CBSE Class 11th(Arts) Sociology Syllabus 2020-21

Sociology

Unit	Topic	Marks
A.	Indian Society	32
1	Introducing Indian Society (Non-evaluative)
2	The Demographic Structure & Indian Society
3	Social Institutions-Continuity and change
4	Market as a Social Institution
5	Pattern of Social Inequality and Exclusion
6	Challenges of Cultural Diversity
7	Suggestions for Project Work (Non-evaluative)
B.	Change and Development in Indian Society
8	Structural Change
9	Cultural Change
10	The Story of Democracy
11	Change and Development in Rural Society
12	Change and Development in Industrial Society
13	Globalization and Social Change
14	Mass Media and Communications
15	Social Movements

A. Indian Society

Unit 1: Introducing Indian Society

Colonialism, Nationalism, Class and Community

Unit 2: The Demographic Structure and Indian Society

Theories and concepts in demography
Rural-Urban Linkages and Divisions
Population Policy in India

Unit 3: Social Institutions: Continuity and Change

Caste and the Caste System
Tribal Communities
Family and Kinship

Unit 4: Market as a Social Institution

Sociological perspectives on markets and the economy.
Understanding Capitalism as a social system
Globalization - Interlinking of Local, Regional, National and International Markets.

Unit 5: Pattern of Social Inequality and Exclusion

Social Inequality and Social Exclusion
Systems justifying and perpetuating Inequality - Caste, Tribe, the Other Backward Classes
Adivasi Struggles
The Struggle for Women’s Equality and Rights
The struggles of the Differently Abled

Unit 6: The Challenges of Cultural Diversity

Cultural communities and the nation state
Regionalism in the Indian context
The Nation state and religion related issues and identities
Communalism, secularism and the nation state
State and Civil Society

Unit 7: Suggestions for Project Work

B. Change and Development in Indian Society

Unit 8: Structural Change

Understanding Colonialism, Industrialization, Urbanization

Unit 9: Cultural Change

Social Reform Movements
Different Kinds of Social Change: Sanskritisation, Westernization, Modernization, Secularization

Unit 10: The Story of Democracy

The Constitution as an instrument of Social Change
Panchayati Raj and the Challenges of Social Transformation
Political Parties, Pressure Groups and Democratic Politics

Unit 11: Change and Development in Rural Society

Agrarian Structure: Caste & class in Rural India
Land Reforms, Green Revolution and Emerging Agrarian society
Green revolution and its social consequences
Transformation in Rural Society
Circulation of labour
Globalization, Liberalization and Rural Society

Unit 12: Change and Development in Industrial Society

From Planned Industrialization to Liberalization
How people find Jobs
Work Processes: How work is carried out, working conditions, home based work, Strikes and Unions

Unit 13: Globalisation and Social Change

Understanding globalization
Dimensions of Globalization: Economic, Political Cultural

Unit 14: Mass Media and Communication

Types of Mass Media: Radio, Television and Print Media
Changing Nature of Mass Media
Globalisation and the media

Unit 15: Social Movements

Concept of Social Movements
Theories and Classification of Social Movements
Environmental Movements
Class-Based Movements: Workers, Peasants
Caste-Based Movements: Dalit Movement, Backward Class Castes, Trends in Upper Caste Responses
The Tribal Movements
Women's Movements in Independent India