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Principles of Sociology
Paper Code:
SOC 121
Credits:
4
Contact Hours:
60.00
Max. Marks:
100.00
Objective:
This introductory paper is intended to acquaint the students with Sociology as a social science and the distinctiveness of its approach among the social sciences. The paper is organized in such a way that even students without any previous exposure to Sociology can acquire an interest as well as develop an understanding in the subject
12.00
- Sociological Perspective
- Concepts of Society, Social Action and Social System
12.00
- Culture: Concept, components of culture (Symbols and Language, Values and Norms, Material and Non-Material culture)
- Multiculturalism: Concept and Approaches
12.00
- Social Groups: Concept and types: Primary, Secondary and Reference groups; Group Dynamics
- Status and Role: Concepts and interrelationship
12.00
·Socialization: Concept, Stages, Agencies and importance;
Theories of socialization (Cooley, Mead and Freud)
- Social Control: Concept and Mechanism
12.00
- Social Change: Concept, Factors and Theories
- Social Stratification: Forms and Theories (Davis and Moore, Marx and Weber)
References:
- Macionis, John J., 2009: Sociology (Pearson Education)
- Ritzer, George, 2000: Modern Sociological Theory (McGraw Hill)
- Delaney, Tim, 2008: Contemporary Sociological Theory (Pearson Education)
- Wallace, Ruth a. & Alison Wolf, 2006: Contemporary Sociological Theory (Prentice Hall of India)
- Singh, Yogendra, 2006: Ideology and Theory in Indian Sociology (Jaipur: Rawat)
- Bottomore, T.B., 1962: Sociology: A Guide to Problems and Literature (Allen & Unwin)
- Haralambos, M., 1998: Sociology: Themes and Perspective.( 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.)
- Schaefer, Richard T. and Robert P. Lamm, 1999: Sociology. (New Delhi: Tata-McGraw Hill.)
- Johnson, Harry M., 1995: Sociology: A Systematic Introduction (New Delhi: Allied Publishers.)
- Davis, Kingsley. , 1995: Human Society (Delhi: Surjeet Publications.)
- Mac Iver, R.M. and Page C.H., 1974: Society: An Introductory Analysis (McMillan.)
- Giddens, Anthony, 1989: Sociology ( U.K.: Polity)
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