IASbaba Offline, Sociology
For those who have enrolled for 2016 OFFLINE SOCIOLOGY Classes, please find below the schedule –
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SOCIOLOGY – Schedule (TLP 2016 – Offline) |
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| Test Series | Date | Syllabus | |
| Paper 1 | Paper 2 | ||
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Timings – 2 PM to 5 PM |
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| Test – 1 | 11-Sep | Religion and Society: A. Sociological theories of religion. B. Types of religious practices: animism, monism, pluralism, sects, cults. C. Religion in modern society: religion and science, secularization, religious revivalism, fundamentalism. |
1. Religion and Society: A. Religious communities. B. Problems of religious minorities.2. Social change in India: Visions of Social Change in India: A. Idea of development planning and mixed economy. B. Constitution, law and social change. C. Education and social change. |
| Test – 2 | 18-Sep | Systems of Kinship: A. Family, Household, Marriage. B. Types and forms of family. C. Lineage and descent. D. Patriarchy and sexual division oflabour. E. Contemporary trends. |
1. Systems of kinship in India: A. Lineage and descent in India. B. Types of kinship systems. C. Family and marriage in India. D. Household dimensions of the family. 2. Population Dynamics: A. Population size, growth, composition and distribution. |
| Test – 3 | 25-Sep | Politics and Scoiety: A. Sociological theories of power. B. Power elite, bureaucracy, pressure groups, and political parties. C. Nation, State, Citizenship, Democracy, Civil Society, Ideology. D. Protest, agitation, social movements, collective action, revolution. |
Politics and Scoiety: A. Nation, Democracy and Citizenship. B. Political parties, pressure groups, social and political elite. C. Regionalism and decentralization of power. D. Secularization. |
| Test – 4 | 2-Oct | 1. Sociology – The Discipline: A. Modernity and social changes in Europe and emergence of sociology. B. Scope of the subject and comparison with other social sciences. C. Sociology and common sense.2. Sociology as Science: D. Science, scientific method and critique. E. Major theoretical strands of research methodology. F. Positivism and its critique. G. Fact value and objectivity. H. Non-positivist methodologies. |
Social Structure: 1. Rural and Agrarian social structure: A. The Idea of Indian Village and village studies. B. Agrarian social structure – evolution of land tenure system, land reforms.2. Caste System: C. Perspective on the study of caste systems: GS Ghurey, M N Srinivas, Louis Dumont, Andre Beteille. D. Features of caste system. E. Untouchability – forms and perspectives. |
| Test – 5 | 9-Oct | 1. Research Methods and Analysis: A. Qualitative and quantitative methods. B. Techniques of data collection. C. Variables, sampling, hypothesis, reliability and validity.2. Sociological Thinkers: d. Karl Marx – Historical materialism, mode of production, alienation, class struggle. e. Emile Durkheim – Division of labour, social fact, scicide, religion and cosiety. |
Prespectives on the Study of indian Society: A. Indology (GS. Ghurey). B. Structural functionalism (M N Srinivas). C. Marxist sociology (A R Desai). |
| Test – 6 | 16-Oct | A. Max Weber – Social action, ideal types, authority, bureaucracy, protestant ethic and the spirit of capitalism. B. Talcolt Parsons – Social systems, pattern variables. C. Robert k. Merton – latent and manifest functions, conformity and deviance, reference groups. D. Mead – Self and identity. |
1. Impact of colonial rule on Indian society: A. Social background of Indian nationalism. B. Modernization of Indian tradition. C. Protests and movements during the colonial period. D. Social reforms.2. Social classes in India: A. Agrarian class structure. B. Industrial class structure. C. Middle classes in India. |
| Test – 7 | 23-Oct | Stratification and Mobility: A. Concepts – equality, inequality, hierarchy, exclusion, poverty and deprivation. B. Theories of social stratification – Structural functionalist theory, Marxist theory, Weberian theory. C. Dimensions – Social stratification of class, status groups, gender, ethnicity and race. D. Social mobility – Open and closed systems, types of mobility, sources and causes of mobility. |
1. Industrialization and urbanization in india: A. Evolution of modern industry in India. B. Growth of urban settlements in India. C. Working class: Structure, growth, class mobilization. D. Informal Sector, child labour. E. Slums and deprivation in urban areas.2. Tribal Communities in India: F. Definitional problems. G. Geographical spread. H. Colonical policies and tribes. I. Issues of integration and autonomy. |
| Test – 8 | 30-Oct | Works and Economy Life: A. Social organization of work in different types of society – Slave Society, Fedual society, industry / capitalist society. B. Formal and informal organization of work. C. labour and society. |
1. Social movements in Modern India: A. Peasants and farmers movemnets. B. Women’s movement. C. Backward classes and Dalit movement. D. Environmental movements. E. Ethnicity and Identity movements. 2. Rural and Agrarian transformation in India: |
| Test – 9 | 6-Nov | Social Change In Modern Society: A. Sociological theories of social change. B. Development and dependency. C. Agents of social change. D. Education and Social Change. E. Science, technology and social change. |
Challenges of social transformation: A. Crisis of Development: Displacement, Environmental Problems and Sustainability. B. Poverty, Deprivation and Inequalities. C. Violence against Women. D. Caste Conflicts. E. Ethnic Conflicts, Communalism, Religious Revivalism. F. Illiteracy and Disparities in Education. |
| Test – 10 | 13-Nov | Paper 1 and Paper 2 (Full Test) | |
NOTE: The OFFLINE Classes for OPTIONAL Subjects will be held only on Sunday’s
