Khwaja Fareed University of Engineering & Information

Technology Rahim Yar Khan

Course: Sociology – SSCI-1111 Session: FALL 2021

Weekly Lecture Plan

Sr. Week Topics

Introduction of sociology
i. Definition
1 Week 1 ii. Historical background
iii. Scope of sociology
iv. Subject matter

Basic concepts of sociology

i. Groups
ii. Community
2 Week 2 iii. Society
iv. Association
v. Organization
vi. Social interaction

Theories of sociology
3 Week 3 i. Auguste comte
ii. Emile

Theories of sociology
4 Week 4 i. Karl Marks
ii. Class division theory

Culture + QUIZ
i. Definition of culture
5 Week 5
ii. Aspects of culture
iii. Characteristics of culture

i. Material and non-material culture

6 Week 6
ii. Ideal and real culture

Elements of culture + ASSINGMENT

i. Beliefs
7 Week 7
ii. Values
Norms and social sanctions

8 Week 8 MID TERM EXAMS

Organization of culture
i. Traits
ii. Complexes
9 Week 9
iii. Patterns
iv. Ethos
v. Theme
 Other related concepts
i. Cultural Relativism
10 Week 10 ii. Sub Cultures
iii. Ethnocentrism and Xenocentrism
iv. Cultural lag

Socialization & Personality + QUIZ

11 Week 11 i. Definition
ii. Importance & significance

12 Week 12 PRESENTATIONS

i. Personality, Factors in Personality Formation

13 Week 13 ii. Socialization, Agencies of Socialization
iii. Role & Status

Deviance and Social Control

i. Deviance and its types
14 Week 14 ii. Social control and its need
iii. Forms of Social control
iv. Methods & Agencies of Social control

Collective Behavior
i. Collective behavior, its types
15 Week 15
ii. Crowd behavior
iii. Public opinion

i. Propaganda + ASSIGNMENT
16 Week 16 ii. Social movements
iii. Leadership