WBCHSE Class 12 Syllabus for Sociology

SYLLABUS SOCIOLOGY (SOCG) Class – XII FULL MARKS: 100 Theory : 80 marks + Project : 20 marks Unit I: Sociology in India Development of Sociology in India; Different perspectives in studying Indian Society; Indological, Historical, Structural-Functional, Dialectical, Subaltern. Unit II: Indian Society: Structure and Process a) Society in Pre-British India: Socio-economic and cultural conditions of Indian Society. b) Processes of Social Change in India: Brahminization, Sanskritization, Westernization, Modernization, Secularization, Globalization and Liberalization. Unit III: Changes in Social Structure a) FAMILY: Indian Joint Family; Changes in structure and functions of family; Recent trends in family pattern. b) RURAL AND URBAN COMMUNITIES: Changes in economy and Land Ownership Pattern; Rural class structure and Urban class structure. c) CASTE AND TRIBE: Changes in Caste system: Role of Vivekananda, Gandhi, Ambedkar to Caste system; Caste-Class continuum; Caste in Literature; Tribes in transition. d) RELIGION: Views of Vivekananda, Maulana Abul Kalam Azad, Rishi Aurobindo; Religion in the present day society. e) EDUCATION: Views of Vidyasagar, Rabindranath, Gandhi, Gokhale; Education & Modernization. Unit IV: Contemporary Social Issues a) Population, Poverty. Illiteracy and Unemployment: Concepts and their interrelations (in brief); Consequences and Remedies. b) Communalism, secularism, Regionalism and Terrorism: Causes and consequences (in brief). c) Corruption: Concept; Recent Legislations. 285

SYLLABUS d) Women: Changing status of women in India, Violence against women, Women Movements. e) Environment: Ecology-Man and Environment; Crises and Responses (Movements); Legislations. f) Mass-Media: Concept; Role of mass-media in social life (both positive and negative). Project Work: (20 marks) Suggested Areas for Assignment 1) Recent trends in family pattern 2) Caste in Literature 3) Corruption: Recent Legislations 4) Women Movements 5) Environmental Issues 6) Role of mass-media in social life N.B. Topics for assignment should be altered every year from the suggested areas. Two assignments should be completed in each year. Size of the assignment should be around 500 words. Marks will be awarded jointly by the internal and external examiners on the basis of the written assignments and viva-voce. References : Browne, Ken (2008), An Introduction to Sociology, 3rd. ed. UK. Polity Giddens. Anthony, Sociology, 5th & 6th, Edition Polity Pullinger, (2011), Sociological Thinking, Rawat Publications Alexander, J.C. & Thompson, K (2008) A Contemporary Introduction to sociology - "Culture and Society in Transition", USA, Paradigm Publishers Newman, David, M(2008). "Sociology; Exploring the Architecture of Everyday Life" USA, Pine Forge Press Bryman, A lan, (2008) Social Research Methods, Oxford Baker, Theresa, (1972) Social Statistics, Tata McGraw Hill Elifson and others, (1997), "Fundamentals of Social Statistics", Mc Graw Hill 286