IGNOU Sociology Study Material

IGNOU Sociology Study Material are given below. Kindly refer it.

 

IGNOU BA Sociology Study Material

[ IGNOU BA Sociology Books ]

 

ESO-11 The Study of Society

Nature and Scope of Sociology

Basic Concepts in Sociology

Simple Societies

Complex Societies

Family

Marriage

Kinship

Nature of Socialisation

Agencies of Socialisation

Processes of Education

 

 

Educational Institutions

Economy and Technology

Production Processes

Distribution Processes

Consumption Pattern

Stateless Societies

State in Traditional Societies

State in Modern Societies

State and Other Institutions

Religious Beliefs and Practices

 

 

Culture 1-Main Characteristics

Culture 2-Diversity and Change

Values

Norms

Concepts of Social Structure

Social Roles

Social Networks

Social Functions

Social Stratification

Social Control

 

 

Social Deviance

Social Conflict

Social Change

Social Development

 

 

 

ESO-12 Society in India

Unity and Diversity

Rural Social Structure

Village and the Outside World

Patterns of Urbanisation

Urban Social Structure

Family and its Types

Marriage and its Changing Patterns

Kinship-I

Kinship-II

Rural Economy

 

 

Urban Economy

Rural and Urban Poverty

National Politics

Regional and State Polities

Hindu Social Organisation

Muslim Social Organisation

Christian Social Organisation

Sikh Social Organization

Zoroastrian Social Organisation

Caste Structure and Regional Patterns

 

 

Caste – Continuity and Change

The Scheduled Castes

Class in India

Backward Classes

Tribes Social Structure – I

Tribes Social Structure-II

Religion in Tribal Societies

Tribes and Modernisation in India

Status of Women in India

Women’s movements in India

 

 

Women and Work

Women and Education

Contemporary Women s Issues Health and Legal Aspects

Ethnic Relations and Conflicts

Social Movements

Development Planning and Change

Ecology and the Future of Society

 

 

 

ESO-13 Sociological Thought

Emergence Of Sociology In Europe

Founding Father’s 1

Founding Father’s 2

History And Development Of Sociology In India -I

History And Development Of Sociology In India – II

Historical Materialism

Forces, Relations and Modes of Production

Class and Class Conflict

Dialectics and Social Change

Sociology as Science

 

 

Comparative Method

Collective Representations

Forms of Social Solidarity

Ideal Types

Religion And Economy

Power And Authority

Rationality

Methodology Marx Durkheim And Weber

Religion Durkheim And Weber

Division of Labour Durkheim And Marx

 

 

Capitalism Weber & Marx

Concept of Culture and Function-Malinowski

Magic, Science and Religion Malinowski

Concept of Social Structure Radcliffe.Brown

Concept of Function -Radcliffe-Brown

A Critique of Malinowski and Radcliffe-Brown

The Concept Of Social System Parsons

Functionalism And Social Change Parsons

Manifest And Latent Function Merton

Theory Of Reference Group Merton

Critique Of Parsons And Merton

 

 

 

ESO-14 Society and Stratification

Social Stratification- Meaning and Approaches

Approaches to Social Stratification

Caste and Class in India

Stratification- Implications of Gender and Ethnicity

Marx and Weber

Parsons and Davis

Coser and Dahrendorf on Social Classes

Theories of Stratification- Towards A Synthesis Lenski, Luhmann, Berghe

Ethnicity as a Basis of Stratification

Tribal Ethnicity- The North-East

 

 

Religious Ethnicity- The Case of the Punjab

Linguistic Ethnicity in India

Gender as a Basis of Discrimination

Formation of Gender Identities

Gender Status and Power

Women’s Empowerment- Some Illustrations

The Basis of Caste Hierarchy- Purity and Pollution

Dimensions of Caste- Rituals and Power

Caste Identity- Attributional and Interactional Approaches

Caste Dynamics- Economic and Political

 

 

Status of Dalits

Other Backward Classes

Scheduled Tribes

Marginalised Groups and Their Changing Status

Agrarian Class Structure

Industrial Classes

Middle Classes in India

Class Conflict

Concepts and Forms of Social Mobility

Social Mobility in Caste and Class

Factors and Forces of Social Mobility

Consequences of Social Mobility

 

 

 

ESO-15 Society and Religion

Sociology and the Study of Religion

Evolutionary Theories of Religion

Functionalist Theories of Religion

The Study of Religious Beliefs

The Study of Religious Symbols

Comparative Sociological Theories of Ritual

Ritual-I- A Case Study from Africa

Ritual-II- A Case Study from South-East Asia

Civil Religion

Religion and the Economic Order

 

 

Religion and Politics-State

Religious Organisations- Sects, Cults and Denominations

Religious Specialists- Shamans, Priests and Prophets

Religion- Social Stability and Change

Fundamentalism- Some Case Studies

Secularism and Secularisation

Religious Pluralism in India- As Fact and Value

Tribal Religion- Two Case Studies

Hinduism

Jainism and Buddhism

 

 

Christianity

Islam

Sikhism

Medieval Religious Movements I- Bhakti and Sufism

Medieval Religious Movements I- Veerashaivism

Modern Religious Movements II- Arya Samaj

Modern Religious Movements II- Ramakrishna Mission

Life Cycle Rituals-I- Birth and Marriage

Life Cycle Rituals-II- Death

Social Significance of Pilgrimages

Social Significance of Religious Festivals

Fundamentalism, Communalism and Secularism

 

 

 

ESO-16 Social Problems in India

Social Transformation and Problems

Approaches and Paradigms

Social Problems The Indian Context

Social Demography

Migration

Urbanisation

Changing Family Structure

Unemployment

Labour Industrial

Labour Rural

 

 

Labour Women

Labour Children

Poverty and its Social Dynamics

Crime and Delinquency

Drug Addiction and Alcoholism

Violence and Terrorism

Children

Youth Identity And Alienation

Women

The Aged

 

 

Scheduled Castes

Scheduled Tribes

Minorities

Ethnicity

Land Access, Control and Management

Water Access, Control and Management

Forests Access, Control and Management

Role of the State and Other Associations

 

 

MA Sociology IGNOU

[ IGNOU MA Sociology Study Material ]

 

MSO-001 Sociological Theories and Concepts

Social Theory and its Context

Concept and Theory

Theory and Paradigm

Social Construction of Reality

Concept and Theories of Structure

Structure and Function

Structure Function and Neo-Functionalism

The Conceptual and Theoretical Issues of Power

Class and Legitimacy

Power- Functional Perspective

 

 

Power and Institutions

Power-Knowledge

Evolution Development and Function of Capitalism

Rationality Work and Organisation

Entrepreneurship and Capitalism

Freedom and Liberty

Alienation

Sovereignty

State; Power as Elaborated by Marx Weber Parsons and Others

Citizenship

 

 

Civil Society and Democracy

Conceptualising Ethnicity

Construction of Identities

Boundaries and Boundary Maintenance

Concepts of Difference and Inequality

Class

Gender and Social Stratification

Theories of Origin of Caste System

Theories of Modernisation and Modernity

Tradition and Modernity

Post Structuralism and Post Modernism

 

 

 

MSO-002 Research Methodologies and Methods

Logic of Inquiry in Social Research

Empirical Approach

Diverse Logic of Theory Building

Theoretical Analysis

Issues of Epistemology

Philosophy of Social Science

Positivism and its Critique

Hermeneutics

Comparative Method

Feminist Approach

 

 

Participatory Method

Types of Research

Methods of Research

Elements of Research Design

Sampling Methods and Estimation of Sample Size

Measures of Central Tendency

Measures of Dispersion and Variability

Statistical Inference- Tests of Hypothesis

Correlation and Regression

Survey Method

 

 

Survey Design

Survey Instrumentation

Survey Execution and Data Analysis

Field Research – I

Field Research – II

Reliability, Validity and Triangulation

Qualitative Data Formatting and Processing

Writing up Qualitative Data

Using Internet and Word Processor

Using SPSS for Data Analysis Contents

Using SPSS in Report Writing

Tabulation and Graphic Presentation- Case Studies

Guidelines to Research Project Assignment

 

 

 

MSO-003 Sociology of Development

Development and Progress-Economic and Social Dimensions

Change, Modernisation and Development

Social, Human and Gender Development

Sustainable Development

Modernisation

Liberal Perspective on Development

Marxian Perspective on Development

Gandhian Perspective on Development

Dependency Theory of Underdevelopment

Social and Human Development

 

 

Gender Perspective on Development

Micro-Planning

Ecology, Environment and Development

Ethno-Development

Population and Development

India

Canada

Zimbabwe

Brazil

Economic, Social and Cultural Dimensions of Globalisation

 

 

Liberalisation and Structural Adjustment Programme

Globalisation, Privatisation and Indigenous knowledge

WTO, GATT, GATS- Capital and Human Flows

Dimensions of Knowledge Society- Issues of Access and Equity

Critique of Knowledge Society

Changing Roles of Media and ICTs on Employment

Dam and Displacement

Green Peace Movement

People Science Movement

Civil Society Movements and Grassroots Initiatives

 

 

 

MSO-004 Sociology in India

Social Background of the Emergence of Sociology in India

Emergence of the Discipline -Issues and Themes

Village Studies in India

The Colonial Perspective

Brahminical Perspective

View from the Field

Ambedkar and Lohia on Caste

Census Perspective

The Household and the Family

The Household as a Cooperative Conflicting Unit

 

 

Marriage and Its Changing Patterns

Descent and Alliance Approaches to the Study of Kinship in India

Agrarian Classes and Categories

The Working Class

The Middle Class

Gender, Caste and Class

Tribe, Territory and Common Property Resources

Tribe and Caste

Elwin and Ghuryes Perspectives on Tribes

Social Differentiation among Tribes

 

 

Religion and Politics

Religion and Culture

Cohesive and Divisive Dimensions of Religion

Secularisation

Urbanization

Migration

Industrialisation

Globlisation

Social Movements- Meanings and Dimensions

Types of Social Movements

Peasants Movements

New Social Movements

 

 

 

MSOE-001 Sociology of Education

The Concept of Education

Theoretical Approaches

Thinkers on Education- I

Thinkers on Education- II

Education Knowledge and Power

Education, Nation-building, State and Ideology

Politics of Educational Curriculum

Education and Socialization

Education and Social Change

Education and Social Mobility

 

 

Role of Education in Social and Human Development Emerging Perspectives

Role of Education for Empowerment of the Marginalized

Education and the Policy of Positive Discrimination and Affirmative Action

Education Pluralism and Multiculturalism

Education in SAARC Countries Case Studies-1

Education in Europe Case Studies-2

Education Expansion and Growth

Constitutional Provisions and Educational Policies in India

Universalization of Elementary Education

Crises in lndian Higher Education

 

 

Expansion of Professional Education and Private Sector

WTO, GATS, ICTS and Higher Education

Education Social Commitment vs. Commodification

Social and Philosophical Foundations of Open and Distance Learning

Critical Issues in Open and Distance Learning

ODL Problems and Prospects

 

 

 

MSOE-002 Diaspora and Transnational Communities

Conceptual Understanding of Indian Diaspora and Transnational Studies

Approaches to the Study of Indian Diaspora

Diasporic Communities of the World

Migration and Settlement of Indians Abroad

Indian Emigration During Colonial Rule

Post Independence Patterns of Migration

Indians in the Carribean

Indian Diaspora in Africa

Indian Diaspora in South and South East Asia

Indian Diaspora in Europe

 

 

Indian Diaspora in the New World North America

Indians in Australia, New Zealand and Fiji

Indian Diaspora in West Asia

Immigration and Emigration Policies and their Implications

Indian State and Diaspora

Socio-Cultural Linkages Between indian Diaspora

Indian Diaspora-Homeland Linkages

Indian Diaspora in Cyberspace

Films

Indian Diasporic Writing

 

 

Popular Perception

Identity, Nation-State and Diaspora

Sub-National Identities and Diaspora

Globalisation, Nationalism and Transnational Communities

 

 

 

MSOE-003 Sociology of Religion

Religion – Sociological Perspectives

Anthropological Approaches

Historical and Comparative Approach

RELIGION- PSYCHOLOGICAL APPROACHES

Marxian Theory

Durkheim and Functionalism

Weber and the Question of Meaning

M N Srinivas – The Coorgs

Evans Pritchard- The Nuer

T N Madan- Non- Renunciation

 

 

Sudhir Kakar- Shamans, Mystics and Doctors

Peter Berger- Phenomenology of Religion

Clifford Geertz- Cultural Analysis

Levi-Strauss– Totemism

Sikhism

Jainism and Buddhism

Christianity

Islam

Hinduism

Secularism and Secularization

 

 

Communalism and Fundamentalism

Religious Conversion

Transcendental Meditation

Hare Krishna Movement

Radhasoami Satsang

Sai baba of shirdi

 

 

 

MSOE-004 Urban Sociology

What is Urban Sociology

Urban Centre, Urbanisation and Urban Growth

City and Metropolis

Rural-Urban Continuum

Invasion, Succession, Concentration, Centralization and Segregation

Models of Urban Growth

Social Area Analysis and Recent Advances

Ancient, Medieval and Colonial Cities Case Studies

Typologies of Cities

Temporal Evolution of Ancient, Modern, Pre-Industrial and Industrial Cities

 

 

Functional Classification of Cities Commercial, Administrative and Pilgrimage Towns

Trends and Pattern of Urbanisation

Development of Urban Sociology

Urban Sociology in lndia

Level, Trends and Patterns

Marriage, Family and Kinship

Traditional Neighbourhoods and Modern Cities

Urban lnfluences on Rural Areas

Formal Sector

Urban Informal Sector

 

 

Changing Occupational Structure and Impact of Economic Liberalization

Poverty

Slums

Environment and Infrastructure

Local Self Government and the Emergence of Voluntary Organisation

Urban Planning

Media and Urban Governance

IGNOU Sociology Study Material are given above. Kindly refer it.

 

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