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1. 09.10.2020

Paper-ISociology - The Discipline

Unit-I

(a) Modernity and social changes in Europe and emergence of sociology.(b) Scope of the subject and comparison with other social sciences.(c) Sociology and common sense.Sociology as Science

Unit-II

(a) Science, Scientific methods and critique.(b) Major theoretical strands of research methodology.(c) Positivism and its critique.(d) Fact value and objectivity.(e) Non-positivist methodology.Sociological Thinkers

Unit-IV(b)

(a) Emile Durkheim – Division of labour, social fact, suicide (Religion and society will be covered in Test-7).Paper-IIIntroducing Indian Society:

Sec. A(i) (a) (i) Perspectives on the study of Indian Society: Indology (G.S Ghure).Social Structure:

Sec. B(ii) (a) (a) Perspectives on the study of caste system: G.S Ghure.

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2 16.10.2020Paper - I

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Paper-ISociological Thinkers

Unit-IV(a)(a) Karl Marx –Historical materialism, mode of production, alienation, class struggle.Stratification and mobility:

Unit-V(a) (a) Theories of social stratification and Marxist Theory.

Unit-V(b)(b) Dimensions- social stratification of class.

Works and economic Life:

Unit-VI(a)

(a) Social organization of work in different types of Society-Slave society, Feudal Society, Industrial capitalist society.

Unit-VI(b) (b) Formal and informal organization of work.

Unit-VI(c) (c) Labour and society.Paper-IIIntroducing Indian Society:

Sec. A(i) (a) i. Marxist sociology (A.R Desai)ii. Impact of Colonial Rule on Indian society:

Sec. A(ii) (a) (a) social background of Indian nationalism.Social Structure:

Sec. B(iv) (b) (a) Industrial class structure.Social Changes in India:

Sec. C(iii) (c) (a) Working class: structure, growth, class mobilization.

Sec. C(iii) (d) (b) Informal sector.

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3. 23.10.2020Paper - I

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Paper-ISociological Thinkers

Unit-IV(c)

(a) Max Weber - Social action, ideal types, authority, bureaucracy, protestant ethic and the spirit of capitalism.Stratification and Mobility :

Unit-V(b) (a) Weberian theory.Unit-V(c) (b) Status groups.

Politics and Society:Unit-VII(a) (a) Sociological theories of power.

Unit-VII(b) (b) Power elite, bureaucracy, pressure groups and political parties.

Unit-VII(c) (c) Nation, state, citizenship, democracy, civil society, ideology.

Unit-VII(d)(d) Protest, agitation, social movements, collective action, revolution.Paper-IISocial Structure:

Sec. B(ii) (a) (a) Andre Beteille.Sec. B(iv) (c) (b) Middle classes in India.

Social Changes in India:i. Politics and Society :

Sec. C(iv) (a) (a) Nation, democracy and citizenship.

Sec. C(iv) (b) (b) Political parties, pressure groups, social and political elite.

Sec. C(iv) (c) (c) Regionalism and decentralization of power.

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4. 30.10.2020Paper - I

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Paper-ISociological Thinkers:

Unit-IV(d) (a) Talcolt Parsons - Social system, pattern variables.Stratification and Mobility :

Unit-V(b) (a) Structural functionalist theory.Social Change in Modern Society :

Unit-X(a) (a) Sociological theories of social change.

Unit-X(b) (b) Development and dependency.Unit-X(c) (c) Agents of social change.Unit-X(d) (d) Education and social change.

Unit-X(e) (e) Science, technology and social change.Paper-IIIntroducing Indian Society :

Sec. A(i) (b) (a) Structural functionalism (M. N. Srinivas).Social Structure:

Sec. B(i) (a) (a) The idea of Indian village and village studies.

Sec. B(ii) (a) (b) Caste system -M. N. Srinivas.Social changes in India:i. Rural and Agrarian Transformation in India:

Sec. C(ii) (d) (a) Problems of rural labour, bondage, migration.ii. Industrialization and Urbanisation in India:

Sec. C(iii) (a) (a) Evolution of modern industry in India.

Sec. C(iii) (b) (b) Growth of urban settlements in India.

Sec. C(iii) (c) (c) Child labour.

Sec. C(iii) (d) (d) Slums and deprivation in urban areas.

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Sec. C(vii) (d) (e) Caste conflicts.Introducing Indian Society :

Sec. A(ii) (b) (a) Modernization of Indian tradition.

Sec. A(ii) (c) (b) Protests and movements during the colonial period.

Sec. A(ii) (d) (c) Social reforms.Social Changes in India:i. Visions of Social Change in India:

Sec. C(i) (a) (a) Idea of development planning and mixed economy.

Sec. C(i) (b) (b) Constitution, law and social change.

Sec. C(i) (c) (c) Education and social change.ii. Challenges of Social Transformation :

Sec. C(vii) (f) (a) Illiteracy and disparities in education.

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5. 06.11.2020Paper - I

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Paper-IStratification and Mobility :

Unit-V(a)(a) Concepts - equality, inequality, hierarchy, exclusion, poverty and deprivation.

Unit-V(c) (b) Dimensions-ethnicity and race.

Unit-V(d)(c) Social mobility - open and closed systems, types of mobility, sources and causes of mobility.Paper -IISocial Structure:i. Caste System :

Sec. B(ii) (a) (a) Louis Dumont.Sec. B(ii) (b) (b) Features of caste system.

Sec. B(ii) (c) (c) Untouchability-forms and perspectives.ii. Tribal Communities in India:

Sec. B(iii) (a) (a) Definitional problems.Sec. B(iii) (b) (b) Geographical spread.Sec. B(iii) (c) (c) Colonial policies and tribes.

Sec. B(iii) (d) (d) Issues of integration and autonomy.Social Changes in India:

Sec. C(vii) (b) i. Rural and Agrarian Transformation in India:

Sec. C(ii) (a)

(a) Programmes of rural development, Community Development Programme, cooperatives, poverty alleviation schemes.

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6. 20.11.2020Paper - I

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Paper-ISociological Thinkers:

Unit-IV(b) (a) Emile Durkheim -religion and society.

Unit-IV(f) (b) Mead - Self and identity.Religion and Society :

Unit-VIII(a) (a) Sociological theories of religion.

Unit-VIII(b)(b) Types of religious practices: animism, monism, pluralism, sects, cults.

Unit-VIII(c)

(c) Religion in modern society: religion and science, secularization, religious revivalism, fundamentalism.Paper-IISocial Structure:

Sec. B(vi) (a) (a) Religion and Society :Sec. B(vi) (b) (b) Religious communities in India.Sec. C(iv) (a) (c) Problems of religious minorities.

Social Changes in India:Sec. C(iv) (d) (a) Secularization.

Sec. C(vii) (e) (b) Ethnic conflicts, communalism, religious revivalism.

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7. 27.11.2020Paper - I

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Paper-ISystems of Kinship:

Unit-IX(a) (a) Family, household, marriage.Unit-IX(b) (b) Types and forms of family.Unit-IX(c) (c) Lineage and descent.

Unit-IX(d) (d) Patriarchy and sexual division of labour.

Unit-IX(e) (e) Contemporary trends.Paper-IISystems of Kinship in India:

Sec. B(v) (a) (a) Lineage and descent in India.Sec. B(v) (b) (b) Types of kinship systems.Sec. B(v) (c) (c) Family and marriage in India.

Sec. B(v) (d) (d) Household dimensions of the family.

Sec. B(v) (e) (e) Patriarchy, entitlements and sexual division of labour.Social Structure:

Sec. B(i) (b)(a) Agrarian social structure— evolution of land tenure system, land reforms.Social changes in India:i. Rural and Agrarian Transformation in India:

Sec. C(ii) (b) (a) Green revolution and social change.

Sec. C(ii) (c) (b) Changing modes of production in Indian agriculture.ii. Social Movements in Modern India:

Sec. C(v) (a) (a) Peasants and farmers movements.iii. Social Movements in Modern India:

Sec. C(v) (b) (a) Women’s movement.

Sec. C(v) (d) (b) Backward classes & Dalit movements.

Sec. C(v) (c) (c) Ethnicity and Identity movements.iii. Challenges of Social Transformation :

Sec. C(vii) (c) (a) Violence against women.

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8. 04.12.2020Paper - I

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Paper-ISociological Thinkers:

Unit-IV(e)(a) Robert K. Merton - Latent and manifest functions, conformity and deviance, reference groups.Research Methods and Analysis

Unit-III(a) (a) Qualitative and quantitative methods.

Unit-III(b) (b) Techniques of data collection.

Unit-III(c) (c) Variables, Sampling, hypothesis, reliability and validity.Paper-IIi. Population Dynamics :

Sec. C(vi) (a) (a) Population size, growth, composition and distribution.

Sec. C(vi) (b) (b) Components of population growth: birth, death, migration.

Sec. C(vi) (c) (c) Population Policy and family planning.

Sec. C(vi) (d)(d) Emerging issues: ageing, sex ratios, child and infant mortality, reproductive health.ii. Challenges of Social Transformation :

Sec. C(vii) (a)(a) Crisis of development: displacement, environmental problems and sustainability.

Sec. C(v) (e) (b) Environmental movements.9. 11.12.2020 Paper - 1 FULL TEST –PAPER 110. 18.12.2020 Paper - 2 FULL TEST –PAPER 211. 29.12.2020 Paper - 1 ALL INDIA MOCK TEST12. 29.12.2020 Paper - 2 ALL INDIA MOCK TEST-2

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