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-II

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1. Unit I: Social Research -
   1. Social Survey and Social Research: Meaning and Types; Scientific Method.
   2. Issues of Objectivity/Value Neutrality, Biases, Subjectivity and issues of Ethics in Social Research.
   3. Model, Paradigm and Theory Building in Sociological Research.
   4. Research Design: Meaning and Types.
   5. Hypothesis: Meaning, Nature and Types.
   6. Sampling: Meaning and Types.
   7. Techniques of Data Collection: Observation, Interview, Schedule, Questionnaire.
   8. Methods of Data Collection: Case Study Method, Content Analysis, Cultural study Approach, Discourse Analysis, Ethnography.

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2. Unit II: Perspectives on Indian Society-
   1. Rural Studies: M.N. Srinivas, S.C. Dube and Andre Beteille.
   2. Urban Studies: MSA Rao, V.S. D'Souza, Meera Kosambi.
   3. Tribal Studies: K.S. Singh, S. L. Doshi, Verginius Xaxa.
   4. Gender Studies: Neera Desai, Sharmila Rege, Beena Agarwal.
   5. Development of Sociology in India: Indological and Textual Perspective. Structural-Functional Perspective. Marxian Perspective. Civilizational Perspective. Synthesis of Textual and Field Views. Subaltern Perspective.

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3. Unit III: Sociological Theories-
   1. Meaning, nature and types of Sociological Theory, Structural-Functionalism, Neo- Functionalism, Conflict Theory, Marxian Theory, Neo-Marxism, Phenomenology, Ethnomethodology, Symbolic-Interactionism, Feminism, Structuralism, Structuration, Post- Structuralism, Post-Modernism.