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Ravenshaw University

UNDER GRADUATE SYLLABUS

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Paper – I (AH-1.1.1)

Basic Sociology-I

Unit-I Sociology – Emergence, Approaches of Alex Inkeles, C.Wright Mills and

Peter Berger; Subject-matter and Scope.

Unit-II Basic Concepts: Society, Community, Institutions and Their Interrelationships,

Primary and Secondary Group, In-group and Out-group, Reference Group.

Unit-III Individual, Culture and Society: Individual and Society interrelationships,

Feral cases Man as a social Animal, Culture and Personality, Socialization –

Stages and agencies of socialization.

Books Recommended:

1. Inkles Alex , What is Sociology Prentice Hall, New Delhi 1997.

2. Maciver R.M. and CH.H. Page, Society: An Introductory Analysis, Macmillan Co.,

London 1953.

3. Davis Kingsley, Human Society, Macmillan, New York 1948.

4. Bottomore T.N, Sociology, Blackie and Son India Limited. New Delhi 1979.

5. Shankar Rao, C.N, Sociology, S.Chand and Publications, Kolkata 2005.

6. Bhattacharya D.C , Sociology, Bijaya Publications, Kolkata 2002.

7. Johnson Harry, M, Sociology, Systematic Introduction, Prentice Hall, New Delhi,

2003.

8. Abraham, F, Contemporary Sociology, Oxford University Press, New Delhi-2006.

9. Mills, C.W, Sociological Imagination, Oxford University Press, New York, 1956

10 Berger, L. Peter, Invitation to Sociology: A Humanist Perspective, Anchor books,

New York, 1963.

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Paper-II (AH-1.1.2)

Indian Plural Society

Unit-I Pluralism in India: Unity in Diversity, Diversities in Respect of Language,

Caste, Race and Religion, Region, Factors of Unity. Diversity Problems:

Communalism, Regionalism, Casteism, Lingusim, Naxalism, Cross- Border

Terrorism.

Unit- II Hindu Social Organisation: Bases of Hindu Social Organisation,

Varnasharama Dharma, Purushartha, Doctrine of Karma, Contemporary

Relevance, Hindu Theory of Karma and Western Theory of Action.

Unit-III: Social Hierarchy: Caste –Origin, Features, Functions, Dynamics and

Continuity. Class – Emergence of Class, Caste and Class.

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Books Recommended:

1. Philip Mason – Unity and Diversity in India and Ceylone.

2. Mandelbaum, D.G. – Society in India, Popular Prakasan, Bombay 1955.

3. Kapadia, K.M. - Marriage and Family in India, Oxford University Press, Bombay

1958.

4. Hutton, J.H. – Caste in India, Oxford University Press, New Delhi 1963.

5. Ahuja Ram - Indian Social System, Rawat Publication, New Delhi 1998.

6. Kar P.K. - Indian Society, Kalyani Publications, New Delhi 1998.

7. Beteille Andre - Caste, Class & Power University of California Press, Berkeley 1965.

8. Prabhu, P.H. – Hindu Social Organisation, Popular Prakasan Bombay 1955.

9. Srinivas, M.N. – Social Change in Modern India, University of California Press,

Berkeley 1968.

10. Beteille Andre – Social Inequality, Penguin Books – 1970.

11. Shankar Rao, C.N. – Sociology of Indian Society, S.Chand, New Delhi 2005.

12. Das Veena, Oxford Companion to Sociology and Anthropology, vol I &II, Oxford

University Press, New Delhi, 2003.

13. Sharma, K.L. (ed), Social Inequality in India- Profiles of Caste, Class and

SocietyRawat, Jaipur, 2001.

14. NCERT Textbooks for class 11 and 12- Social Change and Development in India,

Indian Society, Politics in India since Independence (these books are very well

written).

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Paper-III (AH-1.1.3)

Basic Sociology-II

Unit-I. Sociology of Stratification and Mobility: Concept and Forms of Stratification,

Theories of Stratification - Karl Marx, Max Weber and Davis & Moore, Social

Mobility: Concept, Factors and Types.

Unit-II Social Institutions: Economic – Economic system of developed and under

developed nations, Concept of Property and Division of labour. Political –

Power, Authority, Bureaucracy. Educational – Education and Society,

Education and Social Change.

Unit-III Social Processes: Social Control: Concept, Features, Informal and Formal

Agencies; Social Interaction; Associative Processes - Co-operation &

Accommodation; Dissociative Processes; Conflict and Competition.

Books Recommended:

1. Inkles Alex – What is Sociology Prentice Hall, New Delhi 1997.

2. Maclver R.M. and C.H. page- Society: An Introductory Analysis Macmillan Co,

London 1953.

3. Davis Kingsley- Human Society Macmillan, New York 1948.

4. Bottomore, T.B.- Sociology Blackie and Son India Limited, New Delhi 1979.

5. Shankarao, C.N.- Sociology, S.Chand and Publications, Kolkata 2005.

6. Bhattacharya, D.C.- Sociology, Bijay Publications, Kolkata 2002.

7. Johson Hary, M- Sociology, Systematic Introduction Prentice Hall, New Delhi 2003.

8. Tumin, M.M.- Social Stratification, Prentice Hall New Delhi 2002.

9. Rouck – Social Control, New York Free Press 1947.

10. Abrham, F- Contemporary Sociology, Oxford University Press, New Delhi 2006.

11. Henslin, J.M.- Essentials of Sociology, Allyn and Bacon, Boston 1976.

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12. Henslin, J.M.- Down to Earch Sociology, Allyn and Bacon, Boston 1973.

13. Toss, E.A.- Social Control, New York 1901.

14. Haralambos, Michael, Sociology: Themes and Perspectives, Oxford University Press,

New Delhi, 1983

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Paper – IV (AH-1.2.4)

Indian Society: Structure and Change

Unit – I. Continuity and Change: Impact of Islam and the West, Socio-religious Reform

Movements: Arya Samaj Brahmo Samaj, Social Background of Indian

Nationalism.

Unit-II Marriage and Family: Meaning, Characteristics and household dimensions of

joint Family, South Indian Joint Family: Illom and Tarward, Factors Affecting

Joint Family System, Disintegration Debate. Marriage in Hindu, Muslim,

Christian and Tribal Societies, Recent Changes.

Unit- III Disadvantaged in India: Women, Children Scheduled Castes, Scheduled

Tribes: problems and Prospects, Other Backward classes, Mandal Commission

and Kaka Karlekar Report, Recent Legislation in favour of Women, Children,

SCs and STs.

Books Recommended:

1. Philip Mason – Unity and Diversity in India and Ceylone.

2. Mandelbaum, D.G. - Society in India, Popular Prakasan, Bombay 1955.

3. Kapadia, K.M- Marriage and Family in India, Oxford University Press, Bombay 258.

4. Hutton, J.H. - Caste in India, Oxford University press, New Delhi 1963.

5. Ahuja Ram – Indian Social System, Rawat Publication, New Delhi 1998

6. Kar P.K. - Indian Society, Kalyani Publications, New Delhi 1998.

7. Beteille Andre – Caste, Class & Power, University of California Press, Berkeley

1965.

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Paper-V (AH-1.2.5)

Social Research

Unit – I Social Research : Social Research : Purpose of Research, Major Steps in

Social Research, Qualitative and Quantitative approaches to Social Research,

Scientific Method, Characteristic, its applicability in Social Research.

Unit – II Hypothesis: Definition, Characteristics, Types, Sources, Criteria for and

difficulties in formulating Hypothesis and Role of Hypothesis in Social

Research.

Unit – III Research Designs: Social Survey, Sampling Design, Research Design:

Exploratory, Diagnostic, Descriptive and Experimental Research Design.

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Books Recommended:

1. W J Goode and Paul K Hatt: Methods in Social Research McGraw Hill Book Col,

New York 1952.

2. Young P.V. – Scientific Social Survey and Research Prentice Hall New York 1960.

3. Moser CA and G Kolton: Survey Methods in Social Investigation Language Book

Society London 1980.

4. Bhandarkar and Wilkinson: Methodology and Techniques of Social Research

Himalaya Publishing House Bombay 1999.

5. Baijai, S.R. : Methods of Social Survey and Research Kitab Ghar, Agra 1988.

6. Kothari, C.R. Research Methodology – Wiley and Estem New Delhi 1982.

7. Ghosh, B.N. – Scientific Method and Social Research Sterling Publishers New Delhi

1982.

8. Bose, Pradip Kumar, Research Methodology, New Delhi, Indian Council of Social

Science Research 1995.

9. Bailley, Kennath P.Methods of Social Research, The Free Press, New York 1978.

10. Berelson, Bernard, Content Analysis in Communication Research, Hafneer Pub.

Comp, New York 1971.

11. Berger, perter and Thomas Luckmann, The Social Construction of Reality, New

York: John Wiley and Sons 1967.

12. Brown, Richard Harvey, Society as Text, Chicago: University of Chocago Press 1973

13. Bryman, Alan, Quantity and Quality in Social Research, London : Unwin Hyman

1988.

14. Bulmer, Marylin (ed) Sociological Research Methods, Macmillan Pub1979.

15. Fernades, Walter and Phillip Viegas, Participatory and Conventional Research

Methodologies, New Delhi : Indian Social Institutes 1985.

16. Galtung, Johan, Theory and Methods of Social Research, George Allen & Unwin Ltd.

London 1969.

17. Gorelick, Sherry : Contradictions in Feminist Methodology Gender and Society, Vol

5, No. 4, Dec 1991.

18. Hammond, Phillip, eE (ed) Sociologist at Work: Essays on the Craft of Social

Research, Doubleday, Garden City 1967.

19. Lastruic , Carlo The Scientific Approach : Basic principles of the Scientific Method,

Massachusetts, Schenkuao Publishing, Cambridge 1985.

20. Madan, T.N. Research Methodology: A Treand Report in A Survey of Research in

Sociology and Social Anthro Doloay Vol. III Bombay: Popular prakashan 1972.

21. Madan, T.N and Beteille, Andre, Encounter and Experiences, Personal accounts of

field Work, Vikas, New Delhi 1975.

22. Mukherjee, Ramakrishna, What will it be (Explorations in Industice Sociology), New

Delhi : Allied Publishers 1979.

23. Mukherjee, P.N.(ed) Methodology in Social Research, New Delhi : Sage Publications

2000.

24. Oommen T.K. “Data Collection Techniques : The Sterile Controversy”, Economic

and Political Weekly 4 (19), pp 809-15, 1969.

25. Payne, G.et. al Sociology and Social Research, Routledge London 1985.

26. Pugh, Derek, studying Organisational Strucute and Process, in Gereth Morgan ed,

Beyond.

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Paper-V (AH-1.2.6)

Classical Thought-I

Unit-I. Auguste Comte: Law of Three Stages, Hierarchy of Sciences, Statics and

Dynamics, Positivism.

Unit-II. Herbert Spencer: Social Evolution, Organismic Analogy, Social Darwinism,

Neo-evolutionary Critiques.

Unit-III. Emile Durkheim: Division of Labour, Rules Sociological Method, Suicide,

Theory of Religion.

Books Recommended. 1. Aron, Raymond. Main Currents of Sociological Thought. Vol.1 &2.

2. Bames, H.E. An Introduction of History of Sociology, University of Chicago Press,

1948.

3. Coser,L. Masters of Sociological Thought.

4. Fletcher, Ronald. The Making of Sociology. Vol.1 &2.

5. Zeitlin. I.M. Ideology and Development of Sociological Thought.

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Paper – I (AE-1.1.1)

Basic Sociology-I

Unit-I Sociology: Emergence, Definition, Subject-matter and Scope; Formalistic and

Synthetic School of Thought.

Unit-II Basic Concepts: Society, Community, Institution; Primary and Secondary

Group, In-group and Out-group.

Unit-III Individual, Culture and Society: Individual and Society, Man as a social

Animal, Culture and Personality, Socialization – Stages and agencies of

socialization.

Books Recommended: 1. Maciver R.M. and CH.H. Page, Society: An Introductory Analysis, Macmillan Co.,

London 1953.

2. Davis Kingsley, Human Society, Macmillan, New York 1948.

3. Bottomore T.N, Sociology, Blackie and Son India Limited. New Delhi 1979.

4. Shankar Rao, C.N, Sociology, S.Chand and Publications, Kolkata 2005.

5. Bhattacharya D.C , Sociology, Bijaya Publications, Kolkata 2002.

6. Johnson Harry, M, Sociology, Systematic Introduction, Prentice Hall, New Delhi,

2003.

7. Abraham, F, Contemporary Sociology, Oxford University Press, New Delhi-2006.

8. Mills, C.W, Sociological Imagination, Oxford University Press, New York, 1956

9. Berger, L. Peter, Invitation to Sociology: A Humanist Perspective, Anchor books,

New York, 1963.

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Paper-II (AE-1.1.2)

Indian Plural Society

Unit-I Pluralism in India: Unity in Diversity, Diversities in Respect of Language,

Caste, Race and Religion, Region, Factors of Unity. Diversity Problems:

Communalism, Regionalism, Casteism, Linguism.

Unit- II Hindu Social Organisation: Bases of Hindu Social Organisation,

Varnasharama Dharma, Purushartha, Doctrine of Karma.

Unit-III: Social Hierarchy: Caste –Features, Functions, Class – Emergence of Class,

Caste and Class.

Books Recommended:

1. Philip Mason – Unity and Diversity in India and Ceylone.

2. Mandelbaum, D.G. – Society in India, Popular Prakasan, Bombay 1955.

3. Kapadia, K.M. - Marriage and Family in India, Oxford University Press, Bombay

1958.

4. Hutton, J.H. – Caste in India, Oxford University Press, New Delhi 1963.

5. Ahuja Ram - Indian Social System, Rawat Publication, New Delhi 1998.

6. Kar P.K. - Indian Society, Kalyani Publications, New Delhi 1998.

7. Beteille Andre - Caste, Class & Power University of California Press, Berkeley 1965.

8. Prabhu, P.H. – Hindu Social Organisation, Popular Prakasan Bombay 1955.

9. Srinivas, M.N. – Social Change in Modern India, University of California Press,

Berkeley 1968.

10. Beteille Andre – Social Inequality, Penguin Books – 1970.

11. Shankar Rao, C.N. – Sociology of Indian Society, S.Chand, New Delhi 2005.

12. Das Veena, Oxford Companion to Sociology and Anthropology, vol I &II, Oxford

University Press, New Delhi, 2003.

13. Sharma, K.L. (ed), Social Inequality in India- Profiles of Caste, Class and

SocietyRawat, Jaipur, 2001.

14. NCERT Textbooks for class 11 and 12- Social Change and Development in India,

Indian Society, Politics in India Since Independence (these books are very well

written).

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Paper-III (AE-1.2.3)

Basic Sociology-II

Unit-I. Sociology of Stratification and Mobility: Concept and Forms of Stratification,

Theories of Stratification – Karl Marx, Max Weber and Davis & Moore,

Social Mobility: Concept and Types.

Unit-II Social Institutions: Economic; Concept of Property and Division of labour.

Political – Power, Authority; Educational – Education and Society,

Educational and Social Change.

Unit-III Social Processes: Social Control; Concept, Features, Informal and Formal

Agencies; Social Interaction; Associative Processes - Co-operation &

Accommodation; Dissociative Processes; Conflict and Competition.

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Books Recommended: 1. Inkles Alex – What is Sociology Prentice Hall, New Delhi 1997.

2. Maclver R.M. and C.H. page- Society: An Introductory Analysis Macmillan Co,

London 1953.

3. Davis Kingsley- Human Society Macmillan, New York 1948.

4. Bottomore, T.B.- Sociology Blackie and Son India Limited, New Delhi 1979.

5. Shankarao, C.N.- Sociology, S.Chand and Publications, Kolkata 2005.

6. Bhattacharya, D.C.- Sociology, Bijay Publications, Kolkata 2002.

7. Johson Hary, M- Sociology, Systematic Introduction Prentice Hall, New Delhi 2003.

8. Tumin, M.M.- Social Stratification, Prentice Hall New Delhi 2002.

9. Rouck – Social Control, New York Free Press 1947.

10. Abrham, F- Contemporary Sociology, Oxford University Press, New Delhi 2006.

11. Henslin, J.M.- Essentials of Sociology, Allyn and Bacon, Boston 1976.

12. Henslin, J.M.- Down to Earch Sociology, Allyn and Bacon, Boston 1973.

13. Toss, E.A.- Social Control, New York 1901.

14. Haralambos, Michael, Sociology: Themes and Perspectives, Oxford University Press,

New Delhi.

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Paper – IV (AE-1.2.4)

Indian Society: Structure and Change

Unit–I. Continuity and Change: Socio-Cultural Dynamics through Ages; Ancient,

Medieval and Modern, Impact of Islam and the West.

Unit-II Marriage and Family: Meaning, Characteristics of joint Family, Factors

Affecting Joint Family System, Marriage in Hindu and Muslim Societies,

Recent Changes.

Unit- III Disadvantaged in India: Women, Children, Scheduled Castes, Scheduled

Tribes: problems and Prospects, Other Backward classes.

Books Recommended:

1. Philip Mason – Unity and Diversity in India and Ceylone.

2. Mandelbaum, D.G. - Society in India, Popular Prakasan, Bombay 1955.

3. Kapadia, K.M- Marriage and Family in India, Oxford University Press, Bombay 258.

4. Hutton, J.H. - Caste in India, Oxford University press, New Delhi 1963.

5. Ahuja Ram – Indian Social System, Rawat Publication, New Delhi 1998

6. Kar P.K. - Indian Society, Kalyani Publications, New Delhi 1998.

7. Beteille Andre – Caste, Class & Power, University of California Press, Berkeley

1965.

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Paper-VII (AH-2.3.7)

Sociology of Social Change

Unit- I: Social Change: Meaning, Characteristics and types of Social Change.

Concepts of Progress, Development and Evolution.

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Unit-II: Theories of Social Change: Evolutionary, Cyclic, Conflict, Functional and

Deterministic Theories.

Unit- III: Factors of Social Change: Technological, Economic, Cultural, Demographic

and Psychological Factors; Communication and Social Change.

Books Recommended: 1. Lappiere, R.T: Social Change

2. Moore, W.E: Social Change- Prentice Hall New Delhi 1990.

3. Kupuswamy B: Social Change in India

4. Srinivas, M.N: Social Change in Modern India – University of California Press

Kerkely 1968.

5. Singh, Y: Modernisation of India Tradition – Thompson Press New Delhi 1973.

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Paper-VIII (AH-2.3.8)

Social Research: Tools and Techniques

Unit-I: Tools and Techniques I: Survey, Observation – Types and Importance in

Social Research, Questionnaire and Interview Schedule.

Unit-II: Tools and Techniques II: Interview – Purpose, Techniques and Role of

Interview, Case Study - sources and limitations. Focussed Group Discussion,

Content Analysis.

Unit-III: Sampling: Importance and Types; Research Report Format and Writing.

Books Recommended: 1. W J Goode and Paul K Hatt: Methods in Social Research McGraw Hill Book Col,

New York 1952.

2. Young P.V.: Scientific Social Survey and Research Prentice Hall New York 1960.

3. Moser CA and G Kolton: Survey Methods in Social Investigation Language Book

Society London 1980.

4. Bhandarkar and Wilkinson: Methodology and Techniques of Social Research

Himalaya Publishing House Bombay 1999.

5. Baijai, S.R: Methods of Social Survey and Research Kitab Ghar, Agra 1988.

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Paper IX (AH-2.3.9)

Paper Title - Political Sociology

Unit – I: Emergence, nature, scope and importance of political sociology; Relationship

between Society and Polity.

Unit-II: Power, Authority and Bureaucracy; Political Elites; Politics, State and Nation-

State; Totalitarianism and Democracy.

Unit-III: Political Culture, Political Socialisation, Political Participation, Pressure

Group and Political Party, Voting Behaviour.

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Books Recommended:

1) Almond, G. and J. Coleman. . Politics of Developing Areas,

2) Aron, Raymond. 1968. Democracy and Totalitarianism, London

3) Bottomore, T.B. Political Sociology

4) Bottomore, T.B. 1966. Elites and Society, Harmondsworth: Penguin Books.

5) Dahl, R.A. 1961. Who Governs? , New Heaven: Yale University Press.

6) Dahl, R.A. 1963. Modern Political Analysis, Engle-Woods: Prentice-Hall.

7) Dowse, R.E. and J.A. Hughes. 1972. Political Sociology, London: John Wiley &

Sons.

8) Easton, David. . TA System Analysis of Political Life,

9) Easton, David. 1956. “A Framework for Political Analysis and a System Analysis of a

Political Life”,

10) Easton, David. 1957. “Analysis of Political System”

11) Gupta, Dipankar.`1. Political Sociology of India,

12) Haralambos, M. and R. Heald.2000. Sociology: Themes and Perspectives, London:

Collins. (Chapter-9).

13) Heald, David. 1989. Political Thought and the Modern State, Stanford: Stanford

University Press.

14) Key, V.O. 1950. Politics, Parties and Pressure Groups,

15) Lipset, S.M. ET AL. 1956. The Union Democracy, Glencoe: The Free Press.

16) Lipset, S.M. 1963. “Political Sociology”, Sociology Today, Ed. R.K. Merton et al.

London: Mercury Books.

17) Lipset, S.M. and S. Rokkan (Eds.).1967. Party Systems and Voter Alignments, New

York: Free Press.

18) Marshall, T.H. 1950. Citizenship and Social Class and Other Essays, Cambridge:

Cambridge University Press.

19) Michels, R.1959. Political Parties, Glencoe: The Free Press.

20) Milbrath, L. 1965. Political Participation, Chicago: Rand McNally.

21) Miliband, R. 1977. Marxism and Politics, Oxford: Oxford University Press.

22) Mills, C.W. 1956. The Power Elite, New York: Oxford University Press.

23) Somjee, A.H. 1959. Voting Behavior in an Indian Village, Baroda

24) Uberoi, J.B.S. 2003. “Civil Society”, The Oxford India Companion to Sociology and

Social Anthropology, Ed. New Delhi: Oxford University Press.

25) Weber, Max. 1948. “Politics as Vocations”, From Max Weber, Essays in Sociology,

Eds. H.H. Gerth and C.W. Mills, New York: Harcourt Brace.

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Paper X (AH-2.4.10)

Paper Title – Sociology of Change and Development

Unit-I: Directed Social Change: Social Policy and Social Development, Planned

Social Change in India, Economic Development and Social Change,

Preconditions for Economic Development, Resistance to Change: Social,

Psychological Economic and Cultural.

Unit-II: Process of Social change: Westernization, Sanskritization, Urbanization,

Secularization and Modernization.

Unit-III: Globalization, Concept, Characteristics and Positive and Negative

Dimensions, Globalization in the context of Developing Nations.

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Books Recommended: 1. Lappiere, R.T: Social Change

2. Moore, W.E: Social Change- Prentice Hall New Delhi 1990.

3. Kuppuswamy B: Social Change in India.

4. Srinivas, M.N: Social change in Modern India- University of California press kerkely

1968.

5. Singh, Y: Modernization of India Tradition –Thompson press New Delhi 1973.

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Paper XI (AH-2.4.11)

Paper Title –Theoretical Perspectives

Unit – I: Functionalism- Radcliffe Brown, Mallinowaski, Merton.

Unit- II: Conflict Theory- Dahrendorf, Coser & Collins

Unit-III: Interactionist & Social Exchange Theories- Mead, Homans, Blau

Books recommended:

1) Ritzer, George. 1992. Modern Sociological Theory, New York; Mcgraw- Hill.

2) Turner, Jonathan H. 1995. The Structure Of Sociological Theory, (4th

Edition), Jaipur

And New Delhi: Rawat

3) Coser,Lewis, A. 1979. Masters of Sociological Thought, New York: Harcout Brace.

4) Collins, R.1956. The Functions of Social Conflict, New York: The Free Press.

5) Dahrendorf, R. 1959. Class and Class Conflict In Industrial Society, London:

Routledge And Kegan Paul.

6) Merton,R.K. 1968. Social Theory And Social Structure, New York: Free Press

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Paper XII (AH-2.4.12)

Paper Title - Urban Sociology

Unit-I: Emergence, nature, scope and significance of urban sociology; Ideas of Weber

and Tonnies; rural-urban contrast and continuum.

Unit –II: Chicago School and Urbanism as a way of Life; Urbanization, Urban Culture,

City, Metropolis, Megalopolis, Global Cities.

Unit-III: History of Urbanization in India; Urban Development Policy in India, Urban

Poverty, Housing, Slums.

Books Recommended:

1) Betille, Andre. 1974 Six Essays in Comparitive Sociology, New Delhi: Oxford

University Press.

2) Chauhan, B. R. 2003. Village Community, in Veena Das, The Oxford India

Companion to Sociology and Social Anthropology, New Delhi: Oxford University

Press.

3) --------- 1990. Rural Urban Articulations, Udaipur: A. C. Brothers.

4) Desai, A. R. 1977. Rural Sociology in India, Bombay: Popular Prakashan.

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5) -------- 1979. Rural India in Transition, Bombay: Popular Prakashan.

6) Dube, S. C. 1955. India’s Changing Villages, London: Routledge and Kegan Paul.

7) Dhanagare, D. N. 1988. Peasant Movements in India, New Delhi: Oxford University

Press.

8) Joshi, P. C. 1976. Land Reforms in India: Trends and Perspectives, Bombay: Allied

Publishers.

9) Majumdar, D. N. 1955. Rural Profiles, Lucknow: Ethnographic and Folk Culture

Society.

10) Marriott, M. (Ed.). 1955. Village India, Chicago: Chicago University Press.

11) Mencher J.P. 1983. Social Anthropology of Peasantry, Part III, New Delhi: Oxford

University Press.

12) Oommen, T. K. 1971. “Green Revolution and Agrarian Conflict”, Economic and

Political Weekly, 6(26): 99-103.

13) Radhakrishnan, P. 1989. Peasant Struggles: Land Reforms and Social Change in

Malabar 1836 – 1982, New Delhi: Sage Publications.

14) Redfield, R. 1956. The Little Community, Chicago: Chicago University Press.

15) Srinivas, M. N. (Ed.). 1955. India’s Villages, Calcutta: Government of West Bengal

Press.

16) --------- 1996. Village, Caste, Gender and Method: Essays in Indian Anthropology, New

Delhi: Oxford University Press.

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Paper – V (AE-2.3.5)

Social Research

Unit-I: Social Research: Social research: Meaning, Major Steps in Social Research,

Scientific Methods, Characteristics, Its Applicability in Social Research.

Unit-II: Hypothesis: Definition, Characteristics, Types, Sources and Role of

Hypothesis in Social Research.

Unit-III: Designs: Social Survey, Sampling Design, Research Design, Exploratory,

Diagnostic, Descriptive and Experimental Research Design.

Books Recommended:

1. W J Goode and Paul K Hatt: Methods in Social Research McGraw Hill Book Col,

New York 1952.

2. Young P.V. – Scientific Social Survey and Research Prentice Hall New York 1960.

3. Moser CA and G Kolton : Survey Methods in Social Investigation Language Book

Society London 1980.

4. Bhandarkar and Wilkinson : Methodology and Techniques of Social Research

Himalaya Publishing House Bombay 1999.

5. Baijai, S.R.: Methods of Social Survey and Research Kitab Ghar, Agra 1988.

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Paper – VI (AE-2.3.6)

Sociology of Social Change

Unit- I: Social Change: Meaning and Characteristics of Social Change, Progress,

Development and Evolution and Interrelationships.

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Unit-II: Theories of Social Change: Evolutionism, Cyclic, Conflict, Functional and

Deterministic Theories.

Unit- III: Factors of Social Change: Technological, Cultural, Demographic and

Biological Factors,

Books Recommended: 1. Lappiere, R.T: Social Change

2. Moore, W.E: Social Change- Prentice Hall New Delhi 1990.

3. Kuppuswamy B: Social Change in India

4. Srinivas, M.N: Social Change in Modern India – University of California Press

Kerkely 1968.

5. Singh, Y: Modernisation of India Tradition – Thompson Press New Delhi 1973.

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Paper-VII (AE-2.4.7)

Social Research: Tools and Techniques

Unit-I: Tools and Techniques I: Observation – Types and Importance in Social

Research, Questionnaire and Schedule, Problems of Response.

Unit-II: Tools and Techniques II: Interview – Purpose, Techniques and Role of

Interview, Case Study - Sources and Limitations.

Unit-III: Writing: Planning a Research Report, Writing Research report, Report Format,

Drafting and Editing.

Books Recommended:

1. W J Goode and Paul K Hatt : Methods in Social Research McGraw Hill Book Col,

New York 1952.

2. Young P.V. : Scientific Social Survey and Research Prentice Hall New York 1960.

3. Moser CA and G Kolton : Survey Methods in Social Investigation Language Book

Society London 1980.

4. Bhandarkar and Wilkinson : methodology and Techniques of Social Research

Himalaya Publishing House Bombay 1999.

5. Baijai, S.R. : Methods of Social Survey and Research Kitab Ghar, Agra 1988.

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Paper-VIII (AE-2.4.8)

Sociology Change and Development

Unit-I: Directed Social Change: Social Policy and Social Development, Planned

Social Change in India, Economic Development and Social Change,

Preconditions for Economic Development, Resistance to Change: Social,

Psychological and Cultural.

Unit-II: Process of Social Change: Westernization, Sanskritization, Urbanization,

Secularization and Modernization.

Unit-III: Global Social Change: Globalization: Concept, Characteristics, Positive and

Negative Dimensions,

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Books Recommended 1. Lappiere, R.T: Social Change

2. Moore, W.E: Social Change- Prentice Hall New Delhi 1990.

3. Kuppuswamy B: Social Change in India.

4. Srinivas, M.N: Social change in Modern India- University of California press kerkely

1968.

5. Singh, Y: Modernization of India Tradition –Thompson press New Delhi 1973.

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Paper XIII (AH-3.5.13)

Kinship, Marriage and Family

Unit-I. Kinship: Concept and Theory. Kinship Terminology, Kinship Theory:

Alliance Theory, Descent Theory. Kinship and Descent - Unilineal, Double

and Congnatic Descent.

Unit-II Kinship in India: Kinship organization in India: North, South, East and North-

East, Regional Variation in South and North.

Unit-III Marriage and Family: Aims, Ideals and Rules of Marriage - Endogamy,

Exogamy; Prescriptive and Preferential Marriage. Monogamy, Polygamy,

Levirate, Sororate. Hypergamy, Hypogamy. Dowry and Bride price, Joint

family in the context of industrialization.

Books Recommended: 1. Kapadia K.M. : Marriage and family in India Oxford University Press Bombay 1958.

2. Majumdar and Madam: Introduction to Social Anthropology.

3. Encyclopaedia Britanica: Kinship.

4. Fox Robin : Kinship and Marriage.

5. Keesingrm: Kin Group and Social Structure.

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Paper XIV (AH-3.5.14)

Industrial Sociology

Unit-I Industrial Sociology: Nature and Scope, Importance of Industrial Sociology in

India. Industrialization: Characteristics of Industrial Society, Social Effects of

Industrialization.

Unit-II Labour and Trade Union: Industrial Labour: Definition And Characteristics,

Labour Problems In India. Trade Union Movement In India - Characteristics

And Types Of Trade Union, Functions, History Of Trade Union Movement

And Problems Of Trade Union In India.

Unit-III Disputes and Bargaining: Industrial Disputes: Causes; Strike and Lockout,

Measures of Settlement. Collective Bargaining: Concept, Features and

Principles, Collective Bargaining At Plant, Industry and State Levels, Trends

of Collective Bargaining In India.

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Books Recommended:

1. Form Miller: Industrial Sociology.

2. Martz Wilbert: Industrial Relations and Social Order.

3. Saxena R.C.: Labour Problems and Social Welfare.

4. Chandan P.: Recent Trends In Collective Bargaining.

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SEMESTER

Paper XV (AH-3.5.15)

Crime and Society

Unit-I Criminology: Definition and Subject Matter, Sociology And Criminology,

Criminology And Penology.

Unit-II Crime: Concept, Sociological Theories Of Crime And Punishment,

Classification And Incidence of Crime, Causes, Crime In India.

Unit-III. Social Problems: Juvenile Delinquency, Suicide, Dowry, Atrocities on

Women and Scheduled Castes – Causes, Consequences and Remedial

Measures.

Books Recommended: Sutherland E.H.: Principles of Criminology.

Gillin: Criminology and Penology.

Linard & Clinand: Sociology of Deviant Behaviour

Madan. G.R.: Social Problems In India Mohanty S.: Crime And Criminals Sethna: Society

And The Criminal.

Merit and Elliot: Social Disorganisation.

Chandra S. Sociology of Deviance in India.

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5th

SEMESTER

Paper XVI (AH-3.5.16)

Sociology of Religion

Unit-I. Basic Concepts: Science, Magic and Religion; Cult and Denomination;

Functions and Dysfunctions of Religion; Typology of Religion; Scope of

Sociology of Religion.

Unit-II. Theoretical Interpretations: Malinowski, Clifford Geertz, Durkheim and

Weber.

Unit-III. Contestation over Religion in India: Fundamentalism, Communalism,

Secularism and Proselytism; Religious Pluralism in India.

Books Recommended:

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.Sociology 90

Madan, T.N. (ed.). 1992 (enlarged edition). Religion in India. New Delhi: Oxford

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University 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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5th

SEMESTER

Paper XVII (AH-3.5.17)

Classical Thought-II

Unit-I: Karl Marx: Historical Materialism; Dialectical Materialism, Surplus Value;

Class and Class Conflict; Alienation.

Unit-II: Max Weber: Social Action; Ideal Type; Protestant Ethics and the Spirit of

Capitalism; Bureaucracy.

Unit-III: Vilfredo Pareto: Logico-experimental Method, Logical and Non-logical

Actions; Residues and Derivations; Theory of Elites.

Books Recommended Pareto, V. 1935. The Mind and Society, New York: Pall Mall Press.

--------- 1966. Vilfredo Pareto: Sociological Writings, (Selected and introduced by S. E.

Finer), New York: Pall Mall Press.

Aron, R. 1970. Main Currents in Sociological Thought, Vol. II, Harmondsworth: Penguin.

Bendix, R. 1962. Max Weber: An Intellectual Portrait, New York: Anchor Books.

Benton, T. 1977. Philosophical Foundation of the Three Sociologies, London: Routledge and

Kegan Paul.

Coser, L. A. 1977. Masters of Sociological Thought, New York: Harcourt Brace.

Fletcher, Ronald. 1971. The Making of Sociology: Developments, Vol. II, London: Nelson.

Giddens, A. 1973. Capitalism and Modern Social Theory: An analysis of Writings of Marx,

Durkheim and Weber, London: Cambridge University Press.

Marx, Karl. 1964. Selected Writings in Sociology and Social Philosophy, (T. Bottomore and

M. Rubel, Eds.), London: McGraw Hill.

Marx, Karl. 1970. Contribution to the Critique of Political Economy, Moscow: Foreign

Publishing House.

-----. 1970. Capital, Vol. I, II & III, Moscow: Progress Publication.

Marx, Karl. & Engels, F. 1950. Manifesto of the Communist Party, Moscow: Foreign

Publishing House.

Marx, Karl. & Engels, F. 1952. The German Ideology, (Ist & the last chapter) Moscow:

Foreign Publishing House.

McIntosh, I. 1997. Classical Sociological Theory: A Reader, Edinburgh: Edinburgh

University Press.

McLellan, David. 1977. Karl Marx: Selected Writings, Oxford: Oxford University Press.

Nisbet, Robert A. 1966. The Sociological Tradition, New York: Basic Books.

Parsons, Talcott. 1937. The Structure of Social Action, New York: McGraw-Hill.

Ritzer, George. 1996. Classical Sociological Theory. New York: McGraw-Hill.

Weber, Max. 1946. From Max Weber: Essays in Sociology, New York: Oxford University

Press.

-------. 1947. The Theory of Social and Economic Organization, New York: The Free Press.

-------. 1949. The Methodology of Social Sciences, Toronto: Collier-Macmillan.

-------. 1958. The Protestant Ethics and the Sprit of Capitalism, New York: Charles

Scribner’s sons.

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-------. 1978. Economy and Society, Vol. I & II, Berkeley: University of California Press.

Zeitlin, Irvin. 1981. Ideology and the Development Sociological Theory. New York: Prentice

Hall.

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5th

SEMESTER

Paper XVIII (AH-3.5.18)

Social Problems

UNIT–I. Concepts and Perspectives: Meaning; Significance of the Study of Social

Problems; Deviance; Sociological Perspectives on Social Problems - Anomie

(Merton), Differential Association (Sutherland), Labelling (Becker).

UNIT–II. Social Problems-I: Female Foeticide; Domestic Violence; Problems of the

Elderly; Child Abuse.

UNIT–III. Social Problems-II: Drug Addiction; Alcoholism; Corruption; Cyber Crime.

Books Recommended:

Ahuja, Ram (2000): Social Problems in India, New Delhi: Rawat Publications.

Beteille, Andre (1992): Backward Classes in Contemporary India, New Delhi: OUP

Beteille, Andre (1974): Social Inequality, New Delhi: OUP

Bereman, G.D. (1979): Caste and Other Inequalities: Essay in Inequality, Meerut: Folklore

Institute.

Dube, Leela (1997): Women and Kinship, Comparative Perspectives on Gender in South and

Southeast Asia, New Delhi: Sage Publication.

Desai, Neera & Usha Thakkar (2007): Women in Indian Society, National Book Trust, India.

Gill, S.S. (1998): The Pathology of Corruption, New Delhi: Harper Collin Publishers.

Lewis, Oscar (1966): Culture of Poverty “Scientific American” Vol-II and V No.IV PP-19-

25.

Madan, G.R. Social Problems.

Satya Murty, T.V. (1996): Region, Religion, Caste, Gender and Culture in Contemporary

India, New Delhi: OUP.

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6th

SEMESTER

Paper XIX (AH-3.6.19)

Rural Society and Development

UNIT–I. Rural Social Movement: Peasant Movements, Dalit and Tribal Movements.

UNIT–II. Rural Development Approaches in India: Rural Development Policy and

Programmes in India, Five Year Plan Context, Approaches to Rural

Development.

UNIT–III. Rural Social Services: Rural Health Services, Housing and Sanitation,

Universalization of Primary Education, Mid-Day Meals.

Books Recommended:

Desai, A.R. (Ed): Rural Sociology in India Bombay, Popular 1987.

Dube, S.C. India’s Changing Villages.

Nelson: Rural Sociology.

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Chidamberm, J.B. – Rural Sociology.

Arora, R.C. : Integrated Rural Development.

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SEMESTER

Paper XX (AH-3.6.20)

Tribal Studies

F.M. – 10+40

Unit-I. Concept of Tribe: Tribe and Caste. Classification of Tribe: food gatherers and

hunters, shifting cultivators, nomads, pastoralists, peasants and settled

agriculturists, artisans. Characteristics of Tribal Society. Distribution and

Concentration of Tribal People in India.

Unit-II. Socio-Cultural Profile and Problems: Marriage and Tribal Ways of Acquiring

Mates, Tribal Language, Religious Beliefs and Practices, Status of Women,

Land Alienation and Exploitation.

Unit-III Social Mobility and Change: Tribal Sanskritization, Impact of colonial rule on

tribal society. Tribal development in Five year plans, Laws in favour of tribes.

Books Recommended:

Bagchi K.P. & Co.: Surajit Sinha (ed), 1987, Tribal Politics and State system in pre-

Colonial Eastern and North-Eastern India Calcutta.

Bose N.K.(1967) Culture and Society in India (Asia Publishing House).

Chanduri B. (ed) Tribal Development in India, Delhi (B.R.Publication).

Mahapatra K (ed) (1997), Tribal language and culture of Orissa, Bhubaneswar, Academy of

Tribal Dialects and Culture Welfare Department.

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6th

SEMESTER

Paper XXI (AH-3.6.21)

Gender and Society

Unit-I Social Construction of Gender: Gender Roles; Gender Socialization and

Stereotypes; Gender Inequality and Gender Inequity. Feminism.

Unit-II Gender and Social Structure: Women and Work; Women and Family; Women

and Politics; Women and Religion.

Unit-III Gender and Development: Development Strategies- WID, WAD, GAD;

Feminist Movements; Impact of Globalization on Women

Books Recommended:

Altekar, A.S. 1983. The Position of Women in Hindu Civilization.Delhi: Motilal

Banarasidass, Second Edition:P Fifth reprint..

Chodrow, Nancy. 1978. The Reproduction of Mothering. Berkeley: University of

California Press.

Desai, Neera and M. Krishnaraj. 1987. Women and Society in India. Delhi: Ajanta.

Dube, Leela et.al. (eds.) 1986. Visibility and Power: Essays on Women in Society and

Development. New Delhi: OUP.

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Forbes, G. 1998. Women in Modern India. New Delhi, Cambridge University Press.

India, Government of India. 1974. Towards Equality: Report of the Committee on the

Status of Women.

Maccoby, Eleaner and Carol Jacklin. 1975. The Psychology of Sex Differences.

Stanford: Stanford University Press.

McCormack, C. And M. Strathern (ed.) 1980. Nature, Culture and Gender. Cambridge:

Cambridge University Press.

Myers, Kristen Anderson et.al. (eds.) 1998. Feminist Foundations: Towards

Transforming Sociology. New Delhi: Sage.

Oakley, Ann. 1972. Sex, Gender and Society. New York: Harper and Row.

Sharma, Ursula. 1983. Women, Work and Property in North-West India. London:

Tavistock.

Shulamitz, Reinharz and Lynn Davidman. 1991. Feminist Research Methods. New York:

Oxford University Press.

Srinivas, M.N. Caste: Its Modern Avatar, New Delhi: Penguin (Leela Dube’s Article on

Caste and Women).

Vaid, S. & K. Sangari. 1989. Recasting Women: Essays in Colonial History, New Delhi:

Kali For Women.

References

Agarwal, B. 1994. A Field of One’s Own: Gender and Land Rights in South Asia,

Cambridge: Cambfidge 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.7

Pardeshi, Pratima. 1998. Dr.Ambedkar and the Question of Women’s Liberation in

India. Pune: WSC, University of Pune.

Abbot, P. and C. Wallace. 1990. An Introduction to Sociology: Feminist

Perspectives,London: Routledge & Kegan Paul.

D. H. J. 1986. “Gender” in R. Burgess (ed.) Key Variables in Social Investigation, London:

Routledge & Kegan Paul.

Eichler, M. 1991. Nonsexist Research Methods: A Practical Guide, London: Routledge &

Kegan Paul.

Engels, F. 1972. The Origin of the Family, Private Property and the state, London: Lawrence

& Wishart.Morgan.

Harding, S. (Ed.). 1987. Feminism and Methodology, Milton Keynes: Open University Press.

Haralambos, M. and Holborn, M. 2000. Sociology: Themes and Perspectives,(5th

ed.),

London: Collins.

Oakley, Ann. 1972. Sex, Gender and Society, London, Temple Smith.

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Oakley, Ann. 1974. Sociology of Housework, Oxford: Martin Roberson.

Pawson, R. 1992. “Feminist Methodology” in M. Haralambos (ed.) Developments in

Sociology, vol. 8, Ormskirk: CausewawayPress.

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Year Hons

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SEMESTER

Paper XXII (AH-3.6.22)

Disaster Management

Unit-I Understanding Disaster: Concept and Types of Disaster, Significance of the

study of Disaster, Types of Disaster, Natural and Man-made Disaster.

Unit-II Natural Disasters: Earthquake, Flood, Cyclone, And Drought: Causes,

Coverage and Effects.

Unit-III Disaster Management: Essentials of Disaster Preparedness, Role of

Government and Non-government Agencies, Public Awareness Programmes,

Relief Management, Mitigation Strategies, Social and Economic aspects of

Rehabilitation.

Books Recommended:

Carter W N Disaster Management: A Disaster Managers Handbook, ADB Manila 1992.

Green Stephen International Disaster Realities: Towards A Responsive System, 1cGrew Hill,

Wew York 1980.

Mishra GK and GC Mathur (ed) national Disaster Reduction, Reliance Publication Delhi

1995.

Prakas Indu Disaster Management Rastra Prahari Prakasan, Ghaziabad 1995.

+3 3rd

Year Hons

6th

SEMESTER

Paper XXIII (AH-3.6.23)

Population Studies

UNIT – I Population Studies: Meaning, Scope and Significance; Demographic

Processes: Fertility, Mortality and Migration; Age Structure, Sex-Ratio,

Literacy in India.

UNIT – II Population Theories: Malthusian, Demographic Transition and Optimum

Population Theory, Social Capillarity Theory.

UNIT – IV Population Planning and Control: Plans and Programmes; Problems of

Implementing Control Measures; India’s Population Policy, National Health

Mission.

Books Recommended:

Agarwal, S.N. (1989): Population Studies with Special Reference to India, New Delhi: Lok

Surjeet Publication.

Bose, Ashish (1991): Demographic Diversity in India, Delhi: B.R.Publishing Corporation.

Banarjee, D. (1985): Health and Family Planning Services in India, New Delhi: Lok

Parkshan.

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Chandrasekhar, S. (ed.) (1974): Infant Mortality, Population Growth and Family Planning in

India,London: George Alen and Unwin Ltd.

Dubey, Surendra Nath (2001): Population of India, Delhi: Authors Press.

Kohli, S. (1977): Family Planning in India, New Delhi.

Malthus, T.R. (1986): An Essay on the Principle of Population, London: William Pickering.

Premi, M.K. (2004): Social Demography, Delhi: Jawahar Publishers and Distributors.

Sharma, Rajendra (1997): Demography and Population Problems, New Delhi: Atlantic

Publishers.

Srivastava, O.S. (1998): Demography and Population Studies, New Delhi: Vikas Publishing

House.

National Rural Health Mission (2006), Govt. of India, New Delhi.

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Paper-XXIV (AH-3.6.24)

Project Work

This paper will be a short project work or a term paper/book review which will be presented

by the candidate in an open seminar. The Presentation-cum-Open Viva-Voce will be

conducted and evaluated by an external examiner in the presence of all faculty members.

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Sociology Syllabus

Choice Based Paper

Title: Sociology and Indian Society.

Unit-I: Sociology: Subject, Scope and Approaches: Alex Inkeles, C.Wright Mills and Peter

Berger; Approaches: Structural functional and Conflict.

Unit-II: Indian Social System: Rural and Urban India: Complex Interplay of Caste, Gender,

Race, Religion and Region; Cultural Pluralism in India: Problems of Communalism,

Regionalism and Casteism.

Unit-III: Contemporary India: Process of Change: Globalization: Liberalization,

Privatization, Informalization of Labour, Changing Nature of State; Issues and Impact: SEZs,

Farmers’ Suicides, Environmental Degradation.

Readings:

Inkles Alex , What is Sociology Prentice Hall, New Delhi 1997.

Maciver R.M. and CH.H. Page, Society: An Introductory Analysis, Macmillan Co.,

London1953.

Davis Kingsley, Human Society, Macmillan, New York 1948.

Bottomore T.N, Sociology, Blackie and Son India Limited. New Delhi 1979.

Shankar Rao, C.N, Sociology, S.Chand and Publications, Kolkata 2005.

Bhattacharya D.C , Sociology, Bijaya Publications, Kolkata 2002.

Johnson Harry, M, Sociology, Systematic Introduction, Prentice Hall, New Delhi, 2003.

Abraham, F, Contemporary Sociology, Oxford University Press, New Delhi-2006.

Mills, C.W, Sociological Imagination, Oxford University Press, New York, 1956

Berger, L. Peter, Invitation to Sociology: A Humanist Perspective, Anchor books, New York,

1963.

Bose, N.K. 1967, Culture and Society in India. Bombay : Asia Publishing House.

Bose, N.K. 1975 : Structure of Hindu Society. New Delhi.

Dube, S.C. 1990 : Society in India (New Delhi : National Book Trust)

Dube, S.C. 1995 : Indian Village (London : Routledge)

Dube, S.C. 1958 : India’s Changing Villages (London : Routledge and Kegan Paul)

Karve, Irawati, 1961 : Hindu Society : An Interpretation (Poona : Deccan College)

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Lannoy, Richard, 1971 : The Speaking Tree : A Study of Indian Society and Culture

(Delhi : Oxford University Press)

Mandelbaum, D.G., 1970 : Society in India (Bombay : Popular Prakashan)

Srinivas, M.N., 1980 : India : Social Structure (New Delhi : Hindustan Publishing

Corporation).

Srinivas, M.N., 1963 : Social Change in Modern India (California, Berkeley : University

of California Press)

Singh, Yogendra, 1973 : Modernization of Indian Tradition (Delhi : Thomson Press)

Uberoi, Patricia, 1993 : Family, Kinship and Marriage in India (New Delhi : Oxford

University Press).