Sociology-I
Jamia Millia Islamia · LL.B. Semester 1
Unit I
Sociology: An Introduction · Definition, Nature and Scope of Sociology · Origin and Growth of Sociology · Relationship of Sociology with Law · Law and Society-Significance of Law for the functioning of Society · Contributions of founding figures of Sociology: August Comte, Herbert Spencer, Emile Durkheim, Max Weber, Karl Marx
- Meaning and Definition
- Nature and Scope of sociology — Specialistic and synthetic schools
- Relevance of Sociology to Law
- Relation of law and society
- Contributions of Classical Social Thinkers
- August Comte: Positivism, Law of three stages, Social Staticsand Social Dynamics
- Emile Durkheim: Theory of Religion, Theory of Suicide, Division
- Karl Mar: Historical and Dialectical Materialism, Theory of Social
- Max Weber: Social Action and types, Power and Authority, Protestant Ethics and the Spirit of Capitalism, Bureaucracy
Unit II
Sociological Concepts, Social Groupings and Social Processes · Society and other Basic Concepts (Community, Association, Institution and Organization) · Types of Societies · Role and Status · Culture and Civilization · Socialization: Process, Stages, Factors and Agencies
Unit III
Social Institutions: Continuity and Change · Family – Definition, Types of Family, Forms and Recent Trends in family system in India, functions and dysfunctions of family · Marriage-Definition, Forms, Types and Trends · Kinship - Definition and Forms, Types of Kinship, Kinship Usages, Kinship System in North and South India · Religion – Origin, Meaning, and Theories, Functions and Dysfunctions, Morality Education (Meaning, Theoretical Perspectives)
- Social Institutions
- Marriage (Meaning, Functions of Marriage, Forms of Marriage, Recent Trends of Marriage)
- Family — Meaning, Functions of Family, Theories of Origin of Family, Types of Family, Changing Patterns of Family
- Kinship (Meaning, Types of Kinship, Degrees of Kinship, Kinship Usages, Kinship & Descent)
- Definition & Characteristics of Religion, Social Functions of Religion, Structural aspects of Religion, Theories of Origin of Religion, Organization of Religion — Church, Denomination, Sect Cult
Unit IV
Population and Social Control · Definitions, Importance of Demographic Study, Census, Population Theories and Population Problems · Fertility, Mortality and Migration · Social Control - Meaning, Formal and Informal Means of Social Control.
Unit V
Social Stratification and Social Inequality · Social Stratification – Meaning and Forms of Social Stratification, Theories of Social Stratification · Concept of Social Inequality—Caste, Class, Race and Tribe, Issue of Untouchability, Anti-Caste struggles, Dalit Movements and Adivasi Struggles in India.