HIDAYATULLAH

NATIONAL LAW UNIVERSITY

Raipur (Chhattisgarh)
Course Curriculum (2009)
TOTAL NUMBER OF LECTURES REQUIRED: 70 to 80

EVALUATION :

ATTENDANCE: 05 MARKS

RESEARCH PROJECTS(PRESENTATION): 40 (30+10)

MID SEMESTER EXAMINATION: 15

END SEMESTER EXAMINATION: 40

TOTAL MARKS: 100

SUBJECT- SOCIOLOGY
Objectives:

1. To know the subject of Sociology and to make understand basic concepts and
subject matter of sociology.
2. To be able to apply sociological concepts, terms to the processes of every day life
3. To help students broaden their view of society beyond their own immediate
experience and understand how and why their own experience may be similar or
different to the experience of other.

First Semester (Syllabus) MAJOR & MINOR (BOTH)

Module-1

An Introduction to the Basic Concept of Sociology

1- Introduction to Sociology (10)

Definition of Sociology – Nature and Scope of Sociology –Origins and
Development of Sociology – Founding fathers and their contributions: Auguste
Comte, Karl Marx, Emile Durkheim and Max Weber, History and development of
Sociology in India
2- Basic concepts in Sociology (8)
What is Society, Different models of society, Culture and its types, Social groups and its
major types, Status and Role, Deviance and Sanctions, laws and Customs.

3- Basic Social Institutions (8)

Marriage, Family and Kinship, Religion, Economy, Polity, Education, law

4- Socialization and Social Control (5)

Concept of Socialization – Theories of development of ‘Self’ of G.H. Mead,
C.H. Cooley– Agencies of Socialization: Family, School, Religion, Peer group,
Community and Government- Social Control: Concepts of Anomie, Deviance and Social
Control – Means of Social Control: Formal and Informal means.

5- Social Stratification (5)

Social Differentiation – Social Stratification: Theories of social stratification;
Functional and Conflict theories, Class, Caste, Power and Gender.

6- Social Interaction and Processes (5)

Social Interaction – Social Processes: Cooperation, Competition, Conflict,
Accommodation and Assimilation – Social Disorganization

8. Sociological Perspectives (6)

a. Functional perspective
b. Conflict perspective
c. Symbolic Interactionist Perspective

9. Sociology of Law (5)

Sociological Conception of Law, Nature of Sociology of Law, Development of Sociology
of Law in the West, Sociology of Law in India.

Reference
1- C.N. Shankar Rao : Sociology Principles of Sociology with an introduction to
Social thought, by S. Chand & Co. Ltd., New Delhi

2- T. B. Bottomore : Sociology A Guide to Problems and Literature Blackie & Son

(India) Ltd., / S. Chand & and Co. Ltd., New Delhi.

3- M. Haralmbos with R. M. Heald : Sociology Themes & Perspectives, Oxford

University Press, Delhi.

4- N. Jayaram : Introductory Sociology Macmilan India Limited

5- Inkeles, Alex : What is Sociology? Prentice Hall of India, New Delhi

6- Aron, Reymond (1965 – 67): Main Currents in Sociological Thought, Vol. I and
II,Penguin.

7- Giddens, Anthony (1971): Capitalism and Modern Social Theory – An analysis of the
writings of Marx, Durkheim and Weber, Cambridge University Press.

8- Hughes, John A., Martin, Peter J. and Sharrock, W. W. (1995): Understanding

Classical Sociology - Marx, Durkheim and Weber, Sage, London.

9- Coser, Lewis A. (1977): Masters of Sociological Thought, Harcourt Base, New York

Important Links
1-www.polity.co.uk/giddens5

2- New Sociology books from Polity

www.polity.co.uk/sociology

3- The Social Science information gateway from sociology

www.sosig.ac.uk/sociology

4- The British Sociological Association

www.brifsoc.co.uk

Course Instructor

Dr. AYAN HAZRA

 MODULE -2 (MAJOR)

Indian Social System

Objectives
1. To acquaint the students to the continuities and contradictions in Indian society
through centuries.
2. To trace the history of ideas related to the analysis of Indian society.
3. To analyse the role of colonialism, democracy, nation building and globalization in
shaping contemporary, Indian society.

Module-2

1- Social Organization (8)

Hindu Philosophy: Continuity and Change, Unity in Diversity

2- The Family and Kinship System (8)

The Family System, The Kinship System, Status of Women

3- The Marriage System (5)

The Hindu, Muslim and Christian Marriages, Problems of Marriage.

4- The Caste System (10)

Concept, Origin and Structure, Changing Structure of Caste and its future, Inter- Caste
and Intra- Caste relations, Caste Conflicts, Jajmani system, Caste and Politics,
Sanskritization and Westernization, The Scheduled Caste.

4- Social Change in India (10)

Social Change and Development, Modernization and Economic development and Social
change

Reference
1-Bottomore, T.B., 1962 ‘sociology in India’. British journal of Sociology 13(June): 98-
105.
2- 1989, Folk culture and Peasant society in India, Jaipur: Rawat
3- Dumont, Louis and D.F.Pocock, 1957’ For a Sociology of India’. Contributions to
Indian Sociology.
4- Robert .K. Merton, “ Manifest and Latent Function”, Social theory and Social
Structure, New York, The Free Press, 1968, p.78
5- Muller, MAX, Vedanta Philosophy, Calcutta,1955
6- Majumdar, D.N, The fortunes of Primitive Tribes, Bombay,1944
7- Radhakrishnan,S., The Hindus View of Life, George Allen& Unwin,1949.
8- Bettellie, Andre, Casre, class and Power, University of California press, Berkely
,1965.
9- Ghurya,G.S., Caste and class in India, Popular book depot, Bombay,1957
10- Conell, James, A Concept of modernization, south Atlantic quaterly, vol.64,1965
11- Desai, A.R., Essays on modernization of Underdeveloped societies, thackers,
Bombay,1971.
12- Hunt, Chestler, Social Aspects of Economic Development, Randour house, New
York,1962.

Course Instructor-
Dr. Ayan Hazra
 Module-3 (MAJOR)
Tribal Studies
Objectives
The tribal people constitute a significant segment of Indian society. By and large,
students have a partial and superficial knowledge about them. The objective of this
course is to provide a comprehensive profile of tribal people in terms of their distribution
and concentration, demographic features, social structure and cultural patterns and the
problems affecting them. With the incoming of Globalization.

1- Introduction (8)
The concept of tribe, Demographic profile: Habitat, Distribution and concentration of
tribal people; Tribal zones, Sex ratio; Status of women, Classification of tribal people:
food gatherers and hunters, Shifting cultivators, Nomads, Pastoralists, Peasants and
settled agriculturists, artisans

2- Socio-cultural profile: ethnic and cultural diversity (6)

Characteristic features of tribal society; Kinship, Marriage and family; Tribal languages;
religious beliefs and practices; Cultural traditions

3- Social mobility and change ( 4)

Hinduization and Sanskritization; formation of tribal states,The impact of colonial rule on
tribal society; post-Independence scenario, tribal development

4- Problems of tribal people (5)

Poverty, Illiteracy, Indebtedness, Land alienation, Agrarian issues, Exploitation

5- The Concept of Mainstream (5)

Tribes and the mainstream of Indian culture and society, Understanding the concept of
mainstream, and national integration.

6- Tribes and Modernization (5)

Introduction, Case studies to examine the impact of modernization, Different aspects of
modernization, and Adverse effects of modernity.

7- Tribal Development: challenges ahead and the changing scenario (8)

The development debate, Human rights and development caused displacements, Agenda
for endogenous development, Search for alternatives, Transformation of tribes,
Envisioning the future of tribal people, Tribal movements in India, PESA ACT, FOREST
RIGHT ACT, Globalization.
Reference
1- Mahapatra,S.1986.Modernisation and Ritual: Identity and Change in
Santal society, Oxford University Press:Calcutta
2- Dumont,Louis,1962.”Tribe” and “Caste” in India, contribution
to Indian sociology.
3- Desia,A.R,1977,”Tribesin Transition”.In romesh thaper(ed).Tribe, Caste
and Religion in indiia, New Delhi: Macmillan
4- Rao, Adityendra.1988.Tribal social stratification.Udaipur.Himanshu
Publication
5- Sukant K. Chaudhury and Soumendra Mohan Patnaik Indian Tribes and
the Mainstream New Delhi, Rawat Publications.
6- Dube,S.C(ed),1977.Tribal Heritage of India.(Vol.1). Vikas:New Delhi
7- Ghurye,G.S,1983.The Scheduled Tribes.Popular Book Depot:Bombay
8- Bose, N. K. : (1967) Culture and Society in India (Asia Publishing House)
9- Desai, A. R. : (1979) Peasant struggles in India (Oxford University Press, Bombay)

Important Links:

1- www.laslg.org/local-aid-system-on-local goverance_2.asp?
2- www.cgnet.in/ft/pesaact.
3- www.rural.nic.in
4- www.tribalnic.in/fifthschedule.html
5- www.fra.org
6- www.forestright.nic.in
7- www. forestrightact.com

Course Instructor

Dr. AYAN HAZRA