B.A. Sociology (General)
Scheme of Courses and Syllabus
Under Choice Based Credit System (CBCS)
Sidho- Kanho- Birsha University
2017
BA Sociology (General)
Core Course 01
(No. of Classes: 60)
Total Marks – 60 (50 + 10 Internal Assessment)
Introduction to Sociology
1. Nature and Scope of Sociology(No. of Classes: 30)
History of Sociology
Relationship of Sociology with other Social Sciences: Anthropology
Psychology
History
2. Sociological Concepts(No. of Classes: 30)
Status and Role
Groups
Culture
Socialization
Structure and Function
Social Control and Change
CORE COURSE 02
Sociology of India
(No. of Classes: 60)
Total Marks – 60 (50 + 10 Internal Assessment)
- India as a Plural Society(No. of Classes: 5)
- Social Institutions and Practices(No. of Classes: 25)
Caste
Tribe
Class
Village
Family and Kinship
- Identities and Change(No. of Classes: 15)
Dalits’ Movement
Women’s Movement
- Challenges to State and Society(No. of Classes: 15)
Communalism
Secularism
Core Course 03
Sociological Theories
(No. of Classes: 60)
Total Marks – 60 (50 + 10 Internal Assessment)
- Karl Marx(No. of Classes: 20)
Alienation
Materialist Conception of History
Class and Class Struggle
- Emile Durkheim(No. of Classes: 20)
Social Fact
Forms of Solidarity
Suicide
- Max Weber(No. of Classes: 20)
Ideal Types and Social Action
Types of Authority
CORE COURSE 04
Methods of Sociological Enquiry
(No. of Classes: 60)
Total Marks – 60 (50 + 10 Internal Assessment)
1. The Logic of Social Research(No. of Classes: 20)
What is Sociological Research?
Objectivity in the Social Sciences
2. Methodological Perspectives(No. of Classes: 20)
The Comparative Method
The Ethnographic Method
3. Modes of Enquiry(No. of Classes: 20)
Theory and Research
Analyzing Data: Quantitative and Qualitative
Discipline Specific Elective 01
Religion and Society
(No. of Classes: 60)
Total Marks – 60 (50 + 10 Internal Assessment)
1. Understanding Religion(No. of Classes: 15)
Sociology of Religion: Meaning and Scope
Sacred and Profane
2. Religion in India(No. of Classes: 35)
Hinduism
Islam
Christianity
Sikhism
Buddhism
Jainism
Tribal Religion: Salient Features
3. Secularism & Communalism(No. of Classes: 10)
Discipline Specific Elective 02
Marriage, Family and Kinship
(No. of Classes: 60)
Total Marks – 60 (50 + 10 Internal Assessment)
1. Introduction: Kinship(No. of Classes: 15)
Biological and Social Kinship
Cultural Kinship
- Family and Household(No. of Classes: 20)
Structure and Change
Reimagining Families
- Contemporary Issues in Marriage, Family and Kinship(No. of Classes: 25)
Choice and Regulation in Marriage
Power and Discrimination in the Family
Marriage Migration
Generic Elective 01
Indian Society: Images and Realities
(No. of Classes: 60)
Total Marks – 60 (50 + 10 Internal Assessment)
1. Ideas of India: Civilization, Colony, Nation and Society (No. of Classes: 20)
2. Institutions and Processes (No. of Classes: 40)
Village, Town and Region
Caste, Religion and Ethnicity
Family and Gender
Political Economy
Generic Elective 02
Gender and Violence
(No. of Classes: 60)
Total Marks – 60 (50 + 10 Internal Assessment)
1. What is Gendered Violence? (No. of Classes: 15)
2. Structural and Situated Violence (No. of Classes: 30)
Caste, Gender and Violence
Domestic and Familial Violence
Gender and the Conflict Situation
Violence, Harassment and the Workplace
3. Sexual Violence (No. of Classes: 15)
Skill Enhancement Course 01
Applied & Action Sociology
Total Marks – 20
1. Sociology, Applied Sociology & Action Sociology (No. of Classes: 7)
2. Schedules and Questionnaires Framing (No. of Classes: 5)
3. Techniques of Report Writing (No. of Classes: 4)
4. Referencing (No. of Classes: 4)
Skill Enhancement Course 02
Visual Culture: Practicum
Total Marks – 20
1. Visual Culture and the Process of ‘Seeing’ (No. of Classes: 7)
2. Capturing Realities through the Use of Camera(No. of Classes: 5)
3. Interpretations of the Images and Caption Writing (No. of Classes: 8)