NCERT Syllabus for Class 11(Arts/Humanities) Sociology 2021-22

                                              COURSE STRUCTURE

Units

 

No. of periods

Marks

A

Introducing Sociology

 

 

 

1. Sociology, Society and its relationship with other Social Science disciplines

18

8

 

2. Terms,     concepts    and    their    use                 in Sociology

16

8

 

3. Understanding Social Institutions

20

10

 

4. Culture and Socialization

16

8

 

5. Doing Sociology: Research Methods

20

6

 

Total

90

40

B

Understanding Society

 

 

 

6. Social Structure, Stratification and Social Processes in Society

18

10

 

7. Social Change and Social order in Rural and Urban Society

20

10

 

8. Environment and Society

12

4

 

9. Introducing Western Sociologists

20

8

 

10. Indian Sociologists

20

8

 

Total

90

40

Total

180

80

Project Work

40

20

                                                COURSE CONTENT

 

A.

INTRODUCING SOCIOLOGY

40 Marks

Unit 1

Sociology, Society and its Relationship with other Social Sciences

  • Introducing   Society:    Individuals   and                        collectivities. Pluralities and Inequalities among societies.

  • Introducing Sociology: Emergence. Nature and Scope.

  • Relationship with other Social Science disciplines

18 Periods

Unit 2

Terms, Concepts and their use in Sociology

  • Social Groups and Society

  • Social Stratification

  • Status and Role

  • Society & Social Control

16 Periods

Unit 3

Understanding Social Institutions

  • Family, Marriage and Kinship

  • Work & Economic Life

  • Political Institutions

  • Religion as a Social Institution

  • Education as a Social Institution

20 Periods

Unit 4

Culture and Socialization

  • Defining Culture

  • Dimensions of Culture

  • Socialization

  • Agencies of Socialisation

16 Periods

Unit 5

Doing Sociology: Research Methods

  • Objectivity and Subjectivity in Sociology

  • Research Methods: Participant Observation, Survey

  • Tools     and     Techniques:    Observation,               Interview, Questionnaire

  • The    Significance  of   Field   Work    in   Anthropology

20 Periods

 

&Sociology

 

B.

UNDERSTANDING SOCIETY

40 Marks

Unit 6

Social Structure, Stratification and Social Processes In Society

  • Social Structure

  • Social Stratification

  • Social Processes: Cooperation, Competition, Conflict

18 Periods

Unit 7

Social Change and Social Order in Rural and Urban Society

  • Social Change: Types, Causes and Consequences

  • Social    Order:     Domination,    Authority    and                Law; Contestation, Crime and Violence

  • Concepts: Village, Town and City

  • Social Order and Social Change in Rural and Urban Areas

22 Periods

Unit 8

Environment and Society

  • Ecology and Society

  • Environmental Crises and Social Responses

  • Sustainable Development

10 Periods

Unit 9

Introducing Western Sociologists

  • The Context of Sociology

  • Karl Marx on Class Conflict

  • Emile Durkheim : Division of Labour in society

  • Max    Weber:Interpretive    Sociology,   Ideal    Type    & Bureaucracy

20 Periods

Unit 10

Indian Sociologists

  • G.S. Ghurye on Caste and Race

  • D.P. Mukherjee on Tradition and Change

  • A.R. Desai on the State

  • M.N. Srinivas on the Village

20 Periods

 

                                           PROJECT WORK

                                               Periods: 40

Max. Marks: 20                                                                                  Time allotted: 3 hours

A. Project undertaken during the academic year at school level

  1. Introduction -2 Marks

  2. Statement of Purpose – 2 Marks

  3. Research Question – 2 Marks

  4. Methodology – 3 Marks

  5. Data Analysis – 4 Marks

  6. Conclusion – 2 Marks

15 Marks

B. Viva – based on the project work

05 Marks