Sociology Crash course-cum-test series Schedule

Crash Course 26thJune 2024 PAPER-1

Class #1
Crash course 27th June 2024 1. Sociology - The Discipline
Class #2 a. Modernity and social changes in Europe and
Crash Course 28th June 2024 emergence of sociology.
Class #3 b. Scope of the subject and comparison with
other social sciences.
Test #1 30th June 2024 c. Sociology and common sense.

Test 2nd July 2024 2. Sociology as Science:

Discussion a. Science, scientific method and critique.
b. Major theoretical strands of research
methodology.
c. Positivism and its critique.
d. Fact value and objectivity.
e. Non- positivist methodologies.

3. Research Methods and Analysis:

a. Qualitative and quantitative methods.
b. Techniques of data collection.
c. Variables, sampling, hypothesis, reliability
and validity.
Crash Course 10th July 2024 4. Sociological Thinkers:
Class #4 a. Karl Marx- Historical materialism, mode of
Crash course 11th July 2024 production, alienation, class struggle.
Class #5 b. Emile Durkheim- Division of labour, social
Crash Course 12th July 2024 fact, suicide, religion and society.
Class #6 c. Max Weber- Social action, ideal types,
Crash Course 13th July 2024 authority, bureaucracy, protestant ethic and
Class #7 the spirit of capitalism.
d. Talcott Parsons- Social system, pattern
Test # 2 14th July 2024 variables.
e. Robert K. Merton- Latent and manifest
Test 16th July 2024 functions, conformity and deviance, reference
Discussion groups.
f. Mead - Self and identity.

5. Stratification and Mobility:

a. Concepts- equality, inequality, hierarchy,
exclusion, poverty and deprivation.
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

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mobility.

6. Works and Economic Life:

a. Social organization of work in different types
of society- slave society, feudal society,
industrial /capitalist society.
b. Formal and informal organization of work.
c. Labour and society.
Crash Course 17th July 7. Politics and Society:
Class #8 2024 a. Sociological theories of power.
Crash Course 18th July b. Power elite, bureaucracy, pressure groups,
Class #9 2024 and political parties.
Crash Course 19th July c. Nation, state, citizenship, democracy, civil
Class #10 2024 society, ideology.
d. Protest, agitation, social movements,
Test #3 21st July collective action, revolution.
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8. Religion and Society:
Test 23rdJuly a. Sociological theories of religion.
Discussion 2024 b. Types of religious practices: animism,
monism, pluralism, sects, cults.
c. Religion in modern society: religion and
science, secularization, religious revivalism,
fundamentalism.

9. Systems of Kinship:
a. Family, household, marriage.
b. Types and forms of family.
c. Lineage and descent.
d. Patriarchy and sexual division of labour.
e. Contemporary trends.

10. Social Change in Modern Society:

a. Sociological theories of social change.
b. Development and dependency.
c. Agents of social change.
d. Education and social change.
a. Science, technology and social change.
Crash Course 7th August PAPER- 2
Class #11 2024 A. Introducing Indian Society:
Crash Course 8th August (i) Perspectives on the study of Indian
Class #12 2024 society:
Crash Course 9th August a. Indology (G.S. Ghurye).
Class #13 2024 b. Structural functionalism (M N Srinivas).
c. Marxist sociology (A R Desai).
Test # 4 11th August (ii) Impact of colonial rule on Indian society:
2024 a. Social background of Indian nationalism.
b. Modernization of Indian tradition.
Test 13th August c. Protests and movements during the colonial
Discussion period.

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d. Social reforms.

B. Social Structure:

(i) Rural and Agrarian Social Structure:

a. The idea of Indian village and village studies.
b. Agrarian social structure - evolution of land
tenure system, land reforms.
(ii) Caste System:
a. Perspectives on the study of caste systems:
GS Ghurye, M N Srinivas, Louis Dumont, Andre
Beteille.
b. Features of caste system.
c. Untouchability - forms and perspectives.
Crash Course 21st August (iii) Tribal communities in India:
Class # 14 2024 a. Definitional problems.
Crash Course 22nd August b. Geographical spread.
Class #15 2024 c. Colonial policies and tribes.
Crash Course 23rd August d. Issues of integration and autonomy.
#16 2024 (iv) Social Classes in India:
a. Agrarian class structure.
Test # 5 24th August b. Industrial class structure.
2024 c. Middle classes in India.
(v) Systems of Kinship in India:
Test 26th August a. Lineage and descent in India.
Discussion 2024 b. Types of kinship systems.
c. Family and marriage in India.
d. Household dimensions of the family.
(vi) Religion and Society:
a. Religious communities in India.
b. Problems of religious minorities.
c. Patriarchy, entitlements and sexual division
of labour

C. Social Changes in India:

(i) Visions of Social Change in India:

a. Idea of development planning and mixed
economy.
b. Constitution, law and social change.
c. Education and social change.
(ii) Rural and Agrarian transformation in
India:
a. Programmes of rural development,
Community Development Programme,
cooperatives, poverty alleviation schemes.
b. Green revolution and social change.
c. Changing modes of production in Indian
agriculture .
d. Problems of rural labour, bondage,migration.

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(iii) Industrialization and Urbanisation in
India:
a. Evolution of modern industry in India.
b. Growth of urban settlements in India.
c. Working class: structure, growth, class
mobilization.
d. Informal sector, child labour.
e. Slums and deprivation in urban areas.
Crash Course 28th August (iv) Politics and Society:
Class #17 2024 a. Nation, democracy and citizenship.
Crash Course 29th August b. Political parties, pressure groups, social and
Class #18 2024 political elite.
c. Regionalism and decentralization of power.
Test #6 1st September d. Secularization
2024 (v) Social Movements in Modern India:
a. Peasants and farmers movements.
Test 3rd September b. Women's movement.
Discussion 2024 c. Backward classes & Dalit movement.
d. Environmental movements.
e. Ethnicity and Identity movements.
(vi) Population Dynamics:
a. Population size, growth, composition and
distribution.
b. Components of population growth: birth,
death, migration.
c. Population policy and family planning.
d. Emerging issues: ageing, sex ratios, child and
infant mortality, reproductive health.
(vii) Challenges of Social Transformation:
a. Crisis of development: displacement,
environmental problems and sustainability.
b. Poverty, deprivation and inequalities.
c. Violence against women.
d. Caste conflicts.
e. Ethnic conflicts, communalism, religious
revivalism.
f. Illiteracy and disparities in education.
Crash Course 6th September We shall discuss few Contemporary issues
Class #19 2024 relevant to Sociology
Test # 7 & 8th September Complete Paper 1 & paper 2 Syllabus.
Test # 8 2024 There shall be a gap of 3 hours between Paper 1
Type Comprehensive & Paper 2
No Test Only model
Discussion for answers shall be
Full Length given
papers

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