Note :-

1. All questions carry equal marks.
2. There will be Negative Marking.
3. Medium of Competitive Exam: Bilingual in English & Hindi.

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Syllabus : Sociology-I

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1. Unit I: Basic concepts-
   1. Meaning, Definition, Subject-matter, Scope, Nature and Perspectives of Sociology, Sociology and Enlightenment.
   2. Society, Culture, Community, Norms and Values, Institutions, Associations and Social Structure, Social System.
   3. Social Groups: Meaning, Types, Status and Role, Norms and Values and Types of membership.
   4. Social Control: Meaning, Types, Agencies and Theories.
   5. Socialization: Meaning, Stages and Theories, Sub-concepts of Socialization.
   6. Status and Role, Meaning, Types, Interplay between Status and Role, Role Conflict, Norms and Values.
   7. Social Stratification: Meaning, Forms and Theories, Pattern of Inequalities.
   8. Social Processes- Assimilation, Competition, Conflict and Co-operation, Accommodation, Associate and Dissociative Process.
   9. Social Change and Social Mobility- Meaning, Patterns, Factors and Theories.
   10. Social Deviance: Meaning, Types and Theories.
   11. Social Interaction: Meaning and Types.

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2. Unit II: Western Sociological Thinkers/Thought-
   1. Auguste Comte: Comte's views on Sociological Methods and Sociology. Law of Three Stages, Hierarchy of Sciences. Comte's views on Science. Religion of Humanity.
   2. Hebert Spencer: Classification of Social Systems or Society. Stages of Societal Evolution. Societal Institutions. Organic and Super-Organic Analogy. Principles of Sociology.
   3. Emile Durkheim: Division of Labour in Society. Social Facts and Rules of Sociological Method. Suicide and its types. The Elementary Forms of Religious Life. Durkheim on Education.
   4. Max Weber: Weber's Methodology. Study of Religions. Social Stratification and Types of Authority. Bureaucracy. Social Action.
   5. Karl Marx: Types of Society. Dialectical Materialism. Class Structures. Class Conflict and Social Change. Capital, Labour Theory of Value and Surplus Value.
   6. Georg Simmel: Problem Areas of Sociology. Group Affiliation. Social Differentiation. Conflict as Social Form. Exchanges as Social Form.
   7. Vilfredo Pareto: The Rise and Fall of the Elites. Theory of Sentiments. Pareto's views on General Sociology. The Interface between Social, Economic and Political Phenomena. The Social System.

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3. Unit III: Indian Social System: Structure and Change-
   1. Characteristics of Indian Society, Unity, Plurality and Diversity.
   2. Ancient Indian Social System: Varnashram System and Purushartha, Sanskara, Karma and Education.
   3. Indian Social Institutions: Family, Marriage and Kinship, Education, Religion, Caste, Economy and Polity.
   4. Class Structure in India: Agrarian, Industrial.
   5. Dynamics in Caste and Class in Indian Society: Pattern of Mobility and Inequality.
   6. Gender Relations and Women Empowerment: Status of Women in India and Women Empowerment; Social Legislations for Women, Domestic Violence, Dowry and Issues of Divorce, Crime against Women.
   7. Deviance and Crime: Juvenile Delinquency, Cyber Crime, Crime against Children, White Collar Crime.
   8. Challenges before Indian Society: Poverty, Illiteracy, Unemployment, Regionalism, Communalism, Casteism, Corruption, Terrorism, Socio-Cultural Exclusion.
   9. Pathologies of Development: Problems of Weaker Sections and Minorities, Problems of SCs, STs, OBCs, Marginalized groups and Children.
   10. Planned Change in India- Indian Society, Five Year Plans, Panchayati Raj, Welfarist Policies and Sustainable Development.
   11. Globalization and its Impact on Indian Society.