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SYLLABUS

SCHEME OF EXAMINATION AND COURSES OF STUDY

FACULTY OF SOCIAL SCIENCE

SOCIOLOGY

B.A. PART I EXAMINATION 2015

B.A. PART II EXAMINATION 2016

B.A. PART III EXAMINATION 2017

M.A. PREVIOUS EXAMINATION 2015

M.A. FINAL EXAMINATION 2016

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B.A. Part I, 2015

SOCIOLOGY

Scheme: Two Papers Max. Marks - 200 Min. Pass Marks - 72

Paper - I 3 Hours duration 100 marks

Paper - II 3 Hours duration 100 marks

Paper I- PRINCIPLES OF SOCIOLOGY

Note: The question paper shall contain 10 questions in all, i.e. two questions from each unit. Each

question is divided into two parts-Part A and Part B having 16 and 4 marks respectively. Candidate

has to answer part A in about 5 pages and Part B in about one page.

Unit I

Meaning and nature of Sociology, the Sociological perspective. Sociology and other Social Sciences,

the scientific and humanistic orientations to Sociological study.

Unit II

Basic concepts: Society, Community, Institution, Association, Group, Social Structure, Culture, Status

and Role.

Unit III

The Individual and Society, Society and Socialization - meaning, stages, agencies and theories,

relation between Individual and Society. Social Control: Norms, Values and Sanctions. Social

Stratification and Mobility - meaning, forms and theories

Unit IV

Social Change - Meaning and type: Evolution and Revolution, Progress and development - factors of

Social Change. Theories of Ogburn, Sorokin, and Karl Marx.

Unit V

The uses of Sociology: Introduction to Applied Sociology, Sociology and Social Problems, Sociology

and Social Change, Sociology and Social Policy and Action.

Essential reading:

Bottomore, T.B. 1972. Sociology: A guide to problems and literature. Bombay: George Allen and

Unwin(India)

Davis Kingsley: Human Society (Hindi Edition)

Harlambos, M. 1998. Sociology: themes and perspective. New Delhi: Oxford University Press.

Inkeles, Alex. 1987. What is Sociology? New Delhi: Prentice-hall of India.

Jayaram, N. 1988. Introductory sociology, Madras: Macmillan India.

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Johnson, Harry M. 1995. Sociology: A systematic introduction, New Delhi: Allied publishers.

MacIver and Page: Society (Available in Hindi Edition)]

Schaefer, Richard T. and Robert P. Lamm. 1999. Sociology. New Delhi: Tata-McGraw Hill.

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B.A. Part I, 2015

SOCIOLOGY

Paper II- Indian Society




Unit I

Cultural and Ethnic Diversity: Historically embedded diversities in respect of Language, Caste,

Religion –concept, religious beliefs and practices and Cultural patterns. Unity in Diversity –structural

unity of Indian society.

Unit II

Concepts of Varna, Ashram, Karma and Purshartha.

Unit III

Basic Institutions of Indian society: Caste, Kinship, Family, Marriage. Caste and Class: meaning,

features and changing dimensions.

Unit IV

The structure and composition of Indian Society: Villages, Towns, Cities, Rural-Urban linkages,

Tribes, Weaker Sections, Dalits, Women and Minorities, Population profile and related issues.

Unit V

Processes of Social Change, Sanskritisation, Westernization, Modernization and Urbanization.

Planned Change & transformation in India. .

Essential readings:

Ahuja Ram. : Indian Social system, Jaipur, Rawat.

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).

Lannoy, Richard, 1971. : The Speaking Tree: A study of Indian Society and Culture

(Delhi: Oxford University Press)

Mandelbaum,D.G.1971. : Society in India (Bombay: Popular Prakashan)

Srinivas, M.N. 1980. : India: Social structure (New Delhi Hindustan Publishing Corporation).

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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)

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B.A. Part II, 2016

SOCIOLOGY




Paper – I SURVEY METHODS IN SOCIAL INVESTIGATION




Unit I

Social Research and Social Survey- Meaning, Nature, Stages and types.

Unit II

Data, Forms and Sources. Hypothesis, Concept, type and Sources.

Unit III

Techniques of Data Collection : Observation, Interview, Schedule & Questionnaire. Questionnaire

Construction

Unit IV

Sampling - Concept, type , importance and limitations. Case Study Method.

Unit V

Tabular presentation of Data, Bivariate and Multivariate. Average : Mean, Mode, Medium.

Essential Readings:

1. Elehance D.N.: Principles of Statistics (Hindi & English Ed.)

2. Goode & Hatt: Methods in Social Research.

3. Jahoda & Others: Research Method in Social Relation.

4. Moser, C.A.: Survey Method in Social Investigation (English & Hindi Ed.)

5. P.V. Young. : Scientific Social Survey and Research (English & Hindi Ed.)

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B.A. Part II, 2016

SOCIOLOGY

Paper II- Social Problems in Contemporary India




Unit I

Social Problem: meaning, concept and types. Crime and Delinquency: meaning, causes, types,

theories and remedies.

Unit II

Population Problem, Population Education and programmes of control. Population Control -

measures, causes for success and failure.

Unit III

Problem of Youth, Drug Abuse and AIDS, Problems of Women in India. Women Empowerment,

Infanticides.

Unit IV

Poverty, Unemployment and Illiteracy :causes forms and remedies. Human rights and Social

Problems.

Unit V

Social Problems of special groups in India-The Scheduled castes, Scheduled Tribes and Other

Backward classes. Problems of Minorities and Communalism.

Essential readings:

Ahuja Ram. : Social Problems in India, Jaipur, Rawat.

Beteille, Andre. 1974. : Social Inequality, New Delhi, Oxford University Press.

Beteille, Andre. 1992. : Backward Classes in Contemporary India, New Delhi,

Oxford University press.

Berreman, G.D.1979. : Caste and other Inequalities: Essay in Inequality.

Meerut, Folklore Institute.

Guha, Ranjit, 1991. : Subaltern Studies, New York: Oxford University Press.

Kothari, Rajni (Ed)1973. : Caste in Indian Politics

Madan, G.R. : Social Problems in India.

Madan, T.N. 1991. : Religion in India, New Delhi, Oxford University Press.

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B.A. Part III, 2017

SOCIOLOGY




Paper I- Social Thinkers

Note: The question paper shall contain 10 questions in all, i.e. Two questions from each unit. Each



Unit I

Durkheim : Social Fact, Division of Labour, Suicide.

Unit II

Max Weber : Social Action, Bureaucracy, Religion and Capitalism.

Unit III

Karl Marx : Class-struggle, Dialectical Materialism, Historical Materialism.

Unit IV

Radha Kamal Mukherjee : Social Values, Social Ecology, Theory of Social Science.

Unit V

G.S. Ghurye : Caste, Class and Occupation, Social Tension.

Essential readings:

1. Raymond Aron : Main Currents in sociological Thought, Vol. I & II.

2. Bogardus: Development of Sociological Thought.

3. Coser : Masters of Sociological Thought.

4. Gerth & Mills : Essays on Max Weber.

5. Gurvitch & Moore : Twentieth Century sociology.

6. Reinhard Bendix : Max Weber : an Intellectual Portrait. (Hindi translation by Dr. K.N.

Sharma)

7. D.P. Mukherjee : Diversities.

8. Harjeet Singh : Frontiers of Social Sciences.

9. R.K. Mukherji : Sociology and Indian Society I.C.S.S.R : Vol. I to IV.

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10. G.S. Ghurye : Caste Class & Occupation.

11. Singh Harjeet : Frontiers of Social Sciences

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B.A. Part III, 2017

SOCIOLOGY

Paper II- Social Anthropology

Note: The question paper shall contain 10 questions in all, i.e. Two questions from each unit. Each



Unit I

Social Anthropology: Meaning, Definition, Nature and Scope.

Unit II

Social Structure: Marriage, Family & Kinship.

Unit III

Culture: Concept, theories of Cultural-growth, Magic and Religion.

Unit IV

Primitive Political System, Primitive Economic System.

Unit V

Problems of Tribes in India, Tribes in Rajasthan: Bhils, Meenas and Garasiyas.

Essential readings:

1. Jhon Beatie : Other Culture

2. Robin Fox : Kinship and Marriage.

3. Majumdar & Madan : Introduction of Social Anthropology.

4. Bohanan : Social Anthropology.

5. Lucy Mair : An Introduction of Social Anthropology

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M.A. (Previous) Sociology, 2016

Paper I: Theoretical Perspective in Sociology

3 Hrs. Duration Max. Marks: 100

Note: The question paper shall contain 10 questions in all, i.e. two questions from each unit.

Candidate shall be required to answer five questions in all selecting at least one question from each

unit. Each question carries equal marks.

Unit - I

Basic Concepts-Social Structure-Status & Role. Inequality and stratification : Concepts & theories.

Unit - II

Socialization and Social Control : Theories and Mechanism. Structural functionalism : Chronological

view from Herbert Spencer to Robert K. Merton.

Unit – III

Neo-functionalism: Contribution of J. Alexander. Recent trends in Sociological Theorizing.

Structuralism and Post Structuralism : M. Foucault.

Unit - IV

Conflict Perspective and Critical Theory, Marx: Critique and dialectics of Conflict.

Unit-V

The Frankfurt School Life Work & system : J. Habermaus , Structuralism : Marxism L Althusser.

Essential Readings:

Collins, Randall, 1997(Indian Edition). Sociological theory: Jaipur and New Delhi; Rawat.

Giddens, Anthony, 1983. Central Problems in Social theory : Action, Structure and contradiction in

social analysis. London : Macmillan.

Ritzer, George, 1992 (3rd edition). Sociological theory. New York: McGraw-Hill.

Sturrock, John (ed.), 1979. Structuralism and Since: from Levi Strauss to Derida. Oxford: Oxford

University Press.

Turner, Jonathan H. 1995 (4th edition). The structure of sociological theory. Jaipur and New Delhi:

Rawat.

Zeitlin, Irvving M: 1998 (Indian Edition). Rethinking Sociology : A critique of contemporary theory.

Jaipur and New Delhi: Rawat.

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Paper II: Methodology of Social Research.

3 Hrs. Duration

Maximum Marks for Non – Collegiate students 100 Marks

Maximum Marks for Regular students 60 Marks

Field Work Report ( Village survey or Case study ) 40 Marks




Unit - I

Nature of Social Reality and Approaches to it: Positivism, Phenomenology, Ethno Methodology and

Symbolic Interactions.

Unit - II

Interpretative understanding, Logic of enquiry in Social Science Research, Inductive and Deductive.

Theory building.

Unit - III

Objectivity/Value neutrality, Hypothesis. Quantitative Methods and Survey Research, Survey

Techniques and its limitations, Operationalization and Research Design.

Unit - IV

Sampling, Questionnaire Construction, Interview Schedule, Reliability and Validity, Models and

Paradigms.

Unit - V

Qualitative Research Techniques: Participant Observation, Interview Guide, Case Study method,

Content Analysis. Validity & Reliability in Qualitative Research. Average: Mean, Mode, Median.

Village Survey or Case Study :

The field work will be undertaken by the candidates under the general guidance of the Head

of the department. The report shall not exceed 25 typed pages double space (8" X 11" Size paper).

The report shall be submitted in duplicate to the Head of the Department at least six weeks before the

commencement of the annual examination. The Head of the department shall examine the field-work

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report, award marks and forward the same along with one copy of the report to the University at least

four weeks proceeding the examination.

Note: - Private candidate will not be permitted to offer field report, for them the theory paper will carry

100 marks.

Essential Readings:

Gibbs : Sociological Theory and Construction.

Goode & Hatt : Research Methods in Social Science.

Gross Alwyn : Sociological Theory-Inquires and Paradigms.

Hegdrown & Labowitch : An introduction to Sociological Orientation.

John C. Mekinney : Constructing Typology and Social Theory.

Lynds Robert : Knowledge for what?

Lazersfield & Rosenberg (ed.) : The Language of Social Research.

Madge John : The Tools of Social science.

Moories Rosenberg : The Logic of Survey Analysis.

Ram Ahuja : Research Method.

Seltiz, Jahoda & Others : Research Methods in Behavioural Science.

Sjoberg and Nett : A Methodology for Social Research.

Young P.V. : Scientific Social Survey and Research.

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Paper III: Indian Social System





Unit - I

The Scale and magnitude of Cultural diversity (Religious Beliefs and Rituals, Institution, Cultural

patterns, Linguistic diversity). Communalism and Casteism.

Unit - II

Central Themes in Indian Social System : Varnashram, Caste, Marriage and Family.

Unit - III

Tradition and Modernity, pattern Variables : Nature & direction of Social Change in India.

Unit - IV

Economic development and modernization. Change and Transformation in Indian Society, Nation-

building and National Identity.

Unit -V

Structural-Functionalism- M.N.Srinivas, S.C. Dube, Marxism- D..P. Mukherjee, A.R. Desai. R.K.

Mukherjee.

Essential Readings:-

DeSouza, P.R. (ed.) 2000 Contemporary India-Transitions (New Delhi: Sage)

Dhanagare, D.N. 1993: Themes and Perspectives in Indian Sociology (Jaipur Rawat).

Dube, S.C. 1973: Social Sciences in a Changing Society (Lucknow University Press).

Dumont, Louis 1970: Homo Hierchicus: The Caste System and its Implications (New Delhi: Vikas)

Karve, Irawati 1961: Hindu Society: An Interpretation (Poona: Deccan College).

Momin, A.R. 1996: The Legacy of G.S. Ghurye: A Centennial Felicitation, (Popular Prakashan,

Bombay)

Mukherjee, D.P. 1958: diversities, People's Publishing House, Delhi.

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Oommen, T.K. and P.N. Mukherjee, (eds) 1986: Indian Sociology: Reflections and Introspections,

Popular Prakashan, Bombay.

Singh, K.S. 1992: The People of India: An Introduction, Seagull Books, calcutta,

Singh, Y.1986: Indian sociology: Social Conditioning and Emerging Concerns, Delhi Vistaar.

Srinivas, M.N. 1960: India's Villages, Asia Publishing House, Bombay.

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Paper IV : Rural Society in India





Unit - I

Rural Social Structure: Basic characteristics of Peasant and Agrarian Society, Little Community. Rural

Social System.

Unit - II

Processes: - Parochalisation, Universalization, Sanskritisation, Little & Great Tradition.

Unit - III

Rural Poverty, Emigration, Landless Labour, Major Agrarian Movements in India- A Critical Analysis.

Unit - IV

Rural Power Structure, Leadership - its Changing patterns. Planned Change for Rural Society,

Panchayti-raj, Local Self govt. and Community Development Programmes and Rural Development

strategies.

Unit - V

Globalization and its impact on agriculture, Agrarian legislation and rural social structure.

Essential Readings:-

Andre Betille 1974 :Six Essays in Comparative Sociology, OPU, New Delhi (Relevant Chapters)

Ashish Nandy 1999 : Ambiguous Journey to the City, New Delhi: OUP

Berch, Berberogue,( Ed.) 1992: Class, State and Development in India 1,2,3 and 4 Chapters. Sage,

New Delhi.

Desai A.R. 1977 : Rural Sociology in India, Popular Prakashan, Bombay.

Dhanagare D.N. 1988 : Peasant Movements in India, OPU, New Delhi.

Mencher J.P.1983 : Social Anthropology of peasantry Part III, OUP

P. Radhakrishnan,1989 : Peasant Struggles: Land reforms and Social Change in Malabar 1836-1982.

Sage Publications: New Delhi.

Thorner, Daniel and Thorner Alice 1962: Land and Labour in India, Asia Publications, Bombay.

Srinivas, M.N. 1966. Social Change in Modern India. Berkley, University of Berkley.

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Symposium on Implications of Globalization. 1995. Sociological Bulletin. Vol. 44(Articles by mathew,

Pannini, & Pathy),

UNDP Sustainable Development, New York: OUP.

World Bank, 1995, World Development Report. New York.

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M.A. (FINAL) Sociology, 2017

Paper V: Contemporary Sociological Theories





Unit - I

Nature and meaning of Sociological Theory. Levels of Theorization - Micro and Macro Theories in

Sociology, Middle Range Theory. Theory and Research. Theory and Fact.

Unit - II

Major Sociological Perspective - Scientific and Humanistic Perspective, Conventional and Radical

Theories. Historical theories and ,Structural-Functionalism.

Unit - III

Trends in Sociological Theory: Ethnomethodological and Phenomenological approaches. , Symbolic

Interaction, Social Exchange Theory.

Unit- IV

Conflict (Dahrendorff), Dialectical (Marxism ), and Critical ( Frankfurt School ) Theories, Structuralism

Althuser

Unit- V

Neo approaches in Sociological Theory- Modernism, Structuralism- Giddens, Habitus and Fiol:

Bourdien, Post modernism- Semiotics- Convergence.

Essential Readings:

Fimer Silvermen Walsh: New Direction in sociological Theory.

Gouldner: Coming Crisis of Western Sociology.

Hans Pater-Dritzel: Recent Sociology (No 2)

Harold Grafinkel: Studies in Ethnomethodology

Hegedrown: An Introduction to Sociological Orientation.

Homans G.C. : Social Behavior : Its Elementary forms

John C. Meknney and E.A Tiryakian : Theoretical Sociology

Martindale: Nature and Types of Sociological Theory

Nisbet& Bottomore: History of Sociological Analysis- Perspectives and development

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Peter. M. Blau : Exchange and Power in Social Life.

Peter Ekeh : Social Exchange.

Skid More : Theoretical Thinking in Sociology.

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Paper VI: Social Thinkers





Unit- I

Karl Marx.

Unit- II

Emile Durkheim

Unit- III

Max Weber.

Unit- IV

August Comte and Herbert Spencer.

Unit- V

G.S.Ghurye, R.K.Mukherji and D.P.Mukherji.

Essential Readings:

Anthony Giddens: Capitalism and Modern Social Theory.

Aron: Main Curents in Sociological Thought Vols. I & II.

Becker : Sociological Thought from lore to Science.

Bottomore : Karl Marx.

David Mc-Lelan: Marxism after Marx.

Gerth and Mills : Essays on Max Weber.

Gurvitch and Moore: Twentieth Century Sociology.

Major Original Works of the above authors must be read.

International Encyclopedia of Social Sciences.

Martindale: Nature and Types of Sociological Theory.

Robert A Nisbet: Emile Durkheim

Sorokin: Contemporary Sociological Theories.

T. Abel : Sociological Thought.

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Paper VII: Sociology for India.





Unit- I

Approaches to the Study of Indian Society. Development of Sociology in India. Theoretical

Categorization of Sociological Contributions on Indian Society.

Unit- II

Agrarian Social Structure : Land Tenure, Land reforms, Organization of production, Inequality and

Social Structure. Urban Social Structure: Nature and types of Urban Community, Urbanization.

Unit- III

A.R. Desai- Social Background of Indian Nationalism (Classic & Social movement). Radha Kamal

Mukherji : Social Value & Theory of Social Sciences.

Unit- IV

Workers Agricultural Society in India. Socio-cultural factors in agriculture productivity. Group dynamics

and agricultural processes. Motivational problems of agricultural workers.

Unit- V

Agrarian tensions and movements. Industrial tensions and labour movements. Globalization and

economic development in India.

Essential Readings:

A.R. Desai : Social Background of Indian Nationalism.

Beteille, Andre : Studies in Agrarian Social Structure, Delhi : OUP 1974

Beteille Andre: Castes :Old and New Bombay : Asia publishing House, 1969

(Chapter 4).

I.C.S.S.R. : Vol. I to IV andre Beteille: Studies on Agrarian Social

Structure Contribution to Indian Sociology: All Volumes.

I.P. Desai : Some aspects of Family in Mahua.

Milton Singer : "The Cultural Role of Cities" Economic Development &

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Cultural Change 3,

Rao, M.S.A. (ed) : Urban Sociology in India: Reader and Source book, New

Delhi.

R.K. Mukherji : Sociology and Indian Society.

Singh, Yogendra : Modernization of Indian Tradition Delhi : Thomson Press

1973.

Srinivas, M.N. : Social Change in Modern India, Mumbai : Alied Publishers.

Throner, Daniel : The Agraian Prospect in India, Delhi University Press. 1956.

Unnithan and others : Sociology for India.

Warriner Dorrer : Land Reform in Principal and Practice. OUP 1969.

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Paper VIII

Any One of the Following

Paper VIII (I): Industrial Sociology





Unit- I

Nature and Scope of Industrial Sociology. Socio-cultural factors and Industrial growth in developing

Societies.

Unit- II

Importance of the study of Industrial Sociology. Work and Leisure: Innovations and adjustments

Unit- III

Incentive and Productivity Models of Industrial Development, Sociological and Ideological Conception.

Unit- IV

Labour Characteristics in Sociological Perspectives. Workers ,Supervisor and Authority Relations.

Trade Unions and its functions, housing and community welfare of labourers.

Unit- V

Collective Bargaining and Worker's Participation in Management, Joint management councils and

quality circles. Labour management relations: an overview of industrial and labour relations.

Essential Readings:

Dehrendorf : Class and Class Conflict in Industrial Society.

Eric : The Sane Society.

Gandhi M.K. : Swaraj and Other Writings

Giri V.V : Labour Problems in Indian Industry.

Gisbert P. 1972 Fundamentals of Industrial Sociology. Bombay: Tata McGraw Hill

Krober (ed). : Anthropology Today (Selected portions.)

Laski : Trade Unionism in New Society.

Lamber : Workers, Factories and Social Change in India.

Marx Karl : The Capital Vol. I (Selected Portions)

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Moore : Industrial Relations and Social Order.

Mukerji R.K. : Indian Working Class.

Myers : Industrial Relations in India.

Paterson : Social Aspects of Industry.

Pncikar : Industrial Peach in India.

Punekar S D et all 1978 Labour welfare, Trade Union and Industrial relations, Bombay:

Himalaya Publishing House.

Ramaswamy E R 1978 Industrail relations in India, New Delhi: Allied schncider

Schncider : Sociology of Industrial Relations. Schncider E.V. 1957 Industrial

Sociology, New York: McGraw Hill.

Smelser : Social Change and Industrial Revolution

Warner : Social System of the Modern Factory.

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Paper VIII (II): Political Sociology:





Unit - I

Meaning, definition and subject matter of Political Sociology. Nature of political Sociology. Basic

Concepts in Political Sociology, Political System, Political Development and Political Power.

Distinctive approaches of Political Sociology.

Unit - II

Democratic and totalitarian systems- Socio-economic conditions conductive for their emergence and

stability. Political Culture - meaning and significance. Political socialization - meaning, significance

and agencies.

Unit - III

Elite theories of distribution of power in society (with references to Mosca Pareto, R. Mitchels and

C.W.Mills). Intellectuals - political role of intellectual- significance.

Unit - IV

Pressure Groups and Interest groups- nature , bases, Political significance. Bureaucracy :

characteristics, types and its significance in political development with special reference to India.

Unit - V

Political Parties: Characteristics, social composition of parties, Recruitment, Mass Participation,

Political Apathy, its causes and consequences (with special reference to India). Political process in

India: role of caste , religion, regionalism and language in Indian politics. Politicization of social life.

Public opinion and role of mass media.

Essential Readings:

1. Bailey, F.G. : Political & Social Change in Orissa.

2. Bani, M. Garg, A.P. : How People Vote.

3. Clifford, Greated : Old Societies and New States.

4. C.H. Philips : Politics and Society.

5. Eulan H & Others : Political Behavior (Relevant Chapters)

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6. Hugh. Tinker : Ballot Box and Bayment.

7. Lasswell : Power and Society.

8. Lipser, S.N. : Political Man.

9. Lenin, V.I. : State and Revolution.

10. Landeer, Bart : Ethical Values in International Decision making.

11. Landeer, Bart : Pause and Making.

12. Merton & Others : Readings in Bureaucracy.

13. Mills, C. Wright : The Power Elite.

14. Pareto V : Mind and Society.

15. R. Bendix : Class, Status and Power.

16. Weiner, Myron : Politics of Scarcity, Public Pressure

& Political Response in India.

17. Weber, Max : Essays in Society.

18. Znaniscsi F. : A Modern Nationality: A Sociological Study.

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Paper VIII (III): Sociology of Communication





Unit - I

Communication: Meaning, Nature and Scope. Elements of Communication Process,

Communication:functions and effects.

Unit - II

Impact of Communication with reference to socialization, education, national integration, rural

development and social movements.

Unit - III

Audience differentiation, Mass media and relevant social problems. Sociological analysis of

interaction between communication, culture and society.

Unit - IV

The transformation of work and employment: networkers, jobless and flexi timers. Post industrialism,

the service economy and the information society. The new occupational structures. The work process

in the informational paradigm.

Unit - V

Informational technology and the restructuring of capital labour relationships, social dualism or

fragmented societies. The rise of media culture: the new media and the diversification of mass

audience.

Essential Readings:

Bird Mervin : Press and Society.

Bittner : mass Communication.

David Berlo : The Process of Communication.

Elihu Katz : The Uses of Mass Communication.

Fisher, Merrilled : International and Intercultural Communication.

Lutz : The Age of Communication.

V.E. Edwards : Journalism in a Free Society.

Williams : The Communications Revolution.

Weaver : Understanding Interpersonal Communication.

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Paper VIII (IV): Sociology of Religion





Unit - I

Sociology of Religion: meaning, nature and scope. Approaches of Study.

Unit - II

Basic concepts: Belief system, magic and religion, science and religion. Elements of religion

Experience - Typology of religions.

Unit - III

Religious Organization & Religious Leadership. Religion & Society in India. Socio religious

movements, popular religion and emerging cults.

Unit- IV

Theoretical perspective of Religion: Structuralism (Levi Strauss), Functionalism (Durkheim),

Phenomenology(Max Weber) and Dialectical Materialism(Karl Marx)

Unit - V

Social change and religion in India: Fundamentalism, Communalism, Secularism and Proselytism.

Essential Readings:

1. Durkeim. E. : Elementary forms of Religious life.

2. Milton Singer : Sociology of Religion.

3. Robertson (Ed.) : Sociology of Religion.

4. Srinivas M.N. : Religion and society Among Coorgs.

5. Singer : Society, Religion and Individual.

6. Scharf Betty R. : The sociological Study of Religion.

7. Vernon : Sociology of Religion.

8. Weber M. : Sociology of Religion.

9. Wach J. : Sociology of Religion

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Paper VIII (V): Population Studies





Unit - I

Demography- Meaning, Nature and Scope, Population growth in India. Population and society -

Interference between population size and social development.

Unit - II

Population Processes, Fertility, Mortality and Migration-their determinant and social consequences.

Unit - III

Concepts and measurement of population trends in the world and in India. Population pyramid of

India. Social implication of age and sex in India. Population features of South Asian societies.

Unit - IV

Population theories and their control. Family and reproductive health. Depopulation as a problem.

Merits and demerits of depopulation.

Unit - V

Population Policy of the Government of India- a critical appraisal. problems of implementing growth

control measures , causes for success and failures. Social dimensions of population education,

population as an issue in a plural society.

Essential Readings:

1. Bose, Ashish :Demographic diversity of India, Delhi: B.R.Publishing

Corporation, 1991

2. Bulsara :Patterns of Social life in Metropolitan Areas, 1970.

3. Carr-Sanderson :World Population: Past Growth and Present Trend.

4. J.R. Ford and Gordon F.Jong :Social Demography.

5. Philip M. Hauser (ed.) :The Population Dilemma.

5 . Premi, M.K.et al : An introduction to Social Demography, Delhi, Vikas

publishing House, 1983.

6. S. Thomson :Population Problems.

7. Roy Turner :India's Urban Problems.

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Paper VIII (VI): Women in India.





Unit – I

Status of Women in ancient and present India. Concept of Empowerment of Women.

Unit – II

Right of Women. Economic, Social and Political. Women and laws.

Unit – III

Problems of unmarried women, divorces and widows. Women and Employment : problems and Adjustment.

Unit – IV

Violence against women. Gender equality, Social reform movements.

Unit – V

Feminism- liberal and radical. Women and Voluntary organizations.

Essential Readings:

Neera Desai : Women in Modern India

Gangrade : Social Legislations ( Two volumes)

Veena Majumdar : Symbols of Power

Rehene Ghadially(ed.) : Indian Women

Neera Desai&M.Krishnaraj : Women and Society in India

Ahuja Ram : Right of Women : Feminist Perspective

Suchitra Anant : Women at Work in India

Indira Parik& Panlin Garg : Indian Women

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Paper VIII (VII ) : Environmental sociology





Unit-I

Introduction to Environmental Sociology: origin, meaning, area of thrust, future and relation with

Other branches of Sociology. Social Dimensions of Environmental Change and Disasters.

Unit-II

Environmental Justice and Social Stratification. Globalization and Environment. Use, Management

and Protection of Natural Resources for Conservation and development at Local, National and Global

level.

Unit-III

Environmental issues of Developed and Developing Nations. Development, Displacement, Relocation

and Environmental Problems.

Unit- IV

Contribution of Radhakamal Mukherjee and Ram Chandra Guha. Exploitation and Pollution of Natural

Resources and its impact in India. Clean Ganga and other River’s Project. National Green Tribunal.

National Commission on water.

Unit-V

Civil Society and Environmental issues. Social Forestry and joint forest management. Familial

Forestry as a new discourse in Environmental Activism.

Suggested Readings

Environmental Sociology: Riley E. Dunlop, Brent K Marshal. Sage Publication.

Handbook of Environmental Sociology: Dunlop Riley E and William Michalson. Greenwood Press.

Human Behaviour and social Environment: Van wormer. Oxford Uni. Press.

Familial Forestry: A Sociological Approach Towards Environmental Activism: Shyam Sunder Jyani. In Global Problems and Ecological Crisis in Introduction to Sociology. Giddens, W. W. Norton and Co.,

Development, Displacement and Resettlement : Verma Manish Kumar. Rawat,Jaipur. India Year Book, NBT, New Delhi.

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Paper IX: Any one of the following

Paper IX (I):

(1) Dissertation Max. Marks: 100

Based on Field Work or Library Research

The fieldwork shall be carried on under the general guidance of the head of the Department

or/ and Post Graduate teacher can act as a field supervisor. The head of the Department shall

determine the candidate's suitability and competence to offer field work on the marks obtained in the

M.A. Previous sociology Examination. Only those students who secure at least 55% marks in previous

shall be considered to offer this paper. Private Candidates shall not be allowed to offer this paper. The

fieldwork shall relate to the collections of first hand data and their sociological analysis.

(I) The Text of the fieldwork report shall not be less than 100 pages.

(II) Colour-The prescribed colour for the cover page shall be red for the Arts Faculty.

(III) Duration-Candidate shall submit three typed or computerized copies of their

fieldwork report to the Head of the Department before one month from the

commencement of the main examination.

The fieldwork report shall bear the following certificate from the Head of the Department and the Field

Supervisor-

"To the best of our Knowledge we certify, that the facts reported by the candidate in this

report have been collected first hand by candidate under our guidance and supervision: and that other

sources wherever used have been duly acknowledge."

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Paper IX (II): Social Anthropology





Unit- I

Social Anthropology: Methods and Models of Study. Structural Functional, Evolutionary and

Comparative approaches.

Unit- II

Primitive Social System: Exchange, Alliance, Descent Patrilineal, Matrilineal, double and Cognatic

Descent.

Unit- III

Inheritance and Succession. Kinship terminology and Usages. Kinship and an organizing principle.

Unit- IV

Marriage and affinity. Monogamy and Polygamy. Marriage transactions. Stability of marriage.

Unit- V

Primitive Political System, Primitive Economic System, Primitive Religious System.

Essential Readings:

1. Banton : The Relevance of Models in Social Anthropology.

2. Bohanan : Social Anthropology.

3. Gluckman, Max : Politics, Law and Rituals in Tribal Society.

4. Leach, E.R. : Political Systems of Highlighted Burma

5. Leve Strauss : Structural Anthropology.

6. Lucy Mair : An Introduction to Social Anthropology

7. Murdock : Social Structure

8. Radcliff Brown : Structure and Function in Primitive Society.

9. Redcliff Brown (Ed.) : African Systems of Kinship and Marriage,

Oxford University Press.

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Paper IX (III): Social Psychology





Unit- I

Contemporary Social Psychology as a branch of Social Science. Group Dynamics, Leadership,

Propaganda.

Unit- II

Public Opinion, Collective Behavior, Social Prejudices and Social Tensions.

Unit- III

Social and Cultural Determinants of Personality. Basic Personality Structure, Marginal Man.

Unit- IV

National Character-Its Critical Review. Methods in Social Psychology

Unit- V

Field Theory, Role Theory and Cognitive Theory, Theories of Learning.

Essential Readings:

1. Crutches and Crutchfield. : Social Psychology.

2. Gardiner and Linton. : The Individual and his Society.

3. Kimbal Young. : Handbook of Social Psychology.

4. Lindsay. : Handbook of Social Psychology.

5. Linton R. : Cultural Background of Personality.

6. Roger Brown. : Social Psychology.

7. Sherrif and Sherrif. : An Outline of Social Psychology.

8. Smelser. : Theory of Collective Behavior.

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Paper IX (IV): Medical Sociology





Unit- I

Nature and scope of Medical Sociology, Concepts: Health, Illness and Disease.

Unit- II

Development of Medical Sociology in India, Role of Sociologists regarding health in developing

societies.

Unit- III

Systems of Medicine in India: Indigenous System of Medical and Society: Modern Medicine, Society

and Culture, Institutional Structure and Organization of health Services.

Unit- IV

Health Improvement Schemes, Community Participation for Improvement of Health, AIDS as a Socio-

cultural phenomenon.

Unit – V

Medical Profession and Professionals, Role of Doctors, nurses and other functionaries, Patients and

Family in Sickness, Population and Health, Population explosion and precautionary measures for

control in India.

Essential Readings:

1. Annual Report of the Ministry of Medical and Health (Latest Report).

2. Bhore Committee Report.

3. David Machine: Medical Sociology A selective View.

4. Rfeema, Levine and Reader: Handbook of Medical Sociology.

5. Marrie King (Ed.) Medical Care in Developed Countries.

6. Stark: Preventive Social Medicine.

7. T.K. Oommen: Doctors and Nurses.

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Paper IX (V): Criminology





Unit- I

Criminology-Traditional and Critical Concepts, Scope of crime and frequency, Delinquency, Etiology

and control of crime.

Unit- II

Criminal System, Typology-Professional, Female, White Collar and Organized Criminal.

Unit- III

Punishment-Theories and types, Prison System, Inmate System, Prisonisation, Open prison/

Probation and Parole, role of victim in crime.

Unit –IV

Correction and its forms: Meaning and significance of correction. Forms of correction-prison base and

community base. Model of correction.

Unit- V

Problems of Correctional Administration : antiquated jail manual and prison act, overcrowding ,

custodial mindset, lack of inter agency coordination among police, prosecution , judiciary and prison,

human right and prison management , limitations and prospects of correction.

Essential Readings:

Ahuja Ram : Criminology.

Barms H.E. And Teeters N.K. : New Horizons in Criminology, New York,

Prentice Hall Inc. 1959.

Clinard M.B. : Sociology of Deviant Behavior.

Rinchart and Winstone, N.Y. : Criminology.

Jhonson & Wolf Gang : Sociology and Crime and Delinquency.

Bedi, Kiran : It is always possible. New Delhi, Sterling Publications Pvt. Ltd.

Reid, Suetitus. : Crime and Criminology, Illinayes: Deyddans Press.

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Paper IX (VI): Sociology of Economic Development





Unit- I

Sociological aspects of Economic Development. The Economy and other Social Systems.

Unit- II

Sociology of Entrepreneurship and Economic Innovations.

Unit- III

Cultural Factors and Economic Development, Religious Values and Customs.

Unit- IV

Ideologies of Economic Development, Capitalistic, Socialistic and Mixed. Planning and

Economic Development in India.

Unit- V

Planning and Economic Development in India.

Essential Readings:

1. Beana : Entrepreneurs in Madras.

2. Bert Hszelitz : Sociological Aspect of Economic Growth.

3. Hegan : On the Theory of Social Change.

4. Max Weber : Protestant Ethics and The Spirit of Capitalism.

5. Parsons and Smeller : Economy and Society.

6. R.N. Bellah : Religion and progress in Modern India.

7. Smellser : Readings of Economic Sociology.

8. Socrett : South Indian Villages.

9. Tawney R.S. : The Acquisitive Society.

10. Tawney R.S. : Instinct of Workmanship.

11. Vablen T. : Capitalism, Socialism and Democracy.

12. Five Year Plans : Up-date.

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Paper IX (VII): Advance Sociological Statistics





Unit- I

Statistics in Sociology- Meaning, functions and abuses of statistics; the place of statistics in research

process. Frequency distributions and their characteristics, Measurement.

Unit- II

Measures of Central tendency and variation: Selecting the most appropriate measure of central

tendency and variation.

Unit- III

Association Measures: Meaning and Characteristics of association: Biveriate /Conditional variables,

Pri Lambola, Contingency Co-efficient, Cramer's V. Spearmen's Persons and Gramma. Selecting

most appropriate measure of Association; Cautions about the Interpretation of Association Measures.

Unit- IV

Inferential Statistics: Concept of Parametric and non-parametric statistics; Parameter estimation.

Unit- V

Hypothesis testing: The logic of significance test; steps in testing a hypothesis. Testing hypothesis

about proportions and categorical data (Chi square.).

Essential Readings:

1. Champion : Basic Statistics for Social Research.

2. Elifson, Runyon Haber : Fundamentals of Social Statistics.

3. Handel : Introductory Statistics for Sociology.

4. Levin : Elementary Statistics for Social Research.

5. Loether and Metavish : (i) Descriptive Statistics for Sociologists: An Introduction

(ii) Inferential Statistics for Sociologists: An Introduction.

6. Lutz : Understanding Statistics for Sociology.

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M. PHIL. – SOCIOLOGY 2016

The M. Phil programme in Sociology will prepare students for advanced. research in the discipline.

It will be a research based course and the candidates will be expected to specialize in the core area of

Sociology. Moreover ,they will be trained in methods of Social Research and will have to undertake

a fieldwork of empirical nature in their respective area of specialization in which they wish to pursue their

Ph.D. research work in future. The course will be of one year duration and following papers will be

offered by the students desirous to join the programme.

Each theory paper shall consist of 100 marks and candidates will be required to attempt five

questions in all. The dissertation shall also consist of 100 marks and will be on a subject related to

candidates major field of study. it will include the statement of the problem, overview of literature,

methodol-ogy, chapter scheme and bibliography. The dissertation may be based on either primary data

or secondary data or on a problem for which some solution will be projected or on the application of

some methodology for purpose of testing hypothesis or on relevance of sociological thought. The

dissertation will be examined by two external examiners and shallcarry100marks The papers offered are

given below

Paper I- SOCIOLOGICAL THEORY AND THOUGHT Paper II- ADVANCED RESEARCH METHHODOLOGY Paper III- GLOBALISATION AND DEVELOPMENT STUDIES

OR Paper Ill- STATE AND CIVIL SOCIETY Paper IV- DISSERTATION

Note. The candidate shall offer dissertation on the subject of his specialization. The candidate shall submit four typed copies of dissertation to the university.

Paper I- SOCIOLOGICAL THEORY AND THOUGHT

Classical Thinkers: Emile Durkheim, Karl Marx and Max Weber. Theoretical Perspectives: Positivism

Structural Functional Symbolic Interaction, System, Social action Conflict, Phenomenological and

Ethnomethodological approaches~ Modernity and Post modernity Sociological contribution of :

Habermans, M Foucault, P Bourdeire and Anthony Giddens.

Readings : Abet, T, : Sociological Thought

Aorn, Raymond : Main Currents in Sociological Thought

\/ols. I & II. Backer : Sociological thought from lore to Science. Blau, Peter.M : Exchange and Power in Social Life Bottomore, : Karl Marx. Collins, Randall, : Sociological Theory David Mc Lelan, : Marxism after Marx. Fimer, Silverman Walsh ,: New Directions in Sociological Theory Foucault, M : Power/knowledge Garfinkel, Harold, : Studies in Ethnomethodology, Gerth and Mills : Essaysion Max Weber Giddens, Anthony : Capitalism and Modern Social

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Cohen Morris : Reason and Nature_ An Introduction on the Meaning of Scientific Research. Denzin N & Lincoln Y : Strategies of Qualitative Inquiry. Elifson, Runyon Haber : Fundamentals of Social Statistics.

: Sociological Theory and Construction.

Goode and Hatt : Research Methods in Social Science.

Gross Alwyn : Sociological Theory –Inquiries and Paradigms.

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Handel : Introductory Statistics for Sociology

Hegdrown & Labowitch : An Introduction to Sociological Orientation. John C. Mekinney : Constructing Typology and Social Theory Levin : Elementary Statistics for Social Re-search Loether & Metavish : Descriptive Statistics for Sociologists: An Introduction.

Loether & Metavish : Inferential statistics for sociologists : An introduction. Lutz : Understanding statistics for Sociology lynds Robert : knowledge for what?

Lazersfield & Rosenberg (ed) : The Language of social re-search.

Madge John : The tools of social science. Moories Rosenberg : The Logic of survey analysis. . Ram Ahuja : Research Method Sanders W & Pinhey T : The conduct of social Research Seltiz Jahoda &Others : Research Methods in Behavioral Science/ Silverman David : Qualitative Methodology and sociology. Sjoberg and Nett : A Methodology for social Research. Young, P.V. : Scientific Social Survey and Research

Paper III- GLOBALISATION AND DEVLOPMENT STUDIES Globalization debate: approaches- hyperglobalist sceptical and transformationlist. Challenges of Globalization for development studies. Central issues in globalization: Human rights, right to development, Status of Racismn, Gender Issues. Globalisation of knowledge. Alternatives to Globalisation.

Readings: Castles, Stephen : Ehnicity and Globalization. Fernandes,Walter : Colonialism to Globalization: Five & Dutta, Anupama : Centuries After. Held, David et aI : Global Transformations. Kofman, Eleonore : Globalization : Theory and Practice. & Young, Gillian Lechner, Frank J : Globalization i& BoIi, John Schuurman, Fras J : Globalization and Development Studies ~homas Hank : Globalization and Third World Trade Union.

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John Zeane (ed) : Civil Society- Old Images New Visions

McGee TG : Urbanization Process in the Third World. Neera Chandhoke : The Conceits of Civil Society Partha Chatterjee : Wages of freedom : Fifty Years of the Indian Nation State Pickvance , CG (ed) : Urban Sociology. Ramchandran . R : Urbanization and Urban System in India

Supervisor : “ To the best of my knowledge , I certify that the facts reported by the candidate in this report have been collected first hand by the candidate under my guidance and supervision and that other source wherever used have been duly acknowledge.”

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