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Sociology: Concepts, Theories and Perspectives

Unit –I Introduction

(i): The emergence of sociology - Transition from social philosophy to sociology—


the intellectual context; Enlightenment-The Social, economic and political forces.
(ii): The French and Industrial Revolutions.

Unit- II Nature and Scope of Sociology

(i) Relevance of sociology, Nature and Scope of Sociology


(ii) Relationship of Sociology with other social sciences viz. Economics, History,
Psychology and Law.

Unit- III Sociology in Context

(i) Law and Society: Intersection, Interrelationship and Interaction – Concept of Law,
Sources of Law, Law and Social Control, Law and Social Change.
(ii) Everything in Its Path: Destruction of Community Life in Buffalo Creek

Unit-IV Concepts and Themes in Sociology

(i): Sociological concepts and perspectives; Sociological Imagination.


(ii) Society, Institution, Groups, Community, Culture and Socialization.

Unit- V Theoretical and Methodological Perspectives in Sociology -I

(i) Emile Durkheim- Division of Labour and Rules of Sociological Method

(ii) Suicide

Unit- VI Theoretical and Methodological Perspectives in Sociology -II

(i) Karl Marx- Dialectical Materialism, Concept of Class and Class Conflict
(ii) Alienation, Communist Manifesto

Unit-VII Theoretical and Methodological Perspectives in Sociology -III

(i) Max Weber- Methodology of Social Sciences, Social Action,


(ii) Power, Authority, and Sociology of Religion

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Unit-VIII Theoretical and Methodological Perspectives in Sociology -IV

(i) C. W. Mills – Power Elite


(ii) Nicklas Luhmann- Law, Justice and Society

Unit- IX- Contemporary Social Problems -I


(i) Population
(ii) Migration

Unit- X- Contemporary Social Problems-II

(i) Poverty
(ii) Health

Essential Readings:

1. Giddens, A 1997. Sociology. Cambridge: Polity Press.


2. Oommen, T. K. and C. N. Venugopal (1991) Sociology for Law Students. Lucknow:
Eastern Book Company.

Further References:
1. Alexander, J. C. et al. (2017). A Contemporary Introduction to Sociology: Culture
and Society in Transition. New York: Routledge.
2. Aron, Raymond.1956 (1982 reprint). Main Currents in Sociological Thought (2
volumes), Harmondworth. Middlesex: Penguin Books.
3. Coser, Lewis A 1979. Masters of Sociological Thought. New York: Harcourt.
4. Morrison, Ken 1995. Marx, Durkheim and Weber: Formation of Modern Social
Thought. London: Sage.
5. Ritzer. George 1996. Sociological Theory, New Delhi: Tata McGraw Hill.
6. Singh, Yogendra. 1986. Indian Sociology: Conditioning and Emerging Trends,
New Delhi: Vistaar.

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