UNIVERSITY GRANTS COMMISSION NET BUREAU : Code No. : 05 Subject : SOCIOLOGY SYLLABUS AND SAMPLE QUESTIONS Note: There will be two question papers, Paper ~ Il and Paper ~ III ( Parts - A & B ). Paper ~ II will cover 50 Objective Type Questions ( Multiple choice, Matching type. True / False, Assertion-Reasoning type ) carrying 100 marks. Paper - Ili will have two Parts - A and B ; Paper - Ill (A) will have 10 Short Essay Type questions (300 words ) carrying 16 marks each. In it there will be one question with internal choice from each unit ( ie. 10 questions from 10 units ; Total marks will be 160 ). Paper ~ III (B) will be compulsory and there will be one question from each of the Electives. The candidate will attempt only one question ( one elective only in 800 words ) carrying 40 marks. Total marks of Paper - III will be 200. PAPER - I A: SOCIOLOGICAL CONCEPTS 1. Nature of Sociology Definition Sociological Perspective 2, Basic Concepts Community Institution Assocation Culture Norms and Values 3. Social Structure Status and role, their interrelationship Multiple roles, Role set, Status set, Status sequence Role conflict 0510. 05 Social Group Meaning ‘Types : Primary-Secondary, Formal-Informal, Ingroup-Outgroup, Reference group : Social Institutions Marriage Family Education Economy Polity Religion Socialization Socialization, Resocialization, Anticipatory socialization, Adult socialization Agencies of socialization ‘Theories of socialization Social Stratification Social differentiation, Hierarchy and Inequality Forms of'stratification : Caste, Class, Gender, Ethnic Theories of social stratification Social mobility Social Change Concepts and Types : Evolution, Diffusion, Progress, Revolution, Transformation, Change in structure and Change of structure ‘Theories : Dialectical and Cyclical B : SOCIOLOGICAL THEORY Structural Nadel Radcliffe Brown Levi-Strauss Functional Malinowski Durkheim Parsons Merton:il. 12. 13. 14. 15. 16. 05 Interactionist Social action : Max Weber, Pareto ‘Symbolic interactionism : G. H. Mead, Blumer Conflict Karl Marx Dahrendorf Coser Collins C : METHODOLOGY Meaning and Nature of Social Research Nature of social phenomena The scientific method ‘The problems in the study of social phenomena : Objectivity and subjectivity, fact and value Quantitative Methods ‘Survey Research Design and its types Hypothesis Sampling Techniques of data collection ; Observation, Questionnaire, Schedule, Interview Qualitative Methods Participant observation Case study Content analysis Oral history Life history “ Statistics in Social Research Measures of Central Tendency : Mean, Median, Mode Measures of dispersion Correlational analysis Test of significance Reliability and ValidityPAPER - III (A) ( CORE GROUP )} Unit - 1: Phenomenology and Ethnomethodology Alfred Shultz, Peter Berger and Luckmann Garfinkel and Goffman Unit - It : Neo-functionalism and Neo-Marxism J. Alexander Habermass, Althusser Unit - II : Structuration and Post-Modernism Giddens Derrida Foucault Unit - IV : Conceptualising Indian Society Peoples of India : Groups and Communities Unity in diversity Cultural diversity : Regional, linguistic, religious and tribal Unit ~ V : Theoretical Perspectives Indological / Textual Perspective : G. S. Ghurye, Louis Dumont Structural-Functional Perspective : M. N. Srinivas, 8. C. Dube Marxian. Perspective : D. P. Mukherjee, A. R. Desai Civilisational Perspective : N. K. Bose, Surajit Sinha Subaltern Perspective : B. R. Ambedkar, David Hardiman Unit - VI : Contemporary Issues : Socio-cultural Poverty Inequality of caste and gender Regional, ethnic and religious disharmonics Family disharmony : (a) Domestic violence (b) Dowry (c) Divorce (d) Intergenerational conflict 05 4Unit ~ VII : Contemporary Issues : Developmental Population Regional disparity Slums Displacement Ecological degradation and environmental pollution Health problems Unit - VIII : Issues Pertaining to Deviance Deviance and its forms Crime and delinquency White collat crime and corruption . Changing profile of crime and criminals Drug addiction Suicide Unit - IX : Current Debates Tradition and Modernity in India Problems of Nation Building : Secularism, Pluralism and Nation building Unit - X : The Challenges of Globalisation Indianisation of Sociology Privatisation of Education ‘Science and Technology Policy of India PAPER - IIt (8) (ELECTIVE / OPTIONAL ) Elective ~ I: Rural Sociology Approaches to the study of Rural Society : Rural-Urban differences “Rurbanism Peasant studies 05 5Agrarian Institutions : Land ownership and its types Agrarian relations and Mode of production debate Jajmani system and Jajmani relations Agrarian class structure Panchayati Raj System.: Panchayat before and after 73rd Amendment Rural Leadership and Factionalism Empowerment of people Social Issues and Strategies for Rural Development : Bonded and Migrant labourers Pauperization and Depeasantisation Agrarian unrest and Peasant movements Rural Development and Change : ‘Trends of changes in rural society Processes of change : Migration — Rural to Urban and Rural to Rural Mobility : Social / Economic Factors of change Elective - II : Industry and Society 05, Industrial Society in the Classical Sociological Tradition : Division of labour : Bureaucraty Rationality i Production relations Surplus value Alienation. Industry and Society : Factory as a social system Formal and informal organization Impact of social structure on industry Impact of industry on societyIndustrial Relations : = Changing profile of labour Changing labour-management relations Conciliation, adjudication, arbitration Collective bargaining Trade unions Workers’ participation in management ( Joint Management Councils ) Quality circles Industrialisation and Social Change in India : Impact of industrialization on family, education and stratification Class and class conflict in industrial society Obstacles to and limitations of industrialization Industrial Planning : Industrial Policy Labour legislation Human relations in industry Elective - III : Sociology of Development Conceptual Perspectives on Development : Economic growth Human development Social development Sustainable development : Ecological and Social Theories of Underdevelopment : Liberal : Max Weber, Gunnar Myrdal Dependency : Centre-periphery ( Frank ), Uneven development ( Samir Amin ), World-system ( Wallerstein } Paths of Development : Modernisation, Globalisation Socialist Mixed. Gandhian 05 -Social Structure and Development : Social structure as a facilitator / inhibitor Development and socio-economic disparities Gender and development Culture and Development : Culture as an aid / impediment Development and displacement of tradition Development and upsurge of ethnic movements Elective - IV : Population and Society ‘Theories of Population Growth : Malthusian Demographic transition Population Growth and Distribution in India : Growth of Indian population since 1901 Determinants of population Concepts of Fertility, Mortality, Morbidity and Migration : Age and Sex composition and its consequences Determinants of fertility Determinants of mortality, infant, child and maternal mortality Morbidity rates Determinants and consequences of migration Population and Development : Population as a constraint on and a resource for development Socio-cultural factors affecting population growth Population Control : Population policy : Problems and perspectives Population education Measures taken for population control 05 8Elective - V: Gender and Society 05 Gender as a Social Construct : ‘Models of Gendered socialisation Cultural symbolism and general roles Social Structure and Gender Inequality : Patriarchy and Matriarchy Division of labour — Production and reproduction Theories of Gender Relations : Liberalist * Radical Socialist Post-modernist Gender and Development : Effect of development policies on gender relations Perspectives on gender and development — Welfarist, developmentalist Empowerment. ‘Women and Development in India : Indicators of women’s status : Demographic, social, economic and cultural Special schemes and strategies for women’s development Voluntary sector and women's development Globalisation and women’s development Eco-feminismaL 3. i 05 SAMPLE QUESTIONS PAPER - It Which of the following criteria was not used by Durkheim for defining a social fact ? (4) Externality (8) Values (© Constraints (D) Generality When the size of the population being studied is small and illiterate which of the following tools of data collection cannot be used ? (4) Interview schedule (8) Questionnaire (©) Observation ° (0) Case study ‘Match the following Statements with the Authors : Statements fa) Sociology provides a clear or more adequate understanding of a social situation (b) Sociology attempts an interpretative understanding of social action () Sociology is concerned with the nature of groups (@) Sociology is the study of social groups ®) © @) AP AD yvooo Hane oane eye PAPER - III (A) Explain Goffman's contribution to Dramaturgical perspective. OR Discuss Louis Dumont's concept of purity and pollution. PAPER - Ill (B) s ecec Authors A. Johnson: R. Bierstadt Max Weber D. Giddens poo yaaa Discuss the recent changes that have taken place in caste system. OR What is Social Evolution ? 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