St. Peters University
The Distance Education programmes are offered from the academic year 2009-2010. The system of Distance Education includes openness and flexibility to a greater extent. It is open to all adults in india.
Years1
Unit: I
Sociological Perspectives – Positivism – Functionalism – Conflict Perspective – System Analysis – Interactionism – Phenomenology – Ethnomethodology – Feminism – Modernism – Postmodernism.
Unit: II
Sociological Concepts – Society – Community – Association – Social Institutions – Social System – Social action – Role and Status – Power – Authority – Social Structure.
Unit: III
Individual, Culture and Society – Heredity and Environment – Individual and Communities – Culture – Socialisation – Agents of Socialisation – Social Groups – Characteristics, Importance and Classification of Groups – Social Process – Meaning – Cooperation, Competition, Conflict, Accommodation and Assimilation.
Unit: IV
Social Stratification – Meaning and Characteristics – Social Stratification and Social inequality – Class and Caste system – Caste in India – Sanskritisation – Westernisation.
Unit: V
Social Institution – Definition – Characteristics Functions of Institutions – Important Social Institutions – Family and Marriage – Education – Economy – Politics – Religion.
Unit: VI
Social Control – Nature and Meaning – Agencies of Social Control – Formal and Informal Social Control – Folkways – Mores – Customs and Sanctions – Social Norms and Social Values – Social Conformity and Deviance.
Unit: VII
Social Disorganization and Social Problems – Characteristics of Social disorganization – Social Problems – Population Explosion – Poverty – Unemployment – Corruption and Black Money in the Society.
Text Book:
1. Shankar Rao, C.N. 2000. Sociology Primary Principles, New Delhi: S.Chand & Company
2. Haralambos, M. and RM Heald. 1980. Sociology Themes and Perspectives. New Delhi Oxford University Press
References:
1. Tony Bilton. 1981, Introductory Sociology, 4th Edition, New York: Palgrave
Macmillan.
2. Haralambos and Holborn. 2000, Sociology – Themes and Perspectives 5th Edition,
London: Harper Collins
3. Andy Barnad and Therry Burgers, 1996, Sociology Explained, Cambridge: The
Unviersity Press
4. Nisbet, Robert, 1996, The Sociological Tradition, Jaipur: Rawat Publications
5. Adams, N. Bert and R.A. Sydie, 2001, Sociological Theory, New Delhi: Vistaar Publications
August Comte – Three Stages of Mental and Social Development – Positive Science – The Hierarchy of Sciences – Religion and Morality – Social Static and Social dynamics.
Durkheim – Social Order and Social Facts – Social Solidarity – Functionalism and Methodology – Theory of Suicide – Sacred and Profane – Division of Labour.
Karl Marx – Dialectic and Historical Materialism – Super – Structure of Social Institutions – Alienation – Theory of Class and Class conflict – Religion – Marxian Perspective
Talcott Parsons – Social Action – System Theory – Role, Equilibrium – Pattern Variables – AGIL Scheme of Social Systems
R.K. Merton – Theories of Middle Range – Specifying Functionalism – Manifest and Latent Functions – Methods – Research – Problems
Garfinkel – Ethnomethodology – The Problem of Order – Main Stream Sociology – An Experiment in Sociology
Indian Social Thinkers
M.N. Srinivas - Sanskritisation and Westernisation
Radha Kamal Mukherjee - Alternative ‘middle way’ – Notion of Dialectics
G.S. Ghurye - Theoretical Pluralist and Caste in India
1. Adams, N. Bert and R.A. Sydie. 2001. Sociological Theory, New Delhi: Vistaar
Publications
2. Francis, Abraham and Morgan. 1985, Sociological Thought, Delhi: Macmillan
Indian Ltd
2. Dhanagare, D.N. 1993, Themes and Perspectives in Indian Sociology,
Jaipur: Rawat Publications
Aims of Social Research: Understanding the Function of Society, Studying Individual behaviour and Socialization, Evaluation of social Problem, Exploring Social Realities.
Characteristics of Scientific Research; Verifiability, Accuracy, Objectivity, Systematization.
Types of Research: Quantitative, Qualitative, Comparative and Longitudinal.
Theory, Fact and Hypothesis: Characteristics of Theory – Set of Interdependent, Proposition, Relationship Between Proposition, Certain Level of Generality, Expirically testable, Logical Consistency
Role of Theory: Narrowing the range of Facts, Making the reliance of Facts, Conceptualization in the Process, Classifying the Facts, Summarizing, Generalizing and Systematizing the Relationship between the Facts, Prediction of Facts – Points out Gape in Knowledge
Fact: Physical, Mental and Emotional Occurrences – Lead to Theories
Hypothesis: Empirically testable Abstract Proposition. Types of Hypothesis, Working Hypothesis, Abstract Hypothesis. Research Hypothesis and Null Hypothesis – Characteristics of Hypothesis – Clear Conception, Specificity, Relationship with Available Techniques, Relationship with Theory.
Research Process: Research Design – Types of Research – Descriptive, Diagnostic and experimental
Sampling: Types of Sampling – Probability Sampling – simple random, Stratified Random, Systematic, Cluster, Multi Stage and Multi Faceted. Non-Probability Sampling – Convenient, Purposive, Quota, Snow Ball, Tools of Data Collection: Questionnaire, mailed Questionnaire, Interview Schedule, Observation Method.
Data Analysis: Classification, Coding, Editing, Tabulation, Diagrammatic and Graphic Representation, Interpretation and Report Writing.
Statistics: Introduction, Importance, Scope, Function and Limitations Measures of Central tendency: Mean, Median, Mode Measures of Dispersion: Range, Quartile Deviation, Mean Deviation and Standard Deviation
Correlation Analysis: Karl Persons Coefficient of Correlation, Rank Correlation.
10. Michael S. Lewis – Beck, (Ed) Experimental Design & Methods, Sage Publications, Toppan, Publishing United Kingdom, 1990.
Unit – I: Introduction to Indian Society
Unit- II: Family in Indian society:
Unit-III: Caste System in India:
Unit – IV: Religion in India:
Unit – V: Social Issues in Indian Society:
Unit – VI: Towards Social Transformation of Indian Society:
Reference:
Unit-I: Introduction
Scope and Importance of Sociology of Health
Four dimensions of Health
Evolution of Social Medicine in India
Unit-II: Social Epidemiology
Social Epidemilogy of Diseases
Social Etiology of Diseases
Social Ecology of Diseases
Unit-III: Health Care Planning
History of Public Health in India
National Health Policy
Health Planning in India
Health Care System in India
Unit-IV: Community Health
Bhore Committee Report
Primary Health Centres at Four Levels
Health Care Delivery Model
Holistic Approach to ‘Health for All’
Unit-V: Health Programmes in India
National Health Programmes – Objectives and Strategies
Implementation of Health Programmes and their Effectiveness
Role of International Organization – WHO – Other United National Agencies
Health Work of Bilateral Agengies
HIV/AIDS and National Policy in India
Years2
Unit – I: Industry – Approaches to Study the Industry:
Sociological Approach, Economic Approach & Psychological Approach - Task of Industrial Sociology – Social welfare and Personnel Management, Concept of Work – Work and recreation, work and Leisure, Idea of Work.
Unit-II: Structure of Industrial Organization:
Industry as a Social system, Division of Labour, Interrelationship between different sets of workers, workers and management. Issues of labour welfare activities – Promotion of transfer, Health and Safety needs, grievances procedure, standing committees.
Unit-III: Problems of Industry:
Labour and Grievances, Interpersonal relationship, problems for morale, Leadership and productivity, Labour turnover, absenteeism, alcoholism, sickness, lay off, strike-go slow, ghearo and lock out
Unit-IV: Trade Unionism:
Approaches of Karl Marx, Selling Pearlman, Sydney and Beatrice Webb and Mahatma Gandhi and V.V. Giri, Problems of Trade Union-Multiplicity of trade Unions, Politicization of trade unions.
Unit – V: Industrial Relations:
Collective bargaining, Types of bargaining, Methods of Setting the Industrial disputes, Arbitration, Adjudication, Conciliation, Negotiation, Industrial Dispute Act 1947, Trade Unions Act 1926.
Unit-I: Rural Sociology
Nature and Scope of Rural Sociology: History of Rural Sociology; Importance of the study of rural Sociology
Unit-II: Agrarain Social Structure and Change Village Social Structure; Land ownership pattern in Rural Society; Jajmani System; Tenancy Systems; Factors of Change; Agrarian Legislation; Land Reform Programmes; Green Revolution; Rural Development Programmes
Unit-III: Rural Social Problems
Untouchability; Rural Violence; Landlessness; Rural indebtedness; Poverty; Unemployment.
Unit-IV: Urban Sociology
Nature and Scope of Urban Sociology; Importance of the study of Urban Sociology; Urbanism as a way of life; Factors of Urbanization.
Unit-V: Urban Social Problems
Crime; Juvenile Delinquency; Slums; Housing Problems; Environmental Problems; Poverty; Unemployment.
Unit-VI: Urban Leisure
Nature of Leisure; Organization of Leisure; Commercialization of leisure; Mass Communication and Leisure
Unit-I: Problems of Children:
Child Abuse, Child Labour, Street Children, Child Beggery, Deprived Children, Problems of Girl Child
Unit-II: Deviance
Delinquency – Emotional factors, Economic factors and Environmental factors
Juvenile Delinquency – Factors of Juvenile Delinquency – Social factors, Economic factors, Psychological factors and School factors
Crime – Causes of Crime, Sutherland’s White Collar Crime.
Unit-III: Perilous trend – Causes and Effect
Alcoholism, Drugabuse, Gambling, Corruption, Terrorism and Housing Problems.
Unit-IV: Problems of Aged
Oldage India, Problems of Aged – Social, Economic, Psychological, Physical
Conflict with younger generation, disappoint from family, fear of death, declining power, post retirement problem. The welfare programmes for the aged: Role of G.O’s & NGO’s.
Unit-V: Crimes against scheduled Caste
Inter-Caste Conflicts, Dominance of one caste over others, exploitation of lower castes by higher castes, barriers in mobility and achieving political power, competition for economic opportunities.
Social Demography: Definition – Nature and Scope – Development of Demographic studies – Inter-relationship between demographic studies and Other disciplines – biological sciences, social and behavioural sciences
Unit-II: Population Theories
Pre-Malthusian theories of Population – Malthusian theory of Population – Biological theories – The theory of demographic transition.
Unit-III: Demographic Processes
Fertility and fecundity – Factors influencing fertility – Mortality, Infant mortality and maternal mortality – Causes – Migration – Types and forms, push and pull factors in migration.
Unit-IV: Population Policies
Morality – Influencing Policies – Migration – Influencing policies – Fertility – Influencing Policies – Direct and Indirect anti-natalist policies.
Unit-V: Population Control Programmes
Family Planning and methods of birth control – the Rhythm Method, Daphragm and Jelly Methods, sterilization, The IUD, Condom. The Pill, Induced abortion.
Text Books:
Unit-I: Concepts in Environmental Sociology:
Interrelationship between people and environment – global issues – greenhouse effect, global warming, role of developed countries and developing countries – pollution and health, acid rain and desertification
Unit-II: Environmental Pollution and Effects:
Solid Waste Pollution – Pesticidal Pollution – Nuclear Pollution – water Pollution – Air Pollution – Marine Pollution – Noise Pollution – Deforestation – River Pollution.
Unit-III: Cases from the India and Environmental Movements in India:
Bhopal gas Incident, Silent Valley Debate, Dam Construction, Pollution in Indian Rivers.
Environmental Movements – Chipko Movement – Appikko Movement – Narmada Bchao Andolan – Anti-Tehri Dam Movement and Environmental Action Group
Unit-IV: Environmental Policies:
Regulation of natural resources – Forest Conservation Act 1980 – Wild Life Act 1980 – Water Act 1974. Regulation of environment Pollution: Tiwari Committee of 1980, Food Adulteration Act 1954 – Minimum National Standard (MINAS) – Setting Quality for water and Air, Ministry of Environment and Forest 1980 – Damodar Valley Corporation Regulation Act 1948. Atomic Energy Act 1972, Environmental Protection Act 1986
Unit-V: Technology Development and Environment:
Criticism of Modern technology – Environmentally sound and appropriate technology – Criteria for selection of technology: Satisfaction of basic needs, Sustainable development, Societal and Cultural development, Environmental development.
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