WBCHSE Class 11 Sociology Syllabus 2024-25: Download FREE PDF

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Unit 1

Introducing Sociology

· What is sociology- ‘Sociological Imagination’; C.W.Mills- Sociology and its relationship with other social sciences (Anthropology, History, Political Science, Economics, Philosophy and Psychology)

· Emergence of sociology: French Revolution, Industrial Revolution, Enlightenment (a very brief outline)

· Founding fathers of sociology:

a) Auguste Comte- Law of Three Stages

b) Emile Durkheim- Division of Labour

c) Max Weber- The Protestant Ethic and the Spirit of Capitalism

· Is Sociology a science- the debate

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Unit 2

Basic Sociological Concepts

(only conceptual outlines to be discussed)

· Society- structure, process

· Community and Association

· Social Institutions

· Social Organization

· Social Groups

· Social Stratification

· Social Change

· Social Investigations-

a) Definition and Stages

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b) Methods:

i) Field Studies with special

reference to Participant

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Observation

ii)Social Survey

c) Tools: Questionnaire and Interview Schedule

Unit 3

Culture and Society

· Meaning and Importance

· Material and Non-material Culture (e.g. Technology and Language)

· Culture as a Normative System- Institutions, Values, Norms, Beliefs, Folkways, Mores and Laws

· Cultural Lag, Sub-culture, Counter Culture, Mass Culture, Folk Culture, Consumer Culture, Multiculturalism, Ethnocentrism, Xenocentrism (only conceptual understanding of each topic)

· Culture, Personality and Society

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Unit 4

Socialization

· Concept and Importance

· Socialization and Social Interaction (verbal and non verbal)

· Agencies- Family, Peer, Educational Institutions, Work Place and Media

· Formation of ‘Self’- stages

· Social Reproduction and Social Transformation

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Unit 5

Social Institutions

· Kinship, Family and Marriage- forms and functions; changing trends like single parent family, same sex marriage etc.

· Economic Institutions- Work, Market, Online Transaction

· Political Institutions- Power and Authority (concept), State (concept); Government (Democratic, Dictatorship, Parliamentary, Presidential); Non-State Institution (UN- in brief)

· Cultural Institution- Religion, Education, Fashion (cultural variation)

· Health and Illness – concept (physical and mental health); Health

Scare- Pandemic (e.g. COVID 19)

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Unit 6

Social Control and Crime

· Concept and meaning

· Conformity and Non conformity

· Deviance and Delinquency

· Types of Crime (White-Collar Crime, Cyber Crime, Organized Crime-

Terrorism)

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PROJECT WORK: Full marks- 20

A. Written Internal Assessment- Any topic of social relevance can be investigated applying social science research methods and tools

· 1.Introduction-

· 2.Research Question- 2 Marks

· 3. Research Objectives- 2 Marks

· 4. Method of Data Collection and its Rationale-3 Marks

· 5. Data Analysis- 3 Marks

· 6. Conclusion-

· 7. Reference and Bibliography- 2 Marks

· Report Writing- 3 Marks

15 Marks

B. Viva-voce- on the basis of the assigned work

05 Marks

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