Bachel

orofAr
ts-Soci
ology
2019-
20
Syl
l
abus

SchoolofSoci
alSci
ences
DeviAhi
l
yaVi
shwavi
dyal
aya,I
ndor
e
Semest
er-
1

PaperName

01 Basi
cConcept
sofSoci
ology Cor
e 4

20

Semest
er-
2

PaperName

01 Soci
ety
,Cul
tur
eandSoci
alChange Cor
e 4

20

Semest
er-
3

PaperName

01 Met
hodsi
nSoci
alResear
ch Cor
e 4

20
Semest
er-
4

PaperName

01 Soci
alPr
obl
emsi
nIndi
a Cor
e 4

20

Semest
er-
5

PaperName

01 Foundat
ionsofSoci
alThought Cor
e 4

20

Semest
er-
6

PaperName

01 Popul
ati
onSt
udi
es Cor
e 4

20
 Semest
er-1
PaperName:Basi
cConceptsofSoci
ology

UNIT–I
Soci
ology:Natur
e,ScopeandSignif
icance;Rel
ati
onshi
pwi
thHi
stor
y,Economi
cs,Pol
i
tical
Sci
ence,Anthr
opologyandPsy
chology

UNIT–II
Basi
cConcept
s:Soci
ety
,Communi
ty,Associ
ati
on,Soci
alSt
ruct
ure,St
atus&Rol
e,Nor
ms
andVal
ues

UNIT–I II
SocialGroups&Pr ocesses:Def
ini
ti
on,Natur
eandtypesofGr
oups-Pri
mar
ySecondar
y&
ReferenceGroup;
Processes-Co-
operat
ion,
Confl
i
ctandAccommodat
ion.

UNIT–IV
Soci
alI
nst
it
uti
ons:
Mar
ri
age,
Fami
l
y,Ki
nshi
pandRel
i
gion;
Thei
rFunct
ionsandFeat
ures

Suggest
edReadi
ngs:

1.Ahuja, Ram (2001):IndianSoci alSystem, NewDel hi:RawatPubl icat

ion.
2.Ahuja, Ram (2003):Soci etyinI ndi
a, NewDel hi
:RawatPubl icati
on.
3.Bottomor e,T.B.(1972) :Soci ology:AGui detoPr oblemsandLi terat
ure,Bombay :George
All
enandUnwi n(India).
4.Fulcher&Scot t(2003:Soci ology,NewYor k:Oxf ordUniver sit
yPr ess.Gi ddens,Anthony
(2005) :Sociol
ogy,Pol i
tyPr ess.
5.Harlambos, M.(1998) :Soci ology:ThemesandPer specti
v e,NewDel hi:OxfordUniversit
y
Press.Har lambos&Hol born( 2000) :Soci
ology,London: Har per-Coll
ins.
6.I
nkel es,Alex(1987):Whati sSoci ology?NewDel hi:Prent
ice- HallofIndia.
7.Johnson,Har ryM.( 1995) :Soci ology:A Sy stemat i
cI ntroduct i
on,New Del hi:All
ied
Publishers.MacI verandPage( 1974) :Society:AnI nt
roduct or yAnal y
sis,New Del hi:
Macmi l
lan&co.
 Semest
er-
2
Soci
ety,
Cul
tur
eandSoci
alChange

UNIT–I
Soci
eti
es:
TypesandChar
act
eri
sti
cs-Tr
ibal
,Rur
al,
Urban,
Indust
ri
alandPost
-I
ndust
ri
al.

UNI
T–I I
Cul
tur
e:Def i
nit
ion and Nat
ure;Ty pes-Mat eri
aland Non-Mater
ial
.Soci
ali
zat
ion:I
ts
i
mportance,
ProcessandStages.SocialCont
rol:
ItsTy
pesandMeans.

UNIT–III
Pr
ocessesofSocialChange:Char
act
eri
sti
cFeat
uresofI
ndust
ri
ali
zat
ion,Moder
nizat
ion,
Gl
obal
izati
onandSecul
ari
zat
ion

UNIT–IV
Soci
alSt
rat
if
icat
ion:
ConceptandBases;
For
ms-Cast
e,Cl
ass,
Power&Gender

Suggest
edReadi
ngs:

1.Bottomor e,T.B.(1972) :Soci ology :AGui detoPr oblemsandLi terature,Bombay :George

All
enandUnwi n( I
ndia).
2.Fulcher&Scot t(2003:Soci ology ,NewYor k:OxfordUni v
ersityPr ess.Gi ddens,Ant hony
(2005):Sociology ,Polit
yPr ess.
3.GordonMar shall(1998) :Oxf ordDi cti
onaryofSoci ology,New Yor k:Oxf ordUniversit
y
Press.Har lambos,M.( 1998) :Soci ology :ThemesandPer spect i
ve,New Del hi:Oxford
Universi
tyPr ess.Har lambos&Hol born(2000) :
Sociol ogy,London: Harper-Colli
ns.
4.Tumi n,M. M.( 1994):Soci alSt ratifi
cati
on:TheFor msandFunct ionsofI nequalit
y,New
Delhi:PHI,Maci ver&Page( 1974) :Society:Anintr
oduct oryAnal ysis,NewDel hi
:Macmi ll
an
&co.Mandel baum,D. G.(1972) :SocietyinIndia,Bombay :Popul arPr akashan.Smel ser,
NeilJ.(1993) :Sociology,Pr enticeHal lofIndia-
Pvt.Ltd.SinghY.91983) .
 Semester-
3
PaperName:MethodsinSoci
alResear
ch

UNIT–I
Social
Research:
Defi
nit
ion,Nat
ureandpurpose;
Stepsi
nSoci
alResear
ch;
Probl
em of
Object
ivi
tyandSubj
ect
ivit
yinSoci
alResear
ch

UNIT–II
Resear
chMethod:
Resear
chDesigns;
Soci
alSur
vey
;Hy
pot
hesi
s-Ty
pes&si
gni
fi
cance;
Sampli
ngandSampli
ngProcedur
e

UNIT–I I
I
Techni
quesofDataCol
lect
ion:
TypesofDat
a;Techni
ques-Obser
vat
ion,
Int
erv
iew,
Questi
onnai
re,
Schedul
eandCaseStudy

UNIT–I V
Stat
isti
calAnal
ysisandUseofComput eri
nSocial
Resear
ch:
Classi
fi
cat
ionandTabul
ati
on
ofdata;MeasuresofCentr
alTendency
: Mean,
MedianandMode;UseofComputer
sin
Soci
al Resear
ch.

Suggest
edReadi
ngs:

1.Ahuja,Ram (2001)
: Resear chMet hods,NewDel hi
:RawatPublication.
2.Goode,W. J.and P. K.Hatt( 1952) :Methodsi nSocialResear ch,New Yor k:McGraw
I
nternati
onal.Sel
ti
z, Clai
seetal ;(1959):ResearchMethodsinSoci alRel
ati
on,NewYork:
HenryHol tandCo.Sr iv
ast ava,Pr akashG.N.(1994):AdvancesResear chMethodol
ogy,
Delhi
:RadhaPubl i
cat i
on.
3.Thakur,Devender(2003) :Resear chMet hodologyinSoci
alScience, Delhi
:DeepandDeep
Publi
cati
on.
4.Young,P.V.(1988):Scientifi
cSoci al Sur
veyandResearch,NewDel hi Pr
enti
ceHall
.
 Semest
er-4
PaperName:Soci
alProblemsi
nIndi
a

UNIT–I
Soci
alPr obl
em:Meani ng and Def
ini
ti
on;I
mport
anceoftheStudyofSocialPr
obl
ems;
Soci
ologi
calPer spect
iveson Soci
alProbl
em-
Anomie(Dur
khei
m),Di
ff
enti
alAssoci
ati
on
(Sut
herl
and),Labeli
ng(Becker
).

UNIT–II
Str
uctur
alIssues:I
nequal
i
tyofCast
e,Cl
assGenderandEt
hni
cit
y;Communal
i
sm;Pr
obl
ems
ofMinori
ti
es.

UNIT–II
I
Probl
emsandI
ssues:Femal
eFoet
ici
de,Dowr
y,Domest
icVi
olence,Di
vor
ce;Pr
obl
emsof
Aged.

UNIT–I V
SocialDi
sorgani
zat
ion:Cr
imeandJuv
eni
l
eDel
i
nquency
,Cor
rupt
ion,
DrugAddi
cti
on,
Sui
cide,
Prosti
tut
ionandAIDS

Suggest
edReadi
ngs:

1.Ahuja,Ram (2000) :Soci

al ProblemsinI ndia,NewDel hi:
RawatPubl i
cations.
2.Dube,Leela( 1997):WomenandKi nship,Compar at
ivePer specti
vesonGenderi nSouth
andSout heastAsi a,NewDel hi
:SagePubl i
cati
on.Desai ,Neer a&UshaThakkar( 2007):
Womeni nIndianSoci et
y,Nat i
onalBookTr ust,I
ndia.
3.Gadgil
, MadhavandRamchandr aGuha( 1996):EcologyandEqual i
ty:TheuseandAbuse
ofNatureinCont empor aryIndia,NewDel hi:OUP.
4.Gill
,S.
S.(1998) :ThePat hologyofCor ruption,NewDel hi:Har perCol
linPubli
shers.Lewis,
Oscar(1966) :Cult
ureofPov ert
y“Scientifi
cAmer ican”Vol -
IIandVNo. IVPP-19-25.
5.SatyaMur ty,T.V.(1996) :Region,Reli
gi on,Caste,GenderandCul t
urei nContempor ar
y
Indi
a,NewDel hi:
OUP
 Semester-
5
PaperName:Foundat
ionsofSoci
alThought

UNIT–I
Posi
ti
vism:Comte’
sLawoft
hreest
ages,
Soci
alSt
ati
c&Dy
nami
cs,
Evol
uti
oni
sm-Spencer
’s
Evol
uti
onaryAppr
oach

UNIT–I I
Funct
ional
ism:Durkhei
ms’ConceptofSoci
alFact
,Di
vi
sionofl
abouri
nSoci
ety
;Radcl
i
ffe
Brown’sStr
uct
ural
-Funct
ional
Approach

UNIT–I I
I
Confl
ict
:Marx’
sconceptofDi
alect
ical
Hist
ori
cal
Mat
eri
ali
sm,
Class&Cl
assConf
li
ct;
Coser
’s
ApproachtoSoci
alConfl
i
ct

UNIT–IV
I
nter
acti
onali
sm:Weber’
sInt
erpr
etat
ive Soci
ology
;Ty
pes ofSoci
alAct
ion;G.
H.Mead’
s
ConceptofSel
f&Soci
ety

Suggest
edReadi
ngs:

1.Atal,
Yogesh( 2003) :Soci ology
: From wheretowher e,Jaipur:RawatPubli
cat i
on.
2.Barnes,H.E.(1959) : I
ntroduct i
ont othehistoryofSoci ol
ogy ,ChicagoUni
.Pr ess.
3.Bose,N.K.:Structur eofHi nduSoci et
y,NewDel hi
.
4.Coser,Lewi s,A.( 1979) :Mast erofSoci ologicalThought ,Har cour
tBrake,Jov anovi
ch.
Dube,S.C.(1990): Societyi nIndia,NewDel hi:Nat i
onalBookTr ust
.
5.Dumont ,Luis( 1970) :Homohi erarchichus:Thecast eSy st
em andi tsImplicati
ons,New
Delhi
:VikasPubl icat i
on.
6.Fl
etcher,Ronal d( 1994) :The Maki ng ofSoci ol
ogy ( Two Vol umes),Jaipur:Rawat
Publi
cation.Prabhu, P.H.(1963) :HinduSocialOr ganist
ion, Bombay:PopularParkashan.
Si
ngh, Yogendr a(1986) :IndianSoci ol
ogy:Soci alcondit
ioningandemer gingt r
ends,New
Delhi
:VistaarPubl icati
on
 Semest
er-6
PaperName:Populat
ionSt
udi
es

UNIT–I
Populati
onStudies:Meani
ng,ScopeandSi
gni
fi
cance;Demogr
aphi
cPr
ocesses:Fer
ti
li
ty,
Mortali
tyandMigrat
ion

UNIT–II
Popul
ati
onTheor
ies:
Mal
thusi
an,
Demogr
aphi
cTr
ansi
ti
onandOpt
imum Popul
ati
onTheor
y

UNIT–III
Popul
ati
on Composi
ti
on i
nIndi
a:Age St
ruct
ure,Sex-
Rat
io,Rur
al-
Urban Composi
ti
on,
Li
ter
acyinIndi
a

UNIT–I V
Populat
ionPl
anningandCont
rol
:NeedsandObj
ect
ives;Popul
ati
onPol
i
cyofI
ndi
a,Nat
ional
Rural
HealthMissi
on

Suggest
edReadi
ngs:

1.Agar wal,
S. N.(1989) :PopulationSt udieswithSpeci alReferencet oI ndia,NewDel hi:Lok
SurjeetPubl i
cation.
2.Bose, Ashish(1991) :Demogr aphicDi ver
sit
yinIndia, Del
hi:B.R.Publ i
shingCor poration.
3.Banar j
ee,D.( 1985) :Heal t
h and Fami lyPlanning Ser v
icesi nI ndia,New Del hi:Lok
Parkshan.Chandr asekhar .
4.Kohl i
,S.(1977) :Fami lyPlanninginI ndia,NewDel hi.Malthus,T. R.(1986) :AnEssayon
thePr i
ncipleofPopul ati
on,London: Will
i
am Pickeri
ng.
5.Premi ,M.K.(2004) :SocialDemogr aphy ,
Delhi
:JawaharPubl ishersandDi stri
butors.
6.Shar ma,Raj endra( 1997) :Demogr aphyandPopul ati
onPr obl ems,New Del hi:At lanti
c
Publishers.Sr i
vastav a,O.S.( 1998) :Demogr aphyandPopul ati
onSt udies,New Del hi:
VikasPubl ishi
ngHouse.Nat i
onal Rur alHeal
thMi ssion(2006) ,Gov t.ofIndia,NewDel hi.