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University of Mysore - M.A. Sociology syllabus

M.A. SOCIOLOGY REVISED SYLLABUS

SEMESTER - I

THOUGHT AND THEORY IN SOCIOLOGY : THEORETICAL AND METHODOLOGICAL FOUNDATIONS


Nature of Theories - Characteristics and types of Sociological theories - Conflict between theory building and empiricism and Reciprocal Relationship between Theory and Research


Structural Approach - C.Levi Strauss, M.foucalt, Radcliffe Brown, S.F.Nadel


Functionalism - Emile Durkhiem B.Malinowski, Robert K.Mcrton, Talcott Parsons


Conflict Theories - karl Marx, George Simmel, Lewis Coser, Ralf Dalnendorf, C.Wright

Mills


Evolutionary Perspectives - unheard Evolutionary Theories of Comte and Morgan - Universal Evolutionary Theories of Spencer and Tonnies - Cyclical Evolutionar Theories of Oswald Spengler and Arnold J. Toynbee


BOOKS FOR REFERENCE


1. H.E.Barnes : Introduction to the History of Sociology

2. P.S.Cohen : Masters of Social Theory

3. D.Coser : Masters of Sociological Thought

4. A.Giddens : Profiles and Critiques in Social Theory

5. R.K.Morton : Social Theory and Social Structure

6. C.W.Mills : Sociological Imagination

7. T.Parsons : Structure of Social Action

8. Raymond Aron : Main Currents in Sociological Thought

9. P.RSorokin : Sociological Theories

10. I.M.Zelthn : Rethinking Sociology

11. S.F.Nadel : Theory of Social Structure



RESEARCH METHODS IN SOCIAL SCIENCES


1. The Nature of Scientific Method and its application to Social Research - Problems of subjectivity - The nature and scope of Social Research - Stages of Social Research - Research Design - Different Types - Testing of Hypothesis


Universe and Sampling - Different Methods of Sampling, Social Surveys


Data Collection - Primary and Secondary Sources - Documents, Observation, Questionnaire and Interview


Methods of Social Research - Case study, Statistical method, Historical and Descriptive Methods


Preparation of Research report - Evaluation of Research Studies - Preparation of a Project Proposal


BOOKS FOR REFERENCE


1. John W.Best : Research in Education

2. Leon Festinger and katz (eds) : Research Methods in Behavioural Daniel

Science

3. C.A.Moser : Survey Methods to Social Investigation

4. Fauline V.Young : Scientific Social Survey and Research

5. William Goode and Paul K.Hart : Methods in Social Research


SOCIETY AND EDUCATION


The relationship between Education and Society - The need for and importance of Sociological approach to Education - Social functions of Education


formal and Informal agencies of Education - School, Family, Peer Group, Mass media - Role of Teachers


Education and Social Stratification - Impact of Social and Economic factors on Educational aspirations and achievements - Education and Social Mobility


Main issues in Education - Student unrest, Unplanned growth of higher education - Special problems of the education of Scheduled Castes, Scheduled Tribes and Women


Education as an instrument of National Integration and National Reconstruction and social Change - A Review of achievements and gaps in the field of education in India after Independence


BOOKS FOR REFERENCE


1. Amrik, Singh and Philip) : The Higher Learning in India

G Altabacli (eds

2. W.B.Brplpver & D.A.Gottheb : A Sociology of Education

3. Cole's Brembeck : Social Foundations of Education

4. Emile Durkhem : Education and Sociology

5. M.S.Gore, I.P.Desai : Paper in Sociology of Education in India

And Suma Chitnis (eds)

6. J.P.Naik : Policy and performance in Indian Education

7. A.K.C.Ottoway : Education and Socio



STUDY OF MINORITIES


Nature and importance of the Study - Types of Majority - Minority situations - Three approaches to race


Minority groups in India - Historical and Sociological backgrounds - Identity crisis


Religious minorities in India : Their profiles, problems and contributions to Indian Society : Muslims, Indian Christians, Anglo Indians, Parses, Jains, Buddhists


Constitutional provisions : (General and specific and protection of minority groups United Nations and Protection of Minorities


National Integration - Nature and Characteristics - Problems and Perspectives - Growth of National Movements in India


BOOKS FOR REFERENCE


1. Arnold Rose and Caroline B.Rose : Minority Problems

2. Bose N.K : Problems of National Integration

3. Frank Anthony : Britans Betrayal in India

4. Galkwad V.P : The Anglo Indians

5. Ghurye G.S : Social Tensions in India

6. Gopal Singh : The Sikhs

7. Kulke E : These are he Anglo Indians

8. Maher.R : The Transformation of Sikh Society

9. Milton Yinger : A Minority Group in American Society

10. Simpson and Yinger : Social and Cultural Minorities

11. Smith D.E : India as a Secular State

12. Urmila Haksar of Human Rights : Minority Protection and International Bill


13. Wedhwa K.K : Minority Safeguards in India, Delhi

Thomson (India) Ltd. 1975

14. Zafar Imam (ed) Longman, 1975 : Muslims in India, New Delhi, Orient


RURAL SOCIOLOGY


Introduction : Nature and Scope of the study of Rural Society, Its History, Development and Types


Village as a Social system : Physical and Administrative characteristics, Social stratification, Economy Family, Kinship, Religion, Custom and Tradition


Population trends fertility, Morality and Migration


Factors affecting rural development economy, Social structure, Population, Natural resources, Capital formation, Technology - Green Revolution, White Revolution, Red Revolution


Systems of Land holding - Landless labour - Traditional occupations - Land Reform measures since Independence, Their Working



BOOKS FOR REFERENCE


1. Allice and Daniel Thorner : Land and Labour in India

2. Allen H.R : Rural Reconstruction in Action

3. Baden Powell B.H : The Origin and Growth of Village

4. Chowdhari.T.P.S (es) : Selected Readings on community Development

5. David Mandelbam : Society in India

6. Demellow : Problems of Reconstruction in India

7. A.R.Desai : Rural India in Transition, Bombay

8. A.R.Desa : Rural Sociology in India

9. George N Poster : Traditional Culture and the Impact of

Technological Change

10. J.N.Halpern : The Changing Village Community

11. J.C.Ravoori and B.N.singh (eds) : History of Rural Development in Modern India

12. M.V.Mathur and Iqbal Narain (eds) : Panchayat Raj : Planning and Democracy

13. M.B.Nanavathi & J.J.Anjaria : The Indian Rural Problems

14. Normon Cong : Introduction to the Sociology of Rural Development

15. S.K.Sharma and S.L.Mathotra : Integrated Rural Development,

Approaches, Strategy and Perspectives

16. C.C.Taylor (ed) : India's Roots of Democracy

II SEMESTER


THOUGHT AND THEORY IN SOCIOLOGY : THEORETICAL EPOCHS


Central problems of Sociological Theories, social order as the Central problem - Coercion theory - Interest theory, Value consensus theory, Inertia theory


Theories of Social Action - Max Weber's Typology of Social actions - Person's action frame of reference - Pareto's logical and Non-logical actions


Theories of anomic - Durkheim, Mertoa, Parsons, cloward


Theories of alienation - Marx, Seeman, Schacht


Exchange theories - Frazer, Malinowske, Mauss, George Homans, Peter M.Blau



BOOKS FOR REFERENCE


1. H.E.Barnes : Introduction to the History of Sociology

2. P.S.Cohen : Masters of Social Theory

3. L.Coser : Masers of Sociological Thought

4. A.Giddan : Central Problems in sociological Theory

5. R.K.Merton : Social Theory and Social Structure

6. C.W.Mills : Sociological Imagination

7. T.Parsons : Structure of Social Action

8. Raymond Aron (Vol.1& 2) : Main Currents in Sociological Thought

9. P.K.Sorokin : Sociological Theories of Today

10. I.M.Zeithn : Ideology and Development of Sociological Theory


CHANGE, MODERNISATION AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT - I


The need for and relevance of a Sociological study of change, Modernization and Economic Development - Characteristics of modernization - Mobile personality - Empathy


Hurdles of modernization - Model of transition - The role of institutions, Elites, Values and Norms, Social-Psychological orientations


Modernization in India - Relation between tradition and modernity


Processes of modernization - Industrialization, Urbanization, Westernization, Secularization, Compartmentalization


Problems of Social and Political modernization in India


BOOKS FOR REFERENCE


1. A.R.Desai : Modernization of Underdeveloped Societies

2. Daniel Lcarneer : The Passing of Industrial Society

3. S.N.Erenstadt : Modernization, Protest and Change

4. M.J.Lavy : Modernization and Structure of societies

5. Milton singer and B.S.Cohen : Structure and Change in Indian Society

6. Rudolph and Rudolph : Modernity and Tradition

7. M.N.Srinivas : Social Change in Modern India

8. Yogendra Singh : Modernization of Indian Tradition

SOCIOLOGY OF HEALTH


Nature and scope of Sociology of Medicine - Development of Medial sociology - Medicine and its relevance to Social Institutions, Medical Education - The student - Physician, Review of studies in the Sociology of Medical Education


Social epidemiology - Vital and Public health concepts - Epidemiology and resources


The Physician in a changing Society - The Professionalisation and Socialization of the Physician - Doctor - patient relationship - Physician and social change, The sick role and the patient role


Nursing and the emerging paramedical practitioner - Nursing - Past present and future trends - The Hospital as an institution - A social organization, co-ordination and supervision in hospitals - Inter personal relationship in hospital setting


Health care delivery and Social policy - Social legislation in health and national health policy - Implementation and utilization of health programmes in Village India



BOOKS FOR REFERENCE


1. Cole R.M : Sociology of Medicine

2. M.David : Profession of Medicine

3. Dutta P.C : Rural Health Medical care in India

4. Earl Loomon Koos : Sociology of the Patient

5. Eliot F : Profession of Medicine

6. Frances Sterlie (ed) : Nursing and Social Conscience

7. Freeman etal : Hand Book of Medical Sociology

8. Cartley J.F. (ed) : Patients, Physicians and illness

9. Hassan K.A : Cultural Frontiers of Health in Village India

10. Howard Jamee : Means doctors People and Government

11. Howard Merton : The Student - Physician : Introductory Studies in the Sociology of medical Education

12. Ommen T.K : Doctors and Nurses

13. Scoot R and volkart E.H (ed) : Medical Care - Readings in the Sociology

of Medical Institution

14. Susser M.W and Watson : Sociology of Medicine

15. Venkatarathnam R : Medical : Sociology in an Indian Setting

16. Willam C. Coeram : Medical Sociology



SOCIAL STATISTICS


Meaning of Statistics - Descriptive and Inductive Statistics - Importance of Statistics in Social Research


Sources and Collection of Data - Assembling and Tabulation of Data - presentation of Results, Diagrammatic and Graphical Representation of Data


(a) Measures of Central Tendency - Arithmetic Mean, Median and Mode

Measures of Dispersion - Range, Quartile, Standard Deviation and Mean Deviation

Correlation - Pearson's Product - Moment Correlation, Rank Correlation

Association of Attributes - Che-square test contingency and its uses


Vital Statistics - meaning, methods of Collecting Vital Events - measures of Mortally and Fertility


computer Packages for Social Science Research

BOOKS FOR REFERENCE


1. Daniel O Price and M.J.Hagood : Statistics for Sociologists

2. Fritz, Dafta and George Sunpson : Basic Statistics

3. John W.Best : Research in Education

4. Hagood M.J : Statistics for Sociologists

5. Lillan Cohen : Statistical methods for Social Scientists

6. Massey and W.J.Doom : Introduction to Statistical Analysis

7. Peatman J.C : Descriptive and Sampling Statistics

8. Shivathanu Pillai : Elements of Statistics




INDUSTRIAL SOCIOLOGY


Nature and Scope of Industrial Sociology


Different Types of productive system - Child System, Putting out system and factory system - Structure of Industrial organization : Forman and Informal organization, Line and Staff organization


Necessity of Bureaucracy : Patterns and types of Bureaucracy - Professional and Administrative Authority - Selection and Specialization


problems and Human relations in Industry : Worker's role strains, Occupational Identity, Alienation, discipline, Leadership, Morale, Absenteeism, Productivity, Industrial Relations : History of workers education, Worker's participation in management, Industrial peace labour - Management co-operation


Industrial Disputes - Collective Bargaining, mediation, Arbitration Labour Laws, Trade Union Movement : Development and Functions in India, problems and Prospects in India



BOOKS FOR REFERENCE


1. R.D.Agarwal : Dynamics of Labour Relations in India

2. R.Baldav Sharma : The Indian Industrial Worker

3. Charles Spoul : An Introduction to Industrial Society

4. A.Eliziene : Modern Organizations

5. V.Eugene Schcidder : Industrial Sociology

6. Dental Bell : The Coming of Post Industrial Society

7. V.V.Giri : Labour Progblems in Indian Industry

8. S.C.jain : The Indian manager

9. C.A.Mayers and S.kannapan : Industrial Relations in India

10. Miller and Form : Industrial Sociology

11. S.R.Parker (etal) : The sociology of Industry

12. pascal Gilbert : fundamentals of Industrial sociology

13. G.K.Shrikov : Industrialization in India

14. V.B.Singh : Industrialization labour in India

15. Warnet and Low ; The Social System of the Modern Factory

SEMESTER III


THOUGHT AND THEORY IN SOCIOLOGY : THEORETICAL REFORMULATION


Symbolic Interactionism - G.H.Mead, C.H.Rooley, Herbert Blumer


Ethnomethodology - Harold Garinket


Phenomenological Sociology - Alfred Schutz, Karl Mannheim


Theories of Social Change - Explanations of Factors and Process of Social Change


Other recent trends in Sociological Theories - Merton's reference group theory and Concept of middle range theories, Theodoe caplow's dialective Sociology, Parson's general system theory



BOOKS FOR REFERENCE

1. H.E.Barnes : Introduction to the History of Sociology

2. P.S.Cohen : Masters of Social Theory

3. L.Coser : Masters of Sociologies Thought

4. A.Giddins : Central Problems in Sociological Theory

5 R.K.Merton : Social Theory and social Structure

6. c.W.Mills : Sociological Imagination : London

7. T.Parsons : Structure of Social Action

8. Raymond Aron : Main Currents in Sociological Thought

(Vol.1 & 2

9. P.K.Sarokin : Sociological Theories of Today

10. I.M.Zeitlin : Ideology and Development of Sociological Theory

11. Narain's Series : Sociological Theories - Dr.Kumar




CHANGE, MODERNISATION AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT - II


The Relation between Society and Economy - The Need for a Sociological approach to the study of Economic Development. Concepts of growth and development, Characteristics of Developed and Developing Societies


The Role of Non-Economic factors in Economic Development Religion, Caste, Family, Education, Politics


Comparative Historical experience in Development - Western Model - USA and Asian Models - Japan - China


Issues in India's Economic Development - Population, Poverty, Lack of Entrepreneurship, Regional Imbalances, Ecology


A Brief review of Development planning in India, Liberalization, globalization and Their impact on Development.



BOOKS FOR REFERENCE


1. Bert E.Hoselitz : Sociological Aspects of Economic Growth

2. Carle C.Zhimmerman and : Sociology of Under Development

Richard E.D (ed)

3. Charles P Kindlerberger : Economic Development

4. A.R.Desai : Modernization of Under Developed Countries

5. T.S.Epstein : Economic Development and Social Change

6. Gunnar Mydral : Asian Drama ( 3 Volumes)

7. M.L.Jhingan : The Economics of Development & Planning

8. Michel P.Todaro : Economics for a Developing World

9. Pavlov V,.T.Etal : India - Social Economic Development

10. Ralph Pieris : Asian Development Styles

11. N.J.Smelse : The Sociology of Economic Life



SOCIAL STRATIFICATION AND MOBILITY


Introduction : Meaning and Characteristics of Stratification Social Patterning - Antiquity - Ubiquity - Diversity and Consequentiality


Forms of Stratification, Class and Caste, UD, USA and India - Problems of Identifying Social Class Wealth Education - Occupation - Power, Life Styles and Standard of living as Determinants of class


Meaning of Motility : Vertical and Horizontal Mobility, Education, Income and Occupation as Determinants of Mobility - Mobile Man - Saberwal - Individual Status Dissonance Paradigm, Occupational Mobility - Prestige Grading of occupations - Objective and subjective Criteria


Sanskritization and Social Movements as Trends in Mobility


Role of Education, Occupation, Income, Politics, Industrialization and urbanization in social Mobility in India


BOOKS FOR REFERENCE


1. Bailey P.G : Caste and Economic Frontier

2. Barber B : Social Stratification

3. Beteille A : Caster, Class and Power

4. Dumont L : Homo Hierarchicus

5. Gore M.S : Urbanization and Social Change

6. Lipbget S.M and Bendix.R : Class Status and power

7. Saberwal.S : Mobile Men

8. Singh Y : Social Stratification and change in India

9. Srinivas M.N : Caste in Modern India

10. Tumin M : Social Stratification




SOCIOLOGY OF SOCIAL MOVEMENTS


Introduction : Historical review, Nature and scope


Basic concepts : Problems - Elements - Types - Structure and Organization


Religious and Protest movements : Buddhism, Jainism, Sikhism, Veerasaivism, Reform movements : Arya Samaj, Brahma Samaj, Sa----------Samaj, Kabhir Panth, Prarthana Samaj


Backward Class Movements : SNDP Yadava, - Dalit movement and Tribal movement, Jharkahand, Santal, Dalit movement in Karnataka


Tribal movments : Peasant movement, Bengal, UP, Kerala, Bihar, Karnataka, Tamil Nadu, Maharashtra Social legislation and change since 1947

BOOKS FOR REFERENCE


1. J.A.Banks : The Sociology of Social Movements

2. W.R.Cameron : Modern Social Movements

3. B.Dasgupta : The Naxalite Movements

4. A.R.Desai : Peasant Struggles in India

5. S.Chawdhary : Peasants and Workers movements in India

6. Hardgrave.R.L : The Dravida Movement

7. E.Pirachik : Politics and Social Conflict in South India

8. S.C.Malik : Dissent, Protest and Reform in Indian Civilization

9. Mohinder Singh : The Akali Movement

10. C.Parvathama : Politics and Religion : sociological Essays of Veerasaivism

11. M.S.A.Rao : Social Movements in India

12. Sunanda Patwardhan : Social Change Among Harjans

13. Sundarayya.P : Telangana Peoples Struggle and its Lessons



3.5 RURAL TRANSFORMATION : ISSUES AND DEVELOPMENT


Major Rural Problems - Indebtedness, Literacy, Traditional Mindedness, Politicization of Panchayats : problem of Rural Leadership, Factions and Social Tensions


Administrative and Organizational aspect of Rural planning and development in India


Rural Reconstruction : Aims and objectives, Pre-Independence and after Independence, Genesis of Planning - CDP, Bhoodan and Reforms, SFDA and MFAL


Rural Welfare programmes : National Programmes on Agriculture and Other rural activities


GATT : WTO : Social Audit, of NGOs in Rural Area



BOOKS FOR REFERENE


1. Alice and Daniel Thouner : Land and Labour in India

2. Allen.H.B : Rural Reconstruction in Action

3. Baden Powell.B.H : The Origin and Growth of Village Communities in India

4. Chowdhari.T.P.S (eds) : Selected Readings on Community Development

5. Sugata Dasgupta (ed) : History of Rural Development in Modern India

6. David Mandelbam : Society in India

7. De'Mellow : Problems of Rural Reconstruction in India

8. A.R.Desai : Rural India in Transition

9. Rural Sociology in India

10. George N.Foster : Transitional Culture and the impact of Technological Change

11. J.N.Halpern : The Changing Village Community

12. M.R.Haswell : Economics of Development in Village in India

13. H.C.Jain : Community Development and Panchayath Raj in India

14. J.C.Kavoori and B.N.Singh(eds) : History of Rural Development in Modern India

15. M.V.mathur and Iqbal narain (eds) : Panchayat Raj in India

16. M.B.Nanavathi and J.J.Anjaria : The Indian Rural Problem

17. Nethor (ed) : Developing Rural India - Plan and Practice

18. Normon Long : Rural Development

19. : Economic Development, Past and Present

20. S.K.Sharma and S.K.Malhotra : Integrated Rural Development Approaches, Strategy and Perspectives

21. C.C.Taylor (ed) : India's Roots of Democracy, Bombay


IV SEMESTER



PERSPECTIVES ON INDIAN SOCIETY


Indological / Textual (G.S.Ghurye, Louis Dumont)


Structural - Functionalism (M.N.Srinivas, S.C.Dube)


Marxism _ D.P.Mukherjee, A.R.Desai, R.K.Mukherjee

synthesis of Textual and Field Views _ Irawati Karve, A.M.Shah


Civilizational View (N.K.Bose, Suraijit Sinha)


Subaltern Perspective (B.R.Ambedkar, David Hardiman)


Current debates : contextualization, Indigenization, The use of native categories in the analysis of Indian Society, Text and context, Sociology for India



BOOKS FOR REFERENCE


1. P.R.Desouza : Contemporary India

2. D.N.Dhanagare : Theories and Perspectives in Indian Sociology

3. S.C.Dube : Social Sciences in a Changing Society

4. S.C.Dube : The Indian Village

5. Louis Dumont : Homo Hierarchicus : The Caste System and its implications

6. Iravati Karve : Hindu Society : An Interpretation

7. A.R.Mohan : The Legacy of G.S.Churye : A Continental Festschrift

8. D.P.Mukherjee : Diversities

9. P.N.Mukherjee and Commen T.K : Indian Sociology : Reflections and Introspections

10. K.S.Singh : The People of India : An Introduction

11. Y.Singh : Modernization of Indian Tradition

12. Y.Singh : Modernization of Indian Tradition

13. M.N.Srinivas : India's Villages

14. Stephen Tylor : An Anthropological Perspective



SOCIOLOGY OF MARGINALIZED GROUPS


Importance of the study - Introduction - Who are Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes - Distribution of their population in India and Karnataka


Economic, Social and Educational Conditions of Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes - Abolition of Untouchability - Constitutional Provisions - legal protection - B.R.Ambedkar and his contribution to the upliftment of Scheduled Castes - Conversion and Social Mobility


Tribal Religion and Culture, problems of Assimilation


Evaluation of the Central Government and State Government Schemes for the Welfare or the Scheduled Castes and the Scheduled Tribes


Recent trends in the movements for development of marginalized groups : Anti Reservation agitations


BOOKS FOR REFERENCE


1. B.R.Ambedkar : The untouchables : who were thy and why they became untouchables ?

2. B.R.Ambedkar : Abilation of Caste

3. L.Ananthakrishna Iyer : The My sore Tribes and Castes

4. Durga Das Basu : Commentary in the constitution of India

5. G.S.Ghurye : The Scheduled Tribes

6. R.herald Issacs : India's Ex-untouchables

7. O.M.Lynen : The Politics of untouchability

8. N.M.Mahar : Untouchables in contemporary India

9. C.Parvathamma : New Horizons and Scheduled Castes

10. Robbin jeanette : Dr.Ambekar and his movement

11. sunanda Patwardhan : Change among India's Harijans

12. E.Thurston : Caste and Tribes of Southern India

13. Vimal Chandra : Hand Book on Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes


SOCIOLOGY OF GENDER


Basic concepts in Gender Studies : Sex and Gender, Patriarchy, Androgyny, Gender Bias, Gender Relations, Gender Equality, Gender Justice, Gender Division of labour, Gender Sensitivity


The Relevance of Gender Studies to Sociological analysis - The challenge of Gender to Sociological Theory and Research - A Critique of major Sociological theories from the Gender perspective


Feminism : Concept and Practice, Theories of Feminism : Liberal, Marxist, Radical, Socialist, Post-Modern


Gender in India : Family, Marriage, Caste, Religion, Work, media, Education and Health


Women's movement in India : Different Phases, Autonomous Women's Organizations - Key issues before the contemporary Women's Movement


BOOKS FOR REFERENCE


Claire M Renzetti and : Women, Men and Society : The Sociology

Daniel J.Curian of Gender

2. Deborah, Road (ed) : Theoretical Perspectives on Sexual Differences

3. Kristen Myers, Auderson etal (ed) : Feminist Foundations : Transforming Sociology

4. Geraldine Forbes : Women in Modern India

5. Hina Sen : Spaces within the Struggle

6. Maithreyi Krishnaraj (ed) : Women's Studies in India : some Perspectives

7. Maria Mies and Vandana Shiva : Eco Feminism

8. Nandita Gandhi and Nandita Shah : Issues at Stake

9. Neera Desai and : Women and Society in India

Maithreyi Krishnaraj

10. Radha Kumar : History of Doing

11. Rosemarie Tong : Feminist Thought - A comprehensive Introduction

12. Satya Murthy.T.V : Region, Caste, Gender and Culture in Contemporary India

POLITICS AND SOCIETY


Visions of Society and Politics. The visions of karl marx, Max Weber and pareto


Nature and types of political systems - Conflict, Legitimacy and Effectiveness of these systems


Relationship between Political systems and Non-Political systems like Caste, Religion, Class, Region and Language


Political socialization : Nature, significance and Agencies


Analysis of Electoral behaviour with particular reference to India


BOOKS FOR REFERENCE


1. Amal Kumar Mukhopadhyaya : Political Sociology

2. Bendix.R : State and Society

3. Bottomore Tom : Classes in Modern Society

4. A.R.Desai : The Social Background of Indian Nationalism

5. Ralf Dharendorf : Class and Class conflict in Industrial Society

6. A.H.Hanson and James Douglas : India's Democracy

7. R.Kothari : Politics in India

8. Lewis A.coser (ed) : Politics in India

9. S.M.Lippsct.A : Political Man

10. Max Weber : The Theory of Economic and Social Organization

11. A.Moiuin : Introduction to Political Sociology

12. C.Parvathamma : Politics and Religion


CONTEMPORARY SOCIAL PROBLEMS


Introduction : Types of Disorganizations concept and approaches of Social Problems


Problems of Crime and Delinquency - Incidence, Causes, Consequences and Remedies


Economic Problems - Poverty, Unemployment, Housing, Slum, Child-Labour, Black Money


Social problems - Dowry, Divorce, Drug Abuse, Gambling, Smoking, Agee, Communal Riots


Other Problems - Corruption, Terrorism, Malnutrition, Enviornmental Pollution


BOOKS FOR REFERENCE

1. Denav F.Pace : Concept of Vice Narcotics and Organized Crime

2. Edwin H.Sutherlandand : Principles of Criminology

Donald R.Cressey

3. Gill S.S : The Pathology of Corruption

4. Indira jai Prakash : Quality Aging

5. Kiran Bedi : It is Always Possible

6. Ministry of Home Affairs : Crime in India

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