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1.       The Study of Society 1 Nature and Scope of Sociology 2 Basic Concepts in Sociology 3 Simple Societies 4 Complex Societies 5 Family 6 Marriage 7 Kinship 8 Nature of Socialisation 9 Agencies of Socialisation 10 Processes of Education 11 Educational Institutions 12 Economy end Technology 13 Production Processes 14 Distribution Processes 15 Consumption Pattern 16 Stateless Societies 17 State in Traditional Societies 18 State in Modern Societies 19 State end Other Institutions 20 Religious Beliefs end Practices 21 Culture1-Main Characteristics 22 Culture2—Diversity and Change 23 Values 24 Norms 25 Concepts of Social Structure 26 Social Roles 27 Social Networks 28 Social Functions 29 Social Stratification 30 Social Control 31 Social Deviance 32 Social Conflict 33 Social Change 34 Social Development 2.       Society in India 1 Unity and Diversity 2 Rural Social Structure 3 Village and the Outside World I Patterns of Urbanisation 5 Urban Social Structure 6 Family and its Types 7 Marriage and its Changing Patterns 8 Kinship—I 9 Kinship—Il 10 Rural Economy 11 Urban Economy 12 Rural and Urban Poverty 13 National Politics 14 Regional and State Polities 15 Hindu Social Organisation 16 Muslim Social Organisation 17 Christian Social Organisation 18 Sikh Social Organization 19 Zoroastrian Social Organisation 20 Caste Structure and Regional Patterns 21 Caste - Continuity and Change 22 The Scheduled Castes 23 Class in India 24 Backward Classes 25 Tribes Social Structure -1 26 Tribes Social Structure-2 27 Religion in Tribal Societies 28 Tribes and Modernisation in India 29 Status of Women in India 30 Women s movements in India 31 Women end Work 32 Women end Education 33 Contemporary Women s Issues Health and Legal Aspects 34 Ethnic Relations and Conflicts 35 Social Movements 36 Development Planning and Change 37 Ecology and the Future of Society 3.       Sociological Thought 1 Emergence Of Sociology In Europe 2 Founding Fathers 1 3 Founding Fathers 2 4 History And Development Of Sociology In India -l 5 History And Development Of Sociology In India - II 6 Historical Materialism 7 Forces. Relations and Modes of Production 8 Class and Class Conflict 9 Dialectics and Social Change 10 Sociology as Science 11 Comparative Method 12 Collective Representations 13 Forms of Social Solidarity 14 Ideal Types 15 Religion And Economy 16 Power And Authority 17 Rationality 18 Methodology Marx Durkheim And Weber 19 Religion Durkheim And Weber 20 Division of Labour Durkheim And Marx 21 Capitalism Weber & Marx 22 Concept of Culture and Function-Malinowski 23 Magic. Science and Religion Malinowski 24 Concept of Social Structure Radcliffe Brown 25 Concept of Function —Radcliffe--Brown 26 A Critique of Malinowski and Radcliffe-Brown 27 The Concept Of Social System Parsons 28 Functionalism And Social Change Parsons 29 Manifest And Latent Function Merton 30 Theory Of Reference Group Merton 31 Critique Of Parsons And Merton 4.       Society and Stratification Unit-1 Social Stratification- Meaning and Approaches Unit-2 Approaches to Social Stratification Unit-3 Caste and Class in India Unit-4 Stratification- Implications of Gender & Ethnicity Unit-5 Marx and Weber Unit-6 Parsons and Davis Unit-7 Coser and Dahrendorf on Social Classes Unit-8 Theories of Stratification-              Towards A Synthesis Lenski Luhmann. Berghe Unit-9 Ethnicity as a Basis of Stratification Unit-10 Tribal Ethnicity- The North-East Unit-11 Religious Ethnicity- The Case of the Punjab Unit-12 Linguistic Ethnicity in India Unit-13 Gender as a Basis of Discrimination Unit-14 Formation of Gender Identities Unit-15 Gender Status and Power Unit-16 Women's Empowerment- Some Illustrations Unit-17 The Basis of Caste Hierarchy- Purity and Pollution Unit-18 Dimensions of Caste- Rituals and Power Unit-19 Caste Identity- Attributional and Interactional Approaches Unit-20 Caste Dynamics- Economic and Political Unit-21 Status of Dalits Unit-22 Other Backward Classes Unit-23 Scheduled Tribes Unit-24 Marginalised Groups and Their Changing Status Unit-25 Agrarian Class Structure Unit-26 Industrial Classes Unit-27 Middle Classes in India Unit-28 Class Conflict Unit-29 Concepts and Forms of Social Mobility Unit-30 Social Mobility in Caste and Class Unit-31 Factors and Forces of Social Mobility Unit-32 Consequences of Social Mobility 5.       Society end Religion Unit-1 Sociology end the Study of Religion Unit-2 Evolutionary Theories of Religion Unit-3 Functionalist Theories of Religion Unit-4 The Study of Religious Beliefs Unit-5 The Study of Religious Symbols Unit-6 Comparative Sociological Theories of Ritual Unit-7 Ritual-I- A Case Study from Africa Unit-8 Ritual- A Case Study from South-East Asia Unit-9 Civil Religion Unit-10 Religion and the Economic Order Unit-11 Religion and Politics-State Unit-12 Religious Organisations- Sects. Cults               and Denominations Unit-13 Religious Specialists- Shamans, Priests                and Prophets Unit-14 Religion- Social Stability and Change Unit-15 Fundamentalism- Some Case Studies Unit-16 Secularism and Secularisation Unit-17 Religious Pluralism in India- As Fact and Value Unit-18 Tribal Religion- Two Case Studies Unit-19 Hinduism Unit-20 Jainism and Buddhism Unit-21 Christianity Unit-22 Islam Unit-23 Sikhism Unit-24 Medieval Religious Movements I- Bhakti and Sufism Unit-25 Medieval Religious Movements I- Veerashaivism Unit-26 Modern Religious Movements IF- Arya Samaj Unit-27 Modern Religious Movements IF- Ramakrishna Mission Unit-28 Lite Cycle Rituals-I- Birth and Marriage Unit-29 Lite Cycle Rituals-Il- Death Unit-30 Social Significance of Pilgrimages Unit-31 Social Significance of Religious Festivals Unit-32 Fundamentalism Communalism and Secularism 6.       Social Problems in India 1 Social Transformation and Problems 2 Approaches and Paradigms 3 Social Problems The Indian Context 4 Social Demography 5 Migration 6 Urbanisation 7 Changing Family Structure B Unemployment 9 Labour Industrial 10 Labour Rural 11 Labour Women 12 Labour Children 13 Poverty and its Social Dynamics 14 Crime and Delinquency 15 Drug Addiction and Alcoholism 16 Violence and Terrorism 17 Children 18 Youth Identity And Alienation 19 Women 20 The Aged 21 Scheduled Castes 22 Scheduled Tribes 23 Minorities 24 Ethnicity 25 Land Access. Control and Management 26 Water Access. Control and Management 27 Forests Access Control and Management 28 Role of the State and Other Associations

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1.       India— Democracy and Development 1_National Movement 2_Development Models 3_Constitution And Social Transformation 4_Diversity 5_Inequnlity 6_Politicol Economy 7_Economy-Structure And Growth 8_Legislature 9_Bureaucrcy. Police. Army 10_Judiciary 11_Federalism 12_Self Government 13_Politicol Parties 14_Workers And Peasants 15_Media 16_Interest Groups 17_Coste. Religion , Language 18_Civil Society 19_Humen Development 20_Gender 21_Regional Imbalances 22_Migrotion 23_Environment 24_Economic Reforms 25_Reglious Politics 26_Ethnicity 27_Democracy And Development-Assessment 2.       Sociological Theories and Concepts Chi Social Theory end its Context Ch2 Concept end Theory Ch3 Theory end Paradigm Ch4 Social Construction of Reality Ch5 Concept end Theories of Structure Ch6 Structure end Function Ch7 Structure Function end Neo-Functionalism Ch8 The Conceptual end Theoretical Issues of Power Ch9 Class end Legitimacy Ch10 Power- Functional Perspective Ch11 Power end Institutions Ch12 Power-Knowledge Ch13 Evolution Development end Function of Capitalism Ch14 Rationality Work end Organisation Ch15 Entrepreneurship end Capitalism Ch16 Freedom end Liberty Ch17 Alienation Ch18 Sovereignty Ch19 State; Power as Elaborated by Marx Weber Parsons and Others Ch20 Citizenship Ch21 Civil Society end Democracy Ch22 Conceptualising Ethnicity Ch23 Construction of Identities Ch24 Boundaries and Boundary Maintenance Ch25 Concepts of Difference and Inequality Ch26 Class Ch27 Gender and Social Stratification Ch28 Theories of Origin of Caste System Ch29 Theories of Modernisation and Modernity Ch30 Tradition and Modernity Ch31 Post Structuralism and Post Modernism 3.       Research Methodologies and Methods 1 Logic of Inquiry in Social Research 2 Empirical Approach 3 Diverse Logic of Theory Building 4 Theoretical Analysis 5 Issues of Epistemology 6 Philosophy of Social Science 7 Positivism end its Critique 8 Hermeneutics 9 Comparative Method 10 Feminist Approach 11 Participatory Method 12 Types of Research 13 Methods of Research 14 Elements of Research Design 15 Sampling Methods end Estimation of Sample Size 16 Measures of Central Tendency 17 Measures of Dispersion end Variability 18 Statistical Inference- Tests of Hypothesis 19 Correlation end Regression 20 Survey Method 21 Survey Design 22 Survey Instrumentation 23 Survey Execution and Data Analysis 24 Field Research - 25 Field Research - II 26 Reliability, Validity and Triangulation 27 Qualitative Data Formatting and Processing 28 Writing up Qualitative Data 29 Using Internet and Word Processor 30 Using SPSS for Data Analysis Contents 31 Using SPSS in Report Writing 32 Tabulation and Graphic Presentation- Case Studies 33 Guidelines to Research Project Assignment 4.       Sociology of Development Unit—1 Development and Progress—Economic                and Social Dimensions Unit-2 Change. Modernisation and Development Unit-3 Social. Human and Gender Development Unit-4 Sustainable Development Unit-5 Modernisation Unit-6 Liberal Perspective on Development Unit-7 Marxian Perspective on Development Unit-8 Gandhian Perspective on Development Unit-9 Dependency Theory of Underdevelopment Unit-10 Social and Human Development Unit-11 Gender Perspective on Development Unit-12 Micro-Planning Unit-13 Ecology. Environment and Development Unit-14 Ethno-Development Unit-15 Population and Development Unit-16 India Unit-17 Canada Unit-18 Zimbabwe Unit-19 Brazil Unit-20 Economic, Social and Cultural Dimensions of Globalisation Unit-21 Liberalisation and Structural Adjustment Program Unit-22 Globalisation, Privatisation and Indigenous knowledge Unit-23 WTO. GATT. GATS- Capital and Human Flows Unit-24 Dimensions of Knowledge Society- Issues of Access and Equity Unit-25 Critique of Knowledge Society Unit-26 Changing Roles of Media and ICTs on Employment Unit-27 Dam and Displacement Unit-28 Green Peace Movement Unit-29 People Science Movement Unit-30 Civil Society Movements and Grassroots Initiatives 5.       Sociology in India Unit-1 Social Background of the Emergence             of Sociology in India Unit-2 Emergence of the Discipline -Issues and Themes Unit-3 Village Studies in India Unit-4 The Colonial Perspective Unit-5 Brahminical Perspective Unit-6 View from the Field Unit-7 Ambedkar and Lohia on Caste Unit-8 Census Perspective Unit-9 The Household and the Family Unit-10 The Household as a Cooperative Conflicting Unit Unit-11 Marriage and Its Changing Patterns Unit-12 Descent and Alliance Approaches                to the Study of Kinship in India Unit-13 Agrarian Classes and Categories Unit-14 The Working Class Unit-15 The Middle Class Unit-16 Genders Caste and Class Unit-17 Tribes , Territory and Common Property Resources Unit-18 Tribe and Caste Unit-19 Elwin and Ghuryes Perspectives on Tribes Unit-20 Social Differentiation among Tribes Unit-21 Religion end Politics Unit-22 Religion end Culture Unit-23 Cohesive end Divisive Dimensions of Religion Unit-24 Secularisation Unit-25 Urbanization Unit-26 Migration Unit-27 lndustrialisation Unit-28 Globalisation Unit-29 Social Movements- Meanings end Dimensions Unit-30 Types of Social Movements Unit-31 Peasants Movements Unit-32 New Social Movements 6.       Sociology of Education Unit-1 The Concept of Education Unit-2 Theoretical Approaches Unit-3 Thinkers on Education- I Unit-4 Thinkers on Education- Il Unit-5 Education Knowledge and Power Unit-6 Education, Nation-building. State and Ideology Unit-7 Politics of Educational Curriculum Unit-8 Education and Socialization Unit-9 Education and Social Change Unit-10 Education and Social Mobility Unit-11 Role of Education in Social and Human                     Development Emerging Perspectives Unit-12 Role of Education for Empowerment of the                Marginalized Unit-13 Education and the Policy of Positive                Discrimination and Affirmative Action Unit-14 Education Pluralism and Multiculturalism Unit-15 Education in SAAHC Countries Case Studies-i Unit-16 Education in Europe Case Studies-2 Unit-17 Education Expansion and Growth Unit-18 Constitutional Provisions and Educational Policies in India Unit-19 Universalization of Elementary Education Unit-20 Crises in Indian Higher Education Unit-21 Expansion of Professional Education and Private Sector Unit-22 WTO, GATS. CTS and Higher Education Unit-23 Education Social Commitment VS- Commodification Unit-24 Social and Philosophical Foundations of Open and Distance Learning Unit-25 Critical Issues in Open and Distance Learning Unit-26 ODL Problems and Prospects 7.       Diaspora end Transnational Communities Unit-1 Conceptual Understanding of Indian Diaspora              and Transnational Studies Unit-2 Approaches to the Study of Indian Diaspora Unit-3 Diasporic Communities of the World Unit-4 Migration and Settlement of Indians Abroad Unit-5 Indian Emigration During Colonial Rule Unit-6 Post Independence Patterns of Migration Unit-7 Indians in the Carribean Unit-8 Indian Diaspora in Africa Unit-9 Indian Diaspora in South and South East Asia Unit-10 Indian Diaspora in Europe Unit-11 Indian Diaspora in the New World North America Unit-12 Indians in AustraIia New Zealand and Fiji Unit-13 Indian Diaspora in West Asia Unit-14 Immigration and Emigration Policies and their Implications Unit-15 Indian State and Diaspora Unit-16 Socio-Cultural Linkages Between Indian Diaspora Unit-17 Indian Diaspora-Homeland Linkages Unit-18 Indian Diaspora in Cyberspace Unit-19 Films Unit-20 Indian Diasporic Writing Unit-21 Popular Perception Unit-22 Identity. Notion—Stole and Diaspora Unit-23 Sub-Notional Identities end Diaspora Unit-24 Globalisation, Nationalism and Transnational Communities 8.       Sociology of Religion Unit-1 Religion - Sociological Perspectives Unit-2 Anthropological Approaches Unit-3 Historical and Comparative Approach Unit-4 RELIGION- PSYCHOLOGICAL APPROACHES Unit-5 Mandan Theory Unit-6 Durkheim and Functionalism Unit-7 Weber and the Question of Meaning Unit-8 M N Srinivas - The Coorgs Unit-9 Evans Pritchard- The Nuer Unit-10 T N Madan- Non- Renunciation Unit-11 Sudhir Kakar- Shamans Mystics and Doctors Unit-12 Peter Berger- Phenomenology of Religion Unit-13 Clifford Geertz- Cultural Analysis Unit-14 Levi-Strauss-- Totemism Unit-15 Sikhism Unit-16 Jainism and Buddhism Unit-17 Christianity Unit-18 Islam Unit-19 Hinduism Unit-20 Secularism and Secularization Unit-21 Communalism and Fundamentalism Unit-22 Religious Conversion Unit-23 Transcendental Meditation Unit-24 Hare Krishna Movement Unit-25 Radhasoami Satsang Unit-26 Sai baba of shirdi 9.       Urban Sociology Unit-1 What is Urban Sociology Unit-2 Urban Centre, Urbanisation and Urban Growth Unit-3 City and Metropolis Unit-4 Rural-Urban Continuum Unit-5 Invasion, Succession, Concentration,             Centralization and Segregation Unit-6 Models of Urban Growth Unit-7 Social Area Analysis and Recent Advances Unit-8 Ancient, Medieval and Colonial Cities Case Studies Unit-9 Typologies of Cities Unit-10 Temporal Evolution of Ancient, Modem,               Pre-Industrial and Industrial Cities Unit-11 Functional Classification of Cities Commercial,                Administrative and Pilgrimage Towns Unit-12 Trends and Pattern of Urbanisation Unit-13 Development of Urban Sociology Unit-14 Urban Sociology in India Unit-15 Level, Trends and Patterns Unit-16 Marriage, Family and Kinship Unit-17 Traditional Neighbourhoods and Modem Cities Unit-18 Urban influence on Rural Areas Unit-19 Formal Sector Unit-20 Urban Informal Sector Unit-21 Changing Occupational Structure and Impact                of Economic Liberalization Unit-22 Poverty Unit-23 Slums Unit-24 Environment and Infrastructure Unit-25 Local Self Government and the Emergence                of Voluntary Organisation Unit-26 Urban Planning Unit-27 Media and Urban Governance