Allied Publishers 1979.
23. Mukherjee, P.N.(ed) Methodology in Social Research, New Delhi : Sage Publications
2000.
24. Oommen T.K. “Data Collection Techniques : The Sterile Controversy”, Economic
and Political Weekly 4 (19), pp 809-15, 1969.
25. Payne, G.et. al Sociology and Social Research, Routledge London 1985.
26. Pugh, Derek, studying Organisational Strucute and Process, in Gereth Morgan ed,
Beyond.
5
+3 1st Year Honours
SEMESTER-II
Paper-V (AH-1.2.6)
Classical Thought-I
Unit-I. Auguste Comte: Law of Three Stages, Hierarchy of Sciences, Statics and
Dynamics, Positivism.
Unit-II. Herbert Spencer: Social Evolution, Organismic Analogy, Social Darwinism,
Neo-evolutionary Critiques.
Unit-III. Emile Durkheim: Division of Labour, Rules Sociological Method, Suicide,
Theory of Religion.
Books Recommended. 1. Aron, Raymond. Main Currents of Sociological Thought. Vol.1 &2.
2. Bames, H.E. An Introduction of History of Sociology, University of Chicago Press,
1948.
3. Coser,L. Masters of Sociological Thought.
4. Fletcher, Ronald. The Making of Sociology. Vol.1 &2.
5. Zeitlin. I.M. Ideology and Development of Sociological Thought.
+3 1st Year Pass
SEMESTER-I
Paper – I (AE-1.1.1)
Basic Sociology-I
Unit-I Sociology: Emergence, Definition, Subject-matter and Scope; Formalistic and
Synthetic School of Thought.
Unit-II Basic Concepts: Society, Community, Institution; Primary and Secondary
Group, In-group and Out-group.
Unit-III Individual, Culture and Society: Individual and Society, Man as a social
Animal, Culture and Personality, Socialization – Stages and agencies of
socialization.
Books Recommended: 1. Maciver R.M. and CH.H. Page, Society: An Introductory Analysis, Macmillan Co.,
London 1953.
2. Davis Kingsley, Human Society, Macmillan, New York 1948.
3. Bottomore T.N, Sociology, Blackie and Son India Limited. New Delhi 1979.
4. Shankar Rao, C.N, Sociology, S.Chand and Publications, Kolkata 2005.
5. Bhattacharya D.C , Sociology, Bijaya Publications, Kolkata 2002.
6. Johnson Harry, M, Sociology, Systematic Introduction, Prentice Hall, New Delhi,
2003.
7. Abraham, F, Contemporary Sociology, Oxford University Press, New Delhi-2006.
8. Mills, C.W, Sociological Imagination, Oxford University Press, New York, 1956
9. Berger, L. Peter, Invitation to Sociology: A Humanist Perspective, Anchor books,
New York, 1963.
6
+3 1st Year Pass
SEMESTER-I
Paper-II (AE-1.1.2)
Indian Plural Society
Unit-I Pluralism in India: Unity in Diversity, Diversities in Respect of Language,
Caste, Race and Religion, Region, Factors of Unity. Diversity Problems:
Communalism, Regionalism, Casteism, Linguism.
Unit- II Hindu Social Organisation: Bases of Hindu Social Organisation,
Varnasharama Dharma, Purushartha, Doctrine of Karma.
Unit-III: Social Hierarchy: Caste –Features, Functions, Class – Emergence of Class,
Caste and Class.
Books Recommended:
1. Philip Mason – Unity and Diversity in India and Ceylone.
2. Mandelbaum, D.G. – Society in India, Popular Prakasan, Bombay 1955.
3. Kapadia, K.M. - Marriage and Family in India, Oxford University Press, Bombay
1958.
4. Hutton, J.H. – Caste in India, Oxford University Press, New Delhi 1963.
5. Ahuja Ram - Indian Social System, Rawat Publication, New Delhi 1998.
6. Kar P.K. - Indian Society, Kalyani Publications, New Delhi 1998.
7. Beteille Andre - Caste, Class & Power University of California Press, Berkeley 1965.
8. Prabhu, P.H. – Hindu Social Organisation, Popular Prakasan Bombay 1955.
9. Srinivas, M.N. – Social Change in Modern India, University of California Press,
Berkeley 1968.
10. Beteille Andre – Social Inequality, Penguin Books – 1970.
11. Shankar Rao, C.N. – Sociology of Indian Society, S.Chand, New Delhi 2005.
12. Das Veena, Oxford Companion to Sociology and Anthropology, vol I &II, Oxford
University Press, New Delhi, 2003.
13. Sharma, K.L. (ed), Social Inequality in India- Profiles of Caste, Class and
SocietyRawat, Jaipur, 2001.
14. NCERT Textbooks for class 11 and 12- Social Change and Development in India,
Indian Society, Politics in India Since Independence (these books are very well
written).
+3 1st Year Pass
SEMESTER-II
Paper-III (AE-1.2.3)
Basic Sociology-II
Unit-I. Sociology of Stratification and Mobility: Concept and Forms of Stratification,
Theories of Stratification – Karl Marx, Max Weber and Davis & Moore,
Social Mobility: Concept and Types.
Unit-II Social Institutions: Economic; Concept of Property and Division of labour.
Political – Power, Authority; Educational – Education and Society,
Educational and Social Change.
Unit-III Social Processes: Social Control; Concept, Features, Informal and Formal
Agencies; Social Interaction; Associative Processes - Co-operation &
Accommodation; Dissociative Processes; Conflict and Competition.
7
Books Recommended: 1. Inkles Alex – What is Sociology Prentice Hall, New Delhi 1997.
2. Maclver R.M. and C.H. page- Society: An Introductory Analysis Macmillan Co,
London 1953.
3. Davis Kingsley- Human Society Macmillan, New York 1948.
4. Bottomore, T.B.- Sociology Blackie and Son India Limited, New Delhi 1979.
5. Shankarao, C.N.- Sociology, S.Chand and Publications, Kolkata 2005.
6. Bhattacharya, D.C.- Sociology, Bijay Publications, Kolkata 2002.
7. Johson Hary, M- Sociology, Systematic Introduction Prentice Hall, New Delhi 2003.
8. Tumin, M.M.- Social Stratification, Prentice Hall New Delhi 2002.
9. Rouck – Social Control, New York Free Press 1947.
10. Abrham, F- Contemporary Sociology, Oxford University Press, New Delhi 2006.
11. Henslin, J.M.- Essentials of Sociology, Allyn and Bacon, Boston 1976.
12. Henslin, J.M.- Down to Earch Sociology, Allyn and Bacon, Boston 1973.
13. Toss, E.A.- Social Control, New York 1901.
14. Haralambos, Michael, Sociology: Themes and Perspectives, Oxford University Press,
New Delhi.
+3 1st Year Pass
SEMESTER-II
Paper – IV (AE-1.2.4)
Indian Society: Structure and Change
Unit–I. Continuity and Change: Socio-Cultural Dynamics through Ages; Ancient,
Medieval and Modern, Impact of Islam and the West.
Unit-II Marriage and Family: Meaning, Characteristics of joint Family, Factors
Affecting Joint Family System, Marriage in Hindu and Muslim Societies,
Recent Changes.
Unit- III Disadvantaged in India: Women, Children, Scheduled Castes, Scheduled
Tribes: problems and Prospects, Other Backward classes.
Books Recommended:
1. Philip Mason – Unity and Diversity in India and Ceylone.
2. Mandelbaum, D.G. - Society in India, Popular Prakasan, Bombay 1955.
3. Kapadia, K.M- Marriage and Family in India, Oxford University Press, Bombay 258.
4. Hutton, J.H. - Caste in India, Oxford University press, New Delhi 1963.
5. Ahuja Ram – Indian Social System, Rawat Publication, New Delhi 1998
6. Kar P.K. - Indian Society, Kalyani Publications, New Delhi 1998.
7. Beteille Andre – Caste, Class & Power, University of California Press, Berkeley
1965.
+3 2nd
Year Honours
3rd
Semester
Paper-VII (AH-2.3.7)
Sociology of Social Change
Unit- I: Social Change: Meaning, Characteristics and types of Social Change.
Concepts of Progress, Development and Evolution.
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Unit-II: Theories of Social Change: Evolutionary, Cyclic, Conflict, Functional and
Deterministic Theories.
Unit- III: Factors of Social Change: Technological, Economic, Cultural, Demographic
and Psychological Factors; Communication and Social Change.
Books Recommended: 1. Lappiere, R.T: Social Change
2. Moore, W.E: Social Change- Prentice Hall New Delhi 1990.
3. Kupuswamy B: Social Change in India
4. Srinivas, M.N: Social Change in Modern India – University of California Press
Kerkely 1968.
5. Singh, Y: Modernisation of India Tradition – Thompson Press New Delhi 1973.
+3 2nd
Year Honours
3rd
Semester
Paper-VIII (AH-2.3.8)
Social Research: Tools and Techniques
Unit-I: Tools and Techniques I: Survey, Observation – Types and Importance in
Social Research, Questionnaire and Interview Schedule.
Unit-II: Tools and Techniques II: Interview – Purpose, Techniques and Role of
Interview, Case Study - sources and limitations. Focussed Group Discussion,
Content Analysis.
Unit-III: Sampling: Importance and Types; Research Report Format and Writing.
Books Recommended: 1. W J Goode and Paul K Hatt: Methods in Social Research McGraw Hill Book Col,
New York 1952.
2. Young P.V.: Scientific Social Survey and Research Prentice Hall New York 1960.
3. Moser CA and G Kolton: Survey Methods in Social Investigation Language Book
Society London 1980.
4. Bhandarkar and Wilkinson: Methodology and Techniques of Social Research
Himalaya Publishing House Bombay 1999.
5. Baijai, S.R: Methods of Social Survey and Research Kitab Ghar, Agra 1988.
+3 2nd
Year Hons
3rd
Semester
Paper IX (AH-2.3.9)
Paper Title - Political Sociology
Unit – I: Emergence, nature, scope and importance of political sociology; Relationship
between Society and Polity.
Unit-II: Power, Authority and Bureaucracy; Political Elites; Politics, State and Nation-
State; Totalitarianism and Democracy.
Unit-III: Political Culture, Political Socialisation, Political Participation, Pressure
Group and Political Party, Voting Behaviour.
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Books Recommended:
1) Almond, G. and J. Coleman. . Politics of Developing Areas,
2) Aron, Raymond. 1968. Democracy and Totalitarianism, London
3) Bottomore, T.B. Political Sociology
4) Bottomore, T.B. 1966. Elites and Society, Harmondsworth: Penguin Books.
5) Dahl, R.A. 1961. Who Governs? , New Heaven: Yale University Press.
6) Dahl, R.A. 1963. Modern Political Analysis, Engle-Woods: Prentice-Hall.
7) Dowse, R.E. and J.A. Hughes. 1972. Political Sociology, London: John Wiley &
Sons.
8) Easton, David. . TA System Analysis of Political Life,
9) Easton, David. 1956. “A Framework for Political Analysis and a System Analysis of a
Political Life”,
10) Easton, David. 1957. “Analysis of Political System”
11) Gupta, Dipankar.`1. Political Sociology of India,
12) Haralambos, M. and R. Heald.2000. Sociology: Themes and Perspectives, London:
Collins. (Chapter-9).
13) Heald, David. 1989. Political Thought and the Modern State, Stanford: Stanford
University Press.
14) Key, V.O. 1950. Politics, Parties and Pressure Groups,
15) Lipset, S.M. ET AL. 1956. The Union Democracy, Glencoe: The Free Press.
16) Lipset, S.M. 1963. “Political Sociology”, Sociology Today, Ed. R.K. Merton et al.
London: Mercury Books.
17) Lipset, S.M. and S. Rokkan (Eds.).1967. Party Systems and Voter Alignments, New
York: Free Press.
18) Marshall, T.H. 1950. Citizenship and Social Class and Other Essays, Cambridge:
Cambridge University Press.
19) Michels, R.1959. Political Parties, Glencoe: The Free Press.
20) Milbrath, L. 1965. Political Participation, Chicago: Rand McNally.
21) Miliband, R. 1977. Marxism and Politics, Oxford: Oxford University Press.
22) Mills, C.W. 1956. The Power Elite, New York: Oxford University Press.
23) Somjee, A.H. 1959. Voting Behavior in an Indian Village, Baroda
24) Uberoi, J.B.S. 2003. “Civil Society”, The Oxford India Companion to Sociology and
Social Anthropology, Ed. New Delhi: Oxford University Press.
25) Weber, Max. 1948. “Politics as Vocations”, From Max Weber, Essays in Sociology,
Eds. H.H. Gerth and C.W. Mills, New York: Harcourt Brace.
+3 2nd
Year Honours
4th
Semester
Paper X (AH-2.4.10)
Paper Title – Sociology of Change and Development
Unit-I: Directed Social Change: Social Policy and Social Development, Planned
Social Change in India, Economic Development and Social Change,
Preconditions for Economic Development, Resistance to Change: Social,
Psychological Economic and Cultural.
Unit-II: Process of Social change: Westernization, Sanskritization, Urbanization,
Secularization and Modernization.
Unit-III: Globalization, Concept, Characteristics and Positive and Negative
Dimensions, Globalization in the context of Developing Nations.
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Books Recommended: 1. Lappiere, R.T: Social Change
2. Moore, W.E: Social Change- Prentice Hall New Delhi 1990.
3. Kuppuswamy B: Social Change in India.
4. Srinivas, M.N: Social change in Modern India- University of California press kerkely
1968.
5. Singh, Y: Modernization of India Tradition –Thompson press New Delhi 1973.
+3 2nd
Year Hons
4th
Semester
Paper XI (AH-2.4.11)
Paper Title –Theoretical Perspectives
Unit – I: Functionalism- Radcliffe Brown, Mallinowaski, Merton.
Unit- II: Conflict Theory- Dahrendorf, Coser & Collins
Unit-III: Interactionist & Social Exchange Theories- Mead, Homans, Blau
Books recommended:
1) Ritzer, George. 1992. Modern Sociological Theory, New York; Mcgraw- Hill.
2) Turner, Jonathan H. 1995. The Structure Of Sociological Theory, (4th
Edition), Jaipur
And New Delhi: Rawat
3) Coser,Lewis, A. 1979. Masters of Sociological Thought, New York: Harcout Brace.
4) Collins, R.1956. The Functions of Social Conflict, New York: The Free Press.
5) Dahrendorf, R. 1959. Class and Class Conflict In Industrial Society, London:
Routledge And Kegan Paul.
6) Merton,R.K. 1968. Social Theory And Social Structure, New York: Free Press
+3 2nd
Year Hons
4th
Semester
Paper XII (AH-2.4.12)
Paper Title - Urban Sociology
Unit-I: Emergence, nature, scope and significance of urban sociology; Ideas of Weber
and Tonnies; rural-urban contrast and continuum.
Unit –II: Chicago School and Urbanism as a way of Life; Urbanization, Urban Culture,
City, Metropolis, Megalopolis, Global Cities.
Unit-III: History of Urbanization in India; Urban Development Policy in India, Urban
Poverty, Housing, Slums.
Books Recommended:
1) Betille, Andre. 1974 Six Essays in Comparitive Sociology, New Delhi: Oxford
University Press.
2) Chauhan, B. R. 2003. Village Community, in Veena Das, The Oxford India
Companion to Sociology and Social Anthropology, New Delhi: Oxford University
Press.
3) --------- 1990. Rural Urban Articulations, Udaipur: A. C. Brothers.
4) Desai, A. R. 1977. Rural Sociology in India, Bombay: Popular Prakashan.
11
5) -------- 1979. Rural India in Transition, Bombay: Popular Prakashan.
6) Dube, S. C. 1955. India’s Changing Villages, London: Routledge and Kegan Paul.
7) Dhanagare, D. N. 1988. Peasant Movements in India, New Delhi: Oxford University
Press.
8) Joshi, P. C. 1976. Land Reforms in India: Trends and Perspectives, Bombay: Allied
Publishers.
9) Majumdar, D. N. 1955. Rural Profiles, Lucknow: Ethnographic and Folk Culture
Society.
10) Marriott, M. (Ed.). 1955. Village India, Chicago: Chicago University Press.
11) Mencher J.P. 1983. Social Anthropology of Peasantry, Part III, New Delhi: Oxford
University Press.
12) Oommen, T. K. 1971. “Green Revolution and Agrarian Conflict”, Economic and
Political Weekly, 6(26): 99-103.
13) Radhakrishnan, P. 1989. Peasant Struggles: Land Reforms and Social Change in
Malabar 1836 – 1982, New Delhi: Sage Publications.
14) Redfield, R. 1956. The Little Community, Chicago: Chicago University Press.
15) Srinivas, M. N. (Ed.). 1955. India’s Villages, Calcutta: Government of West Bengal
Press.
16) --------- 1996. Village, Caste, Gender and Method: Essays in Indian Anthropology, New
Delhi: Oxford University Press.
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Year Pass
3rd
Semester
Paper – V (AE-2.3.5)
Social Research
Unit-I: Social Research: Social research: Meaning, Major Steps in Social Research,
Scientific Methods, Characteristics, Its Applicability in Social Research.
Unit-II: Hypothesis: Definition, Characteristics, Types, Sources and Role of
Hypothesis in Social Research.
Unit-III: Designs: Social Survey, Sampling Design, Research Design, Exploratory,
Diagnostic, Descriptive and Experimental Research Design.
Books Recommended:
1. W J Goode and Paul K Hatt: Methods in Social Research McGraw Hill Book Col,
New York 1952.
2. Young P.V. – Scientific Social Survey and Research Prentice Hall New York 1960.
3. Moser CA and G Kolton : Survey Methods in Social Investigation Language Book
Society London 1980.
4. Bhandarkar and Wilkinson : Methodology and Techniques of Social Research
Himalaya Publishing House Bombay 1999.
5. Baijai, S.R.: Methods of Social Survey and Research Kitab Ghar, Agra 1988.
+3 2nd
Year Pass
3rd
Semester
Paper – VI (AE-2.3.6)
Sociology of Social Change
Unit- I: Social Change: Meaning and Characteristics of Social Change, Progress,
Development and Evolution and Interrelationships.
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Unit-II: Theories of Social Change: Evolutionism, Cyclic, Conflict, Functional and
Deterministic Theories.
Unit- III: Factors of Social Change: Technological, Cultural, Demographic and
Biological Factors,
Books Recommended: 1. Lappiere, R.T: Social Change
2. Moore, W.E: Social Change- Prentice Hall New Delhi 1990.
3. Kuppuswamy B: Social Change in India
4. Srinivas, M.N: Social Change in Modern India – University of California Press
Kerkely 1968.
5. Singh, Y: Modernisation of India Tradition – Thompson Press New Delhi 1973.
+3 2nd
Year Pass
4th
Semester
Paper-VII (AE-2.4.7)
Social Research: Tools and Techniques
Unit-I: Tools and Techniques I: Observation – Types and Importance in Social
Research, Questionnaire and Schedule, Problems of Response.
Unit-II: Tools and Techniques II: Interview – Purpose, Techniques and Role of
Interview, Case Study - Sources and Limitations.
Unit-III: Writing: Planning a Research Report, Writing Research report, Report Format,
Drafting and Editing.
Books Recommended:
1. W J Goode and Paul K Hatt : Methods in Social Research McGraw Hill Book Col,
New York 1952.
2. Young P.V. : Scientific Social Survey and Research Prentice Hall New York 1960.
3. Moser CA and G Kolton : Survey Methods in Social Investigation Language Book
Society London 1980.
4. Bhandarkar and Wilkinson : methodology and Techniques of Social Research
Himalaya Publishing House Bombay 1999.
5. Baijai, S.R. : Methods of Social Survey and Research Kitab Ghar, Agra 1988.
+3 2nd
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4th
Semester
Paper-VIII (AE-2.4.8)
Sociology Change and Development
Unit-I: Directed Social Change: Social Policy and Social Development, Planned
Social Change in India, Economic Development and Social Change,
Preconditions for Economic Development, Resistance to Change: Social,
Psychological and Cultural.
Unit-II: Process of Social Change: Westernization, Sanskritization, Urbanization,
Secularization and Modernization.
Unit-III: Global Social Change: Globalization: Concept, Characteristics, Positive and
Negative Dimensions,
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Books Recommended 1. Lappiere, R.T: Social Change
2. Moore, W.E: Social Change- Prentice Hall New Delhi 1990.
3. Kuppuswamy B: Social Change in India.
4. Srinivas, M.N: Social change in Modern India- University of California press kerkely
1968.
5. Singh, Y: Modernization of India Tradition –Thompson press New Delhi 1973.
+3 3rd
Year Hons
5th
SEMESTER
Paper XIII (AH-3.5.13)
Kinship, Marriage and Family
Unit-I. Kinship: Concept and Theory. Kinship Terminology, Kinship Theory:
Alliance Theory, Descent Theory. Kinship and Descent - Unilineal, Double
and Congnatic Descent.
Unit-II Kinship in India: Kinship organization in India: North, South, East and North-
East, Regional Variation in South and North.
Unit-III Marriage and Family: Aims, Ideals and Rules of Marriage - Endogamy,
Exogamy; Prescriptive and Preferential Marriage. Monogamy, Polygamy,
Levirate, Sororate. Hypergamy, Hypogamy. Dowry and Bride price, Joint
family in the context of industrialization.
Books Recommended: 1. Kapadia K.M. : Marriage and family in India Oxford University Press Bombay 1958.
2. Majumdar and Madam: Introduction to Social Anthropology.
3. Encyclopaedia Britanica: Kinship.
4. Fox Robin : Kinship and Marriage.
5. Keesingrm: Kin Group and Social Structure.
+3 3rd
Year Hons
5th
SEMESTER
Paper XIV (AH-3.5.14)
Industrial Sociology
Unit-I Industrial Sociology: Nature and Scope, Importance of Industrial Sociology in
India. Industrialization: Characteristics of Industrial Society, Social Effects of
Industrialization.
Unit-II Labour and Trade Union: Industrial Labour: Definition And Characteristics,
Labour Problems In India. Trade Union Movement In India - Characteristics
And Types Of Trade Union, Functions, History Of Trade Union Movement
And Problems Of Trade Union In India.
Unit-III Disputes and Bargaining: Industrial Disputes: Causes; Strike and Lockout,
Measures of Settlement. Collective Bargaining: Concept, Features and
Principles, Collective Bargaining At Plant, Industry and State Levels, Trends
of Collective Bargaining In India.
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Books Recommended:
1. Form Miller: Industrial Sociology.
2. Martz Wilbert: Industrial Relations and Social Order.
3. Saxena R.C.: Labour Problems and Social Welfare.
4. Chandan P.: Recent Trends In Collective Bargaining.
+3 3rd
Year Hons
5th
SEMESTER
Paper XV (AH-3.5.15)
Crime and Society
Unit-I Criminology: Definition and Subject Matter, Sociology And Criminology,
Criminology And Penology.
Unit-II Crime: Concept, Sociological Theories Of Crime And Punishment,
Classification And Incidence of Crime, Causes, Crime In India.
Unit-III. Social Problems: Juvenile Delinquency, Suicide, Dowry, Atrocities on
Women and Scheduled Castes – Causes, Consequences and Remedial
Measures.
Books Recommended: Sutherland E.H.: Principles of Criminology.
Gillin: Criminology and Penology.
Linard & Clinand: Sociology of Deviant Behaviour
Madan. G.R.: Social Problems In India Mohanty S.: Crime And Criminals Sethna: Society
And The Criminal.
Merit and Elliot: Social Disorganisation.
Chandra S. Sociology of Deviance in India.
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Year Hons
5th
SEMESTER
Paper XVI (AH-3.5.16)
Sociology of Religion
Unit-I. Basic Concepts: Science, Magic and Religion; Cult and Denomination;
Functions and Dysfunctions of Religion; Typology of Religion; Scope of
Sociology of Religion.
Unit-II. Theoretical Interpretations: Malinowski, Clifford Geertz, Durkheim and
Weber.
Unit-III. Contestation over Religion in India: Fundamentalism, Communalism,
Secularism and Proselytism; Religious Pluralism in India.
Books Recommended:
Baird, Robert D. (ed.). 1995 (3rd edition). Religion in modern India. Delhi: Manohar.
Jones, Kenneth W. 1989. Socio-religious reform movements in British India (The new
Cambridge history of India III-1). Hyderabad: Orient Longman.Sociology 90
Madan, T.N. (ed.). 1992 (enlarged edition). Religion in India. New Delhi: Oxford
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University Press.
Muzumdar, H.T. 1986. India’s religious Heritage. New Delhi: Allied.
Roberts, Keith A. 1984. Religion in Sociological Perspective. New York: Dorsey Press.
Shakir, Moin (ed.). 1989. Religion, state and politics in India. Delhi: Ajanta Publications.
Turner, Bryan S. 1991 (2nd edition). Religion and Social Theory. London: Sage.
+3 3rd
Year Hons
5th
SEMESTER
Paper XVII (AH-3.5.17)
Classical Thought-II
Unit-I: Karl Marx: Historical Materialism; Dialectical Materialism, Surplus Value;
Class and Class Conflict; Alienation.
Unit-II: Max Weber: Social Action; Ideal Type; Protestant Ethics and the Spirit of
Capitalism; Bureaucracy.
Unit-III: Vilfredo Pareto: Logico-experimental Method, Logical and Non-logical
Actions; Residues and Derivations; Theory of Elites.
Books Recommended Pareto, V. 1935. The Mind and Society, New York: Pall Mall Press.
--------- 1966. Vilfredo Pareto: Sociological Writings, (Selected and introduced by S. E.
Finer), New York: Pall Mall Press.
Aron, R. 1970. Main Currents in Sociological Thought, Vol. II, Harmondsworth: Penguin.
Bendix, R. 1962. Max Weber: An Intellectual Portrait, New York: Anchor Books.
Benton, T. 1977. Philosophical Foundation of the Three Sociologies, London: Routledge and
Kegan Paul.
Coser, L. A. 1977. Masters of Sociological Thought, New York: Harcourt Brace.
Fletcher, Ronald. 1971. The Making of Sociology: Developments, Vol. II, London: Nelson.
Giddens, A. 1973. Capitalism and Modern Social Theory: An analysis of Writings of Marx,
Durkheim and Weber, London: Cambridge University Press.
Marx, Karl. 1964. Selected Writings in Sociology and Social Philosophy, (T. Bottomore and
M. Rubel, Eds.), London: McGraw Hill.
Marx, Karl. 1970. Contribution to the Critique of Political Economy, Moscow: Foreign
Publishing House.
-----. 1970. Capital, Vol. I, II & III, Moscow: Progress Publication.
Marx, Karl. & Engels, F. 1950. Manifesto of the Communist Party, Moscow: Foreign
Publishing House.
Marx, Karl. & Engels, F. 1952. The German Ideology, (Ist & the last chapter) Moscow:
Foreign Publishing House.
McIntosh, I. 1997. Classical Sociological Theory: A Reader, Edinburgh: Edinburgh
University Press.
McLellan, David. 1977. Karl Marx: Selected Writings, Oxford: Oxford University Press.
Nisbet, Robert A. 1966. The Sociological Tradition, New York: Basic Books.
Parsons, Talcott. 1937. The Structure of Social Action, New York: McGraw-Hill.
Ritzer, George. 1996. Classical Sociological Theory. New York: McGraw-Hill.
Weber, Max. 1946. From Max Weber: Essays in Sociology, New York: Oxford University
Press.
-------. 1947. The Theory of Social and Economic Organization, New York: The Free Press.
-------. 1949. The Methodology of Social Sciences, Toronto: Collier-Macmillan.
-------. 1958. The Protestant Ethics and the Sprit of Capitalism, New York: Charles
Scribner’s sons.
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-------. 1978. Economy and Society, Vol. I & II, Berkeley: University of California Press.
Zeitlin, Irvin. 1981. Ideology and the Development Sociological Theory. New York: Prentice
Hall.
+3 3rd
Year Hons
5th
SEMESTER
Paper XVIII (AH-3.5.18)
Social Problems
UNIT–I. Concepts and Perspectives: Meaning; Significance of the Study of Social
Problems; Deviance; Sociological Perspectives on Social Problems - Anomie
(Merton), Differential Association (Sutherland), Labelling (Becker).
UNIT–II. Social Problems-I: Female Foeticide; Domestic Violence; Problems of the
Elderly; Child Abuse.
UNIT–III. Social Problems-II: Drug Addiction; Alcoholism; Corruption; Cyber Crime.
Books Recommended:
Ahuja, Ram (2000): Social Problems in India, New Delhi: Rawat Publications.
Beteille, Andre (1992): Backward Classes in Contemporary India, New Delhi: OUP
Beteille, Andre (1974): Social Inequality, New Delhi: OUP
Bereman, G.D. (1979): Caste and Other Inequalities: Essay in Inequality, Meerut: Folklore
Institute.
Dube, Leela (1997): Women and Kinship, Comparative Perspectives on Gender in South and
Southeast Asia, New Delhi: Sage Publication.
Desai, Neera & Usha Thakkar (2007): Women in Indian Society, National Book Trust, India.
Gill, S.S. (1998): The Pathology of Corruption, New Delhi: Harper Collin Publishers.
Lewis, Oscar (1966): Culture of Poverty “Scientific American” Vol-II and V No.IV PP-19-
25.
Madan, G.R. Social Problems.
Satya Murty, T.V. (1996): Region, Religion, Caste, Gender and Culture in Contemporary
India, New Delhi: OUP.
+3 3rd
Year Hons
6th
SEMESTER
Paper XIX (AH-3.6.19)
Rural Society and Development
UNIT–I. Rural Social Movement: Peasant Movements, Dalit and Tribal Movements.
UNIT–II. Rural Development Approaches in India: Rural Development Policy and
Programmes in India, Five Year Plan Context, Approaches to Rural
Development.
UNIT–III. Rural Social Services: Rural Health Services, Housing and Sanitation,
Universalization of Primary Education, Mid-Day Meals.
Books Recommended:
Desai, A.R. (Ed): Rural Sociology in India Bombay, Popular 1987.
Dube, S.C. India’s Changing Villages.
Nelson: Rural Sociology.
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Chidamberm, J.B. – Rural Sociology.
Arora, R.C. : Integrated Rural Development.
+3 3rd
Year Hons
6th
SEMESTER
Paper XX (AH-3.6.20)
Tribal Studies
F.M. – 10+40
Unit-I. Concept of Tribe: Tribe and Caste. Classification of Tribe: food gatherers and
hunters, shifting cultivators, nomads, pastoralists, peasants and settled
agriculturists, artisans. Characteristics of Tribal Society. Distribution and
Concentration of Tribal People in India.
Unit-II. Socio-Cultural Profile and Problems: Marriage and Tribal Ways of Acquiring
Mates, Tribal Language, Religious Beliefs and Practices, Status of Women,
Land Alienation and Exploitation.
Unit-III Social Mobility and Change: Tribal Sanskritization, Impact of colonial rule on
tribal society. Tribal development in Five year plans, Laws in favour of tribes.
Books Recommended:
Bagchi K.P. & Co.: Surajit Sinha (ed), 1987, Tribal Politics and State system in pre-
Colonial Eastern and North-Eastern India Calcutta.
Bose N.K.(1967) Culture and Society in India (Asia Publishing House).
Chanduri B. (ed) Tribal Development in India, Delhi (B.R.Publication).
Mahapatra K (ed) (1997), Tribal language and culture of Orissa, Bhubaneswar, Academy of
Tribal Dialects and Culture Welfare Department.
+3 3rd
Year Hons
6th
SEMESTER
Paper XXI (AH-3.6.21)
Gender and Society
Unit-I Social Construction of Gender: Gender Roles; Gender Socialization and
Stereotypes; Gender Inequality and Gender Inequity. Feminism.
Unit-II Gender and Social Structure: Women and Work; Women and Family; Women
and Politics; Women and Religion.
Unit-III Gender and Development: Development Strategies- WID, WAD, GAD;
Feminist Movements; Impact of Globalization on Women
Books Recommended:
Altekar, A.S. 1983. The Position of Women in Hindu Civilization.Delhi: Motilal
Banarasidass, Second Edition:P Fifth reprint..
Chodrow, Nancy. 1978. The Reproduction of Mothering. Berkeley: University of
California Press.
Desai, Neera and M. Krishnaraj. 1987. Women and Society in India. Delhi: Ajanta.
Dube, Leela et.al. (eds.) 1986. Visibility and Power: Essays on Women in Society and
Development. New Delhi: OUP.
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Forbes, G. 1998. Women in Modern India. New Delhi, Cambridge University Press.
India, Government of India. 1974. Towards Equality: Report of the Committee on the
Status of Women.
Maccoby, Eleaner and Carol Jacklin. 1975. The Psychology of Sex Differences.
Stanford: Stanford University Press.
McCormack, C. And M. Strathern (ed.) 1980. Nature, Culture and Gender. Cambridge:
Cambridge University Press.
Myers, Kristen Anderson et.al. (eds.) 1998. Feminist Foundations: Towards
Transforming Sociology. New Delhi: Sage.
Oakley, Ann. 1972. Sex, Gender and Society. New York: Harper and Row.
Sharma, Ursula. 1983. Women, Work and Property in North-West India. London:
Tavistock.
Shulamitz, Reinharz and Lynn Davidman. 1991. Feminist Research Methods. New York:
Oxford University Press.
Srinivas, M.N. Caste: Its Modern Avatar, New Delhi: Penguin (Leela Dube’s Article on
Caste and Women).
Vaid, S. & K. Sangari. 1989. Recasting Women: Essays in Colonial History, New Delhi:
Kali For Women.
References
Agarwal, B. 1994. A Field of One’s Own: Gender and Land Rights in South Asia,
Cambridge: Cambfidge University Press.
Chanana, Karuna. 1988. Socialization, Women and Education: Explorations in Gender
Identity, New Delhi: Orient Longman.
Dube, Leela. 1997. Women and Kinship: Comparative Perspectives on Gender in
South and South-East Asia. Tokyo: United Nations University Press.
Gandhi, N. And N.Shah. 1992. The Issues at Stake: Theory and Practice in the
Contemporary Women’s Movement in India. New Delhi: Kali For Women.
Ghadially, Rehana (ed.) 1988. Women in Indian Society. New Delhi: Sage.
Jayawardene, Kumari. 1991. Feminism and Nationalism in the Third World. New Delhi:
Kali For Women.
Mies Maria. 1980. Indian Women and Patriarchy: Conflicts and Dilemmas of Students
and Working Women. New Delhi: Concept.
Omvedt, Gail. 1975. ‘Caste, Class and Women’s Literation in India,’ Bulletin of
Concerned Asian Scholars.7
Pardeshi, Pratima. 1998. Dr.Ambedkar and the Question of Women’s Liberation in
India. Pune: WSC, University of Pune.
Abbot, P. and C. Wallace. 1990. An Introduction to Sociology: Feminist
Perspectives,London: Routledge & Kegan Paul.
D. H. J. 1986. “Gender” in R. Burgess (ed.) Key Variables in Social Investigation, London:
Routledge & Kegan Paul.
Eichler, M. 1991. Nonsexist Research Methods: A Practical Guide, London: Routledge &
Kegan Paul.
Engels, F. 1972. The Origin of the Family, Private Property and the state, London: Lawrence
& Wishart.Morgan.
Harding, S. (Ed.). 1987. Feminism and Methodology, Milton Keynes: Open University Press.
Haralambos, M. and Holborn, M. 2000. Sociology: Themes and Perspectives,(5th
ed.),
London: Collins.
Oakley, Ann. 1972. Sex, Gender and Society, London, Temple Smith.
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Oakley, Ann. 1974. Sociology of Housework, Oxford: Martin Roberson.
Pawson, R. 1992. “Feminist Methodology” in M. Haralambos (ed.) Developments in
Sociology, vol. 8, Ormskirk: CausewawayPress.
+3 3rd
Year Hons
6th
SEMESTER
Paper XXII (AH-3.6.22)
Disaster Management
Unit-I Understanding Disaster: Concept and Types of Disaster, Significance of the
study of Disaster, Types of Disaster, Natural and Man-made Disaster.
Unit-II Natural Disasters: Earthquake, Flood, Cyclone, And Drought: Causes,
Coverage and Effects.
Unit-III Disaster Management: Essentials of Disaster Preparedness, Role of
Government and Non-government Agencies, Public Awareness Programmes,
Relief Management, Mitigation Strategies, Social and Economic aspects of
Rehabilitation.
Books Recommended:
Carter W N Disaster Management: A Disaster Managers Handbook, ADB Manila 1992.
Green Stephen International Disaster Realities: Towards A Responsive System, 1cGrew Hill,
Wew York 1980.
Mishra GK and GC Mathur (ed) national Disaster Reduction, Reliance Publication Delhi
1995.
Prakas Indu Disaster Management Rastra Prahari Prakasan, Ghaziabad 1995.
+3 3rd
Year Hons
6th
SEMESTER
Paper XXIII (AH-3.6.23)
Population Studies
UNIT – I Population Studies: Meaning, Scope and Significance; Demographic
Processes: Fertility, Mortality and Migration; Age Structure, Sex-Ratio,
Literacy in India.
UNIT – II Population Theories: Malthusian, Demographic Transition and Optimum
Population Theory, Social Capillarity Theory.
UNIT – IV Population Planning and Control: Plans and Programmes; Problems of
Implementing Control Measures; India’s Population Policy, National Health
Mission.
Books Recommended:
Agarwal, S.N. (1989): Population Studies with Special Reference to India, New Delhi: Lok
Surjeet Publication.
Bose, Ashish (1991): Demographic Diversity in India, Delhi: B.R.Publishing Corporation.
Banarjee, D. (1985): Health and Family Planning Services in India, New Delhi: Lok
Parkshan.
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Chandrasekhar, S. (ed.) (1974): Infant Mortality, Population Growth and Family Planning in
India,London: George Alen and Unwin Ltd.
Dubey, Surendra Nath (2001): Population of India, Delhi: Authors Press.
Kohli, S. (1977): Family Planning in India, New Delhi.
Malthus, T.R. (1986): An Essay on the Principle of Population, London: William Pickering.
Premi, M.K. (2004): Social Demography, Delhi: Jawahar Publishers and Distributors.
Sharma, Rajendra (1997): Demography and Population Problems, New Delhi: Atlantic
Publishers.
Srivastava, O.S. (1998): Demography and Population Studies, New Delhi: Vikas Publishing
House.
National Rural Health Mission (2006), Govt. of India, New Delhi.
+3 3rd
Year Hons
6th
SEMESTER
Paper-XXIV (AH-3.6.24)
Project Work
This paper will be a short project work or a term paper/book review which will be presented
by the candidate in an open seminar. The Presentation-cum-Open Viva-Voce will be
conducted and evaluated by an external examiner in the presence of all faculty members.
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Sociology Syllabus
Choice Based Paper
Title: Sociology and Indian Society.
Unit-I: Sociology: Subject, Scope and Approaches: Alex Inkeles, C.Wright Mills and Peter
Berger; Approaches: Structural functional and Conflict.
Unit-II: Indian Social System: Rural and Urban India: Complex Interplay of Caste, Gender,
Race, Religion and Region; Cultural Pluralism in India: Problems of Communalism,
Regionalism and Casteism.
Unit-III: Contemporary India: Process of Change: Globalization: Liberalization,
Privatization, Informalization of Labour, Changing Nature of State; Issues and Impact: SEZs,
Farmers’ Suicides, Environmental Degradation.
Readings:
Inkles Alex , What is Sociology Prentice Hall, New Delhi 1997.
Maciver R.M. and CH.H. Page, Society: An Introductory Analysis, Macmillan Co.,
London1953.
Davis Kingsley, Human Society, Macmillan, New York 1948.
Bottomore T.N, Sociology, Blackie and Son India Limited. New Delhi 1979.
Shankar Rao, C.N, Sociology, S.Chand and Publications, Kolkata 2005.
Bhattacharya D.C , Sociology, Bijaya Publications, Kolkata 2002.
Johnson Harry, M, Sociology, Systematic Introduction, Prentice Hall, New Delhi, 2003.
Abraham, F, Contemporary Sociology, Oxford University Press, New Delhi-2006.
Mills, C.W, Sociological Imagination, Oxford University Press, New York, 1956
Berger, L. Peter, Invitation to Sociology: A Humanist Perspective, Anchor books, New York,
1963.
Bose, N.K. 1967, Culture and Society in India. Bombay : Asia Publishing House.
Bose, N.K. 1975 : Structure of Hindu Society. New Delhi.
Dube, S.C. 1990 : Society in India (New Delhi : National Book Trust)
Dube, S.C. 1995 : Indian Village (London : Routledge)
Dube, S.C. 1958 : India’s Changing Villages (London : Routledge and Kegan Paul)
Karve, Irawati, 1961 : Hindu Society : An Interpretation (Poona : Deccan College)
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Lannoy, Richard, 1971 : The Speaking Tree : A Study of Indian Society and Culture
(Delhi : Oxford University Press)
Mandelbaum, D.G., 1970 : Society in India (Bombay : Popular Prakashan)
Srinivas, M.N., 1980 : India : Social Structure (New Delhi : Hindustan Publishing
Corporation).
Srinivas, M.N., 1963 : Social Change in Modern India (California, Berkeley : University
of California Press)
Singh, Yogendra, 1973 : Modernization of Indian Tradition (Delhi : Thomson Press)
Uberoi, Patricia, 1993 : Family, Kinship and Marriage in India (New Delhi : Oxford
University Press).