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SEMESTER- I Course Code Course Name Paper Category Credits
Soc-01-CR Introduction to Sociology Core 4
Soc-02-CR Classical Sociological Tradition Core 4
Soc-03-CR Methodology of Social Research Core 4
Soc-04-DCE Sociology of Islam - Theoretical and
Conceptual
Discipline Centric
Elective 3
Soc-05-DCE Gender Studies: Perspectives and
Approaches
Discipline Centric
Elective 3
Soc-06-DCE Rural Development: Theoretical
Formulations
Discipline Centric
Elective 3
Soc-07-DCE Globalization: Perspectives and
Approaches
Discipline Centric
Elective 3
Soc-08-DCE Introduction to Diasporic Studies Discipline Centric
Elective 3
Soc-09-GE Sociology of Media Generic Elective 3
Soc-10-GE Sociology of Kashmir Generic Elective 3
Soc-11-OE Environment and Society Open Elective 3
General Instructions for the Candidates
The two year (4 semester) PG programmes is of 96 credit weightage i.e. 24 credits/ semester (24 x 4 = 96)
A candidate has compulsorily to opt for 12 credits from the core component in each semester.
A candidate has a choice to opt for any 06 credits from Discipline Centric Elective (DCE), 03 credits from
Generic Electives (GE) and 03 credits from Open Elective (OE) per semester
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SEMESTER- II
Course Code Course Name Paper Category Credits
Soc-12-CR Sociology of Kinship Core 4
Soc-13-CR Social Demography Core 4
Soc-14-CR Techniques in Social Research and Data
Analysis Core 4
Soc-15-DCE Sociology of Islam - Perspectives and
Perceptions
Discipline Centric
Elective 3
Soc-16-DCE Gender Inequality in India Discipline Centric
Elective 3
Soc-17-DCE Rural Development programmes in India Discipline Centric
Elective 3
Soc-18-DCE Globalization, Culture and Society Discipline Centric
Elective 3
Soc-19-DCE Theoretical Perspective in Diasporic
Studies
Discipline Centric
Elective 3
Soc-20-GE Social Policy and Planning Generic Elective 3
Soc-21-GE Social Movements in India Generic Elective 3
Soc-22-OE Political Sociology Open Elective 3
General Instructions for the Candidates
The two year (4 semester) PG programmes is of 96 credit weightage i.e. 24 credits/ semester (24 x 4 = 96)
A candidate has compulsorily to opt for 12 credits from the core component in each semester.
A candidate has a choice to opt for any 06 credits from Discipline Centric Elective (DCE), 03 credits from
Generic Electives (GE) and 03 credits from Open Elective (OE) per semester
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SEMESTER- III
Course Code Course Name Paper Category Credits
Soc-23-CR Theoretical Perspectives in Sociology Core 4
Soc-24-CR Rural Sociology Core 4
Soc-25-CR Field Work Course - Community Studies Core 4
Soc-26-DCE Sociology of Islam – Unity and Diversity
in Muslim Ummah
Discipline Centric
Elective 3
Soc-27-DCE Gender Issues and Challenges Discipline Centric
Elective 3
Soc-28-DCE Rural Development in Kashmir Discipline Centric
Elective 3
Soc-29-DCE Global Culture and Economy: Emerging
Issues
Discipline Centric
Elective 3
Soc-30-DCE Indian Diaspora Discipline Centric
Elective 3
Soc-31-GE Sociology of Change and Development Generic Elective 3
Soc-32-GE Urban Sociology Generic Elective 3
Soc-33-OE Sociology of Crime Open Elective 3
General Instructions for the Candidates
The two year (4 semester) PG programmes is of 96 credit weightage i.e. 24 credits/ semester (24 x 4 = 96)
A candidate has compulsorily to opt for 12 credits from the core component in each semester.
A candidate has a choice to opt for any 06 credits from Discipline Centric Elective (DCE), 03 credits from
Generic Electives (GE) and 03 credits from Open Elective (OE) per semester
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SEMESTER- IV Course Code Course Name Paper Category Credits
Soc-34-CR Contemporary Social Theory Core 4
Soc-35-CR Indian Society: Structure and Change Core 4
Soc-36-CR Field Work Course - Unit Study: (Governmental / Non- Governmental
Organizations) Core 4
Soc-37-DCE Muslim community – Social Concerns
and Issues: Project Work
Discipline Centric
Elective 3
Soc-38-DCE Gender Studies: Project Work Discipline Centric
Elective 3
Soc-39-DCE Rural Development: Project Work Discipline Centric
Elective 3
Soc-40-DCE Globalization: Project Work Discipline Centric
Elective 3
Soc-41-DCE Diasporic Studies: Project Work Discipline Centric
Elective 3
Soc-42-GE Sociology of Education Generic Elective 3
Soc-43-GE Sociology of Religion Generic Elective 3
Soc-44-OE Disaster Management Open Elective 3
General Instructions for the Candidates
The two year (4 semester) PG programmes is of 96 credit weightage i.e. 24 credits/ semester (24 x 4 = 96)
A candidate has compulsorily to opt for 12 credits from the core component in each semester.
A candidate has a choice to opt for any 06 credits from Discipline Centric Elective (DCE), 03 credits from
Generic Electives (GE) and 03 credits from Open Elective (OE) per semester
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Course No: Soc-01-CR
Course Title: Introduction to Sociology
Unit 1 Introduction
Nature and Subject matter; Formalistic and Synthetic Schools of Thought; Sociology and
Allied Social Sciences:
Unit 2 Basic concepts
Society; Community; Institution; Association; Status; Role; Norms; Values; Social
Groups; Folkways and Mores
Unit 3 Social Institutions
Family; Marriage; Kinship; Economy; Religion
Unit 4 Social Processes
Socialization; Social Change; Social Conflict; Social Control
Essential Readings
Bottomore, T. B. 1972. Sociology: A guide to problems and literature. Bombay: George
Allen and Unwin (India).
Harlambos, M. 1998. Sociology: Themes and perspectives. 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.
Johnson, Harry M. 1995. Sociology: A systematic introduction. New Delhi: Allied
Publishers.
Schaefer, Richard T. and Robert P. Lamm. 1999. Sociology. New Delhi: Tata-McGraw
Hill.
Thio, Alex. 2008. Sociology: A Brief Introduction, London: Allyn& Bacon,
Popenoe, David.1 999 Sociology. New Delhi: Prentice Hall
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Course No: Soc-02-CR
Course Title: Classical Sociological Tradition
Unit 1 Development of Sociology
Social forces in the development of Sociology: Political revolutions; Industrial
revolution and the rise of Capitalism
Intellectual forces and the rise of Sociology: The Enlightenment and its impact on
thinking and reasoning
Unit 2 Karl Marx
Historical Materialism; Theory of Class Struggle and Capitalism; Theory of Alienation
Unit 3 Emile Durkheim
Contribution to the Methodology of Sociology: The Study of Social Fact
Division of Labour
Suicide
Unit 4 Max Weber
Social Action
The Ideal Type: Nature and Applications - Bureaucracy and Authority
Essential Readings
Abrams, P. 1968. The Origins of British Sociology. Chicago: University of Chicago
Press.
Durkheim, E. 1933. The Division of Labour in Society. Glencoe: The Free Press.
Durkheim, E. 1982. The Rules of Sociological Method. London: Macmillan.
Durkheim, E. and M. Mauss. 1969. Primitive Classifications. London: Cohen & West.
Marx, K. 1924. The Class Struggle in France (1848-1850). New York: New York Labour
News.
Marx, K. 1954. Capital - Vol. I. Moscow: Progress Publishers. (Chapter 1,10 and 14).
Marx, K. 1964. Pre-capitalist Economic Formations. London: Lawrence and Wishart.
Marx, K. and F. Engels. 1976. The Manifesto of the Communist Part, in Marx & Engels
Collected Works - Vol. 6. London: Lawrence and Wishart.
Nisbet, R.A. 1967. The Sociological Tradition. London: Heinemann.
Weber, M. 1949. The Methodology of the Social Sciences. New York: Free Press.
Weber, M. 1978. Economy and Society: An outline interpretative sociology (edited by G.
Roth and C. Wittich) - Vol. 1. Berkeley: University of California Press.
Weber, M. 2002. The Protestant Ethic and the Spirit of Capital. Los Angeles: Blackwell
Publishers.
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Course No: Soc-03-CR
Course Title: Methodology of Social Research
Unit 1 Basis of social research
Logic of inquiry; Issues of Epistemology; Scientific basis of social research
Unit 2 Basic Methodological Concepts
Concept, Proposition and Hypothesis; Theory, Fact and Values; Sources of data
Unit 3 Research procedure and research design
Formulation of research proposal; Structuring of research process; Research design -
Meaning, importance and types
Unit 4 Ethical Issues in Social Research
Value neutrality; Reliability, Validity and Triangulation; New philosophy of science -
Popper and Kuhn
Essential Readings
Ahuja, Ram. 2001. Research Methods. New Delhi: Rawat Publications
Barnes, J. A. 1977. The Ethics of Inquiry in Social Science. New Delhi: Oxford
University Press:
Becker, Howard S. 1986. How to Start and Finish Your Thesis, Book or Article, Chicago:
University of Chicago
Bose, Pradip Kumar. 1995. Research Methodology. New Delhi: Indian Council of Social
Science Research
Bryman, Alann. 1988 Quantity and Quality in Social Research. London: Hyman
Burns, Robbt B. 2000. Introduction to Research Methods. London: Sage Publication
Cohen, Louis and Lawrence. 1994. Research Methods in Education. London: Rutledge
Durkheim, Emile. 1964. (First Publishing in 1895) The Rules of Sociological Method.
First the Free Press Paperback Edition. New York: The Free Press
Fernades, Walter and Philip Riegas. 1985. Participatory and conventional Research
Methodologies. New Delhi: Indian Social Institute
Garfinkel, H.1967. Students in Ethnomethodology. Englewood Cliffs, NJ: Prentice Hall
Goddle, William J. and Paul K Haff. 1952. Methods in Social Research. New York:
McGraw Hill
Handel, J.D.1978. Statistics for Sociology, Englewood Cliffs; N.J: Prentice Hall
Mukherjee, Neela. 1997. Participatory Rural Appraisal: Methodology and Applications.
New Delhi: Concept
Schutz, Afred. 1972. The Phenomenology of the Social World. London: Heinemann
Young, P.V 1988. Scientific Social Survey and Research. New Delhi: Prentice Hall
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Course No: Soc-04-DCE
Course Title: Sociology of Islam - Theoretical and Conceptual
Unit 1 Nature, Theory and Concept
Subject matter of sociology of Islam.
Five fundamental principles of Islam.
Three fundamental features: Aluhiat, Nubuwat and Akhirah
Unit 2 Concept of State and Society
Concept of individual
Concept of state
Relationship between individual and society
Unit 3 Islamic Theories and Concepts
Islamic theory of social justice
Concept of majority and minority
Theory of Duniya and Akhirah
Essential Readings
IbnKhuldun Muqaddimma
B. Tumin Max Weber and Islam
MehbubulHaq Human Development in South Asia
H. K.Sheerwani Political Concepts in Islam
M. Hamidullah Islamic Concept of the State
William Greetz Islam Observed
S. A. M. Aman Some aspects of IbnKhuldun’s Socio-political Analysis of History
Harmon The Conclusive Argument of God by Shah Walliullah Delhwi
Akbar Ahmad The Tribal Communities
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Course No: Soc-05-DCE
Course Title: Gender Studies: Perspectives and Approaches
Unit 1 Introduction
Social Construction of Gender: Understanding Gender, Gender Roles, Gender Relations
Gendered Spaces
Unit 2 Basic Concepts in Gender Studies
Gender vs. Biology(Sex), Patriarchy, Gender Bias, Gender Relations, Gender Division of
Labour, Gender Equality, Gender Neutrality, Gender Justice and Gender Sensitivity
Unit 3 Theoretical Debates on Feminism
Liberal, Marxist, Radical and Post-Modern Schools
Essential Readings Ardener, E. 1975. “Belief and the Problem of Women” and “The Problem Revisited”, in S. Ardener (ed.),
Perceiving Women, London: Malaby Press.
Barrett, M. 1980. Women's Oppression Today, London: Verso. (Chapters 1 to 4, and 6).
Boserup, E. 1974. Women's Role in Economic Development, New York: St. Martin's Press. (Part I).
De Beauvoir, S.1983. The Second Sex, Harmondsworth: Penguin. (Book Two).
Douglas. M. 1970 Purity and Danger, Harmondsworth: Penguin.
Engels, F.1972. The Origin of the Family,Private Property and, the State, London: Lawrence and Wishart.
Hershman, P. 1977. “Virgin and Mother” in I.M. Lewis (ed.). Symbols and Sentiments: Cross-Culture
Studies in Symbolism, London: Academic Press.
Hirschon, R. 1984 “Introduction: Property, Power and Gender Relations” in R. Hirschon (ed.). Women and
Property. Women as Property, Beckenham: Croom Helm.
Jaggar, A. 1983. Feminist Politics and Human Nature, Brighton: The Harvester Press.
Leacock, E. 1978. “Women’s Status in Egalitarian Societies: Implications for Social Evolution”, Current
Anthropology, 19(2), pp. 247-75.
Mead, M. 1935. Sex and Temperament in Three Primitive Societies, New York: William Morrow.
Meillassoux, C. 1981. Maidens, Meals and Money, Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, (Part I).
Rogers, S.C. 1975. “Female Forms of Power and the Myth of Male Dominance: A Model of Female/Male
Interaction in Peasant Societies”, American Ethnologist, 2(4), pp. 727-56.
Rosaldo, M.Z. and L.Lamphere (ed.). 1974 Women, Culture and Society, Stanford: Stanford University
Press, (Articles by Rosaldo, Chodorow, Ortner; other articles may be used for illustration).
Sharma, U. 1980. Women, Work and Property in North West India, London: Tavistock.
Uberoi, J. P. S. 1961. “Men, Women and Property in Northern Afghanistan” in S.T. Lokhandawala (ed),
India and Contemporary Islam, Simla: Indian Institute of Advanced Study.pp. 398-415.
Vatuk, S. 1982. “Purdah Revisited: A Comparison of Hindu and Muslim Interpretations of the Cultural
Meaning of Purdah in South Asia”, in H. Papanak and G. Minault (eds.). Separate World: Studies of
Purdah in South Asia, Delhi: Chanakya.
Yalman, N.1963 “On the Purity of Women in the Castes of Ceylon and Malabar”, Journal of the Royal
Anthropological Institute, pp. 25-58.
Young, K. C.Wolkowitz and R.McCullagh (eds.). 1981 Of Marriage and the Market: Women's
Subordination in International Perspective, London: CSE Books,(Articles by O. Harris, M. Molyneux).
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Course No: Soc-06-DCE
Course Title: Rural Development: Theoretical Formulations
Unit 1 Introduction
Concept of Development and its Indicators; Nature and Scope of Rural Development;
Objectives and dimensions of Rural Development
Unit 2 Approaches to Rural Development
J. H. Boeke; Harvey Leibenstein; Gunner Myrdal; Modernization Theory
Unit 3 Main Issues in Rural Development
Agriculture Diversification and Small Holdings; Bonded and Migrant Labourers;
Pauperization and Depeasantization; Agrarian Crisis and Unrest
Essential Readings
Andre Betille 1974 Six Essays in Comparative Sociology, OUP, New Delhi.
Desai A. R. 1977. Rural Sociology in India, Popular Prakashan, Bombay.
Desai, A.R. 1979. Rural India in Transition, Popular Prakashan, Bombay.
Dube, S.C. 1958. India’s Changing Villages (London : Routledge and Kegan Paul)
Chambers, R. 1983. Rural Development. London: Longman.
Dhillon, D.S. 1991. Rural Development. Allahabad: Vohra Publications.
Parthasarthy, G. 1984. ‘Integrated Rural Development Concept, Theoretical Base and
Contradictions’ in T .Mathew (ed.): Rural Development in India (29). New Delhi:
Agricole Publishing Academy.
Singh, Kartar. 1995. Rural Development Principles, Policies and Management. New
Delhi: Sage.
Sing, R. 1987. Sociology of Rural development. Delhi: Discovery Publishing House.
Satyandra , Tripati. 1997. Development for Rural Poor. Jaipur: Rawat Publications. Subramanium, C. 1976. Integrated Rural Development. Budget Papers for 1976- 77. New
Delhi: Government of India
Tantray, M. H. 2015. Rural Development in Kashmir. Srinagar: JayKay
Thakur, B. N. 1988. Sociology of Rural development. New Delhi: Classical Publishing
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Course No: Soc-07-DCE
Course Title: Globalization: Perspectives and Approaches
Unit 1 Understanding Globalization
The Concept of Globalization and its historical and Social Context
Characteristics of Globalization
Positive and Negative Effects of Globalization
Unit 2 Agencies of Globalization
Agencies of Globalization: Information and communication technology, Multi-national
Corporations (MNCs), Nation, State, Media, Market, International Agencies
(International Monetary Fund and World Bank)
Unit 3 Theoretical Approaches
Roland Robertson
Immanuel Wallerstein
Anthony Giddens
Essential Readings
Appadurai, Arjun. 1997. Modernity at large: Cultural dimensions of globalization. New
Delhi: Oxford University Press.
Giddens, Anthony. 1990. The Consequences of Modernity. Cambridge: Polity Press
Jha, Avinash (2000). Background to Globalization, Mumbai: Centre for Education and
Documentation.
Kiely, Ray and Phil Marfleet (eds.). 1998. Globalization and the third world. London:
Routledge.
Kofman and Young (2003). Globalization, Theory and Practice, London: Continuum
Preston, P.W. 1996. Development theory - An introduction. Oxford Blackwell.
Schuurman Frans J. ed. (2002). Globalization and Development Studies, New Delhi:
Sage Publications.
Waters M. (1995). Globalization, London: Routledge
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Course No: Soc-08-DCE
Course Title: Introduction to Diasporic Studies
Unit 1 Introduction
Diaspora : Concept and Definition
Emergence of Diasporic Studies
Types of Diaspora
Unit 2 Migration and Diaspora
Migration: Meaning and Types
Approaches to Migration
Migration and Transnationalism
Unit 3 Diasporic Communities of the World
Jewish
Armenian
Greek
Essential Readings
Bhabha, H. (1994). The location of culture. London: Routledge.
Braziel, J. E. (2008). Diaspora: An introduction. Malden, MA: Blackwell Publishers.
Brah, A. (1996). Cartographies of diaspora: Contesting identities. London & New York:
Routledge.
Brubaker, R. (2005). The ‘diaspora’ diaspora. Ethnic and Racial Studies, 28(1), 1-19.
Butler, K. (2001). Defining diaspora, refining a discourse. Diaspora, 10(2), 189-219.
Clifford, J. (1994). Diasporas. Cultural Anthropology, 9(3), 302-338.
Cohen, R. (1997). Global Diasporas: An introduction. Seattle: University of Washington
Press.
Dufoix. S. (2003). Diasporas. Berkley: University of California Press.
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Course No: Soc-09-GE
Course Title: Sociology of Media
Unit 1 Introduction and Theoretical approaches to media studies
Cultural studies
Public sphere
Semiotics
Unit 2 The politics of media
Media as a supporter or watchdog of the state
Media and the construction of political reality
Media Responses to Issues of deprivation and exclusion
Unit 3 Impact of Media on Society
Media and Gender Issues
Impact of Media on Socialization of Youth, Lifestyle and Social Relations
Media, Consumerism and Globalization
Essential Readings
Williams, R. 1962 Communications. Penguin: Harmondsworth
Hall, S. (1980) 'Cultural Studies: two paradigms', Media, Culture and Society 2, 57-72
Appadurai, A. The social life of things: commodities in cultural perspective, Cambridge
University Press, 1986.
Herman, Edward S. and Chomsky, Noam. Manufacturing Consent: The Political
Economy of Mass Media, Pantheon Books, 1988
John Corner, Dick Pels eds. Media and the Restyling of Politics: Consumerism, Celebrity,
and Cynicism. London: Sage, 2000.
Desai, A.R. 1948 The Role of the Press in the Development of Indian Nationalism. In
Social Background of Indian Nationalism. Bombay: Popular Prakashan.
Kohli, V. The Indian Media Business. London: Sage, 2003.
Jeffrey, Robin. India's Newspaper Revolution. Capitalism, Politics and the Indian
language, NY< St. Martin’s Press, 2000.
Kumar, K. J. Mass Communication in India, Jaico Publishing House, 2010.
Appadurai, Arjun. Modernity at Large: The Cultural Dimensions of Globalisation,
Oxford University Press, 1996.
James Curran and Myung-Jin Park eds De-westernizing media studies, Routledge, 2000.
Shohat, Ella and Robert Stam. Unthinking Eurocentrism: Multiculturalism and the
Media, Routledge 1994
McRobbie, Angela. “Post feminism and popular culture.” Feminist Media Studies, 2004.
C. Berry and F. Martin eds, Mobile Cultures: New Media in Queer Asia, Duke University
Press, 2003.
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Course No: Soc-10-GE
Course Title: Sociology of Kashmir
Unit 1 The Kashmiri Society: Origin and evolution
Unity in diversity in J&K
Origin and evolution
Social history
Pre-modern social developments: 1931 Freedom Movement: Background; Political
objectives and implications
Unit 2 The Kashmiri society: Structure and Change
Classes in Kashmiri society
Castes in Kashmiri society
Land reforms and other changes
Unit 3 The Kashmiri Society: Marriage, Family and Social Transformation
Family in Kashmir and Changes
Marriages in Kashmir and changes
Education, Development and changes (in post 1947 era)
Essential Readings
T. N. Madan Family and Kinship in Rural Kashmir.
Muslim Communities in South Asia [New Delhi, Manohar, 2001].
G. M. D. Sofi Kasheer, 2 vols.
K. Bamzai, The Modern History of Kashmir
S. M. Abdullah AatesheChinar
M. J. Akbar Kashmir Behind the Vale
M. I. Khan Kashmir’s Transition to Islam
Perspectives on Kashmir
Alester Lamb, Kashmir: A Disputed Legacy
W. R. Lawrence The Valley of Kashmir
BalrajPuri Kashmir Towards Insurgency
Kashmir 5000 years
Henery Sender The Kashmiri Pandits
Bashir A. Dabla Sociological Papers on Kashmir, 2 vols.
Castes in the Kashmir Valley
Social Problems in Kashmir
Social Transformation in Kashmir
Pandit Migration in J&K.
M. A. Wani The Transition to Islam in Kashmir
M. K. Teng Kashmir… Article 370
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Course No: Soc-11-OE
Course Title: Environment and Society
Unit 1 Classical Sociological Tradition
Emile Durkheim
Max Weber
Environmental Sociology: Rise, decline and resurgence of environmental sociology
Unit 2 Environmental Issues
Population, Water, Sanitation, Pollution, Energy
Housing; urban development; rural poverty
Unit 3 Social Impact
Assessment of environmental issues
Development
Displacement
Relocation
Essential Readings
Gadgil, Madhav and Ramchandra Guha. 1996. Ecology and Equity: The Use and Abuse
of Nature in contemporary India. New Delhi: OUP
Giddens, Anthony. 1996. “Global Problems and Ecological Crisis” in Introduction to
Sociology. New York: W.W. Norton and Co.
Michael Redclift, 1984 Development and the Environmental Crisis, Meheun Co. Ltd.
New York.
Munshi, Indra. 2000 “‘Environment’ in Sociological Theory” Sociological Bulletin.
Vol.49, No.2.
Schnaiberg Allan, 1980 The Environment, Oxford University Press. N.Y.
Sharma, S.L. 1994 “Perspective on Sustainable Development In South Asia” in Samad
(Ed.) Perspectives On Sustainable Development in Asia. Kuala Lumpur: ADIPA
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2nd
Semester Course No: SOC-12-CR
Course Title: Sociology of Kinship
Unit 1 Basic Concepts
Kinship, Marriage and Family
Descent and Lineage
Kinship Terminology
Unit 2 Marriage and Affinity
Marriage: Meaning and Evolution
Alliance Theory: Symmetrical and Asymmetrical
Types of Marriage
Unit 3 Family
Structure, function and types of Family
Alternatives to Institution of Family
Changing trends of Family Structure
Unit 4 New Areas in kinship
Reproductive Technologies and Refigured Kinship
Gay and Lesbian Kinship
Essential Readings: Barnes, J.A. 1971. Three Styles in the Study of Kinship London: Tavistock.
Carsten, Janet. 2000. Cultures of Relatedness: New Approaces to the Study of Kinship.
Cambridge: Cambridge University Press.
Dube, Leela 1974. Sociology of Kinship: An Analytical Survey of Literature. Bombay: Popular
Prakashan.
Engels, F. 1948. The Origin of the Family, Private Property and the State. Moscow: Progress
Publishers.
Fortes, M. 1970. Time and Social Structure and Other Essays: London: Athlone Press.
Fox, Robin. 1967. Kinship and Marriage: An Anthropological Perspective. Harmondsworth:
Penguin. Books Ltd.
Goody, Jack (ed) 1971. Kinship. Harmondsworth: Penguin Books Ltd.
Goody, Jack (ed.) 1958. The Developmental Cycle in Domestic Groups. Cambridge: Cambridge
University Press.
International Encyclopaedia of the Social Sciences, 1968. New York: Macmillan and Free Press.
Levi-Strauss, Claude, 1969 (1949). The Elementary Structure of Kinship. London: Eyre and
Spottiswoode.
Radcliffe-Brown, A.R. 1952. Structure and Function in Primitive Society. London: Cohen and
West.
Shah, A.M. 1974 The Household Dimension of the Family in India. Berkeley: University of
California Press.
Uberoi, Patricia (ed.) 1993. Family, Kinship and Marriage in India. New Delhi: Oxford
University Press.
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Course No: SOC-13-CR
Course Title: Social Demography
Unit 1 Introduction
Nature and Scope of Social Demography
Social Demography and allied Social Sciences: Sociology, Economics and Geography
Sources of Demographic Data: Census, National Family Health Surveys
Unit 2 Theories on Population
Malthusian Theory
Demographic Transition Theory
Optimum Population Theory
Unit 3 Demographic Processes
Fertility; Mortality; Marriage; Migration
Unit 4 Population Growth and Policy in India
Population Growth in India: Trends, Determinants and Impact
Population Policy in India and China
Family Planning: Achievements and Failures
Essential Readings
Bose, Ashish: Demographic Diversity of India Delhi: B.R. Publishing Corporation, 1991.
Census of India Reports
Chandrasekar, S. (Ed). Infant Mortality, Population Growth and Family Planning in India
London: George Allen & Unwin Ltd. 1974
Cox, Peter. Demography. Ubs Publishers' Distributors (p) Ltd.
Finkle, Jason L and C. Alison McIntosh (Ed) The New Policies of Population. New
York: The Population Council, 1994
Haq, Ehsanul and Singh, Sudhir Kumar. Population and Sustainable Development In
India, New Delhi: Authorspress. 2006
Hatcher Robert et al The Essentials of Contraceptive Technology Baltimore: John
Hopkins School of Public Health, 1997.
Premi, M.K. et al: An Introduction to Social Demography Delhi: Vikas Publishing
House, 1983.
Rajendra Sharma: Demography and Population Problems New Delhi: Atlantic Publishers,
1997.
Srivastava, O. S.: Demography and Population Studies New Delhi: Vikas Publishing
House, 1994.
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Course No: Soc-14-CR
Course Title: Techniques in Social Research and Data Analysis
Unit 1 Qualitative Research Techniques
Field Research; Case Study, Content Analysis, PRA & PLA Techniques
Unit 2 Quantitative Techniques for Data Analysis - I
Sampling methods and Estimation of Sample Size; Scaling and Measurement; Tabulation
and classification of Data
Unit 3 Quantitative Techniques for Data Analysis – II
Measures of Central Tendency, Dispersion and Variability, Testing of Hypothesis and
Tests of Significance; Correlation and Regression
Unit 4 Significance of Computers in Sociological Research
Internet - Functions and Services; Online Journals and Texts; Statistical Reference Sites
and Data Sources; SPSS
Essential Readings
Ahuja, Ram. 2001. Research Methods. New Delhi: Rawat Publications
Barnes, J. A. 1977. The Ethics of Inquiry in Social Science. New Delhi: Oxford
University Press:
Becker, Howard S. 1986. How to Start and Finish Your Thesis, Book or Article, Chicago:
University of Chicago
Bose, Pradip Kumar. 1995. Research Methodology. New Delhi: Indian Council of Social
Science Research
Bryman, Alann. 1988 Quantity and Quality in Social Research. London: Hyman
Burns, Robbt B. 2000. Introduction to Research Methods. London: Sage Publication
Cohen, Louis and Lawrence. 1994. Research Methods in Education. London: Rutledge
Durkheim, Emile. 1964. (First Publishing in 1895) The Rules of Sociological Method.
First the Free Press Paperback Edition. New York: The Free Press
Fernades, Walter and Philip Riegas. 1985. Participatory and conventional Research
Methodologies. New Delhi: Indian Social Institute
Garfinkel, H.1967. Students in Ethnomethodology. Englewood Cliffs, NJ: Prentice Hall
Goddle, William J. and Paul K Haff. 1952. Methods in Social Research. New York:
McGraw Hill
Handel, J.D.1978. Statistics for Sociology, Englewood Cliffs; N.J: Prentice Hall
Lal Das, D.K. 2004. Practices of Social Research. New Delhi: Rawat Publications
Mukherjee, Neela. 1997. Participatory Rural Appraisal: Methodology and Applications.
New Delhi: Concept
Schutz, Afred. 1972. The Phenomenology of the Social World. London: Heinemann
Singh and Sadhu. 1988. Research Methodology in Social Sciences. Delhi: Himalaya
Publishing House
Young, P.V 1988. Scientific Social Survey and Research. New Delhi: Prentice Hall
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Course No: Soc-15-DCE
Course Title: Sociology of Islam – Perspectives and Perceptions
Unit 1 Islamic Perspectives:
The Quran Perspective of Islam and Muslims
Concept of Al- Deen
Unit 2 Muslim Social Thinkers:
Ibn Khuldun
Ali Shariati
Unit 3 Western Perspectives of Islam :
Max Weber
William Greetz
Maxime Rodinson
Essential Readings
IbnKhuldun Muqaddimma
B. Tumin Max Weber and Islam
MehbubulHaq Human Development in South Asia
H. K.Sheerwani Political Concepts in Islam
M. Hamidullah Islamic Concept of the State
William Greetz Islam Observed
S. A. M. Aman Some aspects of IbnKhuldun’s Socio-political Analysis of History
Harmon The Conclusive Argument of God by Shah Walliullah Delhwi
Akbar Ahmad The Tribal Communities
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Course No: Soc-16-DCE
Course Title: Gender and Society in India
Unit 1 Gender in India
The Construction of Gender in Indian Social Institutions- Family, Marriage, Education,
Economy, Religion and Caste
Unit 2 Gender inequality
Gender Inequality: Indian Empirical Reality in the context of Demography, Health,
Education, Work Participation, Land and Property Rights.
Unit 3 Changing Status of women in India
Changing Status of Women in India-Pre-Independence, From Independence to the
International Women’s Decade and From International Women’s Decade to
Contemporary Times (with reference to laws and schemes)
Essential Readings
Altekar, A.S. (1983).The Position of Women in Hindu Civilization, Delhi: Motilal
Banarasidas.
Channa, Karuna ed. (1988).Socialization, Education and Women, New Delhi: Orient
Longman.
Chaudhuri, Maitrayee ed. (2004).Feminism in India, New Delhi: Kali for Women and
Women Unlimited.
Desai, Neera and Maithreyi Krishnaraj (1987).Women and Society in India, Delhi:
Ajanta.
Dube, Leela, Eleanor Leacock and Shirley Ardner (1986).Visibility and Power: Essays on
Women in Society and Development, New Delhi: Oxford University Press.
Forbes, Geraldine (1998).Women in Modern India, New Delhi: Cambridge University
Press.
Gandhi, Nandita and N.Shah (1992).Issues at Stake: Theory and Practice in the
Contemporary Women’s Movement in India, New Delhi: Kali for Women
Geetha, V. (2002). Gender. Calcutta: Stree.
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Course No: Soc-17-DCE
Course Title: Rural Development Programmes in India
Unit 1 Poverty Alleviation programmes
Integrated rural development programme (IRDP); Training of Rural youth for Self
Employment (TRYSEM); National Rural Health Mission (NHRM)
Unit 2 Infrastructure Development programmes
National Rural Employment Guarantee Act (NREGA); Rural Landless Employment
Guarantee Programme (RLEGP); Indira Awas Yojana (IAY); Pradhan Manthri Gram
Sadak Yojana (PMGSY)
Unit 3 Rural Welfare Programmes
Development of Women and Children in Rural Areas (DWCRA); Integrated Child
Development Scheme (ICDS); Janani Suraksha Yojana (SJY)
Essential Readings:
Chambers, R. 1983. Rural Development. London: Longman.
Dhillon, D.S. 1991. Rural Development. Allahabad : Vohra Publications.
Parthasarthy, G. 1984. ‘Integrated Rural Development Concept, Theoretical Base and
Contradictions’ in T .Mathew (ed.): Rural Development in India (29). New Delhi:
Agricole Publishing Academy.
Satyandra , Tripati. 1997. Development for Rural Poor. Jaipur: Rawat Publications. Sing, R. 1987. Sociology of Rural development. Delhi: Discovery Publishing House.
Singh, Kartar. 1995. Rural Development Principles, Policies and Management. New
Delhi: Sage.
Subramanium, C. 1976. Integrated Rural Development. Budget Papers for 1976- 77. New
Delhi: Government of India
Tantray, M. H. 2015. Rural Development in Kashmir. Srinagar: JayKay
Thakur, B. N. 1988. Sociology of Rural development. New Delhi: Classical Publishing
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Course No: Soc-18-DCE
Course Title: Globalization, Culture and Society
Unit 1 Social consequences of globalization
Inequality within and among nation states — Differential perception of globalization
among nations and their populations — Socioeconomic impact of globalization —
Impact on individual and group identities
Unit 2 Globalization and Culture
The ethos of globalization (unbridled freedom, individualism, consumerism) — Diffusion
and projection of American value system and cultural patters through the media —
Cultural homogenization, hegemony and dominance
Unit 3 Emerging Consciousness
Globalization and the resurgence of ethnic consciousness: Diasporic communities,
transnational ethnic and religious movements, Fundamentalism and religious resurgence
Essential Readings
Appadurai, Arjun. 1997. Modernity at large: Cultural dimensions of globalization. New
Delhi: Oxford University Press.
Drezem Jean and Amartya Sen. 1996. Indian economic development and social
opportunity. Delhi: Oxford University Press.
Escobar, Arturo. 1995. Encountering development: The making and unmaking of the
third world. Princeton: Princeton University Press.
Hoogvelt, Ankie. 1997. Globalization and the post-colonial world - The new political
economy of development. London: Macmillan.
Hoogvelt, Ankie. 1998. The sociology of development. London: Macmillan.
Kiely, Ray and Phil Marfleet (eds.). 1998. Globalization and the third world. London:
Routledge.
Preston, P.W. 1996. Development theory - An introduction. Oxford Blackwell.
Waters, Malcolm. 1996. Globalization. London: Routledge
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Course No: Soc-19-DCE
Course Title: Theoretical Perspective in Diasporic Studies
Unit 1 Approaches to Diaspora
Primordial
Instrumental
Social Constructionist
Unit 2 Pioneers in the field-I
Robin Cohen
Gabriel Schaeffer
Unit 3 Pioneers in the field-II
William Safran
Steven Vertovec
Essential Readings
Anderson, B. (1983). Imagined communities: Reflections on the origin and spread of
nationalism. London: Verso.
Brah, A. (1996). Cartographies of diaspora: Contesting identities. London & New York:
Routledge
Braziel, Jana Evans. 2008. Diaspora - an introduction. Malden, MA: Blackwell.
Cohen, Robin, Global Diasporas: An Introduction, University of Washington Press
Seattle, 1997
Massey, D. S., J. Arango, et al. (1993). "Theories of International Migration: A Review
and Appraisal." Population and Development Review
Milton Israel and N.K.Wagle: Ethnicity, Identity, migration, The Centre for South Asian
Studies, University of Toronto, 1993.
Paul Gilroy, The Black Atlantic: Modernity and Double Consciousness. Cambridge:
Harvard University Press, 1993. Chapters 1, 6.
Safran, William. “Diasporas in modern societies: myths of homeland and return”,
Diaspora. 1.1 (Spring * 1991)
Stephen Castles and Mark J. Miller: The Age of Migration, The Gulford Press, New
York, 1993.
Stuart Hall, "Cultural Identity and Diaspora," in Jonathan Rutherford, ed., Identity:
Community, Culture, Difference (London: Lawrence & Wishart, 1990)
Theorising Transnational Migration: The Status Paradox of Migration By Boris
Nieswand. Robert Granville Gregory, India and East Africa: a history of race relations
within the British Empire, 1890- 1939 (Oxford, 1971)
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Course No: Soc-20-GE
Course: Social Policy and Planning
Unit 1 Introduction
Nature, Scope and Significance of study of Social Policy
Social Policy and Planning for Social Engineering
Millennium Development Goal
Unit 3 Social Development and Planning
Rural and Urban Plans in India
Bottom-up Planning Process – Micro Level Planning – Stakeholder Analysis
Social Infrastructure and Social Development
Unit 4 Sectoral Approach to Planning in India
Livelihood Promotion
Micro-Finance
Reproductive and Child Health Programmes
Essential Readings
Chaudhury, Sukant K.(2006). Culture, Ecology and Sustainable Development, New
Delhi: Mittal Publications.
Council for Social Development (2005). India Social Development Report, New Delhi:
Oxford University Press.
Dean, H. (2006). Social Policy, Cambridge: Polity Press.
Huttman, E.D. (1981). Introduction to Social Policy, New York: McGraw Hill.
Kulkarni, P. D. (1979). Social Policy and Social Development in India, Madras:
Association of Schools of Social Work in India.
Livingstone, A. (1969). Social Policy in Developing Countries, London: Routledge and
Kegan Paul.
Madison, B.Q. (1980).The Meaning of Social Policy, London: Croom Helm.
Mathur, Hari Mohan (2008). India Social Development Report 2008: Development and
Displacement, New Delhi: Oxford University Press.
Pathak, S. (1981). Social Welfare: An Evolutionary and Development Perspective, Delhi:
McMillan.
Sharma, S.L. (1985). Development: Socio-Cultural Dimensions, Jaipur: Rawat
Publications.
Venkata Ravi, R., V. N. Reddy and Venkataramana eds. (2004). Empowerment of
People: Grassroot Strategies and Issues, New Delhi: Kanishka Publishers
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Course No: Soc-21-GE
Course Title: Social Movements in India
Unit 1 Introduction
Defining features and dynamics of social movements; types of social movements; social
movements and the distribution of power in society
Unit 2 Theories of Social Movements
Relative Deprivation Theory
Conflict Theory
Structural-Strain Theory
Unit 3 Social movements in India
Peasant movement; Tribal movement; Dalit movement; Ethnic movements.
Essential Readings
Banks, J.A. 1972 : The Sociology of Social Movements (London : Macmillan)
Desai, A.R. Ed. 1979 : Peasant Struggles in India (Bombay : Oxford University Press)
Dhanagare, D.N., 1983 : Peasant Movements in Indian 1920-1950 (Delhi : Oxford
University Press)
Gore, M.S., 1993 : The Social Context of an Ideology : Ambedkar’s Political and Social
Thoughts (New Delhi : Sage)
Gouldner, A.W., 1950 ed. : Studies in Leadership (New York : Harper and Brothers)
Grandan Movement. (New Delhi : Thomas Press)
Oomen, T.K., 1990 : Protest and Change : Studies in Social Movements (Delhi ; Sage)
Rao, M.S.A., 1979 : Social Movements and Social Transformation (Delhi : Macmillan)
Rao, M.S.A., 1979 ; Social Movements in India (New Delhi : Manohar)
Selliot, Eleanor, 1995 : From Untouchable to dalit : Essays on the Ambedkar Movement
(New Delhi : Manohar)
Shah, Ghanshya, 1977 : Protest Movements in two Indian States. New Delhi : Ajanta.
Shah, Ghanshyam, 1990 : Social Movements in India; a review of the literature (Delhi:
Sage)
Shah, Nandita, 1992 : The Issues at Stake : Theory and Practice in the Contemporary
women’s movements in India (New Delhi : Kali for Women)
Shiva, Vandana, 1991 : Ecology and the Politics of Survival (New Delhi : Sage)
Singh, K.S., 1982 : Tribal Movements in India (New Delhi : Manohar)
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Course No: Soc-22-OE
Course Title: Political Sociology
Unit 1 Introduction
Basic concepts: Political sphere, and problem of order.
Approaches: Marxist, Functional, and System.
Unit 2 Political Organizations
Political Organizations: Political parties and bureaucratization of political parties,
pressure groups, and factions
Polity and its relation with caste and economy
Unit3 Political Processes
Political processes: Nativism in relation to internal migration, and Communalism.
Globalization and Nation State; Nationalism and nation-building in India.
Essential Readings
Almond, G. and J.I. Coleman. 1970. Politics of Developing Areas. Princeton: Princeton
University Press.
Balandier, Georges. 1972. Political Anthropology. Harmondsworth:Penguin.
Brass, Paul. 1991. Ethnicity and Nationalism. New Delhi:Sage.
Dowse, Robert E. and John A. Hughes. 1975. Political Sociology: London:Wiley & Sons.
Judge, Paramjit S.1992. Insurrection to Agitation: The Naxalite Movement in Punjab.
Bombay: Popular Prakashan.
Kothari,Rajni. 1970. Caste in Indian Politics. New Delhi: Orient Longman.
Pizzorno, A.(ed.). 1971. Political Sociology. Harmonsworth:Penguin.
Puri, Harish K. and Paramjit S.Judge.2000. Social and Political Movements: A Reader on
Punjab. Jaipur: Rawat.
Smith Anthony. 1986. Ethnic Origin of Nations. Oxford: Oxford University
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3rd Semester Course No: Soc-23-CR
Course Title: Theoretical Perspectives in Sociology
Unit 1 Structuralism
Radcliffe Brown
Malinowski
Unit 2 Functionalism: Premises and Propositions
Talcott Parsons
Robert K. Merton
Unit 3 Conflict Perspective: Assumptions and Propositions
Charles Wright Mills
Ralf Dahrendorf
Unit 4 Interactionism: Premises and Propositions
Phenomenology: Alfred Schutz
Ethnomethodology: Harold Garfinkel and Erving Goffman
Essential readings
Abraham, M.F. 2006. Contemporary Sociology. An Introduction to Concepts and
Theories. New Delhi: Oxford University Press. Pp. 19-35.
Abraham, M.F. 1982. Modern Sociological Theory: An Introduction. New Delhi: Oxford
University Press.
Adams, Bert N. and Sydie, R.A. 2002. Sociological Theory. New Delhi: Vistaar.
Clarke, S. 1981. The Foundation of Structuralism. Brighton: Harvest Press.
Crab, Ian 1992. Modern Social Theory: From Parsons to Habermas. London: Harvester
Press.
Dahrendorf, Ralf.1959. Class and Class Conflict in Industrial Society. Standford:
Standford University Press.
Derek, Layder.2006. Understanding Social Theory. New Delhi: Sage Publications.
Giddens, A. 1987. Social Theory and Modern Sociology. Cambridge: Polity Press.
Helle, H.J. and S.N. Eisenstadt (Eds.), 1985. Macro-Sociological Theory. London:Sage.
Lane, M. (Ed.), 1970. Structuralism: A Reader. London: Jonathan Cape.
Judge, Paramjit S. 1997. Samaj Vigyanik Drishitikon te Sidhant. Patiala: Punjabi
University Press.
Roy Boyne. 1994. Foucault and Darrida. The Other Side of Reason. London: Routledge.
Sharrock W.W. et.al. 2003. Understanding Modern Sociology. New Delhi: Sage.
Turner, Jonathan, H. 1999. The Structure of Sociological Theory. Jaipur: Rawat.
Judge, Paramjit Singh, 2012 Foundation of Classical Sociological Theory:
Functionalism, Conflict and Action, New Delhi: Pearson.
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Course No: Soc-24-CR
Course Title: Rural Sociology
Unit 1 Introduction
Nature, Scope and Subject Matter; Rural–Urban differences and Continuum; Major
Peasant Movements
Unit 2 Agrarian Institutions
Agrarian Social structure; Jajmani System; Panchayati Raj
Unit 3 Rural Change and Development
Factors of change; Land Reforms and its impact; Major rural development programmes
IV. Rural Issues and Problems
Rural Poverty; Agrarian Crisis; Bonded and Migrant Labourers, Pauperisation and
Depeasantization
Essential Readings:
Andre Betille 1974 Six Essays in Comparative Sociology, OUP, New Delhi.
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.
Desai, A.R. 1979. Rural India in Transition, Popular Prakashan, Bombay.
Dhanagare D N 1988: Peasant Movements in India, OUP, New Delhi.
Dube, S.C. 1958. India’s Changing Villages (London : Routledge and Kegan Paul)
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.
Tantray, M. H. 2015. Rural Development in Kashmir. Srinagar: JayKay
Thorner, Daniel and Thorner Alice 1962 Land and Labour in India , Asia Publications,
Bombay.
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Course No: Soc-25-CR
Course Title: Field Work - Community Studies
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Course No: Soc-26-DCE
Course Title: Sociology of Islam - Unity and Diversity in Muslim Ummah
Unit 1 The Muslim Ummah
Structure and Function
Unity and diversity in Muslim Ummah
Functional Dynamics (Ethnicity, language and Naturality)
Unit 2 Composition of Muslim Ummah
Global Nature of Muslims
Demographic features of Muslims.
Majority and Minority composition.
Unit 3 Major concerns of contemporary Muslims
Inequality and gender justice
Islam’s encounter with the west
Islamophobia
Essential Readings
IbnKhuldun Muqaddimma
B. Tumin Max Weber and Islam
MehbubulHaq Human Development in South Asia
H. K.Sheerwani Political Concepts in Islam
M. Hamidullah Islamic Concept of the State
William Greetz Islam Observed
S. A. M. Aman Some aspects of IbnKhuldun’s Socio-political Analysis of History
Harmon The Conclusive Argument of God by Shah Walliullah Delhwi
Akbar Ahmad The Tribal Communities
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Course No: Soc-27-DCE
Course Title: Gender Issues and Challenges
Unit 1 Gender based Violence
Domestic violence
Violence at workplaces
Dowry and Divorce
Unit 2 Marginalization of women
Economy: marginalization of women and sexual division of labour
Gender in Governance: Reservations for women
Unit 3 Gender and Globalization
Globalization and Development of Women
Media portrayal of Women
Essential Readings
Agarwal, B. 1994. A Field of One’s Own: Gender and Land Rights in South Asia,
Cambridge: Cambridge University Press.
Chanana, Karuna. 1988. Socialization, Women and Education: Explorations in Gender
Identity, New Delhi: Orient Longman.
Dube, Leela. 1997. Women and Kinship: Comparative Perspectives on Gender in South
and South-East Asia. Tokyo: United Nations University Press.
Gandhi, N. And N. Shah. 1992. The Issues at Stake: Theory and Practice in the
Contemporary Women’s Movement in India. New Delhi: Kali For Women.
Ghadially, Rehana (ed.) 1988. Women in Indian Society. New Delhi: Sage.
Jayawardene, Kumari. 1991. Feminism and Nationalism in the Third World. New Delhi:
Kali For Women.
Mies Maria. 1980. Indian Women and Patriarchy: Conflicts and Dilemmas of Students
and Working Women. New Delhi: Concept.
Omvedt, Gail. 1975. ‘Caste, Class and Women’s Literation in India,’ Bulletin of
Concerned Asian Scholars.
Pardeshi, Pratima. 1998. Dr.Ambedkar and the Question of Women’s Liberation in India.
Pune: WSC, University of Pune.
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Course No: Soc-28-DCE
Course Title: Rural Development in Kashmir
Unit 1 Concept of Rural Development in Kashmir
Nature and scope of rural development; Objectives of rural development, Areas of
development
Unit 2 Major Rural Development Programmes in Kashmir
IRDP; PMGSY; IAY; NREGA; NHRM
Unit 3 Implications of Rural Development in Kashmir
Land reforms and its impact; Fragmentation of land Holdings; Depeasantization and
Unrest
Essential Readings:
Berch, Berberogue, Ed. 1992 : Class, State and Development in India 1, 2, 3 and 4
Chapters. Sage, New Delhi
Chambers, R. 1983. Rural Development. London: Longman.
Desai A. R. 1977. Rural Sociology in India, Popular Prakashan, Bombay.
Desai, A.R. 1979. Rural India in Transition, Popular Prakashan, Bombay.
Dhillon, D.S. 1991. Rural Development. Allahabad : Vohra Publications.
Dube, S.C. 1958. India’s Changing Villages (London : Routledge and Kegan Paul)
Parthasarthy, G. 1984. ‘Integrated Rural Development Concept, Theoretical Base and
Contradictions’ in T .Mathew (ed.): Rural Development in India (29). New Delhi:
Agricole Publishing Academy.
Satyandra , Tripati. 1997. Development for Rural Poor. Jaipur: Rawat Publications. Sing, R. 1987. Sociology of Rural development. Delhi: Discovery Publishing House.
Singh, Kartar. 1995. Rural Development Principles, Policies and Management. New
Delhi: Sage.
Subramanium, C. 1976. Integrated Rural Development. Budget Papers for 1976- 77. New
Delhi: Government of India
Tantray, M. H. 2015. Rural Development in Kashmir. Srinagar: JayKay
Thakur, B. N. 1988. Sociology of Rural development. New Delhi: Classical Publishing
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Course No: Soc-29-DCE
Course Title: Global Culture and Economy: Emerging Issues.
Unit 1 Network Society
Network society- Fluid boundaries-knowledge industry, outsourcing, flexible labour,
shifting trends in labour
Unit 2 Social Risks
Social Risks - culture and civilization, individualization of social inequalities, consumer
culture
Unit 3 Social Security
Social security-Child labour, human trafficking, issues of immigrants-gender dimension
New challenges to institutions - emerging issues: future developments in family, violence
against women, , sex ratio
Essential Readings
Beck, Ulrich. Risk Society. Sage Pub. 1992
Escobar, Arturo. 1995. Encountering development: The making and unmaking of the
third world. Princeton: Princeton University Press.
Featherstone, M. 1995. Undoing Culture: Globalization, Post Modernism and Identity.
Sage Pub.
Friedman T. World is Flat: A Brief History of Globalized World in 21st Century.
Penguin.
Hoogvelt, Ankie. 1997. Globalization and the post-colonial world - The new political
economy of development. London: Macmillan.
Hoogvelt, Ankie. 1998. The sociology of development. London: Macmillan.
Kiely, Ray and Phil Marfleet (eds.). 1998. Globalization and the third world. London:
Routledge.
Preston, P.W. 1996. Development theory - An introduction. Oxford Blackwell.
Waters, Malcolm. 1996. Globalization. London: Routledge
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Course No: Soc-30-DCE
Course Title: Indian Diaspora
Unit 1 Introduction
Indian Diaspora
Difference between NRI’s and PIO’s
India and its Diaspora
Unit 2 Waves of Migration
Classical Wave
Colonial Wave
Contemporary Wave
Unit 3 Indian Diasporic Communities
Indian Diaspora in the United States
Indian Diaspora in Europe
Indian Diaspora in Africa
Essential Readings
Ajaya Kumar Sahoo, K. Laxmi Narayan, Indian Diaspora Trends and Issues
Brij V Lal, The Encyclopedia of the Indian Diaspora
Kurian, George and Srivsatava, Ram.P. (eds.) Overseas Indians: A Study in Adaptation,
NewDelhi: Vikas Publishing House Pvt Ltd. .
Motwani, Jagat.K, Mahin Gosine, Jyoti BarotMotwani (eds.) (1993) Global Indian
Diaspora: Yesterday, Today and Tomorrow, NewYork: GOPIO
Narayana Jayrama ,The Indian Diaspora Dynamics of Migration :: Tata Institute of Social
Sciences, Mumbai, Sage Publication
Oonk, G, 'Global Indian Diasporas: Trajectories of migration and theory, Amsterdam
University Press, 2007
Oonk, G. (ed.), Global Indian Diasporas. Exploring Trajectories of Migration and
Theory, Amsterdam: Amsterdam University Press for IJAS 2007
Robert Granville Gregory, India and East Africa: a history of race relations within the
British Empire, 1890- 1939 (Oxford, 1971)
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Course No: Soc-31-GE
Course Title: Sociology of Change and Development
Unit 1 Introduction
Changing conception of Development: Human Development, Social Development,
Sustainable development
Unit 2 Perspectives
Critical Perspectives on Development: Ecological, liberal, Marxian and Feminist
Path and Agencies of Development: Capitalist, socialist, mixed economy, Gandhian
Unit 3 Development in India
Indian Experience of Development: sociological appraisal of Five-Year Plans, social
consequences of economic reforms, socio-cultural repercussions of globalization, social
implications of info-tech revolution.
Essential readings
Appadurai, Arjun. 1997. Modernity at Large: Cultural Dimensions of Globalization. New
Delhi: OUP.
Amin, Samir.1979. Unequal Development. New Delhi: OUP.
Dereze, Jean and Amartya Sen.1996. India: Economic Development and Social
Opportunity. New Delhi: OUP.
Harrison, D.1989. The Sociology of Modernization and Development. New Delhi:Sage.
Haq, Mahbub Ul.1991. Reflections on Human Development. New Delhi: OUP.
Peet, Richard.2005. Theories of Development. Jaipur: Rawat.
Sharma S.L.1986. Development: Socio-cultural Dimensions. Jaipur: Rawat.
UNDP.1997. Human Development Report. New York: OUP.
Wallerstein I, .1974. The Modern World System. New York:OUP.
World Commission on Environment and Development – Our Common Future;
Brundtland Report,1987: New Delhi, OUP.
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Course No: Soc-32-GE
Course Title: Urban Sociology
Unit 1 Introduction
a) Nature and subject matter of urban sociology
b) History and evolution of Urban Sociology
Unit 2 Urban Community and spatial dimensions a) Max Weber
b) Robert E. Park
c) Louis Wirth: Urbanism
Unit 3 Urbanization a) Meaning and Significance
b) City, migration and its growth
c) Sociological Factors and Consequences of urbanization
Unit 4 Urban problems and issues in India a) Urban Poverty
b) Urban Violence.
c) Problems (Housing, Slum development, Pollution)
Essential Readings:
Abrahimson M 1976 Urban Sociology, Englewoot, Prentice Hall.
Alfred D’ souza 1978 The Indian City; Poverty, Ecology and Urban development,
Manohar, New Delhi.
Bharadwaj, R.K. 1974: Urban Development in India. National Publishing House.
Bose Ashish 1978, Studies in India Urbanisation 1901-1971, TataMcGraw Hill.
Colling Worth, J b 1972 Problems of Urban Society VOL. 2, George and Unwin Ltd.
Desai A R and Pillai S D (ed) 1970 Slums and Urbanisation, Popular prakashan,
Bombay.
Edward W Soja 2000 Post Metropolis; Critical Studies of cities and regions. Oxford
Blakcwell.
Ellin Nan 1996 Post Modern Urbanism, Oxford UK.
Fawa F. Sylvia, 1968: New Urbanism in World Perspectives – a Reader. T.Y.Cowell,
New York.
Gold, Harry, 1982: Sociology of Urban Life. Prentice Hall, Englewood Cliff.
Manohar, Delhi.
Pickwance C G (ed) 1976, Urban Sociology; Critical Essays, Methuen.
Quinn J A 1955, Urban Sociology, S Chand & Co., New Delhi
Ramachandran R 1991 Urbanisation and Urban Systems in India, OUP,Delhi.
Rao M.S.A. 1974 Urban sociology in India, Orient Longman, New Delhi.
Ronnan, Paddison, 2001 : Handbook of Urban Studies. Sage : India
Saunders peter 1981, Social Theory and Urban Question, Hutchionson.
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Course No: Soc-33-OE
Course Title: Sociology of Crime
Unit 1 Basic Concepts
Concept of Crime : Definition, Evolution and characteristics
Types of crime ; Economic, violent and White Collar
Deviance and Delinquency
Unit 2 Theoretical Perspectives
Biological
Psychological
Sociological
Unit 4 Changing Profile of Crime and criminals
Changing trends of crime in India
Crimes against women and children
Cyber crime and terrorism
Essential Readings
Teeters, Negley and Harry Elnar Barnes. 1959. New Horizons in Criminology. New
Delhi. Prentice Hall of India.
Sutherland, Edwin. H. and Donald R.Cressey. 1968. Principles of Criminology. Bombay:
Times of India Press.
Parsonage, William H. 1979. Perspectives on Criminology. London: Sage Publications.
Ministry of Home Affairs. 1998. Crime in India. New Delhi: Government of India
Gill, S.S. 1998. The Pathology of Corruption. New Delhi: Harper Collins Publishers
(India)
Reid, Suetitus. 1976. Crime and Criminology. Illinois: Deyden Press.
Merton, R.K. 1972. Social Theory and Social Structure. New Delhi: Emerind Publishing
Co.
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4th
Semester Course No: Soc-34-CR
Course Title: Contemporary Social Theory
Unit 1 Neo-Marxian theory
Critical Theory: Introduction to the Perspective, Jürgen Habermas: Communicative
Action Theory and Crisis in Late Capitalism
Unit 2 Agency structure integration
Anthony Giddens: Structuration Theory
Pierre Bourdieu: Habitus and Field
Unit 3 Post Structuralism
Ideas of Michel Foucault and Derrida
Unit 4 Post Modernism
Moderate Postmodern social theory: Fredric Jameson
Extreme Postmodern social theory: Jean Baudrillard
Essential Readings
Abraham, M.F.1982. Modern Sociological Theory: an Introduction. New Delhi: Oxford
University Press.
Adams, Bert N. and Sydie R.A. 2002. Sociological Theory. New Delhi, Vistaar.
Berger P.L. and Luckmann, T. 1967. The Social Construction of Reality. London: The
Penguin Press.
Bottomore, Tom. 1984. The Frankfurt School. London: Tavistock Publications.
Connerton, Paul (ed.).1976. Critical Sociology. New York: Penguin Books.
Cuff, E.C. & Payne, G.C.F. (ed.). 1979. Perspectives in Sociology. London: George Allen
and Unwin.
Garfinkel. H. 1984. Studies in Ethnomodology. Cambridge: Polity Press.
Giddens, A. 1987. Social Theory and Modern Sociology, Cambridge: Polity Press.
Goffman, E. 1959. The Presentation of Self in Everyday Life. New York: Doubleday.
Habermas, J. 1984. Theory of Communicative Action. Cambridge: Polity Press.
Irving, M. Zeitlin. 1987. Rethinking Sociology. Jaipur: Rawat.
Judge, Paramjit Singh. 2009. Max Weber. New Delhi: Punjabi Academy.
Meltzer, B, et al. 1975. Symbolic Interactionism. London: Routledge & Kegan Paul.
Parsons,Talcott, 1972. The Social System. New Delhi: Amerind Publishing Co.
Turner, Jonathan. H. 1999. The Structure of Sociological Theory. Jaipur. Rawat.
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Course No: Soc-35-CR
Course Title: Indian Society: Structure and Change
Unit 1: Introducing Indian Society
Evolution of Indian Society
Unity in Diversity: Regional, linguistic and religious diversity
Approaches to Indian society: Indological, Structural-Functional
Unit 2: Caste System
Caste System: Nature and Features
Theories of Caste System
Caste and Class convergence
Unit 3: Tribal Social structure
Tribal society: Social, economic and Political features
Geographical distribution of Tribes
Protest, Change and Development
Unit 4: Processes of Social Change in Modern India
Sanskritization
Islamization
Modernization
Essential Readings • Berreman, G.D. 1979. Caste and Other Inequalities: Essays in Inequality. Meerut: Folklore
Institute.
• Beteille, Andre. 1974. Social Inequality, New Delhi: OUP
• Dhanagare, D.N. 1993: Themes and Perspectives in Indian Sociology (Jaipur_Rawat).
• Dube, S.C. 1995 : Indian Village (London : Routledge)
• Dumont, Louis 1970 : Homo Hierarchicus : The Caste System and its Implications (New Delhi :
Vikas)
• Gadgil, Madhav and Guha, Ramchandra. 1996. Ecology and Equity : The use and Abuse of
Nature in Contemporary India., New Delhi.: OUP
• Guha, Ranjit. 1991. Subaltern Studies. New York: OUP
• Karve, Irawati, 1961 : Hindu Society : An Interpretation (Poona : Deccan College)
• Kothari, Rajani (Ed.). 1973. Caste in Indian Politics,
• Lannoy, Richard 1971 : The Speaking Tree, A Study of Indian Culture and Society, London,
Oxford University Press
• Lewis, Oscar. 1966. “Culture of Poverty”. Scientific American Vol. II & V, No.4
• Madan, T.N. 1991. Religion in India, New Delhi.: OUP
• Mandelbaum, D.G., 1970 : Society in India (Bombay : Popular Prakashan)
• Mukherjee, D.P. 1958: Diversities People’s Publishing House, Delhi.
• Singh, Y. 1973 : Modernization of Indian Tradition, Delhi, Thomson Press.
• Singh, Yogendra, 1973 : Modernization of Indian Tradition (Delhi : Thomson Press)
• Srinivas, M.N., 1963 : Social Change in Modern India (California, Berkeley : University of
California Press)
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Course No: Soc-36-CR
Course Title: Field Work Course - Unit Study (Governmental / Non- Governmental
Organizations)
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Course No: Soc-37-DCE
Course Title: Muslim Community – Social concerns and Issues
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Course No: Soc-38-DCE
Course Title: Gender Studies: Project Work
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Course No: Soc-39-DCE
Course Title: Rural Development: Project Work
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Course No: Soc-40-DCE
Course Title: Globalization: Project Work
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Course No: Soc-41-DCE
Course Title: Diasporic Studies: Project Work
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Course No: Soc-42-GE
Course Title: Sociology of Education
Unit 1 Introduction
Nature and Scope; Relationship of Sociology with Education; School as a Social System,
Curriculum and Identity
Unit 2 Theoretical Approaches
Functionalism; Conflict Approach; Post Modernism
Unit 3 Social Issues and Concerns of Education in India
Globalization and Education; Social Equity and Equality of Educational Opportunity;
Educational policies in India- A Critique
Essential Readings: Apple, Michael W.2004. Ideology and Curriculum, Routledge and Kegan Paul
Ballantine, J.H. 1993. The Sociology of Education: A Systematic Analysis: New Jersey: Prentice Hall
Banks, Olive. 1971. Sociology of Education, (2nd Ed.) London: Batsford.
Burgess, R.G. 1986. Sociology, Education & Schools. London: Batsford
Channa, Karuna: Interrogating Women’s Education, Jaipur and New Delhi: Rawat
Chitnis, Suma. 1988. “Educating the Weaker sections of Society of Society “. In Singh, Amrik and Philip
Altbach(ed).Higher Education in India : The Social context, New Delhi: Konark Publishers
Dewey, J. 1976. Democracy and education: New Dehli: Light and Life Publishers
Freire, Paulo. 1997. “Pedagogy of the oppressed. “ In David J Flinders and Stephen J Thornton (ed). The
curriculum Studies Reader. New York: Rutledge.
Gore, M.S. et.all 1975. (ed.): Papers on Sociology of Education in India, New Delhi, NCERT,
Harlambose, M & R. M Heald. 1980. Sociology: Themes and Perspectives, New Delhi: OUP
Hobson, P. 2001.”Aristotle”. In S.A. Palmer (ed) Fifty Major Thinkers on Education from Confucius to
Dewey Rutledge: London
Illich, I. 1970. Deschooling Society, New York: Horper and Row.
James, H.R and Mayhew, A Development of Education system in India. New Delhi: Vanity Books
Jerome Karabel and H.Halsey.1977. Power and Ideology in Education. Oxford University Press.
Kumar, Krishna. 2005. Political Agenda of Education: New Delhi: Sage
Morsy, Z. (ed).1997. Thinkers on Education. Vol 1-4. New Delhi: UNESCO Publishing /oxford & IBM
Publishing National Curriculum Framework 2005 NCERT
Night. J. 2002. Trade in Higher Education Services: The implications of GATS, The observatory on
Borderless Higher Education: London Publications.
Ramachandran, V. 2004. Gender and Social Equity in Primary Education, Sage Publication.
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Course No: Soc-43-GE
Course Title: Sociology of Religion
Unit I Introduction
Subject Matter of Sociology of religion
Sacred and Profane
Religion, magic and science
Unit 2 Theoretical Perspectives
Emile Durkheim
Max Weber
Karl Marx
Unit 3 Contestation over religion in India
Fundamentalism
Secularism
Communalism
Essential Readings
Baird, Robert D. (ed.). 1995 (3rd edition). Religion in modern India. Delhi: Manohar.
Jones, Kenneth W. 1989. Socio-religious reform movements in British India (The new
Cambridge history of India III-1). Hyderabad: Orient Longman.
Madan, T.N. (ed.). 1992 (enlarged edition). Religion in India. New Delhi:
OxfordUniversity Press.
Muzumdar, H.T. 1986. India’s religious heritage. New Delhi: Allied.
Roberts, Keith A. 1984. Religion in sociological perspective. New York: Dorsey Press.
Shakir, Moin (ed.). 1989. Religion, state and politics in India. Delhi: Ajanta Publications.
Turner, Bryan S. 1991 (2nd edition). Religion and social theory. London: Sage.
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Course No: Soc-44-OE
Course Title: Disasters Management
Unit 1 Introduction
Concepts, definitions and Nature of disasters
Causes and Types of Disasters: famines, floods, earthquakes, epidemics, wars, industrial
disasters, nuclear disasters.
Unit 2 Disasters and State
The effects and aftermath of disasters: victims and survivors
The Welfare State and Disasters: the role of the state in preventing, apprehending and
managing disasters
Unit 3 Disasters and civil Society
The role of voluntary organizations, political organizations, citizens associations
international bodies
Essential Readings
Veena Das and Ashis Nandy: ‘Violence, Victimhood and the Language of Silence’,
Contributions to Indian Sociology.
Dhirendra Sharma, India’s Nuclear Estate (New Delhi: Lancers, 1983).
P.N.Haksar et. al., : A Statement of Scientific Temper, Bombay: Nehru Centre, 1981.
Ashish Nandy: Science, Authoritarianism and Culture.
Praful, Bidwai : Atomic Power on the Run, The Times of India, 13-15 October 1986
Dhirendra Sharma, India’s Nuclear Estate
Jatinder K. Bajaj : The Bhopal Tragedy: The Responsibility of the Scientific
Community’,
Sunil Sahasrabudhey, Bhopal: Science Must Share the Blame, PPST Bulletin, 1985, 5,
pp. 6-14,25-9
Shiv Visvanathan. Bhopal: The Imagination of a Disaster, Alternatives, 1986, II, pp. 147-
65.
Sen Amartya (1981) Poverty and Famines New Delhi: OUP