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:: RAJAMAHENDRAVARAM CBCS/ SEMESTER SYSTEM II SEMESTER :: BA SOCIOLOGY (FOR 2016-17 ADMITTED BATCH) Unit- I: Unit-II : Unit-III : Unit-IV: Unit-V: SOCIOLOGY OF INDIAN SOCIETY India as a plural society Unity in Diversity Social Institutions and their Changing dimensions: Caste, Tribe, Village, Family and Kinship Social Change in India Islamization, Sanskritization, Westernization and Globalization Social Movements in India: Dalit Movement, Backward Class Movement, Women s Movement, and Kisan Movement Indian Society and its challenges: Communalism, Secularism, Regionalism, Ethnicism, Gender discrimination, and Terrorism Books suggested: 1. S.C.Dube: Indian Society 2. David Mandelbaum: Society in India 3. Ram Ahuja: Society in India 4. Stern R. W: Changing India 5. M.S.A. Rao: Social Movements in India 6. Louis Dumont: Religion, Politics and History in India 7. Satish Deshpande: Contemporary India: A Sociological View 8. M.N.Srinivas: 1. India s Social Structure 2. Caste in Modern India and Other Essays 3. Social Change in Modern India 9. P.N. Prabhu: Hindu Social Organization 10. K M. Kapadia: Marriage and Family in India
RAJAMAHENDRAVARAM CBCS / Semester System (From 2015-16 Admitted Batch) B.A. SOCIOLOGY III Semester Syllabus SELECTED SOCIOLOGICAL THEORIES Unit - I: Auguste Comte: Hierarchy of Sciences, Law of Three Stages Unit - II: Herbert Spencer: Organismic model and Social Biology Unit - III: Karl Marx: Historical Materialism, Dialectical Materialism, Class Struggle and Alienation Unit - IV: Emile Durkheim: Division of Labour, Suicide, and Religion Unit - V: Max Weber: Religion, Social Action, Bureaucracy and Power & Authority Books suggested: 1. Raymond Aron: Main Currents of Social Thought: Volume I & II 2. Jayapalan N : Sociological Theories 3. Calhoun: Classical Sociological Theories 1
CBCS SEMESTER PATTERN W.E.F 2015-16 ADMITTED BATCH II Year- IV Semester: Paper IV: Methods of Social Research Unit- I : Nature of Science and Scientific Method, Application of Scientific Method to Social Phenomenon Unit- II : Unit- III: Relationship between Concepts, Theory and Fact Survey Research-its Problems and Prospects - Types of Research Design Types of Sampling Design Unit- IV : Techniques of Data Collection - Fieldwork and its Importance Report Writing Unit-V : Counselling Books suggested: 1. Babie: Survey Research Methods 2. David Dooley: Survey Research Methods 3. Moser and Kalton: Survey Methods in Social Investigation 4. T.N.Madan: Encounter and Experience 5. M.N.Srinivas, et.al: The Fieldworker and the Field.
V SEMESTER Updated 2015-16 ADMITTED BATCH Paper V (Compulsory): Social Demography Unit- I Definition, Nature and Scope of Social Demography, its relation with Sociology Unit- II Sources of Demographic Data: Population Census, Vital Statistics and National Sample Survey Unit- III Size, Composition and Distribution of Population in India Population Theories: Malthus and Demographic Transition Unit- IV Components of Population Growth: Fertility, Mortality, and Migration Population Policy Unit- IV Problems of Rapid Population Growth in India Need for Population Control: Various Strategies adopted Books suggested: 1. Asha Binde and Tara Kanitkar: Principles of Population Studies 2. David M. Heer: Population and Society 3. M.K.Premi: An introduction to Social Demography 4. U.N.O: Determinants and Consequences of Population Trends
Updated V SEMESTER Paper VI(Compulsory): Society and Education Unit -I Sociological Approach to Education; Education as a Social System; Social Functions of Education Unit-II Problems of Education in India; Wastage and Stagnation; Medium of Instruction; Assessment and Evaluation Education of Women, Scheduled Castes, Scheduled Tribes and Backward Classes Unit-III Sociology of Teaching; Experiments in Education; Students unrest New Education Policy- 1986 Unit-IV Impact of Education on Modernization and Social Change The Concept of Lifelong Education Unit - V Impact of Globalization and Privatization on Education in India Books suggested: 1. Partha Chatterjee: State and Politics in India 2. Rajni Kothari (Ed): Caste and Politics in India 3. A.Kohli: India s Democracy 4. Ritzer: The Macdonaldization of Indian Society 5. Neil Smelser: The Sociology of Economic Life
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B. A. SOCIOLOGY III Year B. A. Programme (UG) Courses Under CBCS Structure of Syllabus Semester Paper Title Semester VI *Any one Paper from A, and B Semester VI ** Any one Cluster from A & B VII (A) VII (B) VIII VIII Electives Social Change and Development Applications of Sociology Cluster Electives (A) A-1: Tribal Sociology and Development A-2: Rural Sociology and Development A-3: Urban Sociology and Development Cluster Electives (B) B-1. Research Methodology B-2. Gender Studies B.-3 Project Work *Student has to choose only one paper ** Students are advised to choose Cluster (A) if they have chosen VII (A) and Choose Cluster (B) if they have chosen VII (B) etc. However, it is only suggestive.
W.e.f 2015-16 admitted batch Paper VII : Elective A : Social Change and Development Unit-I: Social Change: Meaning, Definition and Nature of Social Change Factors affecting Social Change Theories of Social Change- Evaluation, Structural and Modernization. Unit-II: Development and Underdevelopment: Concepts of Development and Under Development Indicators of Development and Human Development Indices Concept of Economic Development- Social development and Sustainable development Globalization and consequences. Unit-III: Social Movements: Social reform Moment: Abolition of Sathi and Child Marriage, Widow Remarriages. Protect and Self-respect moment: Backward Class and Dalit moment- Agrarian moment and peasant moment Unit-IV: Trends of Social Change: Community Development and Democratic decentralization Land reforms Constitutional safe guards for weaker section (SCST- BE-WOMEN) Unit-V: Planned Development: Meaning of Planned development Obstacles to implementation of Social Planning Objectives and achievements of Five Year Plan Green revolution. Books for Reference: 1. A.R.Desai, Social Background of Indian Nationalism, Popular Prakasan, Bombay. 2. Yoginder Singh, Modernization of Indian Tradition, Rawat Publications, New Delhi. 3. Victor S D Souza, Development Planning Structural Inequalities, Sage Publication, New Delhi. 4. Satish K Sharan (Ed), Reform, Protest and Social Transformation, Ashish Publishing House, New Delhi. 5. S K Misra and V K Puri, Economics of Development and Planning, Himalaya Polishing House New Delhi.
W.e.f 2015-16 admitted batch Paper VII : Elective B : Applications of Sociology Unit-I: Introduction to Applied Sociology Sociology and Social Problems Sociology and Social Change Sociology and Development Sociology and Professions. Unit-II: Counseling: Meaning and needs Types of Counseling Methods of Counseling. Unit-III: Field Survey: Need Meaning of Survey- Types of Survey Steps to conducting Survey Data Collection methods: Salient features of report writing. Unit-IV: Community Development Programmes: Local Panchayat Raj Sarvodaya Moment Mahatma Gandhi constructive programmes. Unit-V: Participatory Development: Promoting Participation Development Need for Social Participation Community Development and the Community Organization Principles and steps Group formation and Social Action. Books for References: 1. Neil J Saelser, Sociology and Introduction, Wiley Publication, New Delhi. 2. Somesh Kumar, Methods for Community Participation, Vistar Publication, New Delhi. 3. Ranjit Kumar, Research Methodology, Pearson Education, Delhi. 4. D.Paul Chowdary, An Introduction to Social Work, Atma Ram and Sons, Delhi. 5. Sri Claus Moser & G.Kalton, Survey Methods in Social Investigation, Heinemann Educational Books, London.
W.e.f 2015-16 admitted batch Paper VIII : Cluster Elective A1 : Tribal Sociology and Development Unit I: Social Anthropology Tribes Definition Characteristics Differences between Tribes and Caste Unit- II : Family Marriage Kinship among Tribes Unit- III : Tribal Economy, Polity and religious organization Unit- IV : Tribes of Andhra Pradesh and their Issues Unit- V : Tribal Welfare in Andhra Pradesh Reference Books: 1. An introduction to Anthropology by Majumdar D.N. and T N Madan 2. Cultural Anthropology by Kessing Roger M and Kessing Felix M 3. Structure and Functions in Primitive Society by Brown Rad Cliffe 4. Principles of Social Anthropology by Satyanarayana M 5. Marriage and Family in India by Kapadia K M 6. Kinship and Social Organization by W H R Rivers 7. Private Society by R H Lourie\ 8. Magic, Science and Religion in Magic by Malinowski B 9. Tribal Life in India by Bose N K 10. The Tribes of Andhra Pradesh by Pratap D R 11. Tribal issues and Welfare in AP by Venkata Rao P
W.e.f 2015-16 admitted batch Paper VIII : Cluster Elective A2 : Rural Sociology and Development Unit I : Scope, Need and Importance of Rural Sociology - Rural Social Structure Unit- II : Rural Social Problems Unit- III : Major Agrarian Movements - Agrarian Distress and Farmers Suicides Unit- IV Panchayatiraj and Village Factions Unit- V : Green, White and Blue Revolutions and Sustainable Development - Rural Development and Welfare Programmes Books suggested: 1. A.R. Desai: Rural Sociology 2. D.N.Dhanagare: Peasant Movements in India 3. K.Radhakrishna Murty e.tal.: Agrarian Distress and Farmers Suicides in Andhra Pradesh 4. Thorner and Thorner: Land and Labour in India
W.e.f 2015-16 admitted batch Paper VIII : Cluster Elective A3 : Urban Sociology and Development Unit -I : Urban Sociology-Scope and Need for its Study in India - Urban Community and its Features, Rural-Urban differences, Rural-Urban Relationships Unit- II India s Urbanization: Its Trends and Components Classification of Cities and their characteristics Unit- III: Urban Social Organization - Urban Social Problems Unit- IV : Municipal Administration in India and its Challenges Unit-V Urban Community Development Programmes Books suggested: 1. M.S.A. Rao: Urban Sociology in India 2. Gist and Fawa: Urban Society 3. Alfred Desouza: The Indian City 4. Asish Bose: Studies in India s Urbanization 5. K.Ranga Rao and M.S.A. Rao: Cities and Slums 6. K.Radhakrishna Murty (Ed): Urbanization at the New Millennium: The Indian Perspective
W.e.f 2015-16 admitted batch Paper VIII : Cluster Elective B1 : Research Methodology Unit I: Nature of Science, Scientific Method and Social Phenomena Application of Scientific Method to Social Phenomena and the Problems in its Application Concepts, Theory. Unit- II Hypothesis and Facts Their Nature and Interrelationship Unit III: Meaning of Research Design and its types Survey Research and its various steps Types of Surveys Errors in Survey Research Methods to control them Unit IV: Selection of Universe and Sample Types of Sampling designs Nature of Sampling Errors Unit V: Selection and Preparation of Instrument for Data Generation Interview Schedule Mailed Questionnaire and Observation and Case Study Readings: Reymond Aron : Main currents ion Sociological Thought, Vol. 1 & 2 Coser L. A. : Masters of Social Thought Bogardus : Development of Social Thought Barners : An Introduction to the History of Sociology Timesheff : Sociological Theory: Its Nature and Growth
W.e.f 2015-16 admitted batch Paper VIII : Cluster Elective B2 : Gender Studies Unit I: Unit II: Unit III: Unit IV: Unit V: Readings: Nature and Significance of Gender Studies Gender Studies in India and the West Theories regarding Sex Roles. Status of Women in India Historical and Contemporary Overview Social Reform Movement and Women s Movement Freedom Movement. Women and Economy Economic Inequality Productive and reproductive, Visible and Invisible, Paid and Unpaid, Economic and non-economic roles and their effects on Women Women in Organized and Unorganized Sectors, Impact of Technological Development on Women Issues related to Quality of Life of Women and Major Social Issues Health, Education, Land Rights and Violence against Women Women and Development: Research Methods in gender Studies Generational Studies Oral History and Historical Studies. Modification of Survey Techniques In-depth Interview, Content Analysis and Case Studies 1) Ester Boserup: Women s Role in Economic Development 2) Indira Devi, M: Women, Education, Employment, Family Living A Study of Emerging Hindu wives in Urban India 3) Haralambos, M: Sociology Themes and Perspectives, Chapter 9 4) ICSSR: Towards Equality 5) Mahajan, V. S: Women s Contribution to India s Economic and Social Development 6) Mazumdar Veena: Symbols of Power 7) Maitreyi Krishna Raj (ed): Women s Studies in India: Some Perspectives 8) Neera Desai and Maitreyi Krishnaraj: Women and Society in India 9) Pratima Asthana: Women s Movement in India 10) Ross, A.D: Hindu Family in its Urban Setting 11) Vandana Shiva and Maria Mies: Eco-Feminism 12) William J. Goode: The Family
W.e.f 2015-16 admitted batch Paper VIII : Cluster Elective B3 : Project Work 1. Preparation of a Questionnaire and Interview Schedule on given topic. 2. Data collection 3. Data Analysis and Report Writing 4. Class room exercises a. Counseling through role-playing each student has to do TWO cases b. PRA in the college or neighborhood or community each student has to employ at least TWO PRA techniques (Transact walk, Social Mapping, Resource Mapping, Social Ranking etc.) 5. Viva-Voce