Classical Sociological Tradition

Paper Code: 
SOC 122
Credits: 
4
Contact Hours: 
60.00
Max. Marks: 
100.00
Objective: 

Course Objectives:

The objectives of this course are:

  1. To acquaint the students with Sociology as a social science and the distinctiveness of its approach among the social sciences.
  2. To expose the students to Sociology so that they can acquire an interest as well as develop an understanding of the subject.

 



Course outcomes(COs)

 

Course

Learning outcomes

Learning and teaching strategies

Assessment strategies

Paper Code

Paper Title

SOC 121

Principles of Sociology

CO1: Understanding the basic  sociological perspectives

CO2:Demonstrate coherent knowledge of various sociological concepts

CO3:Evaluate the role of various social processes inindividual development

CO4:.Analyse the interrelationship between various social issues

 

Approach in teaching:

Lecture, Powerpoint presentations ,Classroom discussions,

Learning activities for students:

Interactive sessions using various online resources, Class discussions through presentations ; Information of realistic situations to be presented and discussed

Class test, Semester end examinations, Quiz, Solving problems in tutorials, Assignments, Presentation, Individual and group projects
 

 

 

 

12.00
  • Historical causes of  the emergence of Sociology
  • Social Forces in the development of Sociology
12.00
Unit II: 
Karl Marx

  • Dialectical Materialism
  • Theory of Class conflict
12.00
Unit III: 
Emile Durkheim
  • Division of Labour in society
  • Theory of Suicide
12.00
Unit IV: 
Max Weber
  • Religion and Social Change
  •  Authority and Bureaucracy
12.00
Unit V: 
Vilfredo Pareto
  • Logico- Experimental Method

 Circulation of Elites

Essential Readings: 

Core Readings

  • Ritzer, George. 2011. (5th Edition). Sociological Theory.New Delhi:Tata-McGraw Hill.
  • Abraham and Morgan, 1985. Sociological Thought. Delhi: McMillan India Ltd.
  • Coser, Lewis A. 1979. Masters of Sociological Thought. New York: Harcourt Brace Jovanovich.
  • Aron, Raymond. 1967 (1982 reprint). Main Currents in Sociological Thought     (2 Volumes). Harmondsworth, Middlesex: Penguin Books.
  • Morrison, Ken. 1955. Marx, Durkheim, Weber: Formation of Modern Social Thought London: Sage.

 

 

Supplementary Readings

 

  • Barnes, H.E. 1959. Introduction to the History of Sociology: Chicago: The University of Chicago Press.

 

  • Zeitlin, Irving. 1998 (Indian Edition). Rethinking Sociology: A Critique of Contemporary Theory. Jaipur: Rawat.

 

  • Jones,Bradbury, Boutllier,2011. Introducing Social Theory.Polity Press:Cambridge

 

  • Parsons Talcott 1937-1949. The Structure of Social Action, Vol. I & II. McGraw Hill, New York.Sage Publications:New Delhi

 

  • Nisbet 1966 – The Sociological Tradition. London: Heinemann Educational Books LTD.

 

 

  • Giddens, Anthony 1997: Capitalism & Modern Social Theory – An Analysis of writing of Marx, Durkheim and Weber,  Cambridge: Cambridge University Press

 

Journals

  • Sociological Theory, Sage Publications
  • American Sociological Review, Sage Publications
Academic Session: 
2020-21
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