Sociology (BA/BSC 2nd)

Unit-I

Introduction to Sociology: Origin and Development; Nature and Significance.

Relationship of Sociology with other Social Sciences –Anthropology, History and Psychology.

Unit-II

Understanding Society: Meaning, Characteristics, Theories of Origin of Society – Organic and SocialContract.

Relationship between Individual and Society.

Social Groups - Meaning, Characteristics and Classification Primary and Secondary Groups Ingroups &

Outgroups, Reference Group.

Unit-III

Culture: Meaning and Features, Culture and Civilization, Cultural Lag, Acculturation, Assimilation, Cultural

Pluralism.

Dimensions of Culture: Cultural Trait, Cultural Patterns, Cultural Complexes, Cultural Relativism. 

Unit-IV

Socialization: Meaning, Stages, Agencies and Theories of Mead and Cooley.

Social Control: Meaning, Types and Agencies – Formal and Informal