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    This document provides an overview of the sociology syllabus for the PCS Mains exam in India. It covers topics like: 1) General sociology including emergence of sociology, research methods, theoretical perspectives like functionalism and conflict theory, and pioneers in sociology. 2) Indian social system including traditional Indian social organization, social stratification, marriage and kinship, economic and political systems, and education. 3) Additional topics related to Indian society including tribal, rural and urban social organizations, religion and society, population dynamics, and women and society. 4) Dimensions of social change and development in India including agents of change, modernization processes, poverty alleviation programs,

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    This document provides an overview of the sociology syllabus for the PCS Mains exam in India. It covers topics like: 1) General sociology including emergence of sociology, research methods, theoretical perspectives like functionalism and conflict theory, and pioneers in sociology. 2) Indian social system including traditional Indian social organization, social stratification, marriage and kinship, economic and political systems, and education. 3) Additional topics related to Indian society including tribal, rural and urban social organizations, religion and society, population dynamics, and women and society. 4) Dimensions of social change and development in India including agents of change, modernization processes, poverty alleviation programs,

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    Sociology : PAPER – I

    SECTION- A : GENERAL SOCIOLOGY

    1. Fundamentals of Sociology and Study of Social Phenomena : Emergence of Sociology, its


    nature and scope. Methods of study; Problem of objectivity and issues of measurement in Social
    Science; Sampling : Research Design: Descriptive, Exploratory and Experimental : Techniques of
    data collection; Observation, Interview schedule and questionnaire.

    2. Theoretical Perspective Functionalism : Redcliffe Brown, Malinowski and Merton. Conflict


    Theory Karl Marx, Raif Dahrendorf and Lewiscoser. Symbolic Interactionism : C.H.Cooley,
    G.H.Mead and Herbert Blumer. Structionslism -Levi: Strauss, S.F. Nadel, Parson and Merton.

    3. Pioneers In Sociology : A. Comte-Positivism and Hierarchy of Sciences. H Spencer- Organic


    analogy and the doctrine of evolution . KMarx- Dialectical materiaslism and alienation. E.
    Durkheim-Division of labour. Sociology of religion. Max Weber-Social action and idea type.

    4. Social Stratification And Differentiation : Concept, Theories of Stratification: Marx


    Weber,Davis and Moore, Types-Caste and Class. Status and Role, Social Mobilty-types:
    Occupational Mobility -Intra-Generabonal and inter Generational.

    SECTION- B

    5. Marriage, Family And Kinship : Type and forms of marriage, impact of social legislation. Family;
    Structure and functions; Changing patterns of family; Family decent and kinship: Mariage and sex
    roles in modern society.

    6. Social Change and Development : Concept,Theories and Factors of Social Change, Social
    moment and change. State inter-vention. Social policy and development, Strategies of rural
    transformation; Community developement programme.I.R.D.P., TRYSEM and Jawahar Rojgar
    Yojana.

    7. Economic and Political System : Concept of property. Social dimensions of division of labour.
    Types of exchange. Industrialisation, Urbanisation and Social Development, Nature of Power. Per-
    sonal, Community Elite. Class. Modes of political participation-Democratic and Authoritarian.

    8. Religion, Science and Technology : Concept, Role and religious belief in traditional and modern
    societies. Ethos of science, Social responsi-bility and control of science; Social consequences of
    science and technology.

    9. Population and Society : Population size, Trends, Composition, Migration Growth, population
    Problems in India, Population, education.

    PCS Mains Syllabus Sociology – PAPER – II


    Section- A : Indian Social System

    1. Bases of Indian Society : Traditional Indian Social Organisation : Dharma, Doctrine of Karma.
    Ashram Vyavastha Purushartha and Samskars; Socio-Cultural Dynamics impact if Buddhism,
    Islam and the west. Factors responsible for contisnuity and change.
    2. Social Stratification : Caste system:Origin, Structural Cultural views. Changing patterns of
    caste: Caste and class: Issues of equality and social justice: Class structure in India-Agrarian and
    industrial: Emergence of middle class. Classes among the tribes; Emergence of Dalits
    consiousness.

    3. Marriage Family and Kinship : Marriage among different ethic groups. its changing trends and
    future; Family-its structural and functional aspects Changing pattern, Impact of legislations and
    socio-economic changes of marriage and family, Regional varia-tions in kinship system and its
    changing aspect.

    4.Economic and Political System : Jaimani System, Land tenure system. Social consequences of
    land reforms and liberalisation, Social Determianats of economic development, Green revoluation,
    Functioning of demorcraitic politicial system. Political parties and their compostion, Structural
    change and orientation among political elities. Decentrailisation of power and political participation,
    Politiacal implications to devel-opment.

    5. Education and Socity : Dimension of education in traditional and modem socities, Educational
    equality and change; Education and social mobility. Problems of education among the weaker
    sections of the society.
    SECTION- B

    6. Tribal, Rural and Urban Social Organisation : Distinctive features of tribal communities and
    their distribution; Tribe and caste, Process Acculturation. Assimilation and integration. Problems
    of tribal’s social identity: Socio-cultural dimensions of village community; traditional power
    structure, Democratisation and leadership. Community development programme leadership.
    Community development programme and Panchayti Raj, New strategies for rural transformation,
    community and change of traditional development in urban areas (Kinship, caste, occupation etc.)
    Class structure and mobility in urban commnuity; Ethinic diversity and community intergration.
    Urban neighbourhood. Rural urban differ-ences. Demographic and socio-cultural practics.

    7. Religion and Society : Size Growth and Regional distribution of different religoius groups; inter
    religious interaction and its manifecstaiton- Problems of conversion. Commnity ten-sions.
    Secularism, Minority status and religious fundamentalism.

    8. Population Dynamics : Socio-cultrual aspects of sex, Age, Marital status. Feritility and mortality.
    The problem of population explosion, Socio-psychological,cultural and Economic. Population
    policy and family welfare programme; Determinants and consequences of population growth.

    9. Women and Society : Demographic profile of women Changes in their status; Special problems-
    dowry, atrocity, discrimi-nation; welfare programmes for women & children.

    10. Dimensions of Change and Development : Social change and modernisation.Indices,


    Constrains and respectivity; Source of social change Endogenious and Exgenoius,. Processes of
    Social Change Sanskritisation, Westernisation and Modernisation, Agents of change. Mass media,
    Education and communication, problem of modernisation and planned change: Strategy and
    ideology of planning. Five year plans. Poverty alleviation programme ; Environment,
    Unemployment and programme for urban development; social reform movement with special
    refernece to peasant movement. Backward classes movement. women and Dalit movement.

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