Course: 75 hours
Objectives of the paper:
a) To enable the students to understand various aspects of human society
b) To examine the dynamics of social organization
Chapter 1
The study of human society (20 hours)
Human versus animal society – basic features of society – societal necessities – bio-social system.
Chapter 2
Culture (10 hours)
Culture – nature – elements – cultural system and sub systems – theories of culture.
Chapter 3
Socialization (15 hours)
Meaning – types – pre-requisites – internalized objects – conditions of learning – stages of socialization – theories of Durkheim, Jane Pejon.
Chapter 4
Deviance and control (15 hours)
Concept of deviance – types of deviance – deviance as a process – social control – agencies of social control.
Chapter 5
Social stratification (10 hours)
a) Meaning and basic characteristics – recent debates
b) concept of social mobility- meaning and types.
Chapter 6
Applied sociology (5 hours)
Social policy and social planning.
BOOKS FOR REFERENCE:
1) Harry. M Johnson: Sociology – a systematic introduction, allied publishers, Bombay (1966)
2) Bottomore: Sociology – a guide to problems and literature, Blackie and sons India Ltd (1972)
3) Metta Spencer: Foundation of modern Sociology, Prince Hall Englewood Cliff, New Jersey(1979)
4) Kingsley Davis: Human society, Surjeeth Publications, Delhi (1981)
5)Melvin M , Tumin: Social Stratification to the Forms and Functions of inequality)
6)Neil J Smelser: sociology (4th edition)- Prentice hall New Delhi
7) Raymond Aron- Main currents in social thought.
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