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STRUCTURE OF COURSES, M.A. SOCIOLOGY
SEMESTER – I
Title of the Paper
Marks
Continuous Semester end Total
assessment Exam
(Internal) (External)
SOC: 101
Compulsory Papers
Theoretical perspectives in Sociology - I 20 30 50
SOC: 102 Methodology of Social Research - I
Elective Papers ‘Group A’ (Any One)
20 30 50
SOE:104 Rural Society in India - I 20 30 50
SOE:105 Political Sociology – I 20 30 50
SOE:106 Gender and Society - I 20 30 50
SOE:109 Sociology of NGOs and Development - I 20 30 50
SOE:110 Sociology of Migration - I
Elective Papers ‘Group B’ (Any One)
20 30 50
SOE:103 Perspectives on Indian Society – I 20 30 50
SOE:107 Globalization and Society – I 20 30 50
SOE:108 Sociology Ageing – I 20 30 50
SOE:111 Sociology of Mass Communication - I 20 30 50
SOE:112 Contemporary Social Problems in India - I 20 30 50
SOE:113 Sociology of Education - I 20 30 50
Total
SEMESTER – II
80 120 200
Paper Code
Title of the Paper
Marks
Continuous Semester end Total
assessment Exam
Compulsory Papers
(Internal) (External)
SOC: 201 Theoretical perspectives in Sociology – II 20 30 50
SOC: 202 Methodology of Social Research – II
Elective Papers ‘Group A’ (Any One)
20 30 50
SOE:204 Rural Society in India – II 20 30 50
SOE:205 Political Sociology – II 20 30 50
SOE:206 Gender and Society – II 20 30 50
SOE:209 Sociology of NGOs and Development – II 20 30 50
SOE:210 Sociology of Migration – II
Elective Papers ‘Group B’ (Any One)
20 30 50
SOE:203 Perspectives on Indian Society – II 20 30 50
SOE:207 Globalization and Society – II 20 30 50
SOE:208 Sociology Ageing – II 20 30 50
SOE:211 Sociology of Mass Communication – II 20 30 50
SOE:212 Contemporary Social Problems in India – II 20 30 50
SOE:213 Sociology of Education – II 20 30 50
Total 80 120 200

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SEMESTER – III
Title of the Paper
Continuous
assessment
(Internal)
Marks
Semester end
Exam
(External)
Compulsory Papers
SOC: 301 Classical Sociological Tradition - I 20 30 50
SOC: 302 Sociology of change and Development - I 20 30 50
Elective Papers ‘Group A’ (Any One)
SOE:303 Social Demography - I 20 30 50
SOE:305 Social movements in India - I 20 30 50
SOE:307 Sociology of Information Society - I 20 30 50
SOE:308 Urban Society in India - I 20 30 50
SOE:309 Sociology of Disaster Management - I 20 30 50
Elective Papers ‘Group B’ (Any One)
SOE:304 Criminology - I 20 30 50
SOE:306 Environment and Society - I 20 30 50
SOE:310 Health and Society - I 20 30 50
SOE:311 Tribal Sociology - I 20 30 50
SOE:312 Social Psychology - I 20 30 50
Total 80 120 200
Paper Code
SEMESTER – IV
Title of the Paper
Continuous
assessment
(Internal)
Marks
Semester end
Exam
(External)
Compulsory Papers
SOC: 401 Classical Sociological Tradition - II 20 30 50
SOC: 402 Sociology of change and Development - II 20 30 50
Elective Papers ‘Group A’ (Any One)
SOE:403 Social Demography – II 20 30 50
SOE:405 Social movements in India – II 20 30 50
SOE:407 Sociology of Information Society – II 20 30 50
SOE:408 Urban Society in India – II 20 30 50
SOE:409 Sociology of Disaster Management – II 20 30 50
Elective Papers ‘Group B’ (Any One)
SOE:404 Criminology – II 20 30 50
SOE:406 Environment and Society – II 20 30 50
SOE:410 Health and Society – II 20 30 50
SOE:411 Tribal Sociology – II 20 30 50
SOE:412 Social Psychology - II 20 30 50
Total 80 120 200
Note: Students must obtain minimum 40% marks in Continuous Assessment (Internal)
and Semester End Examination (External ) separately for each paper for passing the
examination.
Total
Total

M. A. I SEMESTER
SOC-101: Theoretical Perspectives in Sociology - I
Unit I. Introduction
a) Nature of sociological theory.
b) Elements of sociological theory.
c) Relationship between theory and research.
Unit II. Structural functionalism
a) The idea of social structure-A.R. Radcliffe Brown.
b) Dimensions of Social System- T. Parsons.
c) Codification, Critique and reformulation of functional Analysis- R.K. Merton.
Unit III. Conflict theory
a) Dialectical Conflict Theory- R Dahrendorf.
b) Functional Analysis of Conflict- L. Coser.
c) Conflict and Social change- R. Collins.
Suggested Readings:
Abraham, M. Frncis 1992. Modem Sociological Theory. An Introduction Bombay:
Oxford University Press.
Alexander, Jeffrey C. 1987. Twenty lectures: Sociological theory since world war
II.New York: Columbia University Press.
Bottomore, Tom. 1984. The Frankfurt school. Chester, Sussex: Ellis Horwood and
London: Tavistock Publications.
Collins, Randall. 1997 (Indian edition). Sociological theory. Jaipur and New Delhi:
Rawat.
Craib, Ian. 1992. Modern social theory: From Parsons to Habermas (2nd
edition).London: Harvester Press.
Doshi S. L. 2002 : Adhunikata, Uttar-Adhunikata Evam Nava-Samajshastriya Siddhant,
Rawat Publications, Jaipur.
Giddens, Anthony 1983 : Central Problems in Social Theory : Action, Structure and
Contradiction in Social Analysis, Micmillan, London
Kuper, Adam and Jessica Kuper (eds.). 1996 (2nd edition). The social science
encyclopaedia. London and New York: Routledge.
Kuper, Adam. 1975. Anthropologists and anthropology: The British school, 1922-
72.Harmondsworth, Middlesex: Penguin Books.
Ritzer, George and Goodman D. 2004 (6th edition). Sociological theory. New York:
McGraw-Hill.
Sturrock, John (ed.). 1979. Structuralism and since: From Levi Strauss to
Derida.Oxford: Oxford University Press.
Turner, Jonathan H. 1995 (4th edition). The structure of sociological theory. Jaipur and
New Delhi: Rawat.
Zeitlin, Irving M. 1998 (Indian edition) . Rethinking sociology: A critique of
contemporary theory. Jaipur and New Delhi: Rawat.

SOC - 102: Methodology of Social Research - I
I. Philosophical Roots of Social Research:
a) Methodologies in methodology in social research: major paradigms,
quantitative and qualitative research, and participatory research methodology.
b) Positivism and its critique: Contribution of Comte, Durkheim, and Popper to
positivism, critique of positivism: Fayeraband and Giddens.
c) Hermeneutical tradition: dominant tendencies.
II. Nature of Social Reality and Approaches:
a) Phenomenology, Ethnomethodology, symbolic interactionism, Interpretative
understanding.
b) Logic of inquiry in social science research: inductive and deductive.
c) Theory building: Model building, paradigm, theory and fact, constructing a theory,
Relationship between theory and research.
d) Scientific method in social research: nature and steps.
e) Hypothesis: Types, Sources and characteristics.
f) The Problems in the study of social reality: Objectivity and Subjectivity.
III. Application of Computers in Social Research: Use of Computers and Internet in
Social Research
Suggested Readings:
Ahuja, Ram. 2001. Research Methods, Rawat Publications, Jaipur.
Babbie, Earl. 2006. The Practice of Social Research (10 th edition). Chennai: Chennai
Micro Print Pvt.Ltd.
Bryman, Alan.2004. Social Research Methods. Oxford University press. New York.
Creswell, J. W. 2003. Research Design: Qualitative, Quantitative, and Mixed Methods
Approaches. Thousand Oaks, CA: Sage Publications.
Durkheim, Emile. 1964. The Rules of Sociological Method. London: Collier MacMillan,
1938. New York: The Free Press,
Feyerabend, Paul. 1978. Against method. London/New York: Verso.
Giddens, Anthony 1976. New Rules of sociological Research. Hutchinson, and Co.
Kuhn, Thomas. 1970. The Structure of Scientific Revolutions, Chicago: The University
of Chicago Press.
Mukherji, P.N. (ed) 2000. Methodology in social Research, New Delhi: Sage
Publications.
Neumann, W. L. 1991, Social Science Research Methods: Qualitative and Quantitative
Approaches. Needleham Heights, Allyn and Bacon.
Popper, Karl.1959. The Logic of Scientific Discovery. New York: Harper Tarchbooks,
The science Library, Harper and Row.
Sarantakos, soritios.1998. Social Research. London: MacMillan Press Ltd.
SOE – 104: RURAL SOCIETY IN INDIA - I
Unit I:Nature of rural Society in India.
a) Peasant society.
b) Concept of village, characteristics of rural society specially in Indian context.
c) Rural recreation, forms of recreation.
d) Folk culture.

Unit II: Planned social change for rural society.
a) Green revolution.
b) Rural reconstruction - objectives and programmes of rural reconstruction.
c) Community development programmes.
d) Panchayat Raj : Panchayat Raj as a democratic decentralization. Structure and
functions: gram Panchayat, Panchayat samiti, Zilla Parishad.
e) 73 rd amendment.
Unit III: Globalization and its impact on agriculture.
Suggested Readings:
Andre Setille, 1974. Six Essays in Comparative Sociology, OUP, New Delhi.
Ashish Nandy, 1999. Ambiguous Journey to the City, New Delhi, OUP.
Berch, Berberogue (ed.). 1992. Class, State and Development in India, Sage, New Delhi.
Beteille Andre. 1974. Studies in Agrarian Social Structure, Oxford University Press,
Delhi.
Desai, A.R. 1977. Rural Sociology in India, Popular Prakashan, Bombay.
Desai, A.R..(Ed.) Peasant Struggles in India, Oxford Uriversity, Bombay, 1979.
Dhanagare, D.N. 1988. Peasant Movements in India, OUP, New Delhi.
Doshi, S.L. and Jain, P.C. Rural Sociology, Rawat Publications, Jaipur and New Delhi,
1999.
Jain, S.C. 1967. “Community development and Panchayati Raj in India” Allied
Publishers, Bombay.
Maheshwari, S.R. 1995. “Rural development in India” Sage publication, New Delhi.
Mencher, J.P., 1983. Social Anthropology of Peasantry Part III, OUP.
Oommen, T.K. : Social Transformation in Rural India, Vikas Publishing House, New
Delhi, 1984.
P. Radhakrisjmam. 1989: Peasant Struggles: Land reforms and Social Change in Malabar
1836 - 1982. Sage Publications : New Delhi.
Roy, C.N. 1994. “Politics or rural development” Rawat Publications, Jaipur.
Sem Njpwamo. 1962. Evolution of Agrarian Relations in India, Peoples Publishing
House, New Delhi.
Sen Sunil. 1979. Agrarian Relations in India 1793 to 1947, People's Publications House,
New Delhi.
Shanin Teodor. 1971. Peasants and Peasants Societies, Modern Sociology Readings,
Penguin.
Sharma, K.L. 1997. Rural Society in India, Rawat Publications, Jaipur and New Delhi.
Sharma, M.P. 1967. “Local self Govt. in India” Kitab-Mahal Allahabad.
Singh Raghavendra Pratap. 1987. Sociology of Rural Development in India, Discovery
Publishing House, Delhi.
Thorner, Daniel and Thorner Alice. 1962. Land and Labour in India, Asia Publications,
Bombay.
Thorner, Daniel and Thorner Alice. 1962. Land and Labour in India, Asia Publications,
Bombay.
Tiwary Jai Kumar. 1994. Rural Trade Information in India, Reliance Publishing House,
New Delhi.

SOE - 105: A03 Political Sociology - I
I. Nature of Political Sociology:
a) Nature and subject matter of political sociology.
b) Development of political sociology.
c) Scope of political sociology.
II. Approaches to Political Sociology:
a) Behavioural approach.
b) System analysis approach.
c) Input Output approach.
III. Political Culture and Socialisation:
a) Political Culture: Meaning and Significance.
b) Political socialisation: Meaning, significance and Agencies.
IV. Elite theories of distribution of power:
a) G. Mosca,
b) C. Wright Mills.
Suggested Readings:
Almond and Powell. 1966. Comparative Polities: The Developmental approach, Boston,
Little Brown and co.
Almond, A Gabriel et. al. 1973. Crises choice and change, Historical Studies of political
Development. Boston.
Barrington Jr. 1958. Political Power and social Theory, Cambridge, Haward University
press.
Bhaskaran, R.1967. Sociology of Politics tradition and politics in India. Asian
publishing house, Bombay.
Biswas, -Diptikumar. Political Sociology, Firma KLM Private, Calcutta.
Bottmore, T.B. 1979. Political Sociology. Hutchinson.
Bottmore, T.B.1966. Elites and Society, London. Penguin Books
Dowse, R. E. and Huges.1971. Political Sociology, New York, Basic Books.
Dubey, S. R. Development of political thought in India.
Elsentadt, S. N (ed).1989. Political Sociology, Vol-I & II, Rawat publications.
Harold, D. Lasswell. 1997. On Political Sociology, The University of Chicago press,
Chicago.
Horowitz, Irving L. 1972. Foundation of Political Sociology, Harper and Row, New York.
Huntington, Samuel P. 1969. Political order in changing societies. Yale University
press. New Haven.
Jangam, R. T. 1980.Text Book of Political Sociology, Oxford and IBH publishing Co.
Mills, C. W. and Hans Gerth.1946. Essays in Sociology.Oxford, New York.
Mills, C.W. The power Elite, Oxford, New York.
Mitra, Subriha K.1992. Power Protest and Participation, Local Elites and the Politics of
Development in India, Routledge.
Mukhopadhaya, Amal Kumar. 1977. Political Sociology. K.B. Bagchi and company,
Pandit, Vijaya laxmi.1984. Elites and Urban politics, Inter-India publication, New
Delhi.
Philips, C. H. (ed). Society and politics in India.

Runciman, W. G. 1965. Social Sciences and Political Theory, Cambridge University press,
London.
Rush, Michael and Philip, Althoff. 1971. An Introduction to Political Sociology,
Thomas Nelson. and Sons Ltd. London.
Thimmaiah,G. 1993. Power politics and social Justice, Sage publication, New Delhi.
Verinder, Grover. 1988. Elections and politics in India, Deep and Deep publications, New
Delhi.
William, Riker.et al. 1973. An Introducation to Positive Political Theory. Englewood,
SOE – 106: GENDER AND SOCIETY - I
Unit I:Social construction of gender
a) Gender vs Biology, equality vs Difference
b) Women in the family : Socialization, Nature vs Gender; gender roles, privatepublic
dichotomy, sexual division of labour.
c) Patriarchy as ideology and practice.
Unit II: Theories of Gender Relations
a) Liberal
b) Radical
c) Socialist
Unit III: Gender Based Division of Labour / Work
a) Production vs Reproduction.
b) Household work, invisible work.
c) Women’s work and Technology
d) Development policies, liberalization and globalization and its impact on
women.
Unit IV: Gender and Society in India (Part – I)
a) Economy; marginalization of women and sexual division of Labour.
b) Polity: reservations for women.
Suggested Readings:
Agarwal, B. A. 1994. "Field of One's Own: Gender and Land Rights in South Asia,
Cambridge: Cambridge University Press.
Altekar, A.S. 1983. The Position of woken in Hindu Civilization, Delhi: Motilal
Banarasidass.
Chanana, Karuna. 1988. Socialization, Women and Education: Exploration in gender
Identity, New Delhi: Orient Longman.
Desai, Ncera and M. Krishnaraj. 1987. Women and Society in India, Delhi : Ajanta.
Dube, Leela et al. (eds.). 1986. Visibility and Power. Essays on Women in Society and
Development, New Delhi : OUP.
Dube, Leela. 1997. Women and Kinship: Comparative Perspectives on Gender in South
and South East Asia. Tokyo: United Nations University press.
Forbes, G. 1998. Women in Modern India. New Delhi, Cambridge University Press.
Gandhi, N. and N. Shah. 1992. The Issues at Stake : Theory and Practice in the
Contemporary Women's Movement in India, New Delhi: Kali for Women.
Ghadially, Rehana (ed.). 1988. Women in Indian Society, New Delhi: Sage.

Government of India. 1974. Towards Equality : report of the Committee on the Status of
Women.
Mies Maria. 1980. Indian Women and Patriarchy: Conflicts and Dilemmas of Students
And Working Women. New Delhi; Concept.
Myers, Kristen Anderson et al. (eds.). 1998. Feminist Foundations: Towards
Transforming Sociology, new Delhi : Sage.
Oakley, Ann. 1972. Sex, Gender and Society, New York : Harper and Row.
Omvedt, Gail. 1975. Caste, Class and Women's Literati on in India, Bulletin of concerned
Asia Scholars, 7, 1975.
Pardeshi, Pratima. 1998. Dr. Ambedkar and the question of Women's Liberation in India,
Pune: WSC, University of Pune.
Sharma, Ursula. 1983. Women, Work and Property in North West India, London;
Tavistock.
Srinivas, M.N. Caste: Its Modern Avatar, New Delhi : Penguin (Leela Dube's Article on
Caste and Women).
Vaid, S & K. 1989. Sangari, Recasting Women : Essays in Colonial History, New Delhi:
Kali for Women.
SOE – 109: Sociology of N.G.Os and Development - I
Unit I: Introduction
a) Concept of welfare, development and empowerment
b) Need for welfare and development organizations in capitalist societies
c) Governmental and non-governmental organizations: Nature, structure, roles and
functions
Unit II: Establishing NGOs
a) Registration of NGOs under relevant laws-forms and society’s Act, cooperative
society Act and Chritable Trust Act
b) Registration, process and procedures, constitution, rules and regulations, goals
c) Types of NGOs
Unit III: NGOs Movement in India
a) Past experience and present trends
b) NGOs and government in India: central government, state government and
panchayati Raj levels
c) Role for the NGOs in the new economic policy of the central government
Suggested Readings:
Chandra, Murli V. (ed). Role of voluntary organizati ons in social development. New
Delhi: Stearling Publishers.
Chaudhuri, D. Paul. 1983. ‘Social welfare administration’, Delhi: Atmaram & Sons.
Garain S. 1998. Organizational effectiveness of NGOs, Jaipur: University Books House.
Garain S. Towards a measure of perceived organizational effectiveness in nongovernmental
organization, Mumbai: Indian Journal of Social Welfare, 54 (2),
251-270.
Government of India- Charitable and Religious Trust Act, 1920.
Government of India- Co-operative Societies Act, 1912.
Government of India-Societies registration Act, 1860.

Jackson, J. 1989. Evaluation of Voluntary Organizations, Delhi: Information and News
Network.
Luthans, Fred. 1990. Organizational behaviour, Boston, Irwin McGraw Hill.
SOE - 110: Sociology of Migration - I
Unit I: Concept of Migration, Sources of Migration data, type of Migration, Census
definition of Migration and limitations.
Unit II: Migration differentials, migration patterns in developed and developing
countries with special reference to India
Unit III: Internal Migration: Determinants of internal migration at the place of origin and
at the place of destination. Consequences of internal migration: Demographic,
economic, social and political at the place of origin and destination.
Consequences of migration at household and individual levels.
Unit IV: International Migration:
Sources of international migration data and problems
Historical and Recent trends of international migration
Types of international migration: Permanent migration, Labour migration, Brain
drain, Refugee migration and Illegal migration.
Causes and consequences of international migration
Suggested Readings:
Bilsborrow, R.E. 1981. ‘Surveys in internal migration in low income countries: Issues of
survey and sample design’, ILO, Geneva.
Cohen, Robin. 1995. ‘The Cambridge survey of world migration’, Cambridge University
Press, Cambridge.
Hatton, T.J. and Williamson, J.G. 1998. ‘The age of mass migration: Causes and
Economic impact’, Oxford University Press, New York.
Israel, Milton and Wagle, N.K. 1993. ‘Ethnicity, Identity, Migration’, The centre for
South Asian Studies, University of Toronto.
Mishra, B.D. 1995. ‘An introduction to the study of population’, South Asian Publishers
Pvt. Ltd., New Delhi.
Mishra, Omprakash (Ed.) 2004. ‘Forced Migration’, Manak Publications, Delhi.
Mitra, R.G. 2002. ‘Understanding Patterns of Migration from census 2001 data’,
Population stabilization and development, Council of cultural growth and cultural
relations, Cuttack.
Oberai, A.S. and Singh, M.K.M. 1983, ‘Causes and Consequences of internal migration –
A Study in the Indian Punjab’, Oxford University Press, Delhi.
Pathak, K.B. and Ram, F. 1998. ‘Techniques of Demographic Analysis’, Himalayan
Publishing House, Mumbai.
Rogaly, Ben. 2001. ‘Seasonal migration, Social Change and Migrants Rights – Lessons
from West Bengal’, Economic and Political Weekly, Vol. 36 (49).
Shrylock, Henry S., Jacob, S. Siegal and Associates. 1980. ‘The Methods and Materials
of Demography’, Vol. II, US Bureau of the Census, Washington D.C.
United Nations. 1979. ‘Trends and Characteristics of international migration since 1950’,
Demographic Studies No. 64, UN, New York.

Zachariah, K.C. and Rajan S.I. 2001. ‘Migration Mosaic in Kerala: Trends and
determinants, Demography India, Vol. 30(1).
SOE - 103: Perspectives on Indian Society - I
1. Understanding and Conceptualising Indian Society.
a) Cultural Diversity: Race, Caste, Tribe, Religion, Language.
b) Perspectives in Indian Philosophy,
i) Charvak's materialistic view.
ii) Buddhist views on social equality,
iii) Jain philosophy: equality.
II. History and Development of Indian Sociology.
a) Imperial gazetteer as an instrument of colonial policy.
b) Social Anthropology and Sociology in post independent period.
c) Academic new-colonialism.
d) Americanisation of sociology.
III. Indological / Textual: G. S. Ghurye and Louis Dumont.
Suggested Readings:
Ahuja Ram, 1999, Society in India, Rawat Publication, Jaipur.
Atal, Yogesh. 2004. Indian Sociology: From Where to Where. Jaipur: Rawat
Publications.
Beteille, Andre 1972. Inequality and Social Change. Delhi: Oxford University Press.
Beteille, Andre, 2002. Sociology: Essays on Approach and Method. New Delhi: Oxford
University Press.
Bose, N.K. 1975.The structure of Hindu Society. New Delhi: Orient Longman.
D’Souza, P. R. (ed.). 2000. Contemporary India: Transitions. New Delhi: Sage
Publications.
Dahiwale, S.M. (ed). 2004. Indian Society: Non-Brahmanic Perspectives. Jaipur: Rawat
Publications.
Das, Veena. 2003. The Oxford Companion to Sociology and Social Anthropology. Vol. I
and II, New Delhi:Oxfoerd.
Desai, A. R. 1976. Social Background of Indian Nationalism. Bombay: Popular
Prakashan.
Dhanagare, D. N. 1999. Themes and Perspectives in Indian Sociology. Jaipur: Rawat
Publications
Dumont, Louis, 1970. Homo Hierarchicus. New Delhi: Vikas.
Gardner, Peter in Sylvia Vatuk (ed.). 1969. American studies in the Anthropology of
India. New Delhi.
Ghurye, G. S.1969. Caste and Race in India, Bombay. Popular Prakashan.
Khilnani, Sunil. 1999. The Idea of India. New Delhi: Penguin.
Mukherjee, Ramkrishna. 1979. Sociology of Indian Sociology. Bombay: Allied
Publishers.
Oommen, T.K. and Mukherjee, Partha. Indian Sociology: Reflections and
Introspections. Bombay: Popular.
Panikkar, K. M. 1967. Essential features of Indian Culture. Bombay: Bhartiya Vidya
Bhawan.

Prabhu, P.N. 1954.Hindu Social Organization.Popular book depot.
Pramanik, S. K. 2001.Sociology of G. S. Ghurye. Rawat, New Delhi.
Shama, K. L. 2000. Caste, Class and Tribe. New Delhi: Rawat publication.
Singer, Milton and Cohn, B.S (ed).1975. Structure and Change in Indian society. New
York: Harper and Row.
Singh, K.S. 1992. The people of India: An Introduction, Anthropological survey of India,
Calcutta.
Singh, Yogendra. 2004. Indian Sociology.Jaipur: Rawat.
Singh, Yogendra.1973. Modernization of Indian Tradition. New Delhi: The Thomson
Press Ltd.
Singh, Yogendra.1986. Indian Sociology: Conditioning and Emerging Concerns. New
Delhi: Vistar.
Srinivas. M. N. 2002. Collected Essays. New Delhi: OUP.
The Gazetteer of India. Vol.II, New Delhi: The Government of India Publication.
SOE - 107: Globalization and Society - I
I. The nature and dynamics of globalization
The historical and social context of globalization - world capitalism,
modernization and globalization - distinctive, characteristics of globalization -The
role of information and communication technology - Benefits and disadvantages
of globalization.
II. Agencies of globalization
Political economy of globalization agencies of globalization, Multinational
corporations (MNC's), nation -state, media, market, nongovernmental
organizations (NGO's) International agencies (International Monetary Fund,
World Bank, etc.)
III. Globalization and culture (Part – I)
The ethos of globalization (unbridled freedom, individualism, consumerism) -
Diffusion and projection of American value system and cultural patters through
the media - Cultural homogenization, hegemony and dominance.
Suggested Readings:
Appadurai, Arjun, 1997. Modernity at large: Cultural dimensions of
globalization, New Delhi: Oxford University press.
Drezera jean and Amartya Sen, 1996. Indian economic development and social
opportunity, Delhi Oxford University Press.
Escobar, Arturo, 1995. Encountering development: The making and unmaking of the
third world Princeton : Princeton University press.
Ferrante, Joan. 2003. Sociology: A Global Perspective. 5th Edition. Thomson
Hoogvelt, Ankie, 1998. The sociology of development, London: Macmillan.
Hoogvelt, Aukie, 1997, Globalisation and the post-colonial world - The new political
economy of development, London : Macmillan.
Jha, Avinash 2000: Background to Globalization; Centre for Education and
Documentation, Mumbai.

Kiely, Ray and Phil Marfleet (eds.) 1998. Globalization and third world. London :
Routledge.
Lechner, Frank J. and Boli, John (ed) 2000: The Globalization; Backwell, Oxford.
Panikkar, K. N. 1995: Culture and Globalization; Economic and Political weekly, Feb.
18, PP 374-375.
Preston, P.W. 1996. Development theory - An introduction, Oxford Blackwell.
Schuurman, Frans J. (ed) 2002: Globalization and Development Studies; SAGE
Publication, New Delhi.
Waters, Malcolm, 1996. Globalisation, London : Routledge.
SOE – 108: SOCIOLOGY OF AGEING - I
Unit I:The scope and significance of Sociology of Ageing:
a) Trends of increasing ageing population in different societies.
b) Factors responsible for increasing the ageing population
c) Social, economic and political implications of ageing population for developed
and developing societies.
Unit II:Theoretical and Sociological perspectives on ageing:
a) Engagement versus Disengagement theory
b) Integration versus segregation theory.
c) Role theory.
d) Social Exchange theory.
e) Activity theory.
Unit III: Age-Sex Structure and Characteristics:
a) Importance for the study of age-sex structure and characteristics
b) Age structure: Dependency ratio: Youngand Old, Median age of Population, Index of
ageing, Population Pyramid, Determinants of age structure of population
c) Sex Structure: Sex Ratio, Determinants of sex structure
Unit IV:Concepts of age grades and the Aged:
a) Concept of age grades and the aged in tribal, traditional and modern societies
b) Status of aged people in the traditional Indian society
Unit V:Problems of Elderly people:
a) Economic, Psychological, Physical and other Problems
b) Problems of coping with ageing among
i) Retired salaried people
ii) Aged people in unorganized sector
iii) Aged in farming / agriculture
Suggested Readings:
Alfred de Soza; Walter Femandes (1982) (eds); Ageing in South Asia: Theoretical Issues
and Policy Implications: New Delhi: Indian Social institute.
Bhatla, P. C. (2000) (ed.); Lecture-Series in Geriatrics, New Delhi: National Institute of
Primary Health.
Bhende, A. and T. Kanitkar. 2004. ‘Principles of Population Studies’, Mumbai: Himalaya
Publishing House.
Biswas, S. K. (1987) (ed.): Ageing in Contemporary India Calcutta: India n
Anthropological Society (Occasional Papers)

Choudhary, S. K. (1992) (ed.); Problems of the Aged and of Old Age Homes Bombay:
Akshar Prathi Roop Limited.
Dhillon, P. K. (1992) Psycho-Social Aspects of Ageing in India, New Delhi : Concept
Publishing Company.
Indira, Jai Prakash (1991) (ed.); Quality Ageing: Collected papers, Varanasi Association
of Gerontology.
Kumar S. Vijaya (1991); Family Life and Socio-Economic Problems of the Aged, New
Delhi : Ashish Publishing House.
Kumar, Vinod (1996) (ed.); Ageing Indian Perspective and Global Scenario, New Delhi:
All India Institute of Medical Sciences.
Muthayya B. C; Annesuddin M. (1992); Rural Aged: Existing Conditions, Problems and
Possible Interventions - A Study in Andhra Pradesh, Hyderabad - National
Institute of Rural Development.
Palmore, E. (1993) (ed); Developments and Research on Ageing, Westport: Greenwood
Press.
Rao, K. S. (1994); Ageing, New Delhi: National Book Trust of India.
Sati, P. N. (1987); Needs and the Problems of the Aged; Udaipur: Himanshu Publishers.
Sen, K. Ageing (1994): Debates on Demographic Transition and Social Policy; London:
Zed Books.
Shrylock, Henry S., Jacob, S. Siegal and Associates. 1980. ‘The Methods and Materials
of Demography’, Vol. I & II, US Bureau of the Census, Washington D.C.
Soodae K. S. (1975); Ageing in India: Calcutta : T. K. Mukherjee Minerva Association
(Pvt.) Ltd.
United Nations, Proceedings of the United Nations Round Table on the "Ageing of Asian
Populations", Bangkok – 1994.
SOE - 111: Sociology of Mass communication - I
Unit I: Concepts of Communication
a) Communication: Elements of communication. Interpersonal Communication,
Mass Communication, Folk Media and (Popular Culture).
b) Mass Media: Nature and Characteristics.
c) ICT and Information Society
Unit - II Theoretical approaches to communication and development.
a) Functional
b) Marxist
c) Liberal
Unit – III Rise and growth of Mass Media in India
a) Newspaper
b) Radio
c) Cinema and T.V.
d) Social impact of mass media
Unit -IV Role of information Communication Technology and Development
a)Internet
b)Mobile
c) Telecommunication

Suggested Readings:
Adult Emery, Agee,Dodd : Introduction to Mass Communication, Mead and Company,
1963.
Ambekar J.B : Communication and Rural Development, Mittal Publication, New Delhi,
1992.
Arvind Singhal and Rogers Everett: India’s Communication Revolution from Bullock
Carts to Cyber Mart, Sage Publications, New Delhi, 2000.
Curran, J. and M. Gurevith ( eds.): Mass Media and Society, Edward Arnold, Sage,
London.
French, D and Michal Richard ( eds ) : Television in Contemporary Asia, Sage, London,
2000.
McQuail, Denis: Mass Communication theory: Sage, New York, 2000.
Melkote Shrinivas : The Information Society, Sage, New Delhi.
Preston, P : Reshaping Communications, Sage, London, 2000.
Relevant Articles from the Journals : Media Asia, Communicator, Social Change,
Univercity News.
Zachariah Aruna : Communication Media and Electronic Revolution, Kanishka, New
Delhi, 1986.
SOE - 112: Contemporary social problems in India - I
Unit I Social Problems: Meaning, Nature and Theoretical approaches
a) Social Problems: Definition and Nature
b) Theoretical approaches to study the social problems: social pathological, social
disorganization, value conflict, deviant behaviour
Unit II Socio-Cultural Problems
a) Poverty
b) Inequality of caste and gender
c) Regional, ethnic and religious disharmonics
d) Family disharmony: i) Domestic violence ii) Dowry iii) Divorce iv)
Intergenerational conflict
Unit III Developmental Problems
a) Population
b) Slums
c) Development induced displacement
d) Ecological degradation and environmental pollution
e) Health problems
f) Terrorism
g) Consumerism
Suggested Readings:
Ahmad, Siddique. 2005. ‘Criminology’, (5 th Edition), Eastern Book Company, New
Delhi.
Ahuja, Ram. 2002. ‘Social Problems in India’, Rawat Publications, Jaipur.
Bedi, Kiran. 1998. ‘It is always Possible’, Sterling Publications Pvt. Ltd., New Delhi.
Deb, Sibnath. 2007. ‘Contemporary Social Problems in India’, Anmol Publications Pvt.
Ltd., New Delhi.

Horton, Pawl B. and Leslie, Gerald R. 1974. ‘The Sociology of Social Problems’ (fifth
edition), Printice-Hall, New Jersey.
Jogan, Sankar (Ed.). 1992. ‘Social Problems and Welfare in India’, Ashish, New Delhi.
Madan, G.R. 1990. ‘Indian Social Problems’, Vol. I and II, Allied Publishers Limited,
New Delhi.
Mamoria, C.B. 1981. ‘Social Problems and Social Disorganization in India’, Kitab
Mahal, Allahabad.
Mishra, Girish and Pandey, Brajkumar. 1998. ‘White-Collar Crimes’, Gyan, New Delhi.
Mishra, Omprakash (Ed.). 2004. ‘Forced Migration’, Manak Publications, Delhi.
Pavanjape, N.P. 2005. ‘Criminology’, (12 th Edition), Central, Allahabad.
Sarkar, Profulla C. 2008. ‘Understanding Social Problems and Policies’, Serrial
Publications, New Delhi.
Shivananda, J. ‘Contemporary Social Problems’, Alfa Publications, New Delhi.
SOE - 113: Sociology of Education - I
Unit I: Introduction, Growth and Development of Sociology of Education
i) Definition and Scope of Sociology of Education
ii) Development of Sociology of Education
iii) Aim’s of education
iv) Difference between Sociology of education and educational Sociology
Unit II: Society and Education
i) Social function of education
ii) Education as a social system
iii) Socialization process
iv) Education in tribal society
v) Process of social progress and change
Unit III: Sub-Systems of society and education
i) Education system and political system
ii) Education and economic development
iii) Education and totaleterian
iv) Family institution and education
Suggested Readings:
Aggarwal, J.C. 1985. ‘Theory and Principles of education, Philosophical and
Sociological bases of Education’, Delhi: Vikas Publishing House Pvt. Ltd.
Gore, M.S. 1994. ‘Indian education, structure and process’, New Delhi: Rawat
Publications.
Gore, M.S. at. Al. (eds). 1975. ‘Papers of Sociology of Education in India, NCERT, New
Delhi.
Jeyaraman, N. 1990. ‘Sociology of Education’, Jaipur: Rawat Publications.
Morris, Iror. 1978. ‘The Sociology of Education’, Allan and Unwin.
Musgrave, P.W. 1972. ‘The Sociology of Education’, London, Methuen & Co. Ltd.
Ottaway, A.K.C. 1980. ‘Education and Society – n introduction to the Sociology of
Education’, London: Routledge and Kegan Paul.
Shah, B.V. 1998. ‘Sociology of Education’, Jaipur and New Delhi: Rawat Publications.

M. A. II SEMESTER
SOC-201: Theoretical Perspectives in Sociology
Unit I Structuralism and post structuralism
a) Human Nature and Cultural Diversity- C. Levi-Strauss.
b) Structuralism and Post-Structuralism- M. Foucault.
Unit II. Neo-Functionalism and Neo-Marxism
a) J. Alexander.
b) J. Habermass.
c) L. Althusser.
Unit III Phenomenology and Ethnomethodology
a) Alfred Schutz.
b) Peter Berger and T.G. Luckmann.
c) Harold Garfinkel and Goffman.
Unit IV. Structuration and Post-Modernism
a) Anthony Giddens.
b) J. Derrida
c) Michel Foucault,
Suggested Readings:
Giddens, Anthony. 1983. Central Problem in Social Theory: Action. Structure and
contradiction in Social Analysis, London: MacMillan.
Kaiper, Adam rind Jessica Kuper. (Eds ).(2nd Edition).1996. The Social Science
encyclopedia. London and New York : Routledge.
Ritzer, George and Goodman, D. 2004. Sociological Theory (6rd Edition) New York:
McGraw-Hill.
Schutz, Alfred.1962. The Problem of Social Reality Vol.I.The Hague, Martinus Mijhoff.
Shama, Ram Nath and Shama, Rajendra K. 1988. Contemporary Sociological Theories,
(1st Edition), Bombay: Media Promoters & Publishers,
Sturrock, Johan (Ed.). 1979. Structuralism and since: From Levi Strauss to Derrida,
Oxford, Oxford University Press.
Turner, Jonathan H. 1995.The Structure of Sociological Theory (4th Edition), Jaipur and
Mew Delhi: Rawat Publication.
Zeitlin, Irving M. 1998. Rethinking Sociology; A Critique of contemporary Theory,
(Indian Edition). Jaipur and New Delhi: Rawat Publication.
SOC – 202: Methodology of Social Research
I. Quantitative Methods and Survey Research:
a) Survey techniques and limitation.
b) Operationalization and research design: functions, Characteristics, phases,
difference in designing quantitative and qualitative research. Design for different
types of research.
c) Sampling: Purposes, principles, advantages, types: probability and non -
probability.
d) Questionnaire construction and Interview schedule: format, sequence, types of
questions, pit-falls in question construction, steps, pre-testing, advantages,
limitations.

e) Reliability and validity: Test related correlation, split-half correlation, verage
interterm correlation, validity: concurrent, predictive, construct.
II. Statistics in Social Research:
a) Measures of central tendency: mean, median, mode.
b) Measures of dispersion: Standard/ Quartile Deviation.
c) Measures of association: Yules Q, Phi Coefficient Q. Contingency coefficient
(c). Crammers V, Gamma (G), Rho correlation (rs), Karl Pea rson's correlation
coefficient (r).
III. Qualitative Research Techniques:
a) Participant observation, ethnography, interview guide.
b) Case study method: characteristics, purpose, sources, planning, advantages, and
criticism, developing theories from case studies.
c) Content analysis: characteristics, steps, process, sources of data, difference with
historical method, strength, and limitations.
d) Encounters and experiences in field work.
Suggested Readings:
Agresti Alan and Finly Barbara. 1986.Statistical Methods for the Social Sciences,
Dellen Publishing Company, New Jersey.
Ahuja, Ram. 2001. Research Methods, Rawat Publications, Jaipur.
Bose, Pradip Kumar. 1985. Research Methodology: A Trend Report ICSSR, New Delhi.
Bryman, Alan.1988. Quantity and Quality in Social Research. Unwin Hyman, Lonlon.
Denzin, N. K. & Lincoln, Y. S. 2000. Handbook of Qualitative Research (2nd edition). .
Thousand Oaks, CA: Sage Publications.
Kidder, Louse H. 1987.Research Method s in Social Relations. Holt, Rinehart and
Kothari, C.R. 1985. Research Methodology-Methods and Techniques. New Delhi:
Wishwa Prakashan,
Patrick, McNeill and Steve, Chapman. 1990. Research Methods, Routledge, New
York.
Sharma, K. R. 2004. Research Methodology. New Delhi: National Publishing House.
Shipman, Martin, 1988.The Limitations of Social Research, Logman. Londan,.
Sjoberg, Gideon and Roger, Nett, 2002. Methodology for Social Research, Rawat
Srinivas, M.N .and Mada n T.N. (Eds.). 1975. Encounter and Experience: Personal
Vaus, D. A. de .1991. Surveys in Social Research (3rd ed), Allen & Unwin.
Wilkinson, T. S. and Bhandarkar, P. L. Methodology and Techniques of Social
Research. Bpmbay: Himalaya Publishing House.
Winston, New York. McNeill,
SOE – 204: RURAL SOCIETY IN INDIA - II
Unit I: Rural social institutions and their changing nature.
a) Family
b) Caste
c) Marriage
d) Religion
e) Education

f) Economy - Balutedari system, land reforms in India.
g) Rural leadership, factionism.
Unit II: Rural social problems.
a) Rural poverty
b) Castism
c) Landless labour.
Unit III: Water and Agriculture, irrigation management practices.
Suggested Readings:
Andre Setille, 1974. Six Essays in Comparative Sociology, OUP, New Delhi (Relevant
chapters).
Ashish Nandy, 1999. Ambiguous Journey to the City, New Delhi, OUP.
Berch, Berberogue (ed.) 1992: Class, State and Development in India, Sage, New Delhi.
Beteille Andre. 1974. Studies in Agrarian Social Structure, Oxford University Press,
Delhi.
Desai, A.R. 1977. Rural Sociology in India, Popular Prakashan, Bombay.
Desai, A.R..(Ed.) Peasant Struggles in India, Oxford Uriversity, Bombay, 1979.
Dhanagare, D.N. 1988. Peasant Movements in India, OUP, New Delhi.
Doshi, S.L. and Jain, P.C. Rural Sociology, Rawat Publications, Jaipur and New Delhi,
1999.
Jain, S.C. 1967. “Community development and Panchayati Raj in India” Allied
Publishers, Bombay.
Maheshwari, S.R. 1995. “Rural development in India” Sage publication, New Delhi.
Mencher, J.P., 1983. Social Anthropology of Peasantry Part III, OUP.
Oommen, T.K. : Social Transformation in Rural India, Vikas Publishing House, New
Delhi, 1984.
P. Radhakrisjmam. 1989: Peasant Struggles : Land reforms and Social Change in
Malabar 1836 - 1982. Sage Publications : New Dcihi.
Roy, C.N. 1994. “Politics or rural development” Rawat Publications, Jaipur.
Sem Njpwamo. 1962. Evolution of Agrarian Relations in India, Peoples Publishing
House, New Delhi.
Sen Sunil. 1979. Agrarian Relations in India 1793 to 1947, People's Publications House,
New Delhi.
Shanin Teodor. 1971. Peasants and Peasants Societies, Modern Sociology Readings,
Penguin.
Sharma, K.L. 1997. Rural Society in India, Rawat Publications, Jaipur and New Delhi.
Sharma, M.P. 1967. “Local self Govt. in India” Kitab-Mahal Allahabad.
Thorner, Daniel and Thorner Alice 1962 Land and Labour in India, Asia Publications,
Bombay.
Thorner, Daniel and Thorner Alice. 1962. Land and Labour in India, Asia Publications,
Bombay.
Tiwary Jai Kumar. 1994. Rural Trade Information in India, Reliance Publishing House,
New Delhi.

SOE - 205: Political Sociology Part - II
I. Political Participation:
a) Pressure groups and Interest groups.
b) Voting behaviour
c) Political role of intellectuals.
II. Political process and parties in India.
a) Role of Caste, religion, regionalism and language in Indian polities.
b) Political parties: Characteristics, social composition of parties, mass
participation, functions of political parties.
III. Political Bureaucracy:
a) Characteristics.
b) Types.
c) Significance.
IV. Public opinion.
a) Role of mass media.
b) Politicization of social life.
Suggested Readings:
Almond and Powell. Comparative Polities.
Almond, A Gabriel et. al. 1973. Crises choice and change, Historical Studies of political
Development. Boston.
Bhambri, C.P. 1971. Bureaucracy and Politics in India, Vikas Publications, Bombay.
Bhaskaran, R.1967. Sociology of Politics tradition and politics in India. Asian
publishing house, Bombay.
Biswas, -Diptikumar. Political Sociology, Firma KLM Private, Calcutta.
Blau, P. 1956. Bureaucracy in Modern Society, Random House, New York.
Calcutta.
Damle Y. B. 1982. Caste, Religion and Politics in India, Oxford and IBM publishing
company, New Delhi.
Dowse, R. E. and Huges.1971. Political Sociology, New York, Basic Books.
Dubey, S. R. Development of political thought in India.
Elsentadt, S. N (ed).1989. Political Sociology, Vol-I & II, Rawat publications.
Harold, D. Lasswell. 1997. On Political Sociology, The University of Chicago press,
Chicago.
Huntington, Samuel P. 1969. Political order in changing societies. Yale University
press. New Haven.
Jangam, R. T. 1980.Text Book of Political Sociology, Oxford and IBH publishing Co.
Kashyap, S. 1971. Indian Political parties, The institute of Constitutional and
Parliamentary studies. Published by Research, Delhi.
Key, V. O. 1964. Politics, parties and pressure groups, Cropwell. New York.
Kothari, Rajani (ed). 1973. Caste in Indian Politics. Orient Longmans Ltd.
Kothari, Rajani. 1970. Politics in India, Orient Longman, New Delhi.
Merton, R. K (ed). 1952. Reader in Bureaucracy, Glenca the free press.
Mills, C. W. and Hans Gerth.1946. Essays in Sociology.Oxford, New York.
Mukhopadhaya, Amal Kumar. 1977. Political Sociology. K.B. Bagchi and company,
Delhi.

Nehru, Jawaharlal.1951. The discovery of India, Meridian Books, London.
Philips, C. H. (ed). Society and politics in India.
Robert, Michels. 1949. Political parties, Glencko free press.
Verinder, Grover. 1988. Elections and politics in India, Deep and Deep publications, New
Delhi.
SOE – 206: GENDER AND SOCIETY - II
Unit I: Gender and Society in India
a) Religion and Culture : women as repositories of cultural practices and
traditions, marriage, dowry and property.
b) Personal Laws and civil Code: Hindu code bill, Syrian Christian law, Muslim
personal law, Customary law and Tribal women.
Unit II: Status, Position and changing nature of tribal, Dalit, rural and urban
women in India.
a) Health
b) Education
c) Family Status
d) Political Participation
e) Land rights.
Unit III: Gender and Major issues
a) Gender and Violence
b) Gender and Development
c) Women empowerment.
Unit IV: Women's organization and Movement in India.
a) Women's organizations: A historical sketch.
b) Women's movement in India: Special Reference to Maharashtra.
c) Views on women’s empowerment: Mahatma Phule, Rajarshi Shahu and
Tarabai Shinde.
Suggested Readings:
Agarwal, B. A. 1994. "Field of One's Own : Gender and Land Rights in South Asia,
Cambridge : Cambridge University Press.
Altekar, A.S. 1983. The Position of woken in Hindu Civilization, Delhi: Motilal
Banarasidass.
Chanana, Karuna. 1988. Socialization, Women and Education : Exploration in gender
Identity, New Delhi: Orient Longman.
Desai, Ncera and M. Krishnaraj. 1987. Women and Society in India, Delhi : Ajanta.
Dube, Leela et al. (eds.). 1986. Visibility and Power. Essays on Women in Society and
Development, New Delhi : OUP.
Dube, Leela. 1997. Women and Kinship: Comparative Perspectives on Gender in South
and South East Asia. Tokyo: United Nations University press.
Forbes, G. 1998. Women in Modern India. New Delhi, Cambridge University Press.
Gandhi, N. and N. Shah. 1992. The Issues at Stake : Theory and Practice in the
Contemporary Women's Movement in India, New Delhi: Kali for Women.
Ghadially, Rehana (ed.). 1988. Women in Indian Society, New Delhi: Sage.

Government of India. 1974. Towards Equality : report of the Committee on the Status of
Women.
Mies Maria. 1980. Indian Women and Patriarchy: Conflicts and Dilemmas of Students
And Working Women. New Delhi; Concept.
Myers, Kristen Anderson et al. (eds.). 1998. Feminist Found ations: Towards
Transforming Sociology, new Delhi : Sage.
Oakley, Ann. 1972. Sex, Gender and Society, New York : Harper and Row.
Omvedt, Gail. 1975. Caste, Class and Women's Literati on in India, Bulletin of concerned
Asia Scholars, 7, 1975.
Pardeshi, Pratima. 1998. Dr. Ambedkar and the question of Women's Liberation in India,
Pune: WSC, University of Pune.
Sharma, Ursula. 1983. Women, Work and Property in North West India, London;
Tavistock.
Srinivas, M.N. Caste : Its Modern Avatar, New Delhi : Penguin (Leela Dube's Article on
Caste and Women).
Vaid, S & K. 1989. Sangari, Recasting Women : Essays in Colonial History, New Delhi:
Kali for Women.
SOE – 209: Sociology of N.G.Os and Development - II
Unit I: Introduction: Social Development
a) Concept and definition of social development
b) Current debates on development
c)) Approaches to development
d) Development indicators, inter-country comparison
Unit II: Social development in India
a) The historical and social context of development in the pre-independence phase
b) The post independent phase: government measures and five year plans
c) Demographic transition
Unit III: Rural development
a) Agrarian and land reforms
b) Green revolution
c) Industricalization and urban development
d) Other issues- Labour relations, gender issues, education, health, environment
issues (land, water, forest)
Suggested Readings:
Bagchi, A.K. 1982. Political economy of underdevelopment, Cambridge: Cambridge
University Press.
Desai, V. 1988. Rural development (Vol. 1) Mumbai: Himalaya Publishing House.
Government of India, Five Year Plan documents, New Delhi.
Jacob, K.K. 1992. Social Development Perspectives.
Joshi, P.C. 1976. Land Reforms.
Singh, R.R. (Ed.). 1995. Whither Social Development, New Delhi: ASSWI.
Singh, Y. 1972. Modernization of Indian Tradition, Delhi: Thomas Press.

SOE – 210: Sociology of Migration - II
Unit I: Theories of Migration: Push-Pull hypothesis, Ravenstein’s Law of Migration,
Everett Lee’s Theory of migration, Wolpert’s decision making aspect of
migration, Todaro’s model of rural-urban migration
Unit II: Measures of migration and problems of base population in estimation of
migration rates
Unit III: Direct methods of estimating migration:
Estimation of life time and inter-censal migration from place of birth data,
duration of residence data, place of last residence data and residence at a fixed
prior date data
Unit IV: Indirect measures of Net internal migration
Unit V: Methods of estimating international migration
Suggested Readings:
Cohen, Robin. 1995. ‘The Cambridge survey of world migration’, Cambridge University
Press, Cambridge.
Cohen, Robin. 1996. ‘Theories of Migration, The international Library of Studies on
migration’, Edward Elgar, Cheltenham.
Mishra, B.D. 1995. ‘An introduction to the study of population’, South Asian Publishers
Pvt. Ltd., New Delhi.
Pathak, K.B. and Ram, F. 1998. ‘Techniques of Demographic Analysis’, Himalayan
Publishing House, Mumbai.
Shrylock, Henry S., Jacob, S. Siegal and Associates. 1980. ‘The Methods and Materials
of Demography’, Vol. II, US Bureau of the Census, Washington D.C.
Todaro, Michael P. 1976. ‘Internal migration in developing countries’, International
Labour Organization, Geneva.
United Nations. 1970. ‘Methods of measuring internal migration’, Manual VI, New York.
SOE - 203: Perspectives on Indian Society – II
I. Structural-Functionalism: M. N. Srinivas and S.C. Dube.
II. Marxism: D. P. Mukherji, A. R. Desai and Ramakrishna Mukherjee.
III. Subaltern perspective: B. R. Ambedkar and David Hardiman.
IV. Current Debates in Indian Sociology: Contextualisation and Indigenisation.
Suggested Readings:
Ambedkar, B.R. 1946. Who were Sudras? Bombay: Thacker and Co. Ltd.
Ambedkar, B.R. 1948. Untouchables. New Delhi: Amrit Book Co.
Ambedkar, B.R. 1957. Buddha and his Dhamma. Bombay: Siddhartha College.
Desai, A. R (ed).1969. Introduction to Rural Sociology in India, Oxford, Bombay.
Desai, A. R. 1948. Social Background of Indian Nationalism. Oxford, Bombay.

Desai, A. R. 1980. "Relevance of the Marxist Approach to the study of Indian Society" in
Sociological Bulletin.
Desai, A.R.1978. Peasant Struggles in India, Oxford. Bombay.
Dube, S. C. 1955.The Indian village, Routlege, London.
Guha, Ranjit (ed). 1982. Subaltern studies: Writings on south Asian History and society.
Delhi:Oxford,
Hardiman, David. 1987. The Coming of the Devi. Bombay: Oxford.
Hardiman, David. 1996. Feeding the Bania: Peasants and Usurers in Western India.
London: Oxford.
Momin, A. R. 1996. The Legacy of G.S. Ghurye. Bombay: Popular Prakashan.
Mukerji, D. P. 1958. Diversities. New Delhi: Peoples publishing.
Mukherjee, Ramkrishna. 1958. Six villages of Bengal, Popular, Bombay.
Mukherjee, Ramkrishna. 1975. The Dynamics of A Rural Society, Academic-verlag,
Berlin.
Mukherjee, Ramkrishna. 1979. Sociology of Indian Sociology. Bombay: Allied
Publishers.
Sharma, Surendra. 1985. Sociology in India: A perspectives from sociology of
Knowledge. Jaipur: Rawat.
Singhi, N. K. 1996. Theory and Ideology in Indian Sociology. Jaipur: Rawat publication.
Srinivas, M. N.1960. India's villages. Bombay: Asia Publishing house.
Srinivas, M.N. Caste in modern India. New Delhi: Asia Publishing house.
SOE - 207: Globalization and Society - II
I. Globalization and culture (Part – II)
Globalization and the resurgence of ethnic consciousness: global tourism,
diasporic communities, transnational ethnic and religious movements, religious
fundamentalism.
II. Social consequences of globalization
Inequality within and among nation states - differential perception of
globalization among nations and their populations - Socio-economic impact of
globalization - impact on individual and group identities.
III. Globalization and the Indian experience:
Globalization and public policy - Debate on globalization - impact of
globalization: Indian education, Indian agriculture Trends and Prospects.
Suggested Readings:
Appadurai, Arjun, 1997. Modernity at large: Cultural dimensions of
globalization, New Delhi: Oxford University press.
Drezera jean and Amartya Sen, 1996. Indian economic development and social
opportunity, Delhi Oxford University Press.
Escobar, Arturo, 1995. Encountering development: The making and unmaking of the
third world Princeton : Princeton University press.
Hoogvelt, Ankie, 1998. The sociology of development, London: Macmillan.
Hoogvelt, Aukie, 1997, Globalisation and the post-colonial world - The new political
economy of development, London : Macmillan.

Kiely, Ray and Phil Marfleet (eds.) 1998. Globalization and third world. London :
Routledge.
Preston, P.W. 1996. Development theory - An introduction, Oxford Blackwell.
Waters, Malcolm, 1996. Globalisation, London : Routledge.
SOE - 208: SOCIOLOGY OF AGEING -II
Unit I: Family and Aged:
a) Family and aged in urban and rural settings
b)Supports of family for aged; physical, financial, social, psychological and
emotional
Unit II: Government policies and Aged:
a) Policies of the Government with regard to aged salaried people from
Government and non-government; farming sectors and unorganized daily-wage
earners sectors
b)Support systems needed for elderly at family community and state levels
Unit III: Social security measures:
a) Superannuation benefits/ pensions/medical reimbursement etc.
b)Other financial assistances and concessions
c) Provisions for leisure time activities i.e. Day-core Centres
d)Opportunities for participation in working other services
e) Medical facilities - hospitalization etc.
f) Other social security measures
Unit IV: Old age Homes:
a) Concept, nature and structure
b)"Matoshri Old age Home Schemes" of Maharashtra Government
Suggested Readings:
Alfred de Soza; Walter Femandes (1982) (eds); Ageing in South Asia: Theoretical Issues
and Policy Implications: New Delhi: Indian Social institute.
Bhatla, P. C. (2000) (ed.); Lecture -Series in Geriatrics, New Delhi ; National Institute of
Primary Health.
Bhende, A. and T. Kanitkar. 2004. ‘Principles of Population Studies’, Mumbai: Himalaya
Publishing House.
Biswas, S. K. (1987) (ed.): Ageing in Contemporary India Calcutta : Indian
Anthropological Society (Occasional Papers)
Choudhary, S. K. (1992) (ed.); Problems of the Aged and of Old Age Homes Bombay:
Akshar Prathi Roop Limited.
Indira Jai Prakash (1991) (ed.); Quality Ageing: Collected papers, Varanasi Association
of Gerontology.
Joshi, Pratap - Old Age Care and Welfare Administration - Kanishka Publishers, New
Delhi, 2000.
Kumar, Vinod (1996) (ed.); Ageing Indian Perspective and Global Scenario, New Delhi:
All India Institute of Medical Sciences.

Muthayya, B. C; Annesuddin M. (1992); Rural Aged: Existing Conditions, Problems and
Possible Interventions - A Study in Andhra Pradesh, Hyderabad - National
Institute of Rural Development.
Rao, K. S. (1994); Ageing, New Delhi: National Book Trust of India.
Sati, P. N. (1987); Needs and the Problems of the Aged; Udaipur: Himanshu Publishers.
Sen, K. Ageing (1994): Debates on Demographic Transition and Social Policy; London:
Zed Books.
Shrylock, Henry S., Jacob, S. Siegal and Associates. 1980. ‘The Methods and Materials
of Demography’, Vol. I & II, US Bureau of the Census, Washington D.C.
Soodae, K. S. (1975); Ageing in India: Calcutta: T. K. Mukherjee Minerva Association
(Pvt.) Ltd.
United Nations, Proceedings of the United Nations Round Table on the "Ageing of Asian
Populations", Bangkok – 1994.
SOE - 211: Sociology of Mass communication - II
Unit I: Study of Culture
a) Popular Culture, Mass Culture, Folk Culture.
b) Role of mass media in Popular Culture.
c) Relationship between Popular Culture and leisure and recreation.
d) Relationship between Popular Culture.
Unit II: Impact of ICT
a) Popular Culture
b) Television
c) Commercialisation of leisure
d) Popular Music and its social reach
Unit III: Globalisation and folk Culture
a) Local, regional and national Cultures
b) Control of MNC’s over global information flow and entertainment.
Unit IV: Social Issues of Marketing
a) Use and abuse of Media.
b) Advertisement and its social economic effects.
c) Effects of Globalisation: Positive and negative.
Suggested Readings:
Anne Gray, Research practice for cultural studies sage ,London, 2005.
Don Robotham, Culture, Society and Economy Bringing production Back in, Sage,
London 2005.
Elizabeth Long (ed), From Sociology to Cultural studies, Blackwells, 1997.
French D and Michael Richard, 2000 eds : Television in Contemporary Asia (London :
Sage).
Gunaratne, S. 2000, eds : Handbook of the media in Asia (London : Sage)
John Nguyet Erni and Ackbar Abbas, inter nationalising Cultural studies, Blackwell,
London, 2005.
Manuel, P. 1998 Cassette Culture : Popular music and Technology in North India.
Mitra. A. 1993 : Television and Popular Culture in India (Delhi : Sage).
Singhal.A and E.M. Rogers, 2000 : India’s Communication Revolution (Delhi : Sage).

SOE - 212: Contemporary social problems in India - II
Unit I: Disorganizational Problems
a) Crime and delinquency
b) White-Collar crime and changing profile of crime and criminals
c) Corruption
d) Suicide
Unit II: Social Vices
a) Alcoholism and Drug Addiction
b) Gambling and Smoking
c) Prostitution
d) Beggary
e) Sex Offences: Rape, Incest, Adultery, Eve-teasing
Unit III: Problems of Nation Building Secularism, Pluralism and Nation Building
Unit IV: Social Welfare Services and Five-Year Plans
Suggested Readings:
Ahuja, Ram. 2002. ‘Social Problems in India’, Rawat Publications, Jaipur.
Bedi, Kiran. 1998. ‘It is always Possible’, Sterling Publications Pvt. Ltd., New Delhi.
Deb, Sibnath. 2007. ‘Contemporary Social Problems in India’, Anmol Publications Pvt.
Ltd., New Delhi.
Jain, Prabha Shasi and Singh, Mamta. 2001. ‘Violence against Women’, Radha, New
Delhi.
Jogan, Sankar (Ed.). 1992. ‘Social Problems and Welfare in India’, Ashish, New Delhi.
Madan, G.R. 1990. ‘Indian Social Problems’, Vol. I and II, Allied Publishers Limited,
New Delhi.
Mamoria, C.B. 1981. ‘Social Problems and Social Disorganization in India’, Kitab
Mahal, Allahabad.
Sarkar, Profulla C. 2008. ‘Understanding Social Problems and Policies’, Serrial
Publications, New Delhi.
Shivananda, J. ‘Contemporary Social Problems’, Alfa Publications, New Delhi.
Weinberg, M.S.; Rubington Earl and Sue Kiefer Hammersmith. 1981. ‘The Solution of
Social Problems-Five Perspectives (2 nd edition), Oxford University Press, New
York.
SOE - 213: Education and society - II
Unit I: Theoretical approaches in Sociology of Education
i) Marxian Perspective
ii) Liberal Perspective
iii) Interactionist Perspective
iv) Emile Durkheim’s Perspective
v) Talcott Parsons’ Perspective
Unit II: Social Stratification and Education
i) Need of social stratification
ii) Definition of social stratification
iii) Caste and Class system of stratification in Indian society

iv) Impact of educational system on stratification in independent India
v) Education for liberalization, privatization and globalization
Suggested Readings:
Chitnis, Suma and P.G. Altbach. 1993. ‘Higher education reform in India: Experience
and Perspectives, Sage Publications, New Delhi.
Durkheim, Emile: Education and Sociology
Gore, M.S. 1994. ‘Indian education, structure and process’, New Delhi: Rawat
Publications.
Gore, M.S. at. Al. (eds). 1975. ‘Papers of Sociology of Education in India, NCERT, New
Delhi.
Morris, Iror. 1978. ‘The Sociology of Education’, Allan and Unwin.
Musgrave, P.W. 1972. ‘The Sociology of Education’, London, Methuen & Co. Ltd.
Ottaway, A.K.C. 1980. ‘Education and Society – n introduction to the Sociology of
Education’, London: Routledge and Kegan Paul.
Roger, Ginod. 1990. ‘Problems of Sociology in Education’, New Delhi: Sterling
Publishers Pvt. Ltd.
Ruhela, S.P. 1971. ‘Sociological dimension of Indian Education’, Raj Prakashan, New
Delhi.
Saxena, sakuntala. 1975. ‘Sociological Perspectives in Indian Education, Ashafa
Publications, New Delhi.
Singh, Amrik and Philip G. Altabacli (eds): The Higher learning in India
Sukla, Suresh Chandra and Krishna Kumar (eds). 1985. ‘Sociological Perspective in
Education’, Delhi: Chanakya Publications.

M.A. III SEMESTER
SOC – 301: Classical Sociological Tradition - I
Unit I: Origins of sociological theory
Historical, socio-economical and intellectual forces.
a) Historical and socio-economic forces
French revolution. Industrial Revolution and Emergence of capitalism and
their impact on economy and society.
d) The Enlightenment and its impact
Unit II: Karl Marx (1818 - 1883 A.D.)
a) Karl Marx: Intellectual Background and historical context.
b) Marxian Dialectical materialism as a perspective of change: its principal
and laws.
c) Historical materialism: Material conditions of life as the primary and
objective reality - Basic structure and superstructure -economic determinism -
Transformation of human society through different stages from primitive to
socialism.
d) Marx's analysis of Capitalism: Emergence and development of industrial
capitalism - Surplus Value - Alienation
e) Classes and Class struggle: Notion of Class: Emergence of Classes - Class
consciousness - Class conflict - Proletariat Revolution - Classless Society.
f) Karl Marx’s views on the state: the state in relation to classes -future of the state
after proletariat revolution.
g) Theory of Ideology: Ideology as a part of Superstructure and its role.
Unit III: Emile Durkheim
a) Emile Durkheim: Intellectual Background and major works
b) Contribution to the Methodology of Sociology, Sociology as a science -
Concept of Social Fact - Methodological Rules.
c) Division of Labour: Mechanical and Organic Solidarity -Explanation of
increasing division of labour in terms of its causes and function - Pathological
forms of division of labour.
d) Theory of Suicide: - Types of suicide and its distinctive sociological
interpretation of Suicide.
e) Theory of Religion:- Durkheim's definition of 'Religion' -Analysis of
Totemism as the most elementary religion and its sociological interpretation.
Religious Rituals, their types and social functions.
Suggested Readings:
Aron. Raymond: Main Currents in Sociological Thought, Vol. I and II, 1965-67
Coser, Lewis, A.: Masters of Sociological Thought Harrcourt Base, New York, 1977.
Dahrendort, Ralp: Class and class conflict in an Industrial Society -Standard University
Press, 1959.
Durkheim: Simmel Memorial Issue - American Journal of Sociology, May, 1958.

Fletcher, Ronald: The Making of Sociology, Vol. 1 and II, Michael Joseph Ltd., London,
1971.
Giddens, Anthony: Capitalism and Modern Social Theory - An analysis of the writings of
Marx, Durkheim and Weber, Cambridge University Press, 1971.
Hughes, John A., Martin, Peter J. and Sharrock, W.W.: Understanding Classical
Sociology: Marx, Durkheim and Webber, Sage, London, 1995.
Lefebre Henri: The Sociology of Marx
Morrison, Ken: Marx, Durkheim and Weber - Formations of Modem Sociology Thought,
Sage, New Delhi, 1995.
Nisbet: The Sociological Tradition, Heinemann Educational Books Ltd., London, 1966.
Parsons, Talcott: The Structure of Social Action, Vol. I and II, McGraw Hill, New York,
1937-1949.
Popper Karl: Open Society and its Enemies Routledge, London, 1945.
Rex John: Key problems in Sociological theory.
Tom Bottommore: Marxist Sociology.
Yakhot, O. Spirin, A.: The Basic Principles of Dialetical and Historical Materialism,
Progress Publishers, Moscow, 1971.
Zeithin, Irving M.: Ideology and the Development of Sociological Theory, Prentice -
Hall, New Delhi, 1969.
SOC - 302: Sociology of change and Development - I
Unit I: Meaning and Forms of Social Change
A) Evolution, progress, transformation
B) Theories: Linear and Cyclical
C) Factors: Demographic, Economic, Religious, Bio-Tech, Info-tech and Media.
Unit II: Concept of Development, Theories of Development and Under-Development
A) Concepts: Economic Growth, Social Development, Sustainable Development,
Human Development, Alternate Development
B) Centre-Periphery Theory
C) World-Systems Theory
Unit III: Paths of Development
A) Capitalist Path of Development,
B) Socialist Path of Development,
C) Mixed Economy as a Path of Development
Suggested Readings:
Abraham, M.F. Modern Sociological Theory: An Introduction, New Delhi, OUP, 1990.
Amin, Samir, Unequal Development, New Delhi, OUP, 1979.
Appadurai, Arjun, Modernity at large: Cultural Dimensions of Globalization, New Delhi,
OUP, 1997.
Dereze, Jean and Amartya Sen, India : Economic Development and Social Opportunity,
New Delhi, OUP, 1996.
Desai, A.R. 1985. India's Path of Development: A Marxist Approach, Bombay: Popular
Prakashan (Chapter 2).
Desai, A.R. State and Society, Popular Prakashan, Mumbai, 1975.

Giddens Anthony, Global Problems and Ecological Crisis in introduction to sociology
Ilnd Edi. New York: W.W. Norton & Co., 1996.
Giddens, Anthony, The consequences of Modernity, Cambridge: Polity press, 1990.
Haq, Mahbub Ul, Reflections on Human Development, New Delhi, OUP, 1991.
Harrison, D. The Sociology of Modernization and Development, New Delhi, Sage, 1989.
Moore, Wilbert and Robert Cook, Social Change, New Delhi: Printice Hall (India), 1967.
Sharma, S.L. "Criteria of Social Development", Journal of Social Action, Jan-Mar, 1980.
Sharma, S.L. "Salience of Ethnicity in Modernization : Evidence from India",
Sociological Bulletin, Vol. 39, Nos. 1 & 2, pp. 33-51, 1994.
Sharma, S.L. Development: Socio-cultural Dimension, Jaipur, Rawat (Chapter 1), 1986.
Sharma, S.L. perspectives on sustainable development in South Asia, The case of India in
Samad (Ed. ) Perspectives on sustainable Development in Asia. Kuala Lumpur,
ADIPA, 1994.
Sharma, S.L. Social Action Groups as Harbingers of silent Revolution, Economic and
Political Weekly, Vol. 27, No. 47,1992.
Shrma, S.L. Empowerment without Antagonism: A case for Reformulation of Women's
Empowerment Approach. Sociological Bulletin, Vol. 49, No. 1,2000.
Srinivas, M.N. Social Change in Modern India, Berkley : University of Berkley, 1966.
Symposium on Implications of Globalization, Sociological Bulletin, Vol. 44 (Articles by
Mathew, Panmi & Pathy), 1995.
Wallersteir, Imnanual, The Modern World System, New York : OUP, 1974.
Waters, Malcoln, Globalization, New York : Routledge and Kegan Paul, 1995.
World Commission on Environment and Development, Our Common Future (Brundland
Report), New Delhi, OUP, 1987.
SOE - 303: SOCIAL DEMOGRAPHY - I
Unit I: Introduction to social demography: definition, scope and
significance of social demography.
Unit II: Sources and nature of demographic data: Population censuses, Vital
Registration system, Population Registers, Sample Surveys, Administrative
Records, Parish Registers and Archival Records
Unit III: Theories of population:
a) Malthus theory of population.
b) Natural law theory of population, 1) Double day 2) Herbert Spencer.
c) Social theory of population: 1) Karl Marx 2) Arson Dumont
d) Theory of demographic transition, theory of Optimum population
Unit IV: Demographic variables of population change:
a) Fertility: Concepts, basic measures of fertility, factors affecting fertility, cause
for higher fertility, fertility trends in India since 1901.
b) Mortality: Concepts, broad measures of mortality, expectation of life at birth,
infant mortality, cause of infant mortality, maternal mortality, cause of maternal
mortality, levels and trends in mortality in India
c) Migration: Concepts, types of migration, causes of migration, legal restrictions
on international migration, future of international migration.

Suggested Readings:
Abuzzar M.– Socio-economic Aspects of population structures, Rawat Publication, Jaipur, 1988.
Agarwal, S.N.– India’s population problem, IInd Ed., Tata McGraw Hill, New Delhi, 1977.
Appleman, P. An Essay on the piinciple of population, W.W. Norton, and Company,
N.Y. 1976.
Barclay, G.W. - Techniques of population Analysis, John Wiley and Sons, New York,
1958.
Bhattacharjee, P.T. and Shastri, G.N, - Population in India : A study of Inter-state
variations, New Delhi, 1976.
Bhende, A.A. and Tara Kanitkar - Principles of population studies, Himalaya Publishing
House, Bombay, 1992.
Bogue Donald, J. - Principles of Demography, John Wiley and Sons, New fork, 1969.
Brown, L.R. - World Population Trends : Sign of Hope, Sign of stress, population Report
series, Woild Watch paper No. 16., 1977.
Carr Saunders, A.M. - World population : past Growth and preseni Trends, Clarendon,
Oxford, 1936.
Census of India- 1951, 1961, 1971, 1981, 1991,2001.
Chandrashekhar, S. 1) Asia's population problem, 2) India's population. Allied publishers,
Bombay, 1967.
Coontz, S.E. - Population Theories and their Economic Interpretation. McMillian,
London, 1957.
Dandekar Kumudini - ^Demographic survey of six Rural Communities, Asia Publishing
House, Bombay, 1959.
Davis Kingsley - Population of India and Pakistan, Princeton, 1961.
Doubleday, T. - The True Law of Population, George Pierce, London., 1847.
Govt, of India, Demographic year Book, Ministry; of Health and Family Welfare, New
Delhi.
Gyan Chand - Population in perspective, Orient Longman, New Delhi, 1972
Hauser, P.M. and Duncan, D. - The study of Population, University of Chicago Press,
Chicago, 1959,
Joshi, B.H. - Changing Demographic structure of India, Raj Publishing House, Jaipur,
2000.
Mamoria, C.B. - India's population problem, Chat P. House, Allahabad 1981.
Mitra Ashok - India's Population: Aspect on Quality and Control, Vol 1 and II, Abhinav
Prakashan, New Delhi, 1978.
Pande, G.C. Principles of Demography, Anmol publication, New Delhi, 1990.
Pathak, L.P. - Population studies, Rawat Publication, Jaipur, 1998.
Peterson William - Population, MacmilHan, New York, 1969.
Raj, Hans. 1981. ‘Fundamentals of Demography’, Surjeet Publications, Delhi.
Ranade, P.S. - Population Dynamics in India, Ashish Publishing House, New Delhi, 1990.
Satish Tiwari - Indian Population : Today and Tomorrow, Rajat Publication, Delhi,
1999.
Saxena, G.B. Indian Population, Govt, of India, 1989.
Sharma, R.K. Demography and Population problems, Atlantic publishers and
Dif.lributors, Darya Ganj, Delhi, 1997.

Shrylock, Henry S., Jacob, S. Siegal and Associates. 1980. ‘The Methods and Materials
of Demography’, Vol. I & II, US Bureau of the Census, Washington D.C.
Sinha, V.C. and Zachariah, E. 1984. ‘Elements of Demography’, Allied publishers Pvt.
Ltd. New Delhi.
Srivastava, S.C. - Studies in demography, Jai Prakash Nath And Comp. Meenit. 1989.
Thomlinson Ralph - Population Dynamics, Random House. New York, 1965.
Thompson, W.S. - Population Problem, Tata McGraw Hills, New Delhi, 1972.
United Nations - 1) Demographic year Book, 2) Population charts, 3)
Population Bulletions, New York.
SOE - 305: Social Movements in India - I
Unit I. Definition and features of social movements.
Unit II. Theories of social movements:
a) Structural – functional;
b) Marxist;
c) Resource Mobilization Theory;
d) Interactionist;
e) New Social Movements;
f) Sociology of Action.
Unit III. Social Movements and social change:
a) Reform, Rebellion, Revival;
b) Millerian;
c) Revolution, Insurrection;
d) Schisms and splits;
e) Counter Movements.
Unit IV. The social basis of Social Movements:
a) Class, caste, gender and ethnicity;
b) Role of leadership;
c) Mode of institutions;
d) Role of ideology;
e) Role of Mass Media.
Suggested Readings:
Baoks.1972. The sociology of social movements. London. Macmillan.
Das, Veena. (ed). 2003. Oxford India companion to Sociology and Social Anthropology.
New Delhi: Oxford University Press.
Gouldner, A.W. (ed.), 1950. Studies in Leadership. New York.Harper and Brothers.
Oomen T. K. 1972. Charism, Stability and change: A Analysis of Bhoodan Gramdan
Movement. New Delhi: Thomas press,
Oomen T. K. 1990. Protest and Change: Studies in social movements. New Delhi: Sage
Publications,
Rao, M.S. A. 1979. Social Movements and social Transformation Delhi: Macmillan.
Sage Publications,
Shah, Nandita. 1992. The issues at stake. Theory and Practice in the contemporary
movements in India, Kali for Women, New Delhi.

Shiva, Vandana. 1991; Ecology and Politics of survival New Delhi: Sage publications.
Singh, Rajendra. 2000. Social Movements, Old and new— A post modernist critique
New Delhi:
SOE – 307: Sociology of Information Society - I
I. Conceptual understanding:
Historical change, Industrial Informationalism, Technology Society and
Capitalisation.
II. IT revolution Enterprise:
Culture, Institutions and organizations of the information economy, Transition from
Industrialism to Informationalism.
Suggested Readings:
Ambekar J.B. Communication andd Rural Development, Mittal, New Delhi, 1992.
Arvind Singhal and Rogers Everett: India's Communication Revolution from Bullock
Carts to Cyber Mart, Sage Publications, New Delhi.
Barrie Axford and Richard Huggin (ed) New Media and Politics, Sage, New Delhi,
2001.
Beyer, Peter, Religion and Globalisation Sage, London, 1994.
Bhatnagar, Subhash, Information and Communication: Technology in Development, Sage
Publications, New Delhi, 2000.
Common Steven, Post Modernist Culture, Blackwell, New York, 1989.
December and Randall, The World Wide Web, Unleashed, MacmiUan Computer
Publishing, 1994.
Goel S.K., Communication Media and Informational Technology, Commonwealth
Publishers, New Delhi, 1999.
Jacobs, Ronald N., Race, Media and the Crisis of Civil Society (From Wattsto Rodney
King), Cambridge University Press.
Joann Yates and John Van, Mannen, Information Technology and Organizational
Transformation, Sage New Delhi, 2001.
Lee Chin - Chuan, Media Imperialism, Sage, California, 1979.
Manuel, Castells, The Rise of Network Society, Blakwell, Publishers, 1996.
Mark Taylor and Esa Saariner, Imagologies, Routledge, London, 1994.
Melkote Shrinivas, The Information Society, Sage London, 2001.
Michael H, The Metaphysies of Virtual Society, OUP, London, 1993.
Mosco, Vincent, The Political Economy of Communication, Sage, London, (Ruthenkjal
Renewal), 1996.
Preston, P. Reshaping Communications - Technology Information and Social Change,
Sage, New Delhi, 2001.
Shrivastava, K.M., Media Towards the 21 st Century Sterling Publishers, New Delhi, 1009.
Zachariah Aruna: Communication Media and Electronic Revolution, Kanishka
Publiclation, New Delhi, 1996.
Zrkocrzy, P. and N. Heap Information Technology, Pitman, New York, 1995.

SOE - 308: Urban Society in India - I
Unit I. Basic concepts: Urban, urbanism, sub-urbanization, Ecology,
urban culture, urbanization, factors responsible for rapid urbanization.
Unit II. Classical Sociological Traditions:
a) Emile Durkheim- Division of labour, the moral basis of the community.
b) Marx and Engels- The town, the country and the capitalist mode of production.
c) Max Weber- The city and the growth of rationality.
d) Tonnies- The dichotomy model.
Unit III. The Urban as an ecological community:
a) The traditional ecological approach of Park, Burgess and McKenzie.
b) Spatial models inspired by this school-Concentric Zone model, Sector model,
multi-nuclear model.
c) Critiques of this apporach- Nihan, Walter Firey.
d) Neo-ecological school and its critique.
Unit IV. The Urban as a cultural form:
a) Simmel-the metropolis and mental life
b) Wirth- urbanism as a way of life
c) Redfield- the rural- urban continuum
d) Abu-Lughod Janet- ruralisation of the city
Suggested Readings:
Abrahmson, Mare. 1976. Urban Sociology. Englewood Cliff, Prentice Hall.
Anderson, Nels. 1968. Urban Sociology. New Delhi: Asia Publishing House.
Bergel, EX. 1955.Urban Sociology, New York: Mc-Graw Hill Book Company.
Bhattacharya, B. 1979. Urban Development in India, Shree Publishing House, Delhi.
Colling workth, J. A. 1972. Problems of and Urban Society Vol-II, George Allen & Unwin
Ltd.
D’souza, Alfred. (Ed). 1983. Urban growth & Urban Planning. New Delhi: Indian Social
Institute.
Elsentadt, S. N. and Shachar. 1987. Society, Culture and Urbanization. New Delhi: Sage
Publications.
Gore, M. S. 1968.Urbanization and family change. Bombay: Popular Prakashan.
Kopardekar, H. O. 1986. Social Aspects of Urban Development. Mumbai: Popular
Prakashan.
Pickvance, C. G., (ed), 1976. Urban Sociology: Critical Essays. Methuen, London.
Prasad, D. Ravindra. 1989. Urban renewal: The Indian experience. New Delhi: Sterling
Publishers PVT Ltd.
Quinn, J. A. Urban Sociology. New Delhi: S. Chand & Co.
Rao, M. S.A., Bhat and Kadekar, L. N. (Ed) 1991. A reader in Urban Sociology. Orient
Longman.
Rarachandran, R. 1990. Urbanization and urban system in India. Delhi: Oxford.
Ronnan, Paddison. 2001. Handbook of Urban studies. New Delhi: Sage.
Saberwal, Satish. (ed). 1978. Process and Institution in Urban India. New Delhi: Vikas
Publishing House.
Sandor, Halebsky. 1973. The sociology of city. New York: Charles Scribner’s sons.

Sarrienn, Eliel. 1943. The city it's growth. Calcutta: Scientific Book Agencies.
Saunder, Peter. 1981. Social theory and urban question. Hutchionson. London.
Sujata, Patel and Kushal, Deb (ed) 2006.Urban Studies. Oxford.
Wilson, R. A. and Scbulza, D. A. 1978. Urban Sociology. Prentice Hail, Englewood.
SOE-309: Sociology of Disaster Management - I
Unit I: Disaster and Development: Content and Definition; Disaster and level of
development; Vulnerability and disaster preparedness, education and awareness.
Unit II: Classification/Types of Disaster: Disaster, risk, hazard; Natural-famine, drought,
floods/Storms, cyclones, and earthquakes. Manmade -Riots, biological warfare.
Industrial, militancy insurgency, eviction.
Unit III: Issues Involved: Policy Issues, Politics of Aid, Gender.
Suggested Readings:
Birnabaum, F., Coplon, J., “Crisis Intervention after a Natural Disaster”, Social Case
Work, Vol. 54, No.9, 545-551.
Blaufard, H. and Levine, J. 1972. “Crisis Intervention in an Earthquake”. Social Work,
Vol. 17, No. 4, 16-19.
Chen, L. 1973, “Disaster in Bangladesh: Health Crisis in a Developing nation, New
York: Oxford University Press.
Fritz, C.E. 1968. “Disaster”, Sills, D. (ed.) International Encyclopedia of Social Science.
Vol. 4. U.S.A., The Macmillan Company and the Free Press. 202-208.
Hoff, A. 1978. “People in Crisis”, Understanding and Helping, California: Addison
Wesley Publishing Company.
SOE - 304: Criminology - I
1. Criminology: Concept of crime, criminal criminality, deviance, delinquency,
jurisprudence, evidence, relationship of sociology with criminology, Victimology,
penology and social work. Conceptual approaches to crime: legal, behavioural
and sociological.
2. Perspectives on crime causation: Different theories of crime - classical, positivist,
psychological, Marxian, geographical theories, sociological theories.
3. Types of crime: Economic, crime against property, professional crime, crime
against moral turpitude, white-collar crime. Changing profile of crime and
criminals. Organized crimes, crime against women, Domestic violence and
children, sexual harassment, cyber crimes.
4. Juvenile delinquency: Concept extent in India, causes and consequences of
juvenile delinquency, measures to solve the problem of juvenile delinquency,
correctional institutions for Juvenile Delinquents, The Juvenile Justice (Care and
Protection of Children) Act, 2000.
Suggested Readings:
Bedi Kiran, 1998, It is Always Possible, New Delhi, Sterling Publications, Pvt Ltd..
Bequai, August 1978. Computer Crime, Toronty: Lesington Books,

Buckland, John, 1992. Combating Computer Crime: Prevention, Detection and
Investigation, New Delhi: McGraw Hill.
Contemporary Issues, London : Sage Publications.
Control and Prevention, Bombay: Sysman Computers Pvt. Ltd.
Criminology, Jalandhar : ABC Publications.
Drapkin Ismail and Viano, Emilio, 1975. Victimology: A New Focus, London, Lesington
Press.
Gill, S.S. 1998. The Pathology of Corruption. New Delhi Harper Collin's Publishers
(India.)
Goel, Rakesh M. and Manohar S. Powar, 1994, Computer Crime : Concept.
Gote-Gavhane Shubhangi, 1997. Female Criminality and Sociological Theories,
Aurangabad (Maharashtra) India, South Asian Social Research Publication.
Haiiman, Taryl, A. 1950. The Economics of crime New York: St. Martins's Press.
Inciarti James, A. and Pottieger Anne E. 1978; Violent Crime: Historical and
Kaldate, Sudha, 1982. Society, Delinquent and Juvenile Court, New Delhi, Ajanta
Publications.
Lilly, J. Robert Francis T. Wallen and Richard Ball A., 1955. Criminological Theory,
Context and Consequences, New Delhi: Sage Publications.
Makkar, S.P. Singh and Paul C. Friday, 1993. Global Perspectives in
Ministry of Home Affairs, 1998. Crime In India Report, New Delhi, Government
of India.
Ministry of Home Affairs, Report of the All India Committee on Jail Reforms, 1980-
83, New Delhi: Government of India.
Pace, Denay, F. 1991. Concept of Vice, Narcotics and Organized Crime, London Prentice
– Hall.
Rayan, Patrick J. and George Rush, 1997. Understanding Organized Crime in global
Perspective, London: Sage Publications.
Reid, Suetitus, 1976. Crime and Criminology, Illnayse: Deydan Press,
Revid, Jorathan, 1995. Economic Crime, London, Kejan Paul.
Shankardas, Rani Dhavan, 2000. Punishment and the Prison: Indian and International
Perspective, New Delhi: Sage Publications.
Sutherland, Edwin H. and Donald R. Cressey, 1968. Principles of Criminology Bombay :
The Times of India Press.
Walklete Sandra, 1998. Understanding Criminology Philadelphia, Open
University Press.
Weinberg, Dand and Kip Schlegal, 1990. White Collar Crime Reconsidered, Boston :
Northeastern University Press.
Williams, Frank P. and Marilyn D. Meshare, 1998. Criminological Theory, New Jersey:
Prentice Hall.
Williamsen, Herald, E. 1990. The Correction Profession, New Delhi, Sage Publication.
SOE – 306: Environment and Society - I
1) Sociology and Environment:
a) Emergence of Environmental Sociology:
i) Early interest in Ecological issues
ii) Environmental Sociology: Meaning, Nature and Scope

) Contributions of Selected Social Scientists:
i) Radhakarnal Mukherjee
ii) Ramchandra Guha
iii)Dunlap and Carton.
2) Environment and Society: A brief Introduction to Theoretical Approaches:
a) Deep ecology
b) Social constructionism
c) Realism
d) Eco-feminism
e) Gandhian approach
Suggested Readings:
Agarwal S. K.: Environmental Issues and Themes APH Publishing Corporation, New
Delhi, 1997.
Calvert, Peter and Susan Calvert, The South, The North and the Environment, Pinter,
London and New York, 1999.
Carton Williams, Jr. and Dunlap Riley (Ed.) American Sociologist, 13, pp. 41-49; (1980):
American Behavioural Scientist, 24(1) pp.15-47; (1979) : 1980 Annual Review of
Sociology, (5) pp. 243-273-(1994): American Sociologist, 25(i) pp. 5-30.
Centre for Science and Environment: The State of India's Environment. A Citizen's
Report. 1982.
Gadgil, Madhav and Ramachandra Guha: Ecology and Equity: The Use and Abuse of
Nature in Contemporary India, New Delhi, OUR, 1996.
Giddens, Anthony, The Consequences of Modernity, Cambridge, Polity Press. 1990.
Giddens, Anthony: Introduction to Sociology, (4th Ed.), New York: W.W. Norton and
Co., 1996.
Limmermom M. E. and other (Ed.): Environmental Phi losophy from Animal Rights to
Radical Ecology, Prentice Hall, Englewood Clifts, New Jersey 1993.
Mattel Luke: Ecology and Society: An Introduction, Polity Press, 1994.
Michael Reddift: Development and Environmental Crisis, Meheun Co, Ltd., New York,
1984.
Munshi, Indra: "Environment in Sociological Theory", in Sociological Bulletin, Vol. 49,
No. 2
Pravin Sheth: Environmentalism, Politics, Ecology and Development, Rawat New Delhi
1997.
Riley E. Dunlap: "The Evolution of Environmental Sociologv 7 " in The International
Handbook of Environmental Sociology, Michael Reddift and Graham Woodgate
(Eds.) Edward Elgar, Cheltanham, V. K. 1997.
Wallerstein, Immanuel: The Modern World System, New York. OUP, 1974.
World Bank : World Development Reuort. 1995.
World Commission on Environment and Development Our Common Future, 1987.

SOE - 310: Health and Society - I
Unit I: Basic Concepts
i) Its Aim and Scope of Sociology of Health
ii) Health and its relation to social institutions
iii) Concept of Health: Illness, Sickness, diseases, death
Unit II: Family and its relation with health care
i) Approaches to health care in nuclear and extended family
ii) Pattern of child rearing
iii) Significance of family in context of illness
iv) Family relationship – emotion and anxiety
v) The sick role and patients role
Unit III: Measurement of health and illness
i) Sources of data on illness and measurements of health and illness
ii) Diet and nutrition
iii) Causes of death
Suggested Readings:
Cockerham-Williamc. 1997. ‘Reading in Medical Sociology’, New Jersey, Printice-Hall.
D. Banerjee. 1985. ‘Health and Family Planning Services in India: An epidemiological,
socio-cultural and political analysis and a perspective, New Delhi: Lok Paksha.
Dasgupta, R. 1993. ‘Nutritional Planning in India’, Hyderabad: NIN.
Elman, C. 1984. ‘Culture, health, illness, wright’, Bristol.
Guilmoto C. and I. Rajan (ed). 2005. ‘Fertility Transition in south India, sage
Publications, New Delhi.
Gwatkin, D.L. and M. Gulliot. 2000. ‘The burden of disease among the global poor:
Current situation, future trends and implications for strategy, Human development
network, health, nutrition and Population’, The IBRD, World Bank, Washington
D.C.
Hyder, A.A.; Rotllant, G. and Morrow R.H. 1998. ‘Measuring the burden of disease:
Healthy life years, American Journal of Public Health, Vol. 88 (2), pp. 196-202.
Imrana, Quadeer. 2000. ‘Health care system in transition III, Journal of Public Health
Medicine, Vol. 22, No. 1, pp. 25-32.
Jejeebhoy, Shirin. 2003. ‘Action that protect: Promoting sexual and reproductive health
and choice among young people in India’, Population Council, New Delhi.
Ministry of Health and family Welafre. 1997. ‘Reproductive and Child Health
Programme’, Mannual for India and Karnataka, Government of India.
Murray, C.J. 1994. ‘Quantifying the burden of disease: The technical basis for Disability
Adjusted Life Years’, Bulletin of the WHO, Vol. 72 (3), pp. 429-445.
Murray, C.J. and A.D. Lopez. 1994. ‘Quantifying disabilities: Data, Methods and results’,
Bulletin of the WHO, Vol. 72 (3), pp. 481-494.
Nayar, K.R. 1998. ‘Ecology and Health System approach, New Delhi: APH Publishing
Corporation.
Park, J.E. and Park, K. 1989. ‘Text Book of Preventive and Social Medicine (12 th
Edition), M/s Banarasidas Bhanot Publisher, Jabalpur.
World Bank. 1993. ‘World Development Report 1993: Investigating in Health’, Oxford
University Press, New York.

World Health Organization. 1999. ‘The world Health report 1999: making a difference,
WHO, Geneva, Switzerland, WHO.
SOE - 311: Tribal Sociology - I
Unit I: Tribal Society: Definition, Nature, approaches and classifications
a) Definition and Characteristics of Tribes
b) Approaches to the study of Tribes: Sociological and Anthropological
c) Racial and Linguistic classification
Unit II: Problems of Tribes
a) Land alienation, poverty and indebtedness
b) Health and nutrition
c) Displacement and rehabilitation
Unit III: Tribes in Transition
a) The concept of Tribanization
b) Impact of industrialization and urbanization
c) Media and Tribal Society
d) Issues of Tribal identity and Tribal movements
Unit IV: Tribal policy in India, forest – Tribe interaction deforestation and its impact on
tribal population, Role of state and NGOs to protect and promote the tribals
Suggested Readings:
Bailey, F.G.1960.Caste and Nation, OUP, Bombay,
Behera D.K. and Georg Pfeffer Contemporary Society: Tribal studies, Vol-I to VIII New
Delhi: concept Publishing company.
Bose, A.; Nangbri, T & Kumar, N. (eds) 1990. Tribal demography and development in
North-East India, Delhi: B.R.
Furer-Hymendrof, C.V., 1982.Tribes of India: The struggle for survival, Delhi oxford
university press.
Hutton J.H. Caste in India: its nature functions and origin. Cambridge: University press.
Keesing R.M., Cultural Anthropology: A contemporary perspective, New York: Holt,
Rinehard and Winston.
Mehta, P.L. Constitutional protection to scheduled tribes in India in retrospect and
prospect, Delhi: H.K.
Raha, Manish Kumar1997. Tribal India: Problem of Development. New Delhi,
Salunke S.B.‘Gond’: Savandan Prakashan, Aurangabad.
Sharma K.L., Caste, Class and Social Movements
Singh, K.S. 1982. Tribal movements in India Vol. I & II, New Delhi: Manohar
Prakashan,

SOE - 312: Social Psychology - I
Unit I: Introduction to social psychology
a) Definition
b) Nature and scope of social psychology
c) Relationship with other Social sciences
Unit II: Behaviour and Attitude
a) Interrelation between behaviour and attitude
b) Formation of attitude
c) Theories of attitude change
Unit III: Growth and Development
a) Role of heredity and environment
b) Culture and personality
c) Theories of personality
Suggested Readings:
Baron, Robert. A. and Byrne, Donn Social Psychology, 7th edition, Prentice Hall of India
Pvt. Ltd.
Harari, Herbert and McDavid Jhon, W, 1986, Social Psychology, CBS Publisers &
Distributors, Delhi.
Kimball Young: Handbook of social psychology
Krutch and Crutchfield: Social Psychology
Myers, David G.(1988) Social Psychology, 2nd Edition, McGraw Hill Book Company.

M.A. IV SEMESTER
SOC – 401: CLASSICAL SOCIOLOGICAL TRADITION - II
Unit I: Max Weber
a) Max Weber: Intellectual background and his major works
b) Contribution to the Methodology of Social Sciences Distinctive nature of
Social Realities - Sociology as an interpretative science - concepts of ‘Verstehen’
and ‘Ideal Types’
c) Theory of Social Action: Concept of Social Action - Types of Social
Action - Interpretive understanding of Social Action.
d) Views on capitalism: Analysis of Modern Capitalism Protestant Ethic and
Emergence of Capitalism Role of ideas and values in Social Change.
e) Theory of Authority; Power and Authority - Types of Authority: base of
their legitimacy, their distinctive features. Method of administration and modes of
inheritance.
f) Concept of Bureaucracy: Capitalism, growing rationalism and emergence
of modern bureaucracy- Weberian Model of Bureaucracy - Relationship between
political leaders and bureaucracy.
Unit II: Vilfredo Pareto
a) Vilfredo Pareto ; Intellectual Background
b) Contribution to Methodology: Logico-experimental Method.
c) Logical and non-logical action; classification - explanation of non-logical
action in terms of his theory of Residues and Derivations Classification of
Residues and Derivations.
d) Theory of Elites: Elites and Masses - Types of Elites -Circulation of elites.
Role of Elites.
Suggested Readings:
Aron. Raymond; Main Currents in Sociological Thought, Vol. I and II, 1965-67
Bendix, Richard: Max Weber, An Intellectual Potrait (for Weber double days), 1960.
Coser, Lewis, A.: Masters of Sociological Thought Harrcourt Base, New York, 1977.
Fletcher, Ronald: The Making of Sociology, Vol. 1 and II, Michael Joseph Ltd., London,
1971.
Gerth, M. and Millis, C.W. from Max Weber and Essays in Sociology.
Giddens, Anthony: Capitalism and Modern Social Theory - An analysis of the writings of
Marx, Durkheim and Weber, Cambridge University Press, 1971.
Hughes, John A., Martin, Peter J. and Sharrock, W.W.: Understanding Classical
Sociology: Marx, Durkheim and Webber, Sage, London, 1995.
Morrison, Ken: Marx, Durkheim and Weber - Formations of Modem Sociology Thought,
Sage, New Delhi, 1995.
Nisbet: The Sociological Tradition, Heinemann Educational Books Ltd., London, 1966.
Parsons, Talcott: The Structure of Social Action, Vol. I and II, McGraw Hill, New York,
1937-1949.
Popper Karl: Open Society and its Enemies Routledge, London, 1945.
Rex John: Key problems in Sociological theory.

Zeithin, Irving M.: Ideology and the Development of Sociological Theory, Prentice -
Hall, New Delhi, 1969.
SOC - 402: Sociology of change and Development - II
Unit I: Social Change in Contemporary India
A) Processes of Change: Westernization and Modernization
B) Social Processes of Change: Sanskritization and Secularization;
C) Religious conversions
Unit II: Indian Experience of Development:
A) Sociological appraisal of Five Year Plans
B) Social consequences of economic reforms
C) Socio-cultural repercussions of Globalization
D) Social implications of Info-Tech revolution
Unit III: Development of Marathwada region
A) Regional dimension of Development
B) Developmental projects
i) Irrigation projects ii) Industrial Development
C) Impact of Various Movements on Development
i) Hyderabad Mukti Sangram ii) Marathwada Vikas Andolan
iii) Renaming Movement of Marathwada University
Suggested Readings:
Amin, Samir, Unequal Development, New Delhi, OUP, 1979.
Appadurai, Arjun, Modernity at large: Cultural Dimensions of Globalization, New Delhi,
OUP, 1997.
Dereze, Jean and Amartya Abraham, M.F. Modern Sociological Theory: An
Introduction, New Delhi, OUP, 1990.
Dereze, Jean and Amartya Sen, India: Economic Development and Social Opportunity,
New Delhi, OUP, 1996.
Desai, A.R. 1985. India's Path of Development: A Marxist Approach, Bombay: Popular
Prakashan (Chapter 2).
Desai, A.R. State and Society, Popular Prakashan, Mumbai, 1975.
Giddens Anthony, Global Problems and Ecological Crisis in introduction to sociology
Ilnd Edi. New York: W.W. Norton & Co., 1996.
Giddens, Anthony, The consequences of Modernity, Cambridge: Polity press, 1990.
Haq, Mahbub Ul, Reflections on Human Development, New Delhi, OUP, 1991.
Harrison, D. The Sociology of Modernization and Development, New Delhi, Sage, 1989.
Moore, Wilbert and Robert Cook, Social Change, New Delhi: Pretice Hall (India), 1967.
Sharma, S.L. "Criteria of Social Development", Journal of Social Action, Jan-Mar, 1980.
Sharma, S.L. "Salience of Ethnicity in Modernization : Evidence from India",
Sociological Bulletin, Vol. 39, Nos. 1 & 2, pp. 33-51, 1994.
Sharma, S.L. Development: Socio-cultural Dimension, Jaipur, Rawat (Chapter 1), 1986.

Sharma, S.L. Perspectives on sustainable development in South Asia, The case of India in
Samad (Ed.) Perspectives on sustainable Development in Asia. Kuala Lumpur,
ADIPA, 1994.
Sharma, S.L. Social Action Groups as Harbingers of silent Revolution, Economic and
Political Weekly, Vol. 27, No. 47,1992.
Sharma, S.L. Empowerment without Antagonism: A case for Reformulation of Women's
Empowerment Approach. Sociological Bulletin, Vol. 49, No. 1,2000.
Srinivas, M.N. Social Change in Modern India, Berkley : University of Berkley, 1966.
Symposium on Implications of Globalization, Sociological Bulletin, Vol. 44 (Articles by
Mathew, Panmi & Pathy), 1995.
Wallersteir, Imnanual, The Modern World System, New York: OUP, 1974.
Waters, Malcolm, Globalization, New York: Routledge and Kegan Paul, 1995.
World Commission on Environment and Development, Our Common Future (Brundland
Report), New Delhi, OUP, 1987.
SOE - 403: SOCIAL DEMOGRAPHY - II
Unit I:Social variables of population growth:
a) Marriage patterns and population growth, influence of re-marriage, divorce and widowhood,
new trends in marriage.
b) Family, Family patterns and population growth, their impact on population growth.
c) Education, its role in population growth.
Unit II: Population projection: Meaning, Importance of population Projection, Methods of population
projection.
Unit III: Population, Environment and Economic Development: Population and environmental
pollution, impact of both on each other, Effect of population growth on economic development and
consequences of economic development on population growth.
Unit IV: Population policy: Meaning, need of population policy, population policy of India and China,
population education, Socio-cultural factors affecting population growth, measures taken for
population control.
Suggested Readings:
Abuzzar M.– Socio-economic Aspects of population structures, Rawat Publication, Jaipur, 1988.
Adams, E. and Shekhar, P. Projection of Population and Age Sex Structure, Vol. III, W. Demographic
Conf. Belgrade, 1956.
Agarwal, S.N.– India’s population problem, IInd Ed., Tata McGraw Hill, New Delhi, 1977.
Agarwal, U.D. Population projections and their accuracy, B.R. Publishing Corporation,
Tri nagar, Delhi, 1961.
Appleman, P. An Essay on the Principle of population, W.W. Norton, and Company,
N.Y. 1976.
Arsene Dumount - Depopulation Et Civilization, Paris, 1890.
Barclay, G.W. - Techniques of population Analysis, John Wiley and Sons, New York,
1958.
Bhattacharjee, P.T. and Shastri, G.N, - Population in India: A study of Inter-state
variations, New Delhi, 1976.

Bhende, A.A. and Tara Kanitkar - Principles of population studies, Himalaya Publishing
House, Bombay, 1992.
Bogue Donald, J. - Principles of Demography, John Wiley and Sons, New fork, 1969.
Bose Ashish 1) Studies in Demography, 2) Urbanization in India, Academic Books Ltd.,
New Delhi, 1930.
Brown, L.R. - World Population Trends: Sign of Hope, Sign of stress, population Report
series, Woild Watch paper No. 16., 1977.
Carr Saunders, A.M. - World population: past Growth and preseni Trends, Clarendon,
Oxford, 1936.
Chandrashekhar, S. 1) Asia's population problem, 2) India's population. Allied publishers,
Bombay, 1967.
Govt, of India, Demographic year Book, Ministry; of Health and Family Welfare, New
Delhi.
Hauser, P.M. and Duncan, D. - The study of Population, University of Chicago Press,
Chicago, 1959,
Kohli, S. - Family Planning in India, Tata McGraw, New Delhi, 1977.
Mamoria, C.B. - India's population problem, Chat P. House, Allahabad 1981.
Mitra Ashok - India's Population: Aspect on Quality and Control, Vol 1 and II, Abhinav
Prakashan, New Delhi, 1978.
Nitti, F.S. - Population and Social System, London, 1984.
Raj, Hans. 1981. ‘Fundamentals of Demography’, Surjeet Publications, Delhi.
Ranade, P.S. - Population Dynamics in India, Ashish Publishing House, New Delhi, 1990.
Sharma, R.K. - Demography and Population problems, Atlantic publishers and
Dif.lributors, Darya Ganj, Delhi, 1997.
Shrylock, Henry S., Jacob, S. Siegal and Associates. 1980. ‘The Methods and Materials
of Demography’, Vol. I & II, US Bureau of the Census, Washington D.C.
Sinha, V.C. and Zachariah, E. 1984. ‘Elements of Demography’, Allied publishers Pvt.
Ltd. New Delhi.
Srivastava, S.C. - Studies in demography, Jai Prakash Nath And Comp. Meenit. 1989.
United Nations - 1) Demographic year Book, 2) Population charts, 3)
Population Bulletions, New York.
Willcox, W.F. - International Migration, Vol. I and II, National Bureau of Economic
Research, New York.
SOE - 405: Social Movements in India
Unit I. Social Movements in India:
a) Peasant movement in Maharashtra;
b) Labour and Trade Union;
c) Tribal movements.
Unit II. New Social Movements:
a) Dalit Movements;
b) Gender and social movements;
c) Ecological Movements;
d) Ethnic Movements.
Unit III. Social Movements in the social setting:

a) Social Movements and the State;
b) Social Movements and the Civil Society.
Suggested Readings:
Ahuja, Ram.1999. Society in India. Jaipur: Rawat Publication.
Colonial India New Delhi.. Sage.
Dasgupta, Biplab. 1974. The Naxalite Movement Bombay. Allied Publishers.
Desai, A. R. 1966. Social Background of Indian Nationalism. Bombay: Popular
Prakashan.
Desai, A. R.. (ed). 1979; Peasant Struggles in India. Delhi: Oxford University Press
Dhanagare, D. N, 1983; Peasant Movements in India-1920-1950. New Delhi: Oxford
University Press
Gore, M. S. 1983. The social context of an ideology: Ambedkar's political and social
thoughts. New Delhi: sage publications
Hardiman, David. 1987. The Coming of the Devi. Bombay: Oxford.
Omvedt, Gail. 1994; Dalits and the Democratic Revolution : Dr. Ambedkar the Dalit
Movement in
Rao M. S. A. (ed.) 1974. Social Movements in India, Vol. 1 and 2; Manohar
Publications, New Delhi.
Selliot Eleanor.1995. From Untouchable to dalit Essays on the Ambedkar Movements.
New Delhi: Monohar.
Shah, Ghanashyam (ed), 2001. Dalit Identity and Politics New Delhi. Sage Publications.
Shah, Ghanshyam. 1990. Social Movements in India. New Delhi: Sage Publications.
Shah, Ghanshyam. 2002. Social Movements and the Indian State. New Delhi: Sage
Publications,
Singh K. S. 1982. Tribal Movements in India; Vol. I and II. Delhi: Manohar.
Singh, K.S. 1982. Tribal Movements in India: New Delhi: Manohar.
SOE – 407: Sociology of Information Society - II
I. Transformation of work and employment:
The service economy and the information society, The new occupational structures,
the work process in the informational paradigm.
II. Informational Technology and the Restructuring of capital-labour;
Relationships, social dualism / fragmented societies.
III. Computer mediated communication, institutional control, social networks
and virtual communities.
Suggested Readings:
Ambekar J.B. Communication and Rural Development, Mittal, New Delhi, 1992.
Arvind Singhal and Rogers Everett: India's Communication Revolution from Bullock
Carts to Cyber Mart, Sage Publications, New Delhi.
Barrie Axford and Richard Huggin (ed) New Media and Politics, Sage, New Delhi,
2001.
Beyer, Peter, Religion and Globalisation Sage, London, 1994.
Bhatnagar, Subhash, Information and Communication: Technology in Development, Sage
Publications, New Delhi, 2000.

Common Steven, Post Modernist Culture, Blackwell, New York, 1989.
December and Randall, The World Wide Web, Unleashed, MacmiUan Computer
Publishing, 1994.
Goel S.K., Communication Media and Informational Technology, Commonwealth
Publishers, New Delhi, 1999.
Jacobs, Ronald N., Race, Media and the Crisis of Civil Society (From Wattsto Rodney
King), Cambridge University Press.
Joann Yates and John Van, Mannen, Information Technology and Organizational
Transformation, Sage New Delhi, 2001.
Lee Chin - Chuan, Media Imperialism, Sage, California, 1979.
Manuel, Castells, The Rise of Network Society, Blakwell, Publishers, 1996.
Mark Taylor and Esa Saariner, Imagologies, Routledge, London, 1994.
Melkote Shrinivas, The Information Society, Sage London, 2001.
Michael H, The Metaphysies of Virtual Society, OUP, London, 1993.
Mosco, Vincent, The Political Economy of Communication, Sage, London, (Ruthenkjal
Renewal), 1996.
P. Preston, Reshaping Communications - Technology Information and Social Change,
Sage, New Delhi, 2001.
P. Zrkocrzy, N. Heap Information Technology, Pitman, New York, 1995.
Shrivastava, K.M., Media Towards the 21 st Century Sterling Publishers, New Delhi, 1009.
Zachariah Aruna: Communication Media and Electronic Revolution, Kanishka
Publiclation, New Delhi, 1996.
SOE - 408: Urban Society in India
Unit I. Urbanization in India: Emerging trends in urbanisation, Factors of urbanisation,
sociological dimensions of urbanisation, Social consequences of urbanisation.
Unit II. Classification of cities: The nature of pre-industrial and post industrial cities,
functional classification of cities, Different approaches to the study of urban
centers.
Unit III. Urban problems: causes and solution, housing, alcoholism, drug addiction,
prostitution, Aids, slums and environmental pollution.
Unit IV. Urban planning: Meaning and definition of urban planning, importance of
planning, factors affecting planning, master plan, urban administration.
Suggested Readings:
Ahuja, Ram. 1997. Social Problems in India. Jaipur: Rawat Publications.
Bose, Ashis. 1973. Studies in India's Urbanization. New Delhi: Tata McGraw-Hill
Publishing Co.
Dahiwale, S. M. 1997.Rural poverty and slums. Jaipur: Rawat Publications.
Desai A. R. and Pillai S. D. 1970. Slums and Urbanization. Bombay: Popular Prakashan.
Diddee, Jaymala and Rangaswamy, Vimla. 1993. Urbanization- Trends, Perspectives
challenges. Jaipur: Rawat Publication.
D'Souza, Alfred. 1978. The Indian City, Poverty; Ecology and Urban Development. New
Delhi: Manohar.

Gill, Rajesh. 1994. Slum as urban villages. Jaipur: Rawat Publicarions.
Hanumappa, H. G. 1981.Urbanization trends in India. New Delhi: Ashish Publishing
House.
K. Sivaramkrishnan, A Kundu and B. N. Singh, 2005.Handbook of Urbanization in
India. Delhi.
Kosambi, Meera. 1994, Urbanisation and Urban Development in India. ICSSR.New
Delhi.
Nayar P. K. B. 1982. Sociology in India: Retrospect and Prospect. Delhi: B.R.Publishing
Corporation
Pramanik, S. K. 2001. Sociology of G. S. Ghurye. Rawat. New Delhi.
Rao, M. S. A. (ed.).1974. Urban Sociology in India. New Delhi: Orient Longman.
SOE - 409: Sociology of Disaster Management - II
Unit I: Impact of Disaster: Physical, economical, spatial and psycho-social.
Unit II: Disaster Management: Pre-disaster Prevention, Preparation, education,
preparedness, Actual disaster, short term plan, long term plan, stress and trauma,
search, relief, recovery, restoration, resource mobilization; Post-Disaster,
Rehabilitation. Negative effects of migration
Unit III: Intervening Parties: Government Organization, voluntary organization, local
groups, community participation, volunteers, and Social workers.
Suggested Readings:
Dhirendra, Sharma, 1983. India’s Nuclear Estate, New Delhi: Lancers
Jatinder, K. Bajaj The Bhopal Tragedy: The Responsibility of the Scientific Community
Nandy, Ashis. Science, Authoritarianism and Culture.
Nandy, Ashis. 1985.The Bomb, The Illustrated weekly of India
Sen, Amartya 1981.Poverty and Famines New Delhi: OUP
SOE – 404: Criminology – II
I. Female criminality: Concept, extent in India, theories of female criminality, causes and
consequences of female criminality, female victims, family court, correctional
institutions and rehabilitation of female offenders and female victims.
II. Theories of punishment: Retributive, deterrent, reformative, futility and cost of
punishment, role of Police in crime investigation, role of forensic science in crime
investigation, bail, charge-sheet, custody, trial. Correction and its forms: meaning
and significance of correction; forms of correction - person based, community
based.
III. Correctional programmes in prisons: History of prison reforms in India, national
policy on prisons, commissions and committees, on jail reforms and criminal
Justice system, scientific classification of prisoners, modernization of prison
industry and involvement of private sector, correctional programmes -
educational, vocational, psychiatric, meditation, recreation etc. Kiran Bedi's New
Delhi Model of correction.
IV. Problems of correctional administration: Antiquated jail manual and prison act,
overcrowding, custodial mindset, lack of inter-agency coordination among police,

prosecution, Judiciary and prison, human rights and prison management
limitations and prospects of correction. Alternatives to imprisonment: Probation,
parole, open prisons, after-care and rehabilitation, victimological perspective;
victims's responsibility in crime, compensation to victims.
Suggested Readings:
Bedi Kiran, 1998, It is Always Possible, New Delhi, Sterling Publications, Pvt Ltd..
Bequai, August 1978. Computer Crime, Toronty: Lesington Books,
Buckland, John, 1992. Combating Computer Crime: Prevention, Detection and
Investigation, New Delhi: McGraw Hill.
Contemporary Issues, London : Sage Publications.
Control and Prevention, Bombay: Sysman Computers Pvt. Ltd.
Criminology, Jalandhar : ABC Publications.
Drapkin Ismail and Viano, Emilio, 1975. Victimology: A New Focus, London, Lesington
Press.
Gill, S.S. 1998. The Pathology of Corruption. New Delhi Harper Collin's Publishers
(India.)
Goel, Rakesh M. and Manohar S. Powar, 1994, Computer Crime : Concept.
Gote-Gavhane Shubhangi, 1997. Female Criminality and Sociological Theories,
Aurangabad (Maharashtra) India, South Asian Social Research Publication.
Haiiman, Taryl, A. 1950. The Economics of crime New York: St. Martins's Press.
Inciarti James, A. and Pottieger Anne E. 1978; Violent Crime: Historical and
Kaldate, Sudha, 1982. Society, Delinquent and Juvenile Court, New Delhi, Ajanta
Publications.
Lilly, J. Robert Francis T. Wallen and Richard Ball A., 1955. Criminological Theory,
Context and Consequences, New Delhi: Sage Publications.
Makkar, S.P. Singh and Paul C. Friday, 1993. Global Perspectives in
Ministry of Home Affairs, 1998. Crime In India Report, New Delhi, Government
of India.
Ministry of Home Affairs, Report of the All India Committee on Jail Reforms, 1980-
83, New Delhi: Government of India.
Pace, Denay, F. 1991. Concept of Vice, Narcotics and Organized Crime, London Prentice
– Hall.
Rayan, Patrick J. and George Rush, 1997. Understanding Organized Crime in global
Perspective, London: Sage Publications.
Reid, Suetitus, 1976. Crime and Criminology, Illnayse: Deydan Press,
Revid, Jorathan, 1995. Economic Crime, London, Kejan Paul.
Shankardas, Rani Dhavan, 2000. Punishment and the Prison: Indian and International
Perspective, New Delhi: Sage Publications.
Sutherland, Edwin H. and Donald R. Cressey, 1968. Principles of Criminology Bombay :
The Times of India Press.
Walklete Sandra, 1998. Understanding Criminology Philadelphia, Open
University Press.
Weinberg, Dand and Kip Schlegal, 1990. White Collar Crime Reconsidered, Boston :
Northeastern University Press.

Williams, Frank P. and Marilyn D. Meshare, 1998. Criminological Theory, New Jersey:
Prentice Hall.
Williamsen, Herald, E. 1990. The Correction Profession, New Delhi, Sage Publication.
SOE – 406: Environment and Society - II
I. Resources, Populations, Development and Environmental problems:
a) State of Natural Resources: water, forests, land, and its degradation.
b) Population growth, poverty, consumption patterns and
environmental problems.
c) Industrialization, urbanization and environmental problems.
d) Globalisation and Environmental problems.
II. Towards Environmental Protection/Conservation.
a) Constitutional provisions and major environmental laws in India.
b) Major environmental movements in India: A brief review
c) Sustainable Development: An alternative path of development
d) Major international events, their outcome and the politics of the
environment.
Suggested Readings:
Agarwal S. K. Environmental Issues and Themes APH Publishing Corporation, New
Delhi, 1997.
Gadgil, Madhav and Ramachandra Guha: Ecology and Equity: The Use and Abuse of
Nature in Contemporary India, New Delhi, OUR, 1996.
Giddens, Anthony, The Consequences of Modernity, Cambridge, Polity Press. 1990.
Giddens, Anthony: Introduction to Sociology, (4th Ed.), New York: W.W. Norton and
Co., 1996.
Limmermom M. E. and other (Ed.): Environmental Phi losophy from Animal Rights to
Radical Ecology, Prentice Hall, Englewood Clifts, New Jersey 1993.
Mattel Luke: Ecology and Society: An Introduction, Polity Press, 1994.
Michael Reddift: Development and Environmental Crisis, Meheun Co, Ltd., New York,
1984.
Pravin Seth: Environmentalism, Politics, Ecology and Development, Rawat New Delhi
1997.
Rao P. K. Sustainable Development-Economics and Policy, Blackwell, 2001.
Riley E. Dunlap. ‘The Evolution of Environmental Sociology’ in The International
Handbook of Environmental Sociology, Michael Reddift and Graham Woodgate
(Eds.) Edward Elgar, Cheltanham, V. K. 1997.
Satapathy, Nityanand. Sustainable Development: An Alternative Paradigm, Karnavati
publications, Ahmedabad, 1998.
Satyanarayana B. (Ed.) Social Sciences and Planning for Sustainable Development,
Himalaya, Mumbai.1998.
Sharma S. L. ‘Perspectives on Sustainable Development in South Asia’, in Samad (Ed.):
Perspectives on Sustainable Development in Asia, Kuala Lampur: ADIPA.
Wallerstein, Immanuel: The Modern World System, New York, OUP, 1974.
World Bank: World Development Report. 1995.

World Commission on Environment and Development Our Common Future, 1987.
SOE - 410: Health and Society - II
Unit I: Reproductive health behaviour – Men and women
Need and Problems
Unit II: Reproductive Track Infection/Sexually Track Infections and Human
Immunodeficiency Virus/Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome (HIV/AIDS)
Maternal Health
Abortions: Spontaneous and Induced
Reproductive morbidity – obstetric, gynaecological and contraceptive
Unit III: Policies and Programmatic action
National Health Policy
Health Transition in India
Suggested Readings:
Bever, M. 2000. ‘Making abortions safe: A matter of good public health policy and
practice’, Bulltin WHO, Vol 78 (5), pp. 590-592.
Bhat, P.N.M. 2002. ‘Levels and Differentials in Maternal Mortality in Rural India: New
Estimates from Sisterhood method’, NCAER working paper series No. 87,
NCAER, New Delhi.
Elman, C. 1984. ‘Culture, health, illness, wright’, Bristol.
Guilmoto C. and I. Rajan (ed). 2005. ‘Fertility Transition in south India, sage
Publications, New Delhi.
Imrana, Quadeer. 2000. ‘Health care system in transition III, Journal of Public Health
Medicine, Vol. 22, No. 1, pp. 25-32.
Jejeebhoy, Shirin. 2003. ‘Action that protect: Promoting sexual and reproductive health
and choice among young people in India’, Population Council, New Delhi.
Kuttan, Mahadevan and Others (ed). 2000. Reproductive health of humankind in Asia
and Africa: a Global Perspective, B.R. ublishing Corporation, Delhi.
Ministry of Health and family Welafre. 1997. ‘Reproductive and Child Health
Programme’, Mannual for India and Karnataka, Government of India.
Park, J.E. and Park, K. 1989. ‘Text Book of Preventive and Social Medicine (12 th
Edition), M/s Banarasidas Bhanot Publisher, Jabalpur.
Ramasubban, Radhika and Jejeebhoy, Shirin (ed). 2000. ‘Women’s reproductive health in
India’ New Delhi: Rawat Publications.
World Bank. 1993. ‘World Development Report 1993: Investigating in Health’, Oxford
University Press, New York.
World Health Organization. 1999. ‘The world Health report 1999: making a difference,
WHO, Geneva, Switzerland, WHO.
World Health Organization. 2003. ‘Towards Adulthood: Exploring the sexual and
reproductive health of adolescents in South Asia’, WHO.
Unit I: Approaches to Tribal Development:
SOE - 411: Tribal Sociology - II

a) Assimilationist and integrationist
b) Indian constitution-safeguards and provisions for scheduled tribes
c) History of Tribal Development in India with special reference to Maharashtra
Unit II: Planning and Development.
Scheduled Tribes in five years plans. Strategies of tribal development: special
multi purpose sub-plans, interacted tribal development.
Unit III: The so-called mega development and their impact on tribal communities,
sustainable tribal development, Ashram schools: Educational institutionalization
of the tribal children.
Unit IV: Sustainable Tribal Development, Neheru’s perspectives on tribal development.
The role of social workers in tribal development.
Suggested Readings:
Furer-Hymendrof, C.V., 1982. Tribes of India: The struggle for survival, Delhi oxford
university press.
Hadaon A.C. 1924. Races of Mankind, Cambridge University press, London
Harasukar, Laxmi: 2005.The tribes and their development, Current, Agra,
Mehta, P.L. Constitutional protection to scheduled tribes in India in retrospect and
prospect, Delhi: H.K.
Murdock G.P. 1961. Our primitive contemporaries Macmillan, New Delhi
Oommen T.K. 1986.Insiders and Outsiders in India, Primordial collectivism and cultural
Puralism in Nation Building-in-international sociology-international sociological
Association Vol-I
Singh, K.S. 1972.Tribal situation in India, Indian Institute of Advanced Studies, Simla,
Vidhyarthi, L.P. Roy B.K.P. 1976. The Tribal culture of India, concept publishing co.
New Delhi
SOE - 412: Social Psychology - II
Unit I: Social Perception
a) Human motivation
b) Perceptual processes – Prejudice, stereotypes, empathy
Unit II: Leader and leadership
a) Characteristics of leaders
b) Types of leaders
c) Functions of leadership
Unit III: Public opinion and propaganda
a) Dynamics of public opinion
b) Measurement of public opinion
c) Propaganda – Suggestion and education
d) Techniques of propaganda
Suggested Readings:
Distributors, Delhi.
Gurin, Veroff and Feld, 1960, American’s views their Mental Health, Basic Book, New
York

Harari, Herbert and McDavid Jhon, W, 1986, Social Psychology, CBS Publisers &
Maccoby, E.E.New Comp., T.E. and Harty, E/K/(Eds), 1958, Reading in Social
Merton, R.K. 19 52, Bureautcratic structure and personality, Reader in Bureacracy,
Glenco III Free Press.
Psychology, Holt, New York.
Publications, great Britain.
Tannenbaun, Arnold S. 1966, Social Psychology of the Work organization, Tavistock