Paper: SOC-HC-1016
Semester: First Credits: 6 Marks: 100 marks
Course Objectives:
• To introduce students to the field of Sociology and its basic concepts.
• To understand the historical trajectory of the discipline of Sociology
• To introduce the students to a sociological way of thinking.
• To provide a foundation for the other more detailed and specialized courses in Sociology.
Course Outcomes:
• The course will enable students to comprehend social reality through sociological concepts.
• The course will assist students for higher studies, competitive examinations and research work.
Course Outline:
Unit 1: Sociology: Discipline and Perspective
a. Thinking Sociologically
b. Emergence of Sociology and Social Anthropology
Unit 2: Sociology and Other Social Sciences
a. Sociology and Social Anthropology
b. Sociology and Psychology
c. Sociology and History
Unit 3: Basic Concepts
a. Individual and Group
b. Associations and Institutions
c. Culture and Society
d. Social Change
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Paper: SOC-HC-1026
Semester: First Credits: 6 Marks: 100 marks
Course Objectives:
• To understand India as an object of sociological study and knowledge.
• To understand the existing and evolving discourses and ideologies on Indian society.
• To understand key concepts and institutions which are useful for understanding of Indian society.
Course Outcomes:
• The course will enable students to have an understanding on when, how and in what context Sociology as an academic discipline has emerged in India.
• The course will enable students to acquire a broad overview on various issues, concerns and overall social situations of Indian society by looking at diverse concerns of sociologists of India since the time of its inception as an academic discipline.
Course Outline:
Unit 1: India: An Object of Knowledge
a. The Colonial Discourse
b. The Nationalist Discourse
c. The Subaltern Critique
Unit 2: Indian Society: Concepts and Institutions
a. Caste: Concept and Critique
b. Agrarian Classes
c. Industry and Labour
d. Tribe: Profile and Location
e. Village: Structure and Change
f. Kinship: Principle and Pattern
g. Religion and Society
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Paper: SOC-HG-1016
Semester: First Credits: 6 Marks: 100 marks
Course Objectives:
• To introduce students to the discipline of Sociology and its basic concepts.
• To understand the historical trajectory of the discipline of Sociology.
Course Outcomes:
• The course will enable students to comprehend social reality through sociological concepts.
• The course will assist students for higher studies, competitive examinations and research work.
Course Outline:
Unit 1: Nature and Scope of Sociology
a. History of Sociology
b. Relationship of Sociology with other Social Sciences: Anthropology, Psychology and History
Unit 2: Sociological Concepts
a. Status and Role
b. Groups
c. Culture
d. Socialization
e. Structure and Function
f. Social Control and Change
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