MA - Sociology Study of Majority & Minority Groups Block 1 Introduction to Minorities Meaning, scope, importance and recent trends in minority studies, groups Ethnic groups, majority-minority relations Types of minority Social stratification of minority Block 2 Minority Groups in India Minority groups in India, Historical perspectives of majority, strategies Minority relations and the population distribution Linguistic minorities in India, their problems and survival Block Demographic & Socio-Economic Profiles, Scheduled 3 Castes & Tribes & Islam Demographic and the socio-economic profiles of Hindus Scheduled caStes and tribes, islam as a religion and a way of life- The holy Quran. Block 4 Christianity - The Holy Bible Demographic , socio-economic profiles of Christians, Problems and the prospects. Block 5 Jainism & Buddhism Demographic , socio-economic profiles of Jainism & Buddhism

Problems and the prospects. Block 6 Zorastrianism & Anglo Indians Demographic , socio-economic profiles of Zorastrians and Anglo Indians Problems and the prospects. Majority- minority conflicts in India- Hindu- Muslim Block Cause & Effect of Strained Community and the Communal 7 Harmony Effects The communal harmony and National Integration Constitutional provisions for Minority groups and legal measures.

Research Methods & Statistics

Block 1 Scientific Method & Social Research Social Research - Meaning & Application Scientific Method- it's meaning & it's application. Block 2 Hypothesis Meaning, sources, characteristics, importance of Hypothesis & Sampling.

Block 3 Questionnaire,Interview & Schedule Meaning, types, merits & demerits of Questionnaire Schedule & Interview Block 4 Analysis & Representation of Data,Statistics & Report Meaning, types , Importance & limitations of statistics, Preparation of Research report, analysis, tabulation & representation of data. Block 5 Measures of Central Tendency Different measures of Central tendency Mode & Median & Measures of Dispersion like Range, Quartile Deviation, Coefficient of Variation , Standard Deviation Mean Skewness - it's meaning , merits & demerits & also it's computation. Block 6 Correlation & Association of Attributes Meaning & calculation of Correlation and the Different association of attributes. Block 7 Probability, Vital Statistics & Test of Significance The test of significance including the t-test Probability distributions Age & sex composition & vital statistics including measurement of fertility & mortality.

Social Problems Then And Now Topics BLOCK 1

Unit 1 Unit 2 Unit 3

Unit 4

Unit 5 BLOCK 2

Social Organization and Social Disorganization -Concept Characteristics - Causes of Social Disorganization in IndiaDifferences -The Way Out Community Organization and Community Disorganization Types of Community Conflicts -Causes -Measures Family Disorganization -Nature -Causes -Manifestations Measures Personal Disorganization -Meaning -Types -Maladjusted Personalities - Psychological and Sociological Theories Measures Social Problems -Concept -Meaning -Approaches Marital Conflicts - Modem Trends in Marital Relations ~ Marriage and its Disorganising Influences - Characteristics of Unhappiness and Conflict -Causes of Marital Conflicts Adjustments

Dowry-Meaning-Causes-Evils-Efforts of Regulation-Some measures for Eradication Divorce in India-Divorce and Unit 6 desertion -

The Concepts-Past and-Present Trends - Causes of Divorce Consequences-Role Adjustments after Divorce -Position of the Children of Divorced Persons -Legislations relating to Divorce Prostitution -History -Definition -Types -Causes -Effects Unit 7 measures Sex Offences -Types -Heterosexnal Crimes -Other Unnatural Offences -Pre- Marital Relations -Extra-Marital Relations Unit 8 Treannent BLOCK 3 Crime -Meaning -Definition -Theories -Types -Causes- Effects Unit 9 - Prevention Unit 10 Punishment -Types -Theories -Correctional Methods Unit Juvenile Delinquency -Meaning -Definition -Causes -Types 11 Effects - .Rehabilitative Measures Unit Child Labour -Definition -Social Aspects -Employment of 12 Child Labour - Legislative Protection -The Role of UD BLOCK 4 Poverty-Concept-Meaning-Definition-Magnitude-CausesUnit Problems -Consequences-Anti-Poverty Strategies-Remedial 13 Measures. Unemployment -Meaning-Classification-CansesUnit Consequences "-Expert Communities Recommendations 14 Measures Housing Problem-Housing Conditions-Magnitude-CansesUnit Effects-Government Role in Housing Programmes-Progress15 Suggestions Growth of Slums-Causes-Measures Unit Beggary -Meaning -Definition -Extent of the Problem-Types 16 Causes -Effects - Measures BLOCK

5 Unit 17

Physically Handicapped-Blindness-Deafness-Crippled Children - Leprosy - Mentally Retarded -Causes -IncidencePrevention Problems of the Aged -Nature of the Problem Changing Roles of the Family and Community-Protection-Recreation Remedies Alcoholism -Meaning -History -Types of Addicts -Causes Effects -Remedies Drug Abuse and Drug Addiction -Aberrant Behaviour- Causes - Measures

Unit 18 Unit 19 Unit 20 BLOCK 6 Unit Youth Unrest -Causes-Consequences -Remedies Role of 21 Youth Organizations Commercial Recreation in Urban Areas-Featnres-AgenciesUnit Cabarets and Brothels-Gambling and Smoking-Drinking-The 22 Movies-Radio Television Corruption -Definition -Corruption through the Ages -Causes Unit - Santhanam Committee - Consequences -Anatomy of 23 Corruption - Prevention Terrorism -Concept -Origin -Characteristics -Perspectives Unit Terrorism in India - Terrorism in other Countries -0 24 Combating Terrorism BLOCK 7 Unit Black Money -Concept -Magnirude -Causes -Social Effects 25 Measures of Control Population Problem-India's DemograpbicProfile-Theories of Unit Population-Causes of Over population-Consequences-Birth 26 Control Measures-population Policy Unit Nutrition -Some Pre-Independence and Post-Independence 27 Diet Surveys-Incidence of Malnutrition-Basic Food

Components-Nutrition Programme Unit 28

Environment pollution-Meaning-Causes-Different Forms-Air (Pollution - Water Pollution-Sound pollution-Soil Pollution Nuclear Radioactive Pollution -Evil Effects- Prevention -Goverrunent Efforts Some other Measures

Social Statics & Social Dynamics Topics Block 1 Unit Social Stratification-Meaning-Characteristics-Types1 Slavery-Estate-Caste-Class Unit 2 Theories of Stratification Caste as an Institution and Basis of Stratification Unit Meaning-features-Theories of Caste-Changing Roles 3 of Caste Class-Meaning-Bases of Class-Wealth-EducationUnit Occupation-Power-Lifestyle-Standard of Living4 Comparison of India,UK & USA Block 2 Unit Religion-Meaning-Theories of Origin of Religion5 Religion and Magic-Religion and Science Unit Family-Meaning-Household Dimension of the Family6 Emerging Issues in the Sociology of Family Unit Sport-as a Microcosm-Functionlist and Conflict 7 Views of Sport-Sport and Societal Values-Sport and

Social Class-Sport and Social Mobility Unit 8 Block 3 Unit 9 Unit 10 Unit 11 Unit 12 Block 4 Unit 13 Unit 14 Unit 15 Unit 16 Block 5 Unit 17 Unit 18 Unit 19

Court as an Institution-Law and Society-Recent Trends in Indian Judicial System

Unit

Changes due to Cultural Interaction-Hinduization-

Man and Society-Nature-The Origin of SocietyHuman Society versus Animal Society Culture - Meaning-Types-Characteristics-Differences between Culture and Civilization Socialization-Meaning-Importance-Stages-TypesAgencies Social Control-Meaning-Importance-TypesConformity-Deviance

Social Mobility-Meaning-Types-Horizontal-Vertical Bases of Mobility-Education-Income Occupational Mobility-Prestige Grading of Occupation Industrialization-Urbanization

Social Change-Meaning-Characteristics-Induced and Uninduced change Theoretical Explanations of Factors of Social Change Processes of Social Change-SecularizationCompartmentalization

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Islamization-Christianization

Block 6 Unit 21 Unit 22 Unit 23

Unit 24 Block 7 Unit 25 Unit 26 Unit 27 Unit 28

Development-Menaing-Concepts of Growth and Development-Characteristics of Developed and Developing Countries Theories of Development - Adam Smith-MalthusMyrdal-Schumacher-Amartya Sen Non Economic Factors in Economic Developmentreligion-Caste-Family-Values-Education-Politics Issues in india's EconomicDevelopment-Health and Development-Entrepreneurship and DevelopmentRegional Imbalance and Development-Poverty and Development

Modernization-Meaning-Characteristics-SpheresConcepts of Mobile Personality-Empathy Modernization in India - Relation between Tradition and Modernity Problems of Social Modernization-Problems of Political Modernization Hurdles of Modernization - The Model of TransitionInstitutional Arrangements-The Role of Elites

Theories And Thinkers In Sociology Topics BLOCK

1 Unit 1 Theory -Definition -Characteristics -Importance Sociological Theories -Types -Characteristics Unit 2 Relationship between Theory and Research. Theory Construction -Reciprocal Relationship between Theory and Empiricism - Conflict between Theory Unit 3 Building and Empiricism Social Order as the Central Problem of Sociological Theories -Coercion Theory - Interest Theory -Value Unit 4 Consensus Theory -Inertia Theory BLOCK 2

Unit 5 Unit 6 Unit 7 Unit 8

Approaches to Social Reality -Structuralism -Radcliffe Brown -S F Nadel- Levi Strauss - M J. Levy -Evans Pritchard. Functionalism -B. Malinowski -Robert K. Merton Talcott Parsons. Conflict Approach -Karl Marx -Geroge Simmel-Lewis Coser -Ralf Dahrendorf -c. Wright Mills Evolutionary Perspectives -Unilinear -Universal Cyclical

BLOCK 3 Recent Trends in Sociological Theories -Exchange Theory -Prazer - Malinowski - George Romans -Peter Unit 9 M.Blau. Unit Symbolic Interactionisrn -C.H. Cooley -G.H. Mead10 Herbert Blumer Unit Ethnomethodology-Harnold Garfinkel And Others

11 Unit 12

Phenomenology -Alfred Schutz -Karl Mannheim

BLOCK 4

Unit 13 Unit 14

Auguste Comte -Intellectual Background -Inflnences on Comte -Law of Three Stages -Positivism -Social Statics and Social Dynamics - Hierarchy of Sciences Religion of Humanity. Herbert Spencer -Intellectual Background -Organic Analogy-Theory Of Social Evolution

Unit 15 Unit 16

Emile Durkheim -Intellectual Background -Social Facts -Social r Division of Labour Emile Durkheim -Theory of Anomie and Deviance Theory of Suicide -Elementary Forms of Religious Life

BLOCK 5 Unit 17 Unit 18 Unit 19 Unit 20 BLOCK

Max Weber - Intellectual Background -Typology of Social Action - Types of Authority - Ideal Types. Max Weber-Protestant Ethic and Spirit of CaptalismBureaucracy Karl Marx -Intellectual Background -Dialectical Materialism -Theory of Class Struggle -Theory of Social Change George Simmel-Intellectual Background -Formal Sociology - Sociology of Small Groups

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Unit 24

Vilfredo Pareto-Intellectual Background -LogicoExperimental Sociology - Theory of Residues and Derivations -Theory of Circulation of Elites Ferdinand Tonnies -Intellectual BackgroundGemeinschaft and Gesellschaft Thorstein B.Veblen - Intellectual Background-Theory Of Leisure Class-Technological Determinism Franklin Henry Giddings-Intellectual BackgroundStages Of human society- Basis of Evolution of civilization-Political Power

BLOCK 7 Unit 25 Unit 26 Unit 27 Unit 28

Pitirim A. Sorokin -Intellectual Background -Integral Sociology - Socio- Cultural Dynamics TalcottParsons -Intellectual Background -Theory of Social Action - Social System - Pattem Variables Robert K. Merton -Intellectual Background -Middle Range Theory - Latent and Manifest Functions Mills -Intellectual Background -Sociological Imagination

Unit 21 Unit 22 Unit 23

Second year

Study of Rural Society Block -1 Rural Society- Nature - Subject Matter - Relevance Historical Development of rural Sociology - West - India Village Community - Origin and Growth - Settlement Patterns Rural Society - Characteristics - Rural Urban Comparsion – Rural Urban Continum Rural Urban Interpendence Block 2

Trends of Growth of Rural Population - World - India Karnatka Feritlity - Mortality Meaning - Determinants Migration - Meaning - related Concepts - Types - Causes - Effect of Mig Theories of Migration - Revenstein's law of Migration - Everett Lee's Th

Block 3

Rural Institutions - Marriage - Family - Kinship Rural Religion - Rural Recreation Social Stratification Bases - Then and Now - Concept of Dominant Caste - Agricultural Ladder Mobility in caste System - Sanskritization - Westernization

Block 4

Rural Economy - rural Occupation - Agricultural and Non Agricultural P Globalization on Agriculture - Jajmani System - Expenditure Patterns - P Revolutionary Changes - Green Revolution - White Revolution - Blue Re Rural Credit - Insutional and Non Institutional Sources Village-Co-operative - Meaning - Characteristics - History - Types , Statu

Block 5

Major Rural problems - Rural Indebtedness - Bonded Labour Caste Conflicts Literacy Environmental Degradation

Block 6

Rural Reconstruction - Bhoodan - Gramdan, Gandhian Approach Panchayati Raj System - origin and Development Objectives - Structure and Functions- Reports of the Committees - 73rd Constituion Amendment Act - Panchayati Raj in Kar

Industrial Sociology

Rural Leadership - Characteristics - Recent Changes. Block 7

Rural Development Programmes - Early Attempts - CDP 20 Point programme - SFDA and MFAL - DPAP – TRYSEM - IRDP - JRY Role of Voluntary Sectors in Rural Development -Role of NGOs Rural Society at the Cross Roads.

Block 1 Industrial Sociology- Definition, Nature, Scope and Importance of Study. Origin and Development of Industrial Sociology - Elton Mayo – Human relations Apporach – hawthrone Experiments - Evolution of Industry in India Productive System - Guild System - Meaning- classification Function’s - Causes for the Decay Guild System in India Putting out System - Origin - Nature Merits and Demerits Factory System Conditions

Block 2 Process of Industrialization in India Meaning Characteristics - past and prese rationalization - Meaning - Nature- Importance Rationalization in India and Benefits - problems - Measures Organizational Analysis of Industry - Formal and Informal Organization - C Line Staff Conflicts Industrial Bureaucracy - Meaning Characteristics - Types of Bureaucracy - M India - Advantages and Disadvantages

Block Work and Industry - Concept of Work - Wages , Rewards and Incentives - C 3 Retirement and Retrenchment Management in Industry - Meaning - Levels - Functions Communication – formal - Informal - Grapevine Workers Participation in Management - Concept - Meaning - Objectives – problems -Levels Major Industries of India - Iron and Steel - Cotton textile - Jute - Sugar - cem Engineering - Machine tools Block Industrial Relations and Disputes - Meaning - magnitude of Induatrial 4 Disputes - Causes - Consequences Methods of Settlement of Industrial Disputes - Mediation - Arbitration – Adjudication - Conciliation – Their Working in India . Workers Education and Training

Industrial Problems - Absenteeism - Meaning - causes - effects - Measures . role strians - Causes - Effects Labour Turn Over - Definition Causes Effects Industrial Morale and Indiscipline - Meaning - Causes - Consequences . Industrial Sickness - Magnitude – Causes Government Policy. Strikes Forms Prevention

Trade Unions - Defintion - Origin and Development Approaches – Block Types - Functions - problems - defects – 5 Prospects - Role of Trade Union Federation Industrial Unrest and Industrial Peace - Collective Bargaining - Concept – Definition - Features - Principles - Stages - Strategies . Labour Welfare - labour Laws in India - laws relating to Weaker Sections - S Specific matters - Trade Unions and industrial Relations -Social Security Measures Housing of Industrial labour - Conditions - Effects - Housing Schemes for Workers problems.

Block Industrial Productivity - Meanong - Mmeasurement , Determinants – 6 tools - productivity in India Industrial Policy - Policy Resolution , 1948 - Policy Resolution , 1956 - review of Industrial Licensing System – Policy Development in 1970s - Industrial Policy Statement , 1980 – Recent Trends.Wage Policy - Wage Regulation . Regualtion of Industries - Industries (Development and regulations) Act – Industrial licensing - MRTP Act – Price and Distribution control - Price Policy in India Small Scale Industires - Importance - Development of VSI under the Plans - Khadi and Village Industries -KVIC - Modem Small Scale Industires - Ancillary Industires . D Block 7 Development of Backward Regions - Policy - Approaches Progress Recent Trends in Industrial Development - Concept of World Economy – Globalization - Role of ILO

Industrial Planning in India - Strategies adopted by developing Economics Challenges to Industrial Society - Future of Industrial Society. Education, Health & Society Block 1

Block 2

Education and Society - Theories and Perspective - Emile Durkhei Education- Definition - Scope - Importance Social Fucntions of Education - Education as a means of Cultural Control - Education and Social Change Languages as Medium of Instruction - Curriculum and Idenity - th Related Problems Formal , Informal and Non Formal Education - Agenices of Educa Mass Media

History of Education durning Pre British Period - Vedic Period - B History of Education durning British Period - Charter Act of 1813 1854 - Government Education Policy Education durning the post - Independence Period - primary Educa Education - Educational Advancement in Plan Period Indian Consitution and Legislaions relating to Education - Educati

Block 3

The School as a Social System - School Community Relations - T Community Centre. Education and Social Stratification - A study of the Academic and opportunity and Achievement . Education and Social Mobility National Education Policy - The role of education in National Inte National reconstruction Distance Education India - The Concept - Objectives - developme - comparison between Conventional and Distance Education Syst

Block 4

Major Educational Issues - Unplanned Growth of education - wast educated unemployment Problems of education among disadvantaged sections - scheduled The teacher in indian society - Academic and social roles - teacher

organizations. The Role of NCERT - UGC - DEC - subjects specific as associatio Other Educational Councils - The Role of UNESCO in educationa Block 5

Sociology of Health and Medicine - nature - scope - importance - o sociology in India Medicine and its relevance to social Institutions - Medicine and re and caste - Medicine and family Systems of Medicine - Naturopathy- Homepathy -Ayurvedic Unan scientific status Medicine as an Institution - Belief Systems - Concept of Illness . T

Block 6

The Physician in a Changing Society - The Professionalization and Doctor - Patient relationship Physician and social change Nursing and the Emerging Paramedical Practioner - Nursing , Past Hospital as a Social Organization - Types of Hospitals - general ho Dispensaries - Teaching and Co-operate Hospitals - functions of H supervision in hospitals - medical social service in hospitals Social Epidemiology - vital and public health concepts and statisti history of disease - man and his environment social etiology - soci disease

Block 7

Community Healthy - The concept community health .problems i service - the primary health centres - Their organizations and Func Utilization of health programmes in India - Rural and Urban Health Care Delivery and social Policy - Social Legislation in hea Medico - Socio Problems - food and drug - Mental Illness Adulteration - Ageing - Handicapped rehabilitation. Medicine , health care and developments - The Medical Counicl o Association - issues of consumer Protection - role of WHO and M

Social Movements in India

Block 1

Social Movement - Definition - Nature - historical review - Scope - Im basic Cocnepts - Conceptual problems - Genesis - Element Types Structure and Organization - Idelogy - Social Movement as a Cause an Arya Samaj - Brahmo Samaj as Reform Movements.

Block 2

Satya Shodhak Samaj - Kabir Panth - Prarthana Samaj. Buddhism as a Reigious Movement. Veerasaivism as a religious Movement. Naxalite Movement.

Block 3

Dravidian Movement Telanagana Movement. Shivasena Movement Akali Movement.

Block 4

Backward class Movement in India Backward Class Movement in Karnataka. Backward Class Movement in Kerala - SNDP Backward Class Movement - Nadar Movement in Tamil Nadu - Yadav

Block 5

Tribal Movement - Jharkhand - Santal - Bodo. Dalit Movement in Maharashtra Ambedkar's outlook of Indian Society. Legislation and Social Change.

Block 6

Peasant Movements in Pre - Independent India - Indigo - Deccan Riots Peasant Movements - karanatka - tamil nadu - Maharashtra - Uttar Pra Consumer Movement. Trade Union Movement.

Block 7

Nationalist Movement - Before Independence - After Independence. Women's Movement

Student Movement. Environmental Movement . .