JKPSC 10+2 Lecturer Sociology – Official Syllabus
Unit I: Introduction to Sociology
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Definition, nature and scope of Sociology
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Emergence and development of Sociology as a discipline
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Concepts: Society, Community, Association, Social Group
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Social structure: Status and Role
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Social Norms and Values
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Culture: Definition, Types, Elements, Ethnocentrism, Cultural Relativism
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Social Institutions: Family, Marriage, Kinship, Religion, Education
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Social Processes: Socialization, Social Control, Social Change, Cooperation, Competition, Conflict
Unit II: Sociological Theories
1. Classical Thinkers
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Auguste Comte: Law of Three Stages, Positivism
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Karl Marx: Historical and Dialectical Materialism, Alienation
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Emile Durkheim: Social Facts, Division of Labour, Suicide
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Max Weber: Social Action, Types of Authority, Protestant Ethic & Capitalism
2. Functionalism
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Talcott Parsons: Social System, Pattern Variables
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R.K. Merton: Manifest and Latent Functions, Anomie
3. Symbolic Interactionism
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G.H. Mead: Self and Mind
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H. Blumer: Symbolic Interactionism
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Schutz, Berger & Luckmann: Phenomenology
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Harold Garfinkel: Ethnomethodology
4. Structuralism & Post-Structuralism
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A. Giddens: Theory of Structuration
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Michel Foucault: Power-Knowledge, Discourse
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Jacques Derrida: Deconstruction
Unit III: Methodology of Social Research
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Nature of Social Reality
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Objectivity and Value Neutrality
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Scientific Method in Social Science
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Quantitative Methods: Survey, Sampling, Questionnaire, Interview
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Qualitative Methods: Case Study, Observation, Content Analysis, Fieldwork
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Research Design and Hypothesis
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Use of Statistics in Social Research
Unit IV: Kinship, Marriage & Family
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Basic Concepts: Clan, Lineage, Kin Group, Kindred, Moiety, Phratry
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Descent: Patrilineal, Matrilineal, Double
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Rules of Residence: Virilocal, Uxorilocal, Neolocal
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Rules of Marriage: Endogamy, Exogamy, Prescriptive and Preferential Rules
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Types of Family: Nuclear, Joint, Extended
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Approaches to Study: Structural-Functional, Evolutionary, Alliance Theory
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Kinship Terminologies (Descriptive and Classificatory Systems)
Unit V: Sociology of Religion
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Religion and Society
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Magic, Science and Religion
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Sociological Perspectives:
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Durkheim: Sacred and Profane
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Weber: The Protestant Ethic
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Marx: Religion as Ideology
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Secularism and Religious Pluralism
Unit VI: Social Change and Development
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Theories of Social Change: Evolutionary, Cyclical, Conflict
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Factors of Social Change: Technology, Education, Legislation
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Modernization, Westernization, Sanskritization
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Development: Indicators, Strategies, Sustainable Development
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Role of NGOs and Civil Society
Unit VII: Indian Society
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Caste: Origin, Features, Changes, Contemporary Relevance
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Class: Emergence, Mobility, Class and Caste Interface
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Tribe: Characteristics, Problems of Integration
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Religion and Communalism
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Regionalism, Language, Ethnicity
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Rural and Urban Communities
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Unity in Diversity
Unit VIII: Rural Sociology
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Peasant Society and Agrarian Social Structure
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Land Reforms, Green Revolution, Impact on Rural Society
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Rural Poverty and Indebtedness
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Panchayati Raj and Rural Development
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Changing Patterns of Rural Leadership
Unit IX: Social Movements in India
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Reform Movements: Arya Samaj, Brahmo Samaj
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Dalit Movements, Backward Class Movements
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Peasant and Tribal Movements
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Women’s Movement
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New Social Movements: Environmental, Civil Rights
Unit X: Environment and Society
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Environmental Sociology: Meaning and Scope
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Environmental Degradation and Social Impact
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Development vs. Environmental Sustainability
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Environmental Movements in India
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Role of State and Civil Society
Unit XI: Gender and Society
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Gender as a Social Construct
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Feminist Theory: Liberal, Radical, Socialist
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Gender Division of Labour
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Patriarchy and Gender Inequality
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Women’s Movements in India
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Gender Issues: Education, Health, Employment, Violence