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Last 34 years Question papers (1979-2012), NCERT, NIOS
Non-sociology candidates can also do selective study of some of these files for GS,
Essay, Interview preparation, depending on their time n mood (e.g. MPS 003
Democracy and Development, MSOE-003 Diaspora, ESO-16 Social problems of
India).
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Prologue
Essential (Free) softwares and instructions
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INDEX IGNOU BA Sociology
1. ESO-11: The Study of Society
2. ESO-12 Society in India
3. ESO-13 Sociological Thought
4. ESO-14 Society and Stratification
5. ESO-15 Society and Religion
6. ESO-16 Social Problems in India
5. Index IGNOU MA Sociology
1. MPS-003 India Democracy and Development
2. MSO-001 Sociological Theories and Concepts
3. MSO-002 Research Methodologies and Methods
4. MSO-003 Sociology of Development
5. MSO-004 Sociology in India
6. MSOE-001 Sociology of Education
7. MSOE-002 Diaspora and Transnational Communities
8. MSOE-003 Sociology of Religion
9. MSOE-004 Urban Sociology
6. Syllabus: UPSC Sociology (Mains) Paper 1
7. Syllabus: UPSC Sociology (Mains) Paper 2
Prologue
Internet contains lot of (legally) free and important study-material for various optional
subjects of UPSC. This is my attempt to combine everything at once place for quick
convenient download. This article contains download links following:
1. IGNOU BA and MA Sociology (Direct download of whole sets/courses, no
registration required)
2. Last 34 years official UPSC mains question papers for Sociology (1979-2012)
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3. Topper Kshitij Tyagi (AIR 148/CSE 2011)s handwritten notes for Sociology
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4. NCERT Sociology class 12 (Two books)
5. NIOS study material for Sociology
Keep in mind that not everything covered under IGNOU BA/MA would be relevant for
the given subject. For example, IGNOU MA Public Administration contains lengthy
course on Human Resources, but majority of its chapters are not included in the
UPSCs Public Administration syllabus. Therefore, while preparing for optional
subjects, whatever you study from IGNOU (or any book), always keep the UPSC
syllabus in mind.
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NCERT Class 12 Sociology (Two Books)
NIOS Sociology
Kshitij Tyagis Notes for Sociology Paper I
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IGNOU BA Sociology (English)
IGNOU MA Sociology (English)
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INDEX IGNOU BA Sociology

ESO11: The Study of Society
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Nature and Scope of Sociology

Basic Concepts in Sociology
Simple Societies
Complex Societies
Family
Marriage
Kinship
Nature of Socialisation
Agencies of Socialisation
Processes of Education
Educational Institutions
Economy and Technology
Production Processes
Distribution Processes
Consumption Pattern
Stateless Societies
State in Traditional Societies
State in Modern Societies
State and Other Institutions
Religious Beliefs and Practices
Culture I : Main Characteristics
Culture II : Diversity and Change
Values
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Norms
Concepts of Social Structure
Social Roles
Social Networks
Social Functions
Social Stratification
Social Control
Social Deviance
Social Conflict
Social Change
Social Development
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Unity and Diversity

Rural Social Structure
Village and the Outside World
Patterns of Urbanisation
Urban Social Structure
Family and its Types
Marriage and its Changing Patterns
Kinship-I
Kinship-II
Rural Economy
Urban Economy
Rural and Urban Poverty
National Politics
Regional and State Polities
Hindu Social Organisation
Muslim Social Organisation
Christian Social Organisation
Sikh Social Organization
Zoroastrian Social Organisation
Caste Structure and Regional Patterns
Caste Continuity and Change
The Scheduled Castes
Class in India
Backward Classes
Tribes Social Structure I
Tribes Social Structure-II
Religion in Tribal Societies
Tribes and Modernization in India
Status of Women in India
Women s movements in India
Women and Work
Women and Education
Contemporary Women s Issues Health and Legal Aspects
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Ethnic Relations and Conflicts

Social Movements
Development Planning and Change
Ecology and the Future of Society
ESO-13 Sociological Thought

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Emergence Of Sociology In Europe

Founding Fathers I
Founding Fathers-II
History And Development Of Sociology In India -I
History And Development Of Sociology In India II
Historical Materialism
Forces, Relations and Modes of Production
Class and Class Conflict
Dialectics and Social Change
Sociology as Science
Comparative Method
Collective Representations
Forms of Social Solidarity
Ideal Types
Religion And Economy
Power And Authority
Rationality
Methodology Marx, Durkheim And Weber
Religion Durkheim And Weber
Division of Labour Durkheim And Marx
Capitalism Weber & Marx
Concept of Culture and Function-Malinowski
Magic, Science and Religion Malinowski
Concept of Social Structure Radcliffe
Concept of Function -Radcliffe-Brown
A Critique of Malinowski and Radcliffe-Brown
The Concept Of Social System Parsons
Functionalism And Social Change Parsons
Manifest And Latent Function Merton
Theory Of Reference Group Merton
Critique Of Parsons And Merton
ESO-14 Society and Stratification

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Social Stratification- Meaning and Approaches

Approaches to Social Stratification
Caste and Class in India
Stratification- Implications of Gender and Ethnicity
Marx and Weber
Parsons and Davis
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Coser and Dahrendorf on Social Classes

Theories of Stratification- Towards A Synthesis Lenski, Luhmann, Berghe
Ethnicity as a Basis of Stratification
Tribal Ethnicity- The North-East
Religious Ethnicity- The Case of the Punjab
Linguistic Ethnicity in India
Gender as a Basis of Discrimination
Formation of Gender Identities
Gender Status and Power
Womens Empowerment- Some Illustrations
The Basis of Caste Hierarchy- Purity and Pollution
Dimensions of Caste- Rituals and Power
Caste Identity- Attributional and Interactional Approaches
Caste Dynamics- Economic and Political
Status of Dalits
Other Backward Classes
Scheduled Tribes
Marginalised Groups and Their Changing Status
Agrarian Class Structure
Industrial Classes
Middle Classes in India
Class Conflict
Concepts and Forms of Social Mobility
Social Mobility in Caste and Class
Factors and Forces of Social Mobility
Consequences of Social Mobility
ESO-15 Society and Religion

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Sociology and the Study of Religion

Evolutionary Theories of Religion
Functionalist Theories of Religion
The Study of Religious Beliefs
The Study of Religious Symbols
Comparative Sociological Theories of Ritual
Ritual-I- A Case Study from Africa
Ritual-II- A Case Study from South-East Asia
Civil Religion
Religion and the Economic Order
Religion and Politics/State
Religious Organisations- Sects, Cults and Denominations
Religious Specialists- Shamans, Priests and Prophets
Religion- Social Stability and Change
Fundamentalism- Some Case Studies
Secularism and Secularisation
Religious Pluralism in India- As Fact and Value
Tribal Religion- Two Case Studies
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Hinduism
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Christianity
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Medieval Religious Movements I- Bhakti and Sufism
Medieval Religious Movements I- Veerashaivism
Modern Religious Movements II- Arya Samaj
Modern Religious Movements II- Ramakrishna Mission
Life Cycle Rituals-I- Birth and Marriage
Life Cycle Rituals-II- Death
Social Significance of Pilgrimages
Social Significance of Religious Festivals
Fundamentalism, Communalism and Secularism
ESO-16 Social Problems in India

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Social Transformation and Problems

Approaches and Paradigms
Social ProblemsThe Indian Context
Social Demography
Migration
Urbanisation
Changing Family Structure
Unemployment
Labour Industrial
Labour Rural
Labour Women
Labour Children
Poverty and its Social Dynamics
Crime and Delinquency
Drug Addiction and Alcoholism
Violence and Terrorism
Children
Youth Identity And Alienation
Women
The Aged
Scheduled Castes
Scheduled Tribes
Minorities
Ethnicity
Land Access, Control and Management
Water Access, Control and Management
Forests Access, Control and Management
Role of the State and Other Associations
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INDEX IGNOU MA Sociology

MPS-003 India Democracy and Development
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National Movement
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Constitution And Social Transformation
Diversity
Inequality
Political Economy
Economy-Structure And Growth
Legislature
Bureaucracy, Police, Army
Judiciary
Federalism
Self Government
Political Parties
Workers And Peasents
Media
Interest Groups
Caste, Regligion, Language
Civil Society
Human Development
Gender
Regional Imbalances
Migration
Environment
Economic Reforms
Religious Politics
Ethnicity
Democracy And Development-Assessment
MSO-001 Sociological Theories and Concepts

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Social Theory and its Context

Concept and Theory
Theory and Paradigm
Social Construction of Reality
Concept and Theories of Structure
Structure and Function
Structure, Function and Neo-Functionalism
The Conceptual and Theoretical Issues of Power
Class and Legitimacy
Power- Functional Perspective
Power and Institutions
Power/Knowledge
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Evolution, Development and Function of Capitalism

Rationality, Work and Organisation
Entrepreneurship and Capitalism
Freedom and Liberty
Alienation
Sovereignty
State; Power as Elaborated by Marx, Weber, Parsons and Others
Citizenship
Civil Society and Democracy
Conceptualising Ethnicity
Construction of Identities
Boundaries and Boundary Maintenance
Concepts of Difference and Inequality
Class
Gender and Social Stratification
Theories of Origin of Caste System
Theories of Modernisation and Modernity
Tradition and Modernity
Post Structuralism and Post Modernism
MSO-002 Research Methodologies and Methods

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Logic of Inquiry in Social Research

Empirical Approach
Diverse Logic of Theory Building
Theoretical Analysis
Issues of Epistemology
Philosophy of Social Science
Positivism and its Critique
Hermeneutics
Comparative Method
Feminist Approach
Participatory Method
Types of Research
Methods of Research
Elements of Research Design
Sampling Methods and Estimation of Sample Size
Measures of Central Tendency
Measures of Dispersion and Variability
Statistical Inference- Tests of Hypothesis
Correlation and Regression
Survey Method
Survey Design
Survey Instrumentation
Survey Execution and Data Analysis
Field Research I
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Reliability, Validity and Triangulation

Qualitative Data Formatting and Processing
Writing up Qualitative Data
Using Internet and Word Processor
Using SPSS for Data Analysis Contents
Using SPSS in Report Writing
Tabulation and Graphic Presentation- Case Studies
Guidelines to Research Project Assignment
MSO-003 Sociology of Development

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Development and Progress-Economic and Social Dimensions

Change, Modernisation and Development
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Sustainable Development
Modernisation
Liberal Perspective on Development
Marxian Perspective on Development
Gandhian Perspective on Development
Dependency Theory of Underdevelopment
Social and Human Development
Gender Perspective on Development
Micro-Planning
Ecology, Environment and Development
Ethno-Development
Population and Development
India
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Zimbabwe
Brazil
Economic, Social and Cultural Dimensions of Globalisation
Liberalisation and Structural Adjustment Programme
Globalisation, Privatisation and Indigenous knowledge
WTO, GATT, GATS- Capital and Human Flows
Dimensions of Knowledge Society- Issues of Access and Equity
Critique of Knowledge Society
Changing Roles of Media and ICTs on Employment
Dam and Displacement
Green Peace Movement
People Science Movement
Civil Society Movements and Grassroots Initiatives
MSO-004 Sociology in India

1. Social Background of the Emergence of Sociology in India
2. Emergence of the Discipline -Issues and Themes
3. Village Studies in India
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The Colonial Perspective

Brahminical Perspective
View from the Field
Ambedkar and Lohia on Caste
Census Perspective
The Household and the Family
The Household as a CooperativeConflicting Unit
Marriage and Its Changing Patterns
Descent and Alliance Approaches to the Study of Kinship in India
Agrarian Classes and Categories
The Working Class
The Middle Class
Gender, Caste and Class
Tribe, Territory and Common Property Resources
Tribe and Caste
Elwin and Ghuryes Perspectives on Tribes
Social Differentiation among Tribes
Religion and Politics
Religion and Culture
Cohesive and Divisive Dimensions of Religion
Secularisation
Urbanization
Migration
Industrialisation
Globlisation
Social Movements- Meanings and Dimensions
Types of Social Movements
Peasants Movements
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MSOE-001 Sociology of Education

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The Concept of Education

Theoretical Approaches
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Thinkers on Education- II
Education Knowledge and Power
Politics of Educational Curriculum
Education, Nation-building, State and Ideology
Education and Socialization
Education and Social Change
Education and Social Mobility
Role of Education in Social and Human Development Emerging Perspectives
Role of Education for Empowerment of the Marginalized
Education and the Policy of Positive Discrimination and Affirmative Action
Education Pluralism and Multiculturalism
Education in SAARC Countries Case Studies-1
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Education in Europe Case Studies-2

Education Expansion and Growth
Constitutional Provisions and Educational Policies in India
Universalization of Elementarv Education
Crises in lndian Higher Education
Expansion of Professional Education and Private Sector
WTO, GATS, ICTS and Higher Education
Education Social Commitment vs. Commodification
Social and Philosophical Foundations of Open and Distance Learning
Critical Issues in Open and Distance Learning
ODL Problems and Prospects
MSOE-002 Diaspora and Transnational Communities

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Conceptual Understanding of Indian Diaspora and Transnational Studies

Approaches to the Study of Indian Diaspora
Diasporic Communities of the World
Migration and Settlement of Indians Abroad
Indian Emigration During Colonial Rule
Post Independence Patterns of Migration
Indians in the Carribean
Indian Diaspora in Africa
Indian Diaspora in South and South East Asia
Indian Diaspora in Europe
Indian Diaspora in the New World North America
Indians in Australia, New Zealand and Fiji
Indian Diaspora in West Asia
Immigration and Emigration Policies and their Implications
lndian State and Diaspora
Socio-Cultural Linkages Between lndian Diaspora
lndian Diaspora-Homeland Linkages
lndian Diaspora in Cyberspace
Films
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Popular Perception
Identity, Nation-State and Diaspora
Sub-National Identities and Diaspora
Globalisation, Nationalism and Transnational Communities
MSOE-003 Sociology of Religion

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Religion Sociological Perspectives

Anthropological Approaches
Historical and Comparative Approach
RELIGION- PSYCHOLOGICAL APPROACHES
Marxian Theory
Durkheim and Functionalism
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Weber and the Question of Meaning

M N Srinivas The Coorgs
Evans Pritchard- The Nuer
T N Madan- Non- Renunciation
Sudhir Kakar- Shamans, Mystics and Doctors
Peter Berger- Phenomenology of Religion
Clifford Geertz- Cultural Analysis
Levi-Strauss Totemism
Sikhism
Jainism and Buddhism
Christianity
Islam
Hinduism
Secularism and Secularization
Communalism and Fundamentalism
Religious Conversion
Transcendental Meditation
Hare Krishna Movement
Radhasoami Satsang
Sai baba of shirdi
MSOE-004 Urban Sociology

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What is Urban Sociology

Urban Centre, Urbanisation and Urban Growth
City and Metropolis
Rural-Urban Continuum
Invasion, Succession, Concentration, Centralization and Segregation
Models of Urban Growth Concentric Zones, Sectors, Multiple Nuclei, Explai
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Social Area Analysis and Recent Advances
Ancient, Medieval and Colonial Cities Case Studies
Typologies of Cities
Temporal Evolution of Ancient, Modern, Pre-Industrial and Industrial Cities
Functional Classification of Cities Commercial, Administrative and Pilgrimage
Towns
Trends and Pattern of Urbanisation
Development of Urban Sociology
Urban Sociology in lndia
Level, Trends and Patterns
Marriage, Family and Kinship
Traditional Neighbourhoods and Modern Cities
Urban lnf luences on Rural Areas
Formal Sector
Urban Informal Sector
Changing Occupational Structure and Impact of Economic Liberalization
Poverty
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Slums
Environment and Infrastructure
Local Self Government and the Emergence of Voluntary Organisation
Urban Planning
Media and Urban Governance
Syllabus: UPSC Sociology (Mains) Paper 1

1. Sociology The Discipline:
i. Modernity and social changes in Europe and emergence of sociology.
ii. Scope of the subject and comparison with other social sciences.
iii. Sociology and common sense.
2. Sociology as Science:
i. Science, scientific method and critique.
ii. Major theoretical strands of research methodology.
iii. Positivism and its critique.
iv. Fact value and objectivity.
v. Non- positivist methodologies.
3. Research Methods and Analysis:
i. Qualitative and quantitative methods.
ii. Techniques of data collection.
iii. Variables, sampling, hypothesis, reliability and validity.
4. Sociological Thinkers:
i. Karl Marx
i. Historical materialism
ii. mode of production
iii. alienation
iv. class struggle.
ii. Emile Durkheim
i. Division of labour
ii. social fact
iii. suicide
iv. religion
v. Society
iii. Max Weber
i. Social action
ii. ideal types
iii. authority
iv. bureaucracy
v. Protestant ethic and the spirit of capitalism.
iv. Talcolt Parsons
i. Social system
ii. pattern variables.
v. Robert K. Merton
i. Latent and manifest functions
ii. conformity and deviance
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iii. reference groups.

vi. Mead Self and identity.
Stratification and Mobility:
i. Concepts
i. equality
ii. inequality
iii. hierarchy
iv. exclusion
v. poverty
vi. Deprivation
ii. Theories of social stratification
i. Structural functionalist theory
ii. Marxist theory
iii. Weberian theory
iii. Dimensions
i. Social stratification of class
ii. status groups
iii. gender
iv. ethnicity and race.
iv. Social mobility
i. open and closed systems
ii. types of mobility
iii. Sources and causes of mobility.
Works and Economic Life:
i. Social organization of work in different types of society
i. slave society,
ii. feudal society,
iii. industrial /capitalist society.
iv. Formal and informal organization of work.
v. Labour and society.
Politics and Society:
i. Sociological theories of power.
ii. Power elite, bureaucracy, pressure groups, and political parties.
iii. Nation, state, citizenship, democracy, civil society, ideology.
iv. Protest, agitation, social movements, collective action, revolution.
Religion and Society:
i. Sociological theories of religion.
ii. Types of religious practices:
i. animism
ii. monism
iii. pluralism
iv. sects
v. cults.
iii. Religion in modern society
i. religion and science
ii. secularization
iii. religious revivalism
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iv. fundamentalism.
9. Systems of Kinship:
i. Family, household, marriage.
ii. Types and forms of family.
iii. Lineage and descent.
iv. Patriarchy and sexual division of labour.
v. Contemporary trends.
10. Social Change in Modern Society:
i. Sociological theories of social change.
ii. Development and dependency.
iii. Agents of social change.
iv. Education and social change.
v. Science, technology and social change.
Syllabus: UPSC Sociology (Mains) Paper 2

#1: Introducing Indian Society:
a. Perspectives on the study of Indian society:
i. Indology (GS. Ghurye).
ii. Structural functionalism (M N Srinivas).
iii. Marxist sociology (A R Desai).
b. Impact of colonial rule on Indian society :
i. Social background of Indian nationalism.
ii. Modernization of Indian tradition.
iii. Protests and movements during the colonial period.
iv. Social reforms.
#2: Social Structure

1. Rural and Agrarian Social Structure:
i. The idea of Indian village and village studies.
ii. Agrarian social structure evolution of land tenure system, land reforms.
2. Caste System:
i. Perspectives on the study of caste systems: GSGhurye, M N Srinivas, Louis
Dumont, Andre Beteille.
ii. Features of caste system.
iii. Untouchability forms and perspectives.
3. Tribal communities in India:
i. Definitional problems.
ii. Geographical spread.
iii. Colonial policies and tribes.
iv. Issues of integration and autonomy.
4. Social Classes in India:
i. Agrarian class structure.
ii. Industrial class structure.
iii. Middle classes in India.
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5. Systems of Kinship in India:

i. Lineage and descent in India.
ii. Types of kinship systems.
iii. Family and marriage in India.
iv. Household dimensions of the family.
v. Patriarchy, entitlements and sexual division of labour.
6. Religion and Society:
i. Religious communities in India.
ii. Problems of religious minorities.
#3: Social Changes in India:

7. Visions of Social Change in India:
i. Idea of development planning and mixed economy.
ii. Constitution, law and social change.
iii. Education and social change.
8. Rural and Agrarian transformation in India:
i. Programmes of rural development, Community Development Programme,
cooperatives, poverty alleviation
ii. schemes.
iii. Green revolution and social change.
iv. Changing modes of production in Indian agriculture .
v. Problems of rural labour, bondage, migration.
9. Industrialization and Urbanisation in India:
i. Evolution of modern industry in India.
ii. Growth of urban settlements in India.
iii. Working class: structure, growth, class mobilization.
iv. Informal sector, child labour.
v. Slums and deprivation in urban areas.
10. Politics and Society:
i. Nation, democracy and citizenship.
ii. Political parties, pressure groups, social and political elite.
iii. Regionalism and decentralization of power.
iv. Secularization.
11. Social Movements in Modern India:
i. Peasants and farmers movements.
ii. Womens movement.
iii. Backward classes & Dalit movement.
iv. Environmental movements.
v. Ethnicity and Identity movements.
12. Population Dynamics:
i. Population size, growth, composition and distribution.
ii. Components of population growth: birth, death, migration.
iii. Population policy and family planning.
iv. Emerging issues: ageing, sex ratios, child and infant mortality, reproductive
health.
13. Challenges of Social Transformation:
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i. Crisis of development: displacement, environmental problems and

sustainability.
ii. Poverty, deprivation and inequalities.
iii. Violence against women.
iv. Caste conflicts.
v. Ethnic conflicts, communalism, religious revivalism.
vi. Illiteracy and disparities in education.
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