HIDAYATULLAH

NATIONAL LAW UNIVERSITY

Raipur (Chhattisgarh)
Syllabus: Sociology (2014)

First Semester

Title of the Course: Introduction to Sociology

Course Instructor: Dr. Uttam Kumar Panda

Unit 1: Sociology: A Discipline

Defining Sociology, Origin and Development of Sociology, Scope of Sociology: Schools

of thought, Sociological Imagination, Sociology & Commonsense

Unit 2: Basic Concepts in Sociology

Meaning and characteristics of Society, Social Groups and its major types, Status and
Role, Social Control

Unit 3: Major Sociological Perspectives of understanding Society

Functional, Conflict, Interactionist, feminist

Unit 4: Understanding Methodology & Project Writing

Methods & Methodology, Types of research designs, writing research proposal/synopsis,

steps to write a project report

Unit 5: Cultural System

Definition of Culture and its types, Cultural processes, theory of cultural growth

Unit 6: Family, Marriage & Kinship

Family: Definition, characteristics, types, functions & future of family

Marriage: Definition. Rules, Forms of marriage, Mate selection, Marriage in India
Kinship: Definition. Rule of Residence, Descent, types of Kin & Kinship Usages

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Unit 7: Socialization

Concept and Agencies of Socialization: Family, School, Religion, Peer group,

Community and Government, Theories of Socialization

Unit 8: Social Stratification

Concept, Foundation of Stratification and Theories of Social Stratification

Selected Readings

Haralmbos, M. with R. M. Heald. Sociology: Themes & Perspectives, Oxford University

Press, Delhi.
Inkeles, Alex : What is Sociology? Prentice Hall of India, New Delhi.
Jayaram, N. Introductory Sociology, Macmilan India Limited.
Giddens, Anthony (2006). Sociology. Willey India, New Delhi
Shankar Rao, C.N., Sociology, S. Chand, New Delhi
Bhusan, V and Sachdeva, D. R, Sociology, New Delhi
Aron, Reymond (1965 67). Main Currents in Sociological Thought, Vol. I and II,
Penguin.
Beteille, Andre (2002). Sociology: Essays on Approach & Method. Oxford India, New
Delhi.
Bottomore, T. B. Sociology: A Guide to Problems and Literature, Blackie & Son (India)
Ltd., / S. Chand & and Co. Ltd., New Delhi.
Coser, Lewis A. (1977). Masters of Sociological Thought, Harcourt Base, New York.
Giddens, Anthony (1971). Capitalism and Modern Social Theory An analysis of the
writings of Marx, Durkheim and Weber, Cambridge University Press.
Gupta, Dipankar (1991). Social Stratification. Oxford India, New Delhi.
Hughes, John A., Martin, Peter J. and Sharrock, W. W. (1995): Understanding Classical
Sociology - Marx, Durkheim and Weber, Sage, London.
Sharma, K. L. 2002, Social Stratification and Mobility, Rawat publications.