CLASSICAL SOCIOLOGICAL TRADITION(theory)

Paper Code: 
25SOC122
Credits: 
4
Contact Hours: 
60.00
Max. Marks: 
100.00
Objective: 

The course will equip the students with theoretical insights of classical thinkers and develop skills to  analyse and interpret the social scenario in contemporary society.

 

 

12.00
Course Outcomes: 

Course

Learning outcome

(at course level)

Learning and teaching strategies

Assessment Strategies

Course Code

Course

title

25SOC124

Rural Sociology

(Theory)

CO19: Explore the development of rural sociology and compare rural and urban societies

CO20: Analyze the features ofagrarian societyand understand   the  dynamics of change in traditions

CO21: Explore the specific characteristics of rural social institutions

CO22: Analyze the problems of rural societies and formulate strategies to solve the problems.

CO23: Critically evaluate the development programmes in rural societies.

CO24:  Contribute effectively in course specific interaction

 

Approach in teaching: Lecture and Classroom Discussions (Tool-Power Point Presentations), Exposure to reality with the help of virtual media and field visits to rural areas

Learning activities for the students:

Classroom discussion using case studies, Classroom discussions on the basis of assignments.

Class test, Semester end examinations, Quiz, Solving problems in tutorials, Assignments, Presentation, Individual and group projects
   
   
   

 

Unit I: 
Origin and Development of Sociology
  • Historical causes of the emergence of Sociology
  • Social Forces in the development of Sociology

 

12.00
Unit II: 
Karl Marx
  • Dialectical Materialism
  • Theory of Class conflict

 

12.00
Unit III: 
Emile Durkheim
  • Division of Labour in society
  • Theory of Suicide

 

 

12.00
Unit IV: 
Max Weber
  • Religion and Social Change
  • Authority and Bureaucracy

 

12.00
Unit V: 
Vilfredo Pareto
  • Logico- Experimental Method
  • Circulation of Elites

 

 

Essential Readings: 
  • Ritzer, George. 2011. (5th Edition). Sociological Theory.New Delhi:Tata-McGraw Hill.
  • Abraham and Morgan, 1985. Sociological Thought. Delhi: McMillan India Ltd.
  • Coser, Lewis A. 1979. Masters of Sociological Thought. New York: Harcourt Brace Jovanovich.
  • Aron, Raymond. 1967 (1982 reprint). Main Currents in Sociological Thought2 Volumes). Harmondsworth, Middlesex: Penguin Books.
  • Morrison, Ken. 1955. Marx, Durkheim, Weber: Formation of Modern Social Thought London: Sage.

 

References: 

SUGGESTED READINGS:

  • Barnes, H.E. 1959. Introduction to the History of Sociology: Chicago: The University of Chicago Press.
  • Zeitlin, Irving. 1998 (Indian Edition). Rethinking Sociology: A Critique of Contemporary Theory. Jaipur: Rawat.
  • Jones,Bradbury, Boutllier,2011. Introducing Social Theory.Polity Press:Cambridge
  • Parsons Talcott 1937-1949. The Structure of Social Action, Vol. I & II. McGraw Hill, New York.Sage Publications:New Delhi
  • Nisbet 1966 – The Sociological Tradition. London: Heinemann Educational Books LTD.
  • Giddens, Anthony 1997: Capitalism & Modern Social Theory – An Analysis of writing of Marx, Durkheim and Weber, Cambridge: Cambridge University Press

 

e-RESOURCES:

 

JOURNALS:

  • Sociological Theory, Sage Publications
  • American Sociological Review, Sage Publications

 

 

 

Academic Session: 
2025-26
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