B.A. Sociology
4th Semester Syllabus
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MJC-5 : Political Sociology
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Unit 1: Political Sociology- Contextualising Study of Politics
◦Emergence of Political Sociology
◦Definition
◦Nature and Scope of Political Sociology
◦Relationship with Sociology
◦Political Science
◦Economics and Psychology
Unit 2: Basic Concepts
◦Influence
◦Definitions
◦Nature
◦Characteristics and sources
◦Power
◦Definitions
◦Characteristics
◦Sources and types
◦Authority
◦Definitions
◦Types
◦Functions and distinctions with power and influence
Unit 3: Theories of Elite
◦Pareto
◦C
◦Wright Mills
◦Mosca
Unit 4: Democratic Actors
◦Pressure Group
◦Definitions
◦Types and role
◦Political parties
◦Definitions
◦Elements
◦Functions and limitations
◦Voting Behaviour in India
Unit 5: Tutorial
Reference Books:
- S.N. Eisintadt: Political Sociology: A Reader; Rawat Publication, Jaipur.
- C.J. Fuller and V. Beni: The Everyday State and Society in Modern India: Social Science Press, New Delhi
- C. Wright Mills: The Power Elite; Oxford University Press, New York
- Max Weber: Economy and Society: University of California Press, Berkeley and Los Angeles, California
- Timothy Mitchell; Society, Economy and the State Effect: A Reader; Cornell University Press, Ithaca
- Shefali Roy; Society and Politics in India; PHI Learning Pvt. Ltd., New Delhi
- Shashi Sharma; राजनीतिक सामाजिक क्षेत्री चपरेखा; PHI Learning Pvt. Ltd., New Delhi
- Ishwar Singh Chouhan & Srinath Sharma; राजनीतिक सामाजिक क्षेत्री चपरेखा; SBP Publishing House, Agra
- Purkhrar Jain & B.I. Fadia; राजनीतिक सामाजिक क्षेत्री चपरेखा; Sahitya Bhawan, Agra