Annexure ‘CD – 01’

AMITY UNIVERSITY
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FORMAT FOR COURSE CURRICULUM

L T P/S SW/FW No. of TOTAL

PSDA CREDIT
Course Title : Sociology: An Introduction UNITS
Credit Units: 4 3 - - 2 1 4
Course Code: SOC 125
Course Level: UG

Course Objectives:

a. Express an understanding of sociology’s contributions to other disciplines such as Law, History and other social sciences.
b. Elaborate an understanding of the usefulness and limitations of the sociological theories and various concepts and thoughts
c. Illustrate the nature of Indian Society with major institutional blocs with special reference to (Family, Marriage, Kinship, Education, Religion,
etc) in the legal framework
d. Describe the role of culture and social structure in determining individual lives and be able to offer and identify illustrations of these processes.
e. Explain the effects of caste, class, gender and other forms of difference on society and be able to provide significant examples of
these effects.
f. Students ought to be able to identify the effect of law through sociological understanding at individual, institutional, and cultural
levels.

Pre-requisites:

The student should have a preliminary understanding of elementary social concepts.

Course Contents/Syllabus:
 Weightage (%)
Module I Introduction 20%

What is Sociology? , A Brief History of the Development of Sociology: Nature and Scope of Sociology, Relevance
of Sociology for the Study of law; Relation with other social sciences: History, Anthropology, Psychology and
Political Science;
Eminent Sociologist: August Comte, Emile Durkheim & Herbert Spencer.
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Module II Basic Concepts 10%

Society, Community, Association and Institution.

20%
Module III Marriage, Family, Kinship

Marriage: Meaning and Definition, Features, Functions, Types

Family: Definition, Function of Family, Types.
Kinship: Definition, Classification, Degree and Forms.

Module IV Social Control 20%

Social Control: Meaning and Functions, Distinction between formal and informal social control;
Informal Agencies of Social Control: Customs, Folkways, Mores, Norms and Values
Formal Agencies: Law, Media and Coercion.
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Module V Social Change in India 20%

Meaning; Nature or Characteristics of Social Change;

Factors of Social Change: Biological, Education, Technological, Social Legislation.

Module VI Social Issues-I 10 %

Domestic Violence, Beggary, Child Marriage, Youth Unrest and Human Trafficking.
Course Learning Outcomes:
a. The course indulges in vigorous learning and critical thinking.
b. The course examines the sociological concepts that account for deviance, and social control
c. The course turns out to be recognizable with various types of social institutions (family, marriage, education, religion, health, leisure, criminal justice and
political systems, and economic systems) and their development over time.
d. To examine course content and test its applicability to the Indian society.
e. The course helps in recognizing with how different types of social institutions (education, religion, health, leisure, criminal justice, political systems, and
economic systems) interact with Indian families and effect there working.

Pedagogy for Course Delivery:

Case studies based on social issues will be conversed and analyzed in class. Experts shall come and discuss their knowledge with students. The class will be taught using
theory and case based method. The basic objective of the course is to equip the students with the understanding of Sociology. Case studies will be taken up to
illustrate real life situations. Will open the platform for two-way communication and discussion.

List of Professional Skill Development Activities (PSDA):

1. Prepare a report on “Dangerous Domain: Domestic Violence Against women in India”.

2. Prepare a report on “The changing contemporary perspective of Joint Family Structure in India”.
3. Hidden Intersections: Research on the rising statistics of Human Trafficking in India.
Lab/ Practicals details, if applicable: NIL

Assessment/ Examination Scheme:

Theory L/T (%) Lab/Practical/Studio End Term

(%) Examination

40% NA 60%

Theory Assessment (L&T):

Continuous Assessment/Internal Assessment (40%)
End Term Examination (60%)
Components (Drop
down)
Mid- PSDA PSDA PSDA Attendance
Term -
Exam

Linkage of PSDA NA Linked Linked Linked to NA

with Internal to PSDA to PSDA PSDA 3
Assessment 1 2 -
Component, if any

Weightage (%)
10% 10% 10% 5% 5% 60%
Mapping Continuous Evaluation components/PSDA with CLOs

Bloom’s Level > Remembering Understanding Applying Analysing Evaluating Creating

Course Learning CLO1 CLO2 CLO3 CLO4 CLO5 CLO 6
Outcomes The course The course The course turns To examine The course helps in Creating a relevant
indulges in examines the out to be course content recognizing with reservoir for the
vigorous learning sociological recognizable and test its how different types understanding of
Assessment and critical concepts that with various applicability to of social institutions various societal issues
type/PSDA thinking. account for types of social the Indian (education, religion,
deviance, and institutions society. health, leisure,
social control (family, criminal justice,
marriage, political systems,
education, and economic
religion, health, systems) interact
leisure, criminal with Indian families
justice and and effect there
political working.
systems, and
economic
systems) and
their
development
over time.

Class Test      
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Text References:

Giddens, A. Sociology; Polity Press, UK; 1993

Shankar Rao, Introduction to Sociology.S Chand Publisher, New Delhi.
Davis, K. Human Society; Surjeet Publications, India; 2000
Ahuja,Ram: Indian Social System, Rawat Publications,Jaipur
Ahuja,Ram: Indian Social Problems, Rawat Publications,Jaipur

Other References

Harlambos, M. Sociology: Themes and Perspectives; Oxford University Press, 1980

Bottomore, T.B. Sociology: A Guide to Problems and Literature; Blackie and Sons India Ltd; 1971
 Horton. P.B. and C.L. Hunt Sociology; McGrew- Hill book Company, Singapore, 1984.