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Sociology - The Discipline

Perspectives on the Study of Indian Society

Impact of colonial rule on Indian society

Rural and Agrarian Social Structure

Caste System

Tribal Communities in India

Social Classes in India

Systems of Kinship in India

Religion and Society

Sociology As a Science

Research Methods & Analysis

Visions of Social Changes in India

Rural and Agrarian Transformation in India

Industrialization and Urbanisation in India

Politics and Society

Social Movements in Modern India

Population Dynamics

Challenges of Social Transformation

Sociological Thinkers

Social Stratification and Mobility

Work and Economic Life

Politics and Society

Religion and Society

Family, Marriage & Kinship

Social Change in Modern Society

Introducing Indian Society

Social Structure

Systems of Kinship in India

Religion and Society

Visions of Social Change in India

Rural and Agrarian transformation in India

Industrialization and Urbanisation in India

Social movements in modern India

Population dynamics

2023

2022

2021

2020

2019

2018

2017

2016

2015

2014

2013

Challenges of social transformation

Sociology - The Discipline

Sociology As a Science

Research Methods and Analysis

Sociological Thinkers

Stratification and Mobility

Works and Economic Life

Politics and Society

Religion and Society

Systems of Kinship

Social Change in Modern Society

Introducing Sociology: Class 11 NCERT Sociology

Understanding Sociology: Class 11 NCERT Sociology

Indian Society: Class 12 NCERT Sociology

Social Change and Development in India: Class 12 NCERT Sociology

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Sociology - The Discipline

What is Sociology?

9 pages

Basic Concepts

12 pages

Modernity & Social Changes in Europe and Emergence of Sociology

16 pages

Scope of Sociology

5 pages

Uses of Sociology

4 pages

Sociology in Relation with The Other Social Sciences

13 pages

Sociology and Common Sense

3 pages

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Perspectives on the Study of Indian Society

Indology (GS. Ghurye)

10 pages

Structural functionalism (M. N. Srinivas)

17 pages

Marxist Sociology (A.R. DESAI)

11 pages

Impact of colonial rule on Indian society

Social Background of Indian Nationalism

8 pages

Modernization of Indian Tradition

6 pages

Social Reforms Movements During Colonial Period

17 pages

Protests and Movement During Colonial Period and Social Reforms

18 pages

Rural and Agrarian Social Structure

The Idea of Indian Village and Village Studies

16 pages

Village Studies

12 pages

Agrarian Social Sturcture

16 pages

Caste System

Perspectives on the Study Of Caste System

39 pages

Features of Caste System

5 pages

Untouchability- Forms and Perspectives

15 pages

Tribal Communities in India

Definitional problems

8 pages

Geographical spread

3 pages

Issues of integration and autonomy

14 pages

Colonial policies and tribes

3 pages

Social Classes in India

Agrarian Class Structure

7 pages

Industrial Class Structure

6 pages

Middle Classes in India

8 pages

Systems of Kinship in India

Lineage & Descent in India

14 pages

Types of kinship systems

5 pages

Family and Marriage in India

11 pages

Household dimensions of the family

3 pages

Patriarchy, entitlements, and sexual division of labour

4 pages

Religion and Society

Religious Communities in India

29 pages

Problems of Religious Minorites

8 pages

Sociology As a Science

Science, scientific method and its critique

9 pages

Positivism and its Critique

6 pages

Fact, Value & Objectivity

11 pages

Major Theoretical Strands of Research Methodology

16 pages

Non- Positivist Methodologies

3 pages

Research Methods & Analysis

Social Research and Its Importance

7 pages

Quantitative and Qualitative Methods

5 pages

Techniques of Data Collection -1

24 pages

Techniques of Data Collection-2

11 pages

Variables ,Sampling, Hypothesis, Reliability And Validity

13 pages

Visions of Social Changes in India

Idea of Development Planning and Mixed Economy

8 pages

Constitution, Law and Social change

5 pages

Education and Social Change

3 pages

Rural and Agrarian Transformation in India

Programmes of Rural Development

12 pages

Green Revolution and Social Change

15 pages

Changing modes of production in Indian agriculture

3 pages

Problems of rural labour, bondage, migration

13 pages

Industrialization and Urbanisation in India

Evolution of Modern Industry in India

9 pages

Growth of Urban Settlements in India

7 pages

Working Class: Structure, Growth & Class Mobilization

15 pages

Informal Sector

10 pages

Child Labour

4 pages

Slums and Deprivation in Urban Areas

4 pages

Politics and Society

Nation, State, Democracy & Citizenship

15 pages

Political Parties & Pressure Groups

8 pages

Regionalism and Decentralization of Power

15 pages

Secularization: Characteristics, Causes and Effects

7 pages

Social Movements in Modern India

Peasants and farmers' movements

13 pages

Women's Movements

15 pages

Backward classes & Dalit movements

6 pages

Environmental Movements

18 pages

Ethnicity and Identity Movements

7 pages

Ethnic Movements with Special Reference to Tribals

29 pages

Population Dynamics

Population Studies

16 pages

Dynamics of Population

16 pages

Development and Population Growth

10 pages

Components of Population Growth

9 pages

Emerging Issues : Ageing , Sex Ratios

32 pages

Child and Infant Mortality and Sexual and Reproductive Health

31 pages

Challenges of Social Transformation

Environmental Problems

11 pages

Dams & Displacement

9 pages

Sustainable Development

8 pages

Poverty & Deprivation - 1

12 pages

Poverty & Deprivation - 2

16 pages

Violence against Women

6 pages

Caste Conflict

14 pages

Ethnic Conflict

5 pages

Communalism & Fundamentalism

13 pages

Disparities in Education

11 pages

Religion Revivalism

6 pages

Sociological Thinkers

Karl Marx: Historical Materialism

7 pages

Karl Marx: Alienation

18 pages

Karl Marx: Class, Class Struggle and Social Change

12 pages

Emile Durkheim: The Division of Labor in Society

13 pages

Emile Durkheim: Social Facts

9 pages

Emile Durkheim: Suicide

9 pages

Emile Durkheim: Religion & Society

10 pages

Max Weber: Social Action

7 pages

Max Weber: Ideal Types

2 pages

Max Weber: Structures of Authority

11 pages

Max Weber: Bureaucracy

2 pages

Max Weber: Protestant Ethics and Spirit of Capitalism

14 pages

Talcott Parsons

19 pages

Robert K. Merton

22 pages

George Herbert Mead

19 pages

Social Stratification and Mobility

Social Stratification

9 pages

Concepts- Equality

4 pages

Concepts-Inequality and Hierarchy

8 pages

Concepts- Poverty

12 pages

Concepts- Deprivation

3 pages

Concepts-Social Exclusion

16 pages

Theories of Social Stratification

17 pages

Dimensions - Social Stratification of Ethnicity and Race

20 pages

Social Mobility

9 pages

Work and Economic Life

Social Organization of Work in Different Types of Society

14 pages

Social Importance of Work and Occupations

3 pages

Formal & Informal Organization of Work

14 pages

Scientific Management

8 pages

Human Relations Theory

5 pages

Labour and Society

6 pages

Politics and Society

Nation, State, Democracy & Citizenship

15 pages

Political Parties & Pressure Groups

8 pages

Political Elite

7 pages

Regionalism

6 pages

Decentralization of Power

12 pages

Secularisation

16 pages

Sociological Theories of Power

27 pages

Civil Society and Ideology

13 pages

Protest, Agitation, Social movements, Collective action, Revolution

19 pages

Labour and Society

6 pages

Power elite, bureaucracy, pressure groups, and political parties

17 pages

Religion and Society

Theories of Religion - 1

9 pages

Theories of Religion - 2

20 pages

Types of Religious Practices

11 pages

Sociological Classifications of Religious Movements

11 pages

Religion in Modern Society: Religion and Science

23 pages

Religion in Modern Society: Secularization

18 pages

Religion in Modern Society: Fundamentalism

13 pages

Family, Marriage & Kinship

Family

8 pages

Is the family universal?

9 pages

Theories of the family - 1

12 pages

Theories of the family - 2

17 pages

Contemporary Family Networks

7 pages

Family Diversity

13 pages

The Changing Functions of the Family

7 pages

Marriage

7 pages

Kinship

5 pages

Lineage and Descent

8 pages

Sexual Division of Labour

13 pages

Patriarchy

4 pages

Feminism - 1

9 pages

Feminism - 2

5 pages

Social Change in Modern Society

Meaning and Definition of Social Change

12 pages

Theories of Social Change

26 pages

Agents of Social Change

19 pages

Education & Social Change - 1

10 pages

Education & Social Change - 2

11 pages

Social Legislation & Social Change

8 pages

Development and Dependency

8 pages

Science, technology and social change

5 pages

Introducing Indian Society

Perspectives on the Study of Indian Society Indology (G.S. GHURYE)

24 pages

Marxist Sociology (A.R. DESAI)

11 pages

Impact of Colonial Rule On Indian Society

13 pages

Telangana Movement

21 pages

Social Reforms Movements During Colonial Period

17 pages

Indology (GS. Ghurye)

10 pages

Social Background of Indian Nationalism

8 pages

Modernization of Indian Tradition

6 pages

Structural functionalism (M. N. Srinivas)

17 pages

Protests and movements during the colonial period

27 pages

Social Structure

The Idea of Indian Village and Village Studies

16 pages

Village Studies

12 pages

Agrarian Social Sturcture

16 pages

Perspectives on the Study Of Caste System

39 pages

Untouchability- Forms and Perspectives

15 pages

Tribal Communities in India

30 pages

Social Classes in India & Industrial Class Structure

11 pages

Structural functionalism

13 pages

Untouchability-forms and perspectives

12 pages

Definitional problems

8 pages

Geographical spread

3 pages

Colonial policies and tribes

3 pages

Agrarian Class Structure

7 pages

Industrial Class Structure

6 pages

Middle Classes in India

8 pages

Issues of integration and autonomy

14 pages

Systems of Kinship in India

Lineage & Descent in India

14 pages

Family and Marriage in India

11 pages

Changing Trends of Marriage and Its Future

25 pages

Types and forms of family

4 pages

Types of kinship systems

5 pages

Household dimensions of the family

3 pages

Patriarchy, entitlements, and sexual division of labour

4 pages

Religion and Society

Religious Communities in India

29 pages

Problems of Religious Minorites

8 pages

Visions of Social Change in India

Idea of Development Planning and Mixed Economy

8 pages

Constitution, Law, Education And Social Change

12 pages

Education and Social Change

3 pages

Rural and Agrarian transformation in India

Programmes of rural development- 1

14 pages

Programmes of rural development- 2

10 pages

Green Revolution and Social Change

15 pages

Changing modes of production in Indian agriculture

3 pages

Problems of rural labour, bondage, migration

13 pages

Industrialization and Urbanisation in India

Evolution of Modern Industry in India

5 pages

Growth of Urban Settlements in India

7 pages

Working Class: Structure, Growth & Class Mobilization

15 pages

Child Labour

4 pages

Slums & Deprivation in Urban Areas

3 pages

Social movements in modern India

Social Movements

10 pages

Classification of Social Movements

31 pages

Women's Movements

15 pages

Dalit Movement- 1

11 pages

Dalit Movement- 2

10 pages

Environmental Movements

18 pages

Ethnic Movements with Special Reference to Tribals

29 pages

Peasants and farmers' movements

13 pages

Backward classes & Dalit movements

6 pages

Population dynamics

Population Studies

16 pages

Dynamics of Population

16 pages

Development and Population Growth

10 pages

Components of Population Growth

9 pages

Emerging Issues : Ageing , Sex Ratios

32 pages

Child and Infant Mortality and Sexual and Reproductive Health

31 pages

2023

UPSC Mains Answer PYQ 2023: Sociology Paper 1 (Section- A)

24 pages

UPSC Mains Answer PYQ 2023: Sociology Paper 1 (Section- B)

24 pages

UPSC Mains Answer PYQ 2023: Sociology Paper 2 (Section- A)

21 pages

UPSC Mains Answer PYQ 2023: Sociology Paper 2 (Section- B)

17 pages

2022

UPSC Optional Subject Syllabus: Sociology

3 pages

UPSC Mains Answer PYQ 2022: Sociology Paper 1 (Section- A)

33 pages

UPSC Mains Answer PYQ 2022: Sociology Paper 1 (Section- B)

33 pages

UPSC Mains Answer PYQ 2022: Sociology Paper 2 (Section- A)

33 pages

UPSC Mains Answer PYQ 2022: Sociology Paper 2 (Section- B)

35 pages

2021

UPSC Mains Answer PYQ 2021: Sociology Paper 1 (Section- A)

27 pages

UPSC Mains Answer PYQ 2021: Sociology Paper 1 (Section- B)

28 pages

UPSC Mains Answer PYQ 2021: Sociology Paper 2 (Section- A)

27 pages

UPSC Mains Answer PYQ 2021: Sociology Paper 2 (Section- B)

26 pages

2020

UPSC Mains Answer PYQ 2020: Sociology Paper 1 (Section- A)

31 pages

UPSC Mains Answer PYQ 2020: Sociology Paper 1 (Section- B)

34 pages

UPSC Mains Answer PYQ 2020: Sociology Paper 2 (Section- A)

35 pages

UPSC Mains Answer PYQ 2020: Sociology Paper 2 (Section- B)

35 pages

2019

UPSC Mains Answer PYQ 2019: Sociology Paper 1 (Section- A)

47 pages

UPSC Mains Answer PYQ 2019: Sociology Paper 1 (Section- B)

48 pages

UPSC Mains Answer PYQ 2019: Sociology Paper 2 (Section- A)

44 pages

UPSC Mains Answer PYQ 2019: Sociology Paper 2 (Section- B)

49 pages

2018

UPSC Mains Answer PYQ 2018: Sociology Paper 1 (Section- A)

46 pages

UPSC Mains Answer PYQ 2018: Sociology Paper 1 (Section- B)

43 pages

UPSC Mains Answer PYQ 2018: Sociology Paper 2 (Section- A)

45 pages

UPSC Mains Answer PYQ 2018: Sociology Paper 2 (Section- B)

49 pages

2017

UPSC Mains Answer PYQ 2017: Sociology Paper 1 (Section- A)

31 pages

UPSC Mains Answer PYQ 2017: Sociology Paper 1 (Section- B)

30 pages

UPSC Mains Answer PYQ 2017: Sociology Paper 2 (Section- A)

33 pages

UPSC Mains Answer PYQ 2017: Sociology Paper 2 (Section- B)

31 pages

2016

UPSC Mains Answer PYQ 2016: Sociology Paper 1 (Section- A)

35 pages

UPSC Mains Answer PYQ 2016: Sociology Paper 1 (Section- B)

29 pages

UPSC Mains Answer PYQ 2016: Sociology Paper 2 (Section- A)

31 pages

UPSC Mains Answer PYQ 2016: Sociology Paper 2 (Section- B)

29 pages

2015

UPSC Mains Answer PYQ 2015: Sociology Paper 1 (Section- A)

32 pages

UPSC Mains Answer PYQ 2015: Sociology Paper 1 (Section- B)

31 pages

UPSC Mains Answer PYQ 2015: Sociology Paper 2 (Section- A)

31 pages

UPSC Mains Answer PYQ 2015: Sociology Paper 2 (Section- B)

33 pages

2014

UPSC Mains Answer PYQ 2014: Sociology Paper 1 (Section- A)

34 pages

UPSC Mains Answer PYQ 2014: Sociology Paper 1 (Section- B)

34 pages

UPSC Mains Answer PYQ 2014: Sociology Paper 2 (Section- A)

31 pages

UPSC Mains Answer PYQ 2014: Sociology Paper 2 (Section- B)

30 pages

2013

UPSC Mains Answer PYQ 2013: Sociology Paper 1 (Section- A)

30 pages

UPSC Mains Answer PYQ 2013: Sociology Paper 1 (Section- B)

31 pages

UPSC Mains Answer PYQ 2013: Sociology Paper 2 (Section- A)

30 pages

UPSC Mains Answer PYQ 2013: Sociology Paper 2 (Section- B)

22 pages

Challenges of social transformation

Environmental Problems

11 pages

Dams & Displacement

9 pages

Sustainable Development

8 pages

Poverty & Deprivation - 1

12 pages

Poverty & Deprivation - 2

16 pages

Violence Against Women - 1

21 pages

Violence Against Women - 2

9 pages

Caste Conflict

9 pages

Ethnic Conflicts

37 pages

Communalism & Fundamentalism

13 pages

Disparities in Education

11 pages

Religion Revivalism

6 pages

Sociology - The Discipline

What is Sociology?

9 pages

Basic Concepts

12 pages

Modernity & Social Changes in Europe and Emergence of Sociology

16 pages

Scope of Sociology

5 pages

Uses of Sociology

4 pages

Sociology in Relation with The Other Social Sciences

13 pages

Sociology and Common Sense

3 pages

Sociology As a Science

Science, scientific method and its critique

9 pages

Positivism and its Critique

6 pages

Fact, Value & Objectivity

11 pages

Major Theoretical Strands of Research Methodology

16 pages

Non- Positivist Methodologies

3 pages

Research Methods and Analysis

Social Research and Its Importance

7 pages

Quantitative and Qualitative Methods

5 pages

Techniques of Data Collection -1

24 pages

Techniques of Data Collection-2

11 pages

Variables ,Sampling, Hypothesis, Reliability And Validity

13 pages

Sociological Thinkers

Karl Marx: Historical Materialism

7 pages

Karl Marx: Alienation

18 pages

Karl Marx: Class, Class Struggle and Social Change

12 pages

Emile Durkheim: The Division of Labor in Society

13 pages

Emile Durkheim: Social Facts

9 pages

Emile Durkheim: Suicide

9 pages

Emile Durkheim: Religion & Society

10 pages

Max Weber: Social Action

7 pages

Max Weber: Ideal Types

2 pages

Max Weber: Structures of Authority

11 pages

Max Weber: Bureaucracy

2 pages

Max Weber: Protestant Ethics and Spirit of Capitalism

14 pages

Talcott Parsons

19 pages

Robert K. Merton

22 pages

George Herbert Mead

19 pages

Stratification and Mobility

Social Stratification

9 pages

Concepts- Equality

4 pages

Concepts-Inequality and Hierarchy

8 pages

Concepts- Poverty

12 pages

Concepts- Deprivation

3 pages

Concepts-Social Exclusion

16 pages

Theories of Social Stratification

17 pages

Dimensions - Social Stratification of Ethnicity and Race

20 pages

Social Mobility

9 pages

Dimensions- Social Stratification of Class, Status Groups and Gender

15 pages

Works and Economic Life

Social Organization of Work in Different Types of Society

14 pages

Social Importance of Work and Occupations

3 pages

Formal & Informal Organization of Work

14 pages

Scientific Management

8 pages

Human Relations Theory

5 pages

Labour and Society

6 pages

Politics and Society

Nation, State, Democracy & Citizenship

15 pages

Political Parties & Pressure Groups

8 pages

Political Elite

7 pages

Regionalism

6 pages

Decentralization of Power

12 pages

Secularisation

16 pages

Sociological Theories of Power

27 pages

Civil Society and Ideology

13 pages

Protest, Agitation, Social movements, Collective action, Revolution

19 pages

Religion and Society

Theories of Religion - 1

9 pages

Theories of Religion - 2

20 pages

Types of Religious Practices

11 pages

Sociological Classifications of Religious Movements

11 pages

Religion in Modern Society: Religion and Science

23 pages

Religion in Modern Society: Secularization

18 pages

Religion in Modern Society: Fundamentalism

13 pages

Religion in Modern Society: Religious Revivalism

4 pages

Systems of Kinship

Kinship

5 pages

Family

8 pages

Is the family universal?

9 pages

Types and Forms of Family

12 pages

Theories of the family - 1

12 pages

Theories of the family - 2

17 pages

Contemporary Family Networks

7 pages

Family Diversity

13 pages

The Changing Functions of the Family

7 pages

Marriage

7 pages

Lineage and Descent

8 pages

Patriarchy

4 pages

Sexual Division of Labour

13 pages

Contemporary Trends

8 pages

Social Change in Modern Society

Meaning and Definition of Social Change

12 pages

Theories of Social Change

26 pages

Agents of Social Change

19 pages

Education & Social Change - 1

10 pages

Education & Social Change - 2

11 pages

Social Legislation & Social Change

8 pages

Science, Technology and Social Change

6 pages

Development and Dependency

10 pages

Introducing Sociology: Class 11 NCERT Sociology

Important Chapters from NCERT Class 11 Sociology and Summaries

11 pages

NCERT Textbook - Sociology and Society

23 pages

NCERT Textbook - Terms, Concepts and their Use in Sociology

16 pages

NCERT Textbook - Understanding Social Institutions

23 pages

NCERT Textbook - Culture and Socialisation

19 pages

NCERT Textbook - Doing Sociology: Research Methods

21 pages

Introducing Sociology: Class 11 NCERT Sociology

Important Chapters from NCERT Class 11 Sociology and Summaries

11 pages

NCERT Textbook - Sociology and Society

23 pages

NCERT Textbook - Terms, Concepts and their Use in Sociology

16 pages

NCERT Textbook - Understanding Social Institutions

23 pages

NCERT Textbook - Culture and Socialisation

19 pages

NCERT Textbook - Doing Sociology: Research Methods

21 pages

Understanding Sociology: Class 11 NCERT Sociology

NCERT Textbook - Social Structure, Stratification and Social Processes in Society

20 pages

NCERT Textbook - Social Change and Social Order in Rural and Urban Society

29 pages

NCERT Textbook - Environment and Society

15 pages

NCERT Textbook - Introducing Western Sociologists

17 pages

NCERT Textbook - Indian Sociologists

21 pages

Understanding Sociology: Class 11 NCERT Sociology

NCERT Textbook - Social Structure, Stratification and Social Processes in Society

20 pages

NCERT Textbook - Social Change and Social Order in Rural and Urban Society

29 pages

NCERT Textbook - Environment and Society

15 pages

NCERT Textbook - Introducing Western Sociologists

17 pages

NCERT Textbook - Indian Sociologists

21 pages

Indian Society: Class 12 NCERT Sociology

NCERT Textbook - Introducing Indian Society

4 pages

NCERT Textbook - The Demographic Structure of the Indian Society

30 pages

NCERT Textbook - Social Institutions: Continuity and Change

18 pages

NCERT Textbook - The Market as a Social Institution

16 pages

NCERT Textbook - Pattern of Social Inequality and Exclusion

28 pages

NCERT Textbook - The Challenges of Cultural Diversity

20 pages

NCERT Textbook - Suggestions for Project Work

21 pages

Indian Society: Class 12 NCERT Sociology

NCERT Textbook - Introducing Indian Society

4 pages

NCERT Textbook - The Demographic Structure of the Indian Society

30 pages

NCERT Textbook - Social Institutions: Continuity and Change

18 pages

NCERT Textbook - The Market as a Social Institution

16 pages

NCERT Textbook - Pattern of Social Inequality and Exclusion

28 pages

NCERT Textbook - The Challenges of Cultural Diversity

20 pages

NCERT Textbook - Suggestions for Project Work

21 pages

Social Change and Development in India: Class 12 NCERT Sociology

NCERT Textbook - Cultural Change

16 pages

NCERT Textbook - Structural Change

14 pages

NCERT Textbook - The Constitution and Social Change

10 pages

NCERT Textbook - Change and Development in Rural Society

18 pages

NCERT Textbook - Change and Development in industrial Society

12 pages

NCERT Textbook - Globalization and Social Change

18 pages

NCERT Textbook - Mass Media and Communications

20 pages

NCERT Textbook - Social Movements

22 pages

Social Change and Development in India: Class 12 NCERT Sociology

NCERT Textbook - Cultural Change

16 pages

NCERT Textbook - Structural Change

14 pages

NCERT Textbook - The Constitution and Social Change

10 pages

NCERT Textbook - Change and Development in Rural Society

18 pages

NCERT Textbook - Change and Development in industrial Society

12 pages

NCERT Textbook - Globalization and Social Change

18 pages

NCERT Textbook - Mass Media and Communications

20 pages

NCERT Textbook - Social Movements

22 pages

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All notes of Sociology Optional for UPSC (Notes) for UPSC CSE Exam

What is Sociology?

Basic Concepts

Modernity & Social Changes in Europe and Emergence of Sociology

Scope of Sociology

Uses of Sociology

Sociology in Relation with The Other Social Sciences

Sociology and Common Sense

Indology (GS. Ghurye)

Structural functionalism (M. N. Srinivas)

Marxist Sociology (A.R. DESAI)

Social Background of Indian Nationalism

Modernization of Indian Tradition

Social Reforms Movements During Colonial Period

Protests and Movement During Colonial Period and Social Reforms

The Idea of Indian Village and Village Studies

Village Studies

Agrarian Social Sturcture

Perspectives on the Study Of Caste System

Features of Caste System

Untouchability- Forms and Perspectives

Definitional problems

Geographical spread

Issues of integration and autonomy

Colonial policies and tribes

Agrarian Class Structure

Industrial Class Structure

Middle Classes in India

Lineage & Descent in India

Types of kinship systems

Family and Marriage in India

Household dimensions of the family

Patriarchy, entitlements, and sexual division of labour

Religious Communities in India

Problems of Religious Minorites

Science, scientific method and its critique

Positivism and its Critique​​

Fact, Value & Objectivity

Major Theoretical Strands of Research Methodology

Non- Positivist Methodologies

Social Research and Its Importance

Quantitative and Qualitative Methods

Techniques of Data Collection -1

Techniques of Data Collection-2

Variables ,Sampling, Hypothesis, Reliability And Validity

Idea of Development Planning and Mixed Economy

Constitution, Law and Social change

Education and Social Change

Programmes of Rural Development

Green Revolution and Social Change

Changing modes of production in Indian agriculture

Problems of rural labour, bondage, migration

Evolution of Modern Industry in India

Growth of Urban Settlements in India

Working Class: Structure, Growth & Class Mobilization

Informal Sector

Child Labour

Slums and Deprivation in Urban Areas

Nation, State, Democracy & Citizenship

Political Parties & Pressure Groups

Regionalism and Decentralization of Power

Secularization: Characteristics, Causes and Effects

Peasants and farmers' movements

Women's Movements

Backward classes & Dalit movements

Environmental Movements

Ethnicity and Identity Movements

Ethnic Movements with Special Reference to Tribals

Population Studies

Dynamics of Population

Development and Population Growth

Components of Population Growth

Emerging Issues : Ageing , Sex Ratios

Child and Infant Mortality and Sexual and Reproductive Health

Environmental Problems

Dams & Displacement

Sustainable Development

Poverty & Deprivation - 1

Poverty & Deprivation - 2

Violence against Women

Positivism and its Critique