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Principles of Sociology
Paper Code:
24SOC121
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.
12.00
Unit I:
Basic Concepts
- Sociological Perspective
- Concepts of Society, Social Action and Social System
12.00
Unit II:
Culture
- Culture: Concept, components of culture (Symbols and Language, Values and Norms, Material and Non-Material culture)
- Multiculturalism: Concept and Approaches
12.00
Unit III:
Social Groups, Status & Role
- Social Groups: Concept and types: Primary, Secondary and Reference groups; Group Dynamics
- Status and Role: Concepts and interrelationship
12.00
Unit IV:
Soocialization and Social Control
·Socialization: Concept, Stages, Agencies and importance;Theories of socialization (Cooley, Mead and Freud)
- Social Control: Concept and Mechanism
12.00
Unit V:
Social Change and Social Stratification
- Social Change: Concept, Factors and Theories
- Social Stratification: Forms and Theories (Davis and Moore, Marx and Weber)
Essential Readings:
- Haralambos, M. 2004 (6th Edition). Sociology: Themes and Perspective. New York: Collins.
- Giidens, Anthony. 2009(6th edition).Sociology, Cambridge:Polity Press.
- Inkeles, Alex.1987. What is Sociology? . New Delhi: Prentice-Hall of India.
- Jayaram, N. 1988. Introductory Sociology. Madras: Macmillan India.
- Bottomore, T.B. 1972. Sociology: A Guide to Problems and Literature Bombay: George Allen and Unwin (India).
References:
- Macionis, John J., 2009: Sociology. New Delhi: Pearson Education
- Singh, Yogendra, 2006: Ideology and Theory in Indian Sociology (Jaipur: Rawat)
- 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.
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