PSEB 11th Class Syllabus 2024 Sociology

Punjab Board SYLLABUS 2023-2024

Syllabus Sociology CLASS-XII (2023-24) 1 Unit I- origin and Emergence 1. Emergence of Sociology: Historical Background Meaning, Nature and Scope of Sociology. 2. Relationship of Sociology with other Social Sciences: Political Science, History, Economics, Psychology and Anthropology. 2 Unit II- Basic Concepts in Sociology 3. Society, Community and Association: Society – Meaning and Features, Relationship between individual and society; Community – Meaning and features; Association – Meaning and Features, Difference between Society, Community and Association. 4. Social Groups: Meaning and Features, Types – Primary and Secondary group, In-group and Out-group. 3 Unit III- Culture , Socialisation and Social Institutions 5. Culture: Meaning and features, Material and Non-Material culture. 6. Socialisation: Meaning, Socialisation as a process of learning, Agencies of Socialisation: Formal and Informal Agencies. 7. Marriage, Family and Kinship. 8. Polity, Religion, Economy and Education. 4 Unit IV- Social Structure, Social Stratification, Social Change and Founding Fathers of Sociology 9. Social Structure: Meaning, features and Elements – Status and Role. 10. Social Stratification: Concept, Forms, Caste and Class, Features and Differences. 11. Social Change: Meaning, Features and Factors – Demographic, Educational and Technological. 12. Western Sociological Thinkers: Auguste Comte – Positivism, Law of Three Stages, Karl Marx – Class and Class conflict, Emile Durkheim –Social Facts, Division of Labour, Max Weber – Social Action, Types of Authority, Sociology of Religion. 1