INTRODUCTION TO SOCIOLOGY-II

Sociology is the scientific study of society, including patterns of social relationships, social interaction, and culture. It’s a synthetic science uniting all knowledge about human activity.The CORE COURSE under B.A. in SOCIOLOGY (GENERAL /HONS.) entitled INTRODUCTION TO SOCIOLOGY-II is actually a course on the basic idea of sociology and its importance in explaining our social structure and system.

WEEK 1 1. Definition of Sociological Perspective2. Major Perspectives in Sociology: Conflict, Interactionist, Functionalism, Structuralist, Control theory3. Sociological Perspectives in Addressing Social Problems
WEEK 2 4. Social Institutions5. Types of Socities6. Interdisciplinary approach in modern Sociology
WEEK 3 7. Disciplinary trajectory and pluralism8. Decolonization and Pluralism9. Introduction to Functionalism
WEEK 410. Durkheim’s idea of Functionalism11. Talcott Parson’s idea of Functionalism12. Robert Merton’s thought on Functionalism
WEEK 5 13. Functionalist theory of culture14. Social system and its functions (Functionalism applied in various areas within sociology- Family, Education and Development)15. Critiques of the Theory
WEEK 6 16. Interpretive Sociology: Meaning, Explanation and Overview17. Differences Between Interpretive and Positivist Sociology18. Origins of Interpretive Sociology
WEEK 7 19. Branches of Interpretive Sociology20. Application & Limitations of Interpretive Sociology21. Introduction to Conflict Perspective
WEEK 8 22. Conflict and conflict theorists23. The Classical Theorists24. Modern Conflict Schools & Elite Theory
WEEK 9 25. Recent Trends in Conflict Theory26. Social Movements27.Introduction to Structuralism
WEEK 10 28. Saussure’s Structuralism29. Levi-Strauss’s Theory of Structuralism30. Edward B. Titchener and Structuralism
WEEK 11 31. Brief introduction to Post Structuralism32. Concept and Definition of Interactionism33. Herbert Mead on Interactionism34. Herbert Blumer’s Symbolic interactionism
WEEK 12 35. Differential Association Theory & Lebelling Theory36. Internationalist Perspectives on Deviance37. Introduction-Concept of Feminism38. Different waves of feminism: Liberal, Radical, Socialist
WEEK 13 39. Feminist Movements: International and National40. Liberal Feminist Perspective & Radical Feminist Perspective 41. Socialist & Marxist Feminist Perspective42. Black Feminist Perspective
WEEK 14 43. Dalit Faminism44. Feminism and men’s rights45. Hindu Feminism and Shakti worship46. Scientific Research & Steps in Social Research
WEEK 15 47. Research Design48. Technique and Tools of Data Collection49. Sampling methods50. Report writing