B.A. Sociology
6th Semester Syllabus
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MJC-10 : Social Stratification
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Unit 1: Introducing Stratification
◦Concepts of Social Stratification
◦Bases of Stratification
◦Social stratification and Social Mobility
Unit 2: Theories of Stratification
◦Marx
◦Weber
◦Davis and Moore
Unit 3: Caste and Class
◦Caste as a basis of Stratification
◦Class as a basis of Stratification
◦Difference between Caste and Class
Unit 4: Ethnicity, Identity and Inequality
◦Stratification and Inequality
◦Ethnicity: concept & ethnicity in India
◦Identity: concept and basis of Stratification
Unit 5: Tutorial
Reference Books:
- Peter Worsley: Introducing Sociology: Harmondsworth, Penguin Books.
- C. N. Shanker Rao: Principles of Sociology: S. Chand and Company Ltd., New Delhi.
- David Maclellan: The Thoughts of Karl Marx; Papermac, London.
- T.B. Bottomore: Classes in Modern Society: Pantheon Books, New York.
- Wendy Bottero: Stratification: Routledge, London
- Max Weber: Hans Heinrich Gerth and Wright Mills: From Max Weber: Oxford University Press, New York
- K.L. Sharma: सामाजिकस्वरूप: Rawat Publication, Jaipur (Also available in English)
- Ravindra Nath Mukherjee & Bharat Agrawal, सामाजिकस्वरूप: SBPD Publication, Agra
- Haralambos and Holborn: Sociology themes & Perspectives
- George Ritzer: Sociological Theory.