Syllabus for Classes XI & XII

Sociology
Class XI

One Paper 3  Hours 100 Marks
Units   Marks
1.

Origin and Growth of Sociology - Contribution of Auguste Contle, Karl Marx, Emile Durkheim, Max Weber and Herbert Spencer in the Development of Sociology. 

14
2. Sociology in India- a historical perspective of Sociology as a discipline in India. 8
3. Scientific Status and Relationship of Sociology with other Social Sciences. 10
4.

Methods and Techniques of scientific investigation in Sociology-empirical, historical and comparative methods; observation, interview, questionnaire, survey and case study.

10
 5. Basic concepts-society, community (including rural and urban communities), social group and association 10
6. Social Institutions- Family, marriage and kinship, religion, economy, polity and education. 10
7.

Structure and Stratification- Structure, system and function : caste and class and Racial and Ethnic group inequalities.

8
8.

Culture and Socialization- customs, norms, values, folkways and mores ; agents and stages of socialization.

10
9.

Social processes and Change -co-operation, accommodation, integration, competition and conflict ; concept and factors of change.

10
10. Social Deviance and Social Control- crime, delinquency ;types of social control 10
Books Recommended
1. Sociology : An introduction published by NCERT
2. Sociology-A systematic Introduction by H.M. Johnson.
3. Society-An Introductory Analysis by R. M. Maclver and C. H. Paje.
4. Sociology-A Guide to the Problems and Literature by T.B. Bollomore.
5. Scientific Social Survey and Research by P.V. Young.
6. Juvenile Delinquency in Indian Setting-by Seth H.
7. Sociology-by Shankar Rao.

SOCIOLOGY
CLASS XII

One Paper 3 Hours 100 Marks

 
Units   Marks
1. Unity and Disunity- socio-cultural unity and disunity, factors of disunity. 10
2.

Family, Kinship and Marriage in India-features, functions and changes, Hindu Joint family ; Kinship in India ; Ma-rriage among Hindus and Muslims.

20
3.

Social movement-Socio-religions reform movements-the Brahmo Samaj, the Prarthana Samaj, the Arya Samaj, the Servants of Indian Society, the Ramakrishina Mission, Reform Movements among Muslims.

10
4.

The Caste System - Growth of Caste System in India, cultural and structural aspects of caste, changes in caste system in India.

10
5.

Weaker Sections of the Indian Society-The Schedule Caste, the Schedule Tribes and the other Backward Classes-Criteria and social and economic problems.

10
6 Status of women -historical perspective, quest for equality, Dowry System-dimension and magnitude of the problem. 10
7. Social Problems of India- Unemployment, Poverty, communalism, regionalism acid national integration. 20
8. Social change in India- Sanskritisation, Westernisation, modernity and tradition in Indian society. 10
  Books Recommended  
1. Indian Society published by NCERT.  
2. Marriage and Family in India by K.M. Kapadia.  
3. Caste and Class in India by G.S. Ghurye.  
4. Social Change in Modern India by M.N. Srinivas.  
5. Social Background of Indian Nationalism by A.R. Desai.  
6. Social Problems of India Vol. ll by G.R. Madan.