Syllabus for PhD (Sociology) Entrance Examination for Applicants without Sociology Background 01 Sociology What is sociology? Difference between sociology and other social sciences. 02Indian Society Family structure; Social Stratification: Caste, Class and Gender; Religion; Concepts of Modernization, Westernization and Sanskritization. 03Development and Change Issues pertaining to economic and social development; Issues in sustainable development and ecology. 04Social Research Methods Approaches to the study of social phenomena; Primary and secondary data; Fieldwork and survey; Statistical tools (measures of central tendency─ measures of dispersion ─ correlation ─ test of significance ─ reliability and validity). 05Some SocialIssues: Communalism; Corruption; Globalization, Social Inequality and Poverty, Democracy. Some Suggested Readings: Giddens, Anthony.Sociology. Polity Press Haralambos, M Sociology: Themes and Perspectives. Oxford University Press Singh, Yogendra. Modernization of Indian Tradition.Rawat Publication Srinivas, M. N. Caste in Modern India and Other Essays. Asia Publishing House
Syllabus for PhD (Sociology) Entrance Examination for Applicants without Sociology Background 01 Sociology What is sociology? Difference between sociology and other social sciences. 02Indian Society Family structure; Social Stratification: Caste, Class and Gender; Religion; Concepts of Modernization, Westernization and Sanskritization. 03Development and Change Issues pertaining to economic and social development; Issues in sustainable development and ecology. 04Social Research Methods Approaches to the study of social phenomena; Primary and secondary data; Fieldwork and survey; Statistical tools (measures of central tendency─ measures of dispersion ─ correlation ─ test of significance ─ reliability and validity). 05Some SocialIssues: Communalism; Corruption; Globalization, Social Inequality and Poverty, Democracy. Some Suggested Readings: Giddens, Anthony.Sociology. Polity Press Haralambos, M Sociology: Themes and Perspectives. Oxford University Press Singh, Yogendra. Modernization of Indian Tradition.Rawat Publication Srinivas, M. N. Caste in Modern India and Other Essays. Asia Publishing House
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