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Title of the Course: Indian Society: Structure & Processes

Unit 1: Evolution of Indian Society

Hindu Philosophy & characteristics, Philosophical Literature, The Ashramas, The

Purusharthas, Impact of other religion-Buddhism and Islam

Unit 2: The Caste System

Perspectives, Origin & haracteristics of aste, !ea"er #ections

Unit 3: Social Movements in India

haracteristics & Types, $eform %ovements, Bac"ard classes %ovement, Agrarian 'nrest or

Peasant movement

Unit : !omen& Society

Historical Bac"ground, Position of !omen in India, (ies of %anu and )andhi, *evelopment

and !elfare

Unit ": #ender and Society

Human #e+uality, )ender, Theories of )ender Ineuality

Unit $: Tri%al ife in India

*istinctive features, Trie & aste, Trial Prolems, Trial %ovements, Trial !elfare

Unit ': Indolo(ical and Te)tual Pers*ective

+,-, Mu.er/ee. %ethodology, 'niversal ivili/ation, Personality, #ociety and (alues, #ocial

0cology

Unit 0: #,S,#hurye

aste and 1inship, Trie, ulture and ivili/ation, 2ational 'nity and Integration

Unit : ouis umont

%ethodology, Homo hierarchies, aste system, Pure and Impure, Theory of (arnas

Unit1: Structural4 5unctional Pers*ective

M,6,Srinivas. $eligion and #ociety, #tudy of (illage, #ans"riti/ation, Idea of *ominant aste

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Selected +eadin(s

• Social Stratification and Mobility y 13 L3 #harma, $aat Pulications

•  Homo Hierachicus: The Caste System and its Implication y Louis *umont, !eidenfeld

and 2icolson

•  Religion and Society among the Coorgs of South India, %3 23 #rinivas, O+ford

'niversity Press

• Caste, Class and Power  y Andre Beteille, O+ford 'niversity Press

• Caste and Class in India y )3 #3 )hurye, Popular Boo" *epot

• Sociology of Indian Society y 323#han"ar $ao, #3 hand

•  Indian Social System y $am Ahu4a, $aat pulications

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 omestic !iolence against "omen y Preeti %ishra• Society and Culture in India: Their dynamics through the ages y Indra *eva

•  Indian Sociological Thought  y B3132agla, $aat

• The ynamics of Rural Society y $313 %u"her4ee, A"ademie (erlag, Berlin