Urban Sociology

Paper Code: 
SOC223(B)
Credits: 
4
Contact Hours: 
60.00
Max. Marks: 
100.00
Objective: 

Urban society, differentiating itself from rural society is yet another dimension of part society. The issues require to be dealt with sociological skills to analyse and to diagnose the urban question in India. The planning of solutions of urban question and also urban development need to be looked into from the point of view of sociological principles limited to the part-society i.e. urban society in India. With the basic background of urban sociology- a determined sub-discipline of traditional Sociology- the students have to be sensitized on urban dimensions of society, its social structure and social process in India.

12.00
Unit I: 
  • Classical Sociological Traditions as urban and city dimensions: Emile Durkheim, Karl Marx, Max Weber and Tonnies

 

  • Urban community and spatial dimensions:
  • Louis Wirth: Urbanism
  • Robert Redfield: Rural-urban continuum as cultural form
12.00
Unit II: 
  • Urban Sociology:
  • Meaning, Nature and Scope
  • Features of urban society
  • Rural-urban difference and continuum
  • Factors and Consequences of Urbanization
  • Emerging trends in Urbanization
12.00
Unit III: 
  • Models of Urban Growth: Concentric Zone Model, Sectors Model, Multiple Nuclei Model
  • Classification of Urban centers: Cities and Towns
  • Industrial cities: Growth and special features
12.00
Unit IV: 
  • Problems related to Urbanization: Problems of Housing, Migration, Slum development, Environmental problems and Urban poverty
  • Changing occupational structure and its impact on social stratification: class, caste, gender and family

 

12.00
Unit V: 
  • Urban Planning and Problems of urban management in India
  • Regional planning
References: 
  • Quinn, J.A., 1955: Urban Sociology, New Delhi: S.Chand & Co.

 

  • Pickwance, C.G. (ed.), 1976: Urban Sociology: Critical Essays, Methuen

 

  • Saunders, Peter, 1981: Social Theory and Urban Question, Hutchionson

 

  • Bose, Ashish, 1978: Studies in Indian Urbanization, Tata Mc Graw Hill

 

  • Abrahison, M., 1976: Urban Sociology, Prentice Hall

 

  • Ronnan, Paddison, 2001: Handbook of Urban Studies, India: Sage

 

  • Rao M.S.A, 1992: Urban Sociology in India, New Delhi, Orient Longman

 

  • Bhardwaj, R.K., 1974: Urban Development in India, National Publishing House

 

  • CollingWorth, J.B., 1972: Problems of Urban Society, Vol. 2, George and Unwin Ltd.

 

 

Academic Session: 
2019-20
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