JKPSC 10+2 Sociology – 60-Day Study Plan
🔁 Weekly Pattern
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5 Days Study
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1 Day Revision
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1 Day Rest/Test Practice
📘 Week 1–2: Basics & Classical Sociology
| Day | Topics |
|---|---|
| 1 | Introduction to Sociology: Nature, Scope, Emergence |
| 2 | Society, Community, Social Group, Role & Status |
| 3 | Culture: Types, Norms, Values |
| 4 | Social Institutions: Family, Marriage, Religion |
| 5 | Social Processes: Socialization, Change, Control |
| 6 | Revise Week 1 |
| 7 | Rest / MCQ Test |
| 8 | Auguste Comte & Positivism |
| 9 | Karl Marx: Historical/Dialectical Materialism, Alienation |
| 10 | Emile Durkheim: Social Facts, Suicide, Division of Labour |
| 11 | Max Weber: Social Action, Authority |
| 12 | Revise Classical Thinkers |
| 13 | Rest / Short Notes Practice |
| 14 | Weekly MCQ Test on Units I & II |
📗 Week 3–4: Theories & Methodology
| Day | Topics |
|---|---|
| 15 | Functionalism: Parsons & Merton |
| 16 | Interactionism: Mead, Blumer |
| 17 | Phenomenology: Berger, Schutz |
| 18 | Structuralism & Post-Structuralism: Giddens, Foucault |
| 19 | Revise Theories |
| 20 | Test / Rest |
| 21 | Research: Nature, Scientific Method |
| 22 | Quantitative Methods: Survey, Sampling |
| 23 | Questionnaire, Interview, Hypothesis |
| 24 | Qualitative Methods: Case Study, Observation |
| 25 | Use of Statistics in Sociology |
| 26 | Revise Methodology |
| 27 | Unit Test: Theories + Methodology |
| 28 | Practice |
📙 Week 5–6: Kinship, Marriage, Family + Religion
| Day | Topics |
|---|---|
| 29 | Kinship: Clan, Moiety, Phratry, Kindred |
| 30 | Descent: Patrilineal, Matrilineal |
| 31 | Residence & Marriage Rules |
| 32 | Family: Nuclear, Joint, Approaches |
| 33 | Kinship Terminologies |
| 34 | Revise Kinship & Family |
| 35 | Rest / Recall Practice |
| 36 | Religion: Belief Systems, Durkheim, Marx |
| 37 | Magic, Science & Secularism |
| 38 | Weber’s Sociology of Religion |
| 39 | Religion & Social Change |
| 40 | Revise Religion |
| 41 | Unit-wise Test |
| 42 | Weekly MCQ Practice + Notes Summary |
📒 Week 7–8: Indian Society, Change & Development
| Day | Topics |
|---|---|
| 43 | Theories of Social Change |
| 44 | Factors of Change: Technology, Legislation |
| 45 | Modernization, Sanskritization |
| 46 | Development & Indicators, NGOs |
| 47 | Revise Change & Development |
| 48 | Short Test |
| 49 | Indian Society: Caste, Class |
| 50 | Tribe: Integration, Issues |
| 51 | Rural & Urban Divide, Ethnicity |
| 52 | Religion, Communalism |
| 53 | Unity in Diversity |
| 54 | Revise Unit |
| 55 | Mock Test – Units VI–VII |
| 56 | Map Based Question Practice (India-specific topics) |
📕 Week 9: Rural Sociology, Movements, Gender & Environment
| Day | Topics |
|---|---|
| 57 | Rural Structure: Land Reforms, Green Revolution |
| 58 | Social Movements: Dalit, Women, Peasant, Tribal |
| 59 | Gender & Feminism: Theories, Inequality, Movements |
| 60 | Environment & Development: Movements, Impact |
✅ Final Phase: Revision + Full Tests
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Mock Tests: Weekly or Bi-weekly (Paper-wise)
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Essay Practice: 2 per week from sociological issues
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Daily 1 Hour: MCQ practice