Unit -1 :- Sociological Theory
(1) Classical Sociological Traditions
:- Emile Durkheim
:- Max Weber
:- Karl Marx
(2) Structure- Functionalism and Structuralism
:- Bronislaw Malinowski
:- A.R. Radcliffe- Brown
:- Talcott Parsons
:- Robert K. Merton
:- Claude Levi Strauss
(3) Hermeneutic and Interpretative Traditions
:- G.H. Mead
:- Karl Manheim
:- Alfred Schutz
:- Harold Garfinkel
:- Erving Goffman
:- Clifford Geertz
(4) Post Modernism, Post Structuralism and Post Colonialism
:- Edward Said
:- Pierre Bourdieu
:- Michel Foucault
:- Jurgen Habermas
:- Anthony Giddens
:- Manuel Castells
(5) Indian Thinkers
:- M.K. Gandhi
:- B.R. Ambedkar
:- Radha Kamal Mukherjee
:- G. S. Ghurye
:- M.N. Srinivas
:- Irawati Karve
Unit - 2 :- Research Methodology and Methods
(1) Conceptualizing Social Reality
:- Philosophy of Science
:- Scientific Method and Epistemology in Social Science
:- Hermeneutic Traditions
:- Objectivity and Reflexivity in Social Science
:- Ethics and Politics
(2) Formulating Research Design
:- Reading Social Science Research, Data and Documents
:- Induction and Deduction
:- Fact, Concept and Theory
:- Hypotheses, Research Questions, Objectives
(3) Quantitative and Qualitative Methods
:- Ethnography
:- Survey Method
:- Historical Method
:- Comparative Method
(4) Techniques
:- Sampling
:- Questionnaire and Schedule
:- Statistical Analysis
:- Observation, Interview and Case study
:- Interpretation, Data Analysis and Report Writing
Unit -3 :- Basic Concepts and Institutions
(1) Sociological Concepts
:- Social Structure
:- Culture
:- Network
:- Status and Role
:- Identity
:- Community
:- Diaspora
:- Values, Norms and Rules
:- Personhood, Habitus and Agency
:- Bureaucracy, Power and Authority
(2) Social Institutions
:- Marriage, Family and Kinship
:- Economy
:- Polity
:- Religion
:- Education
:- Law and Customs
(3) Social Stratification
:- Social Difference, Hierarchy, Inequality and Marginalization
:- Caste and Class
:- Gender, Sexuality and Disability
:- Race, Tribe and Ethnicity
(5) Social Change and Processes
:- Evolution and Diffusion
:- Modernization and Development
:- Social Transformations and Globalization
;- Social Mobility
Unit – 4 :- Rural and Urban Transformations
(1) Rural and Peasant Society
:- Caste-Tribe Settlements
:- Agrarian Social Structure and Emergent Class Relations
:- Land Ownership and Agrarian Relations
:- Decline of Agrarian Economy, De-Peasantization and Migration
:- Agrarian Unrest and Peasant Movements
:- Changing Inter-Community Relations and Violence
(2) Urban Society
:- Urbanism, Urbanity and Urbanization
:- Towns, Cities and Mega-Cities
:- Industry, Service and Business
:- Neighbourhood, Slums and Ethnic Enclaves
:- Middle Class and Gated Communities
:- Urban Movements and Violence
Unit – 5 :- State, Politics and Development
(1) Political Processes in India
:- Tribe, Nation State and Border
:- Bureaucracy
:- Governance and Development
:- Public Policy: Health, Education and Livelihoods
:- Political Culture
:- Grass-root Democracy
:- Law and Society
:- Gender and Development
:- Corruption
:- Role of International Development Organizations
(2) Social Movements and Protests
:- Political Factions, Pressure Groups
:- Movements based on Caste, Ethnicity, Ideology, Gender, Disability, Religion and Region
:- Civil Society and Citizenship
:- NGOs, Activism and Leadership
:- Reservations and Politics
Unit – 6 :- Economy and Society
:- Exchange, Gift , Capital, Labour and Market
:- Mode of Production Debates
:- Property and Property Relations
:- State and Market: Welfarism and Neoliberalism
:- Models of Economic Development
:- Poverty and Exclusion
:- Factory and Industry Systems
:- Changing Nature of Labour Relations
:- Gender and Labour Process
:- Business and Family
:- Digital Economy, E-Commerce
:- Global Business and Corporates
:- Tourism
:- Consumption
Unit - 7 :- Environment and Society
:- Social and Cultural Ecology: Diverse Forms
:- Technological Change, Agriculture and Biodiversity
:- Indigenous Knowledge Systems and Ethno-Medicine
:- Gender and Environment
:- Forest Policies, Adivasis and Exclusion
:- Ecological Degradation and Migration
:- Development, Displacement and Rehabilitation
:- Water and Social Exclusion
:- Disasters and Community Responses
:- Environmental Pollution, Public Health and Disability
:- Climate Change and International Policies
:- Environmental Movements
Unit - 8 :- Family, Marriage and Kinship
:- Theoretical Approaches: Structure-Functionalist, Alliance and Cultural
:- Gender Relations and Power Dynamics
:- Inheritance, Succession and Authority
:- Gender, Sexuality and Reproduction
:- Children, Youth and Elderly
:- Emotions and Family
:- Emergent Forms of Family
:- Changing Marriage Practices
:- Changing Care and Support Systems
:- Family Laws
:- Domestic Violence and Crime against Women
:- Honour Killing
Unit - 9 :- Science, Technology and Society
:- History of Technological Development
:- Changing notions of Time and Space
:- Flows and Boundaries
:- Virtual Community
:- Media: Print and Electronic, Visual and Social Media
:- E-Governance and Surveillance Society
:- Technology and Emerging Political Processes
:- State Policy, Digital Divide and Inclusion
:- Technology and Changing Family Relations
:- Technology and Changing Health Systems
:- Food and Technology
:- Cyber Crime
Unit - 10 :- Culture and Symbolic Transformations
:- Signs and Symbols
:- Rituals, Beliefs and Practices
:- Changing Material Culture
:- Moral Economy
:- Education: Formal and Informal
:- Religious Organizations, Piety and Spirituality
:- Commodification of Rituals
:- Communalism and Secularism
:- Cultural Identity and Mobilization
:- Culture and Politics
:- Gender, Body and Culture
:- Art and Aesthetics
:- Ethics and Morality
:- Sports and Culture
:- Pilgrimage and Religious Tourism
:- Religion and Economy
:- Culture and Environment
:- New Religious Movements
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