CLUSTER UNIVERSITY JAMMU

SYLLABUS – SEMESTER 6TH (CBCS) – SOCIOLOGY

(DISCIPLINE SPECIFIC ELECTIVE COURSE – THEORY)

TITLE: TRIBAL SOCIETY IN INDIA

COURSE CODE : 1SOCDE0601 CREDITS : 5+1
DURATION OF EXAMINATION TOTAL: 150 Marks
MINOR TEST : 01 Hour MINOR TEST: 30 Marks
MAJOR TEST : 03 Hours MAJOR TEST: 120 Marks

OBJECTIVES:

 To acquaint the students with tribal social structure.

 To make students understand the classifications of the tribal society in India.
 To familiarize the students to the socio-economic and political institutions of Indian tribal society.

Unit: I Introduction. (18 HOURS)

1.1 Meaning, Definitions and Characteristic of Tribe.

1.2 Tribe and Caste.
1.3 Tribe and Clan.

Unit: II Racial and Linguistic Affinities of Tribal Society. (18 HOURS)

2.1 Racial Classification (Herbert Risely, Hutton, Guha and Majumdar).

2.2 Linguistic Affiliations (D.N Majumdar).

Unit: III Geographical Distribution of Indian Tribes. (18 HOURS)

3.1 The North and Northern Zone.

3.2 The Central or Middle Zone.
3.3 The Southern Zone.

Unit: IV Tribal Social Institutions. (18 HOURS)

4.1 Tribal Family and Marriage.

4.2 Tribal Religious Beliefs and Rituals.
4.3 Dormitories.

Unit: V Tribal Polity and Economy. (18 HOURS)

5.1 Authority: Political and Ritual.

5.2 Economic Classifications.
5.3 Changes in Political and economic System.
5.4 Tribal Problems and Government Policies.

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 CLUSTER UNIVERSITY JAMMU
SYLLABUS – SEMESTER 6TH (CBCS) – SOCIOLOGY
(DISCIPLINE SPECIFIC ELECTIVE COURSE – THEORY)

RECOMMENDED READINGS:

1. Singh, K. S. (1998). The Scheduled Caste. Delhi: Anthropological Survey of

2. Nadeem Hasnain Tribal India Today, Harnam Publications, New Delhi, 1988
3. E.E. Evans-Pritchard, Social Anthropology, Psychology Press, Hove, 2004.
4. Omvedt Gail, 2016. Understanding Caste: from Budha to Ambedkar and Beyound, Orient
Black Swan.
5. Roger M. Keesing, Cultural Anthropology: A Contemporary Perspective, Holt, Rinehart
and Winston, New York, 1981.
6. J. Beattie, Other Cultures, Routledge & Kegan Paul, London, 1982.
7. T. N. Madan and D. N. Majumdar, Introduction to Social Anthropology, Asia Publishing
House, Bombay, 1961.
8. K. S. Singh, Tribal Situation in India, Indian Institute of Advanced Studies, Simla, 2002.
9. L. P. Vidyarthi and Binay Kumar Rai, Tribal Culture of India, New Delhi, Concept
Publishing Company, 1976.
10. Mrinal Miri, Continuity and Change in Tribal Society, Indian Institute of Advanced
Studies, Simla, 1993.
11. Dasgupta, Abhijit. (2012). On the Margins: Tribes, Castes and Other Social Categories
(Ed.). New Delhi: Sage Publications Pvt. Ltd.
12. Rao, Pulla. (2012). Empowering Marginalised Categories in India: Problems and
Prospects. Gurgaon (Haryana): Madhav Books.
13. Rao, Yagati Chinna. & Karakotyi, Sudhakara. (2010). Exclusion and Discrimination:
Concepts, Perspectives and Challenges (Ed.). New Delhi: Kanishka Publishers,
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14. Ritzer, George. (2007). The Blackwell Encyclopedia of Sociology (2nd ed.). USA:
Blackwell Publishing. P. 2765.India.

15. Singharoy, Debal K. (2001). Social development and the Empowerment of Marginalized
groups: Perspectives and strategies (Ed.). New Delhi: Sage Publication.

16. Upadhyaya, H. C. (1991). Scheduled Caste and Scheduled Tribe in India (Ed.). Delhi:
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