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PAPER - I
Reference Books
1.
(a)
Modernity and social changes in Europe and emergence of sociology. ESO 13 (IGNOU, B.A )
(b)
Scope of the subject and comparison with other social sciences. Sociology : T B Bottomore
(c)
2.
Sociology as Science:
(a)
(b)
(c)
(d)
(e)
3.
(a)
(b)
(c)
4.
Sociological Thinkers:
(a)
(b)
Emile Durkheim- Division of labour, social fact, suicide, religion and society.
(c)
Max Weber- Social action, ideal types, authority, bureaucracy, protestant ethic and the spirit of capitalism.
(d)
(e)
Robert K. Merton- Latent and manifest functions, conformity and deviance, reference groups
(f)
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(a)
(b)
Theories of social stratification- Structural functionalist theory, Marxist theory, Weberian theory.
(c)
Dimensions Social stratification of class, status groups, gender, ethnicity and race.
(d)
Social mobility- open and closed systems, types of mobility, sources and causes of mobility.
6.
- Sociology by
Haralambos and
Holborn ( a , b , c )
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(a)
Social organization of work in different types of society- slave society, feudal society, industrial /capitalist society.
(b)
(c)
7.
(a)
(b)
(c)
(d)
8.
(a)
(b)
(c)
Religion in modern society: religion and science, secularization, religious revivalism, fundamentalism.
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Systems of Kinship:
(a)
(b)
(c)
(d)
(e)
Contemporary trends.
10.
(a)
(b)
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(c)
(d)
(e)
PAPER - II
INDIAN SOCIETY: STRUCTURE AND CHANGE
A.
(i)
(a)
(b)
(c)
(ii)
(a)
(b)
(c)
Protests and movements during the colonial period. Protests and movements during the colonial period A R Desai
(d)
Social reforms
B.
Social Structure:
(i)
(a)
(b)
(ii)
Caste System:
(a)
Perspectives on the study of caste systems: GS Ghurye, M N Srinivas, Louis Dumont, Andre Beteille. Indian
Sociological Thought. from B. K. Nagla
(b)
(c)
(iii)
(a)
Definitional problems.
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Geographical spread.
(c)
(d)
(iv)
(a)
(b)
(c)
(v)
(a)
(b)
(c)
(d)
(e)
(vi)
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(b)
C.
(i)
(a)
(b)
(c)
IGNOU , ESO 14
(ii)
(a)
Programmes of rural development, Community Development Programme, cooperatives, poverty alleviation schemes.
Rural Sociology Doshi & Jain
(b)
(c)
(d)
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(iii)
(a)
(b)
(c)
(d)
(e)
(iv)
(a)
(b)
(c)
(d)
Secularization
(v)
(a)
(b)
Womens movement.
(c)
(d)
Environmental movements.
(e)
(vi)
Population Dynamics:
(a)
(b)
(c)
(d)
Emerging issues: ageing, sex ratios, child and infant mortality, reproductive health.
(vii)
(a)
(b)
(c)
(d)
Caste conflicts.
(e)
IGNOU (ESO 16 )
(f)
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