CBSE 11th Class Sociology Syllabus

Course Structure

Part/Units	Topics	Marks
A	Introducing Sociology	34
1	Society, Sociology and relationship with other social sciences
2	Basic Concepts
3	Social Institutions
4	Culture and Society
5	Practical Sociology: Methods & Techniques
B	Understanding Society	46
6	Structure, Process and Stratification
7	Social Change
8	Environment and Society
9	Western Social Thinkers
10	Indian Sociologists
C	Project Work	20
1	Project	7
2	Viva	5
3	Research Design	8
Total		100

Course Syllabus

Part A: Introducing Sociology

Unit 1: Society and Sociology and Relationship with other Social Sciences

• Introducing Society −
  • Individuals
  • Collectivities
  • Plural Perspectives
• Introducing Sociologyn −
  • Emergence
  • Nature and Scope
  • Relationship to other disciplines

Unit 2: Basic Concepts

• Social Groups
• Status and Role
• Social Stratification
• Social Control

Unit 3: Social Institutions

• Family, Marriage and Kinship
• Political and Economic Institutions
• Religion as a Social Institution
• Education as a Social Institution

Unit 4: Culture and Society

• Culture, Values and Norms −
  • Shared
  • Plural
  • Contested
• Socialization −
  • Conformity
  • Conflict
  • Shaping of Personality

Unit 5: Practical in Sociology: Methods and Techniques

• Methods −
  • Participant Observation
  • Survey
• Tools and Techniques −
  • Observation
  • Interview
  • Questionnaire
• The Significance of Field Work in Sociology

Part B. Understanding Society

Unit 6: Structure, Process and Stratification

• Social Structure
• Social Processes −
  • Cooperation
  • Competition
  • Conflict
• Social Stratification −
  • Class
  • Caste
  • Race
  • Gender

Unit 7: Social Change

• Social Change −
  • Types and Dimensions
  • Causes and Consequences
• Social Order −
  • Domination
  • Authority and Law
  • Contestation
  • Crime and Violence
• Village, Town and City −
  • Changes in Rural and Urban Society

Unit 8: Environment and Society

• Ecology and Society
• Environmental Crises and Social Responses

Unit 9: Western Social Thinkers

• Karl Marx on Class Conflict
• Emile Durkheim on Division of Labour
• Max Weber on Bureaucracy

Unit 10: Indian Sociologists

• G.S. Ghurye on Race and Caste
• D.P. Mukherjee on Tradition and Change
• A.R. Desai on the State
• M.N. Srinivas on the Village