HIDAYATULLAH

NATIONAL LAW UNIVERSITY

Naya Raipur (Chhattisgarh)
Syllabus: Sociology (2016)

First Semester (July-November)

Title of the Course: Introduction to Sociology

Course Instructor: Dr. Uttam Kumar Panda

Unit 1: Sociology: A Discipline

Defining Sociology, Origin and Development of Sociology, Sociology as a Science

Scope of Sociology: Schools of thought, Is Sociology a Value Free Science, Sociological
Imagination, Sociology & Commonsense, Establishing Law in Sociology

Unit 3: Basic Concepts in Sociology

Society, Social Groups and its major types, Social Interaction and Everyday Life, Status
and Role, Role Strain, Role Conflict, Social Control: Informal and Formal, Social
Mobility: Nature and Determinants of Mobility, Social Change, Globalization

Unit 3: Understanding Methodology & Project Writing

Methods & Methodology, Types of research designs, writing research proposal/synopsis,

steps to write a project report

Unit 4: Major Sociological Perspectives of Understanding Society and Media

Functional, Conflict, Interactionist, and Feminist perspectives of Sociology

Media in a Global Age, Digital Revolution, Internet, Print and Electronic Media, Social
Media and Their Importance in Life

Unit 5: Cultural System

Definition of Culture and its types, Cultural traits and complexes, sub-cultures and
counter-cultures, ethnocentrism, theory of cultural growth

Unit 6: Family, Marriage & Kinship

Family: Definition, characteristics, types, functions & future of family

Marriage: Definition. Rules, Forms of marriage, Mate selection, Marriage in India
Kinship: Definition. Rule of Residence, Descent, types of Kin & Kinship Usages

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Unit 7: Socialization
Concept of Socialization, Agencies of Socialization: Family, School, Religion, Peer
group, Community and Government, Theories of Socialization

Unit 8: Social Stratification

Concept of Stratification, Foundation of Stratification and Theories of Social

Stratification

Selected Readings

Haralambos, M. & R. M. Heald. Sociology: Themes & Perspectives, Oxford University

Press, Delhi.
Giddens, Anthony (2006). Sociology. Willey India, New Delhi
Horton, P. B. and Hunt, C. L., (2011). Sociology. Tata MacGraw-Hill, New Delhi
Bottomore, T. B. Sociology: A Guide to Problems and Literature, Blackie & Son (India)
Ltd., / S. Chand & and Co. Ltd., New Delhi.
Sharma, K. L. 2002, Social Stratification and Mobility, Rawat publications.
Giddens, Anthony (2009). Sociology, 6th Edition, Wiley India, New Delhi
Inkeles, Alex : What is Sociology? Prentice Hall of India, New Delhi.
Jayaram, N. Introductory Sociology, Macmilan India Limited.
Shankar Rao, C.N., Sociology, S. Chand, New Delhi
Bhusan, V and Sachdeva, D. R, Sociology, New Delhi
Aron, Reymond (1965 – 67). Main Currents in Sociological Thought, Vol. I and II,
Penguin.
Beteille, Andre (2002). Sociology: Essays on Approach & Method. Oxford India, New
Delhi.
Coser, Lewis A. (1977). Masters of Sociological Thought, Harcourt Base, New York.
Giddens, Anthony (1971). Capitalism and Modern Social Theory – An analysis of the
writings of Marx, Durkheim and Weber, Cambridge University Press.
Gupta, Dipankar (1991). Social Stratification. Oxford India, New Delhi.
Hughes, John A., Martin, Peter J. and Sharrock, W. W. (1995): Understanding Classical
Sociology - Marx, Durkheim and Weber, Sage, London.