B.A. Sociology
2nd Semester Syllabus
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MJC-2 : Sociology of India I
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Unit 1: Introductory
◦Features of the Indian Society and Culture
◦Unity in Diversity
Unit 2: Social Institutions
◦Caste
◦Definition
◦Origin
◦Features and recent changes
◦Dominant Caste: Concept & Significance
◦Jajmani System: Concept & Significance
◦Joint Family
◦Definition
◦Characteristics and factors of disintegration
◦Marriage
◦Hindu, Muslim and Tribal
◦Kinship
◦Definition
◦Types and usages
Unit 3: Communities
◦Tribe
◦Definition and characteristics
◦Caste and Tribe: differences
◦Village Community
◦Features and changing trends
Unit 4: Women and Society
◦Status of women in India
◦Changing patterns
◦Women Empowerment
◦Concept
◦Factors and obstacles
Unit 5: Tutorial
Reference Books:
- David G. Mandelbaum; Society in India: Continuity and Changes; University of California Press, Berkeley and Los Angles, California.
- K.M. Panikar; Hindu Society at Cross Roads; Asia Publishing House, Bombay
- A.R. Desai; Social Background of Indian Nationalism; Popular Prakashan, Bombay(also available in Hindi)
- M.N. Srinivas; Caste in Modern India and Other Essays; Asia Publishing House, Bombay (also available in Hindi)
- M.N. Srinivas; The Dominant Caste and Other Essays; Oxford University Press, New Delhi
- S.L. Doshi & P.C. Jain; Indian Society; National Publishing House, Jaipur
- Nadeem Hasnain; Indian Society and Culture, McGraw Hill Education India, Noida
- Ahuja Ram; भारतीय सामाजिक व्यवस्था; राजत पब्लिकेशन्स, जयपुर एवं नईदिल्ली।
- K.L. Sharma; भारतीय समाज; एनसीसीईआरएटी, नई दिल्ली।.