Syllabus Sociology

Meaning of Community A community is a group of people who share common values, interests, customs, or a geographic area. It is often characterized by a sense of belonging and interconnectedness among its members. Communities can be formed based on various factors such as location (e.g., neighborhood communities), shared interests (e.g., hobby groups), cultural or…

Meaning of Society The term society refers to a group of individuals who share a common territory, culture, and way of life, engaging in social interactions and relationships. It is a structured community bound by shared values, norms, institutions, and traditions. Society provides a framework within which people interact, cooperate, and coexist. It encompasses a…

Total Marks 150 SOCIOLOGY Definition, Scope and methods of Sociology, Study of social problems population, rate relations, disorganization of families, crime etc. History of social thought etc. Social structures like Government, Family etc. Community and community organization with study of Ecology and group relationship, Family, Marriage and Population problems with special reference to social problems…

Sociology Total Marks 150 Definition, scope and methods of Sociology, study of Social Problems, Population Race, Relations, Dis-Organisation of families, Crime, etc. History of Social thought Social Structure like Government, family, etc. Community and community Organization with study of Ecology and Group Relationship. Family, Marriage and Population problems with special Reference to Social Problem of…

Sociology Total Marks – 100 1. Individual, culture and society: Individual as a social product. The variety of social forms, methods of socialization, ethnocentrisms, norms and values, cultural patterns, varieties of sub-cultures 2. Sociological theory: The sociological perspectives – Evolutionary, order and conflict, evolutionary theorists – Ibn-i-Khaldun, Spencer and Tannis. Order theorists – August Comte,…

PAPER-II APPLIED SOCIOLOGY Total Marks: 100 1. SOCIOLOGICAL METHODS 1) Influences on the choice of research method a. Positivism and research methods b. Interpretive research methods c. Other influences on the choice of research methods 2) Key issues in social research a. Validity b. Reliability c. Ethics 3) Primary and Secondary data 4) Qualitative secondary…

PAPER – I PRINCIPLES OF SOCIOLOGY Total Marks: 100 1. INTRODUCTION i. Definition of Sociology ii. Culture and Society iii. Socialization, Norms, Values, Status and Roles iv. Sociological Perspectives a. Structuralism b. Interpretive theories c. Modernism And Postmodernism 2. FAMILIES AND HOUSEHOLDS i. Sociological perspectives on the family a. The functionalist perspective b. The traditional…

Sociology. Definition, scope and methods of Sociology, study of Social Problems, Population Race, Relations, Dis-Organisation of families, Crime, etc. History of Social thought Social Structure like Government, family, etc. Community and community Organization with study of Ecology and Group Relationship. Family, Marriage and Population problems with special Reference to Social Problem of Pakistan.     2,768…

SOCIOLOGY (100 MARKS) I. General Sociology 1. Individual: Sociability or the sociality of man. 2. Culture: Meaning and Characteristics (Culture is variable, learnt, social, shared, Transmissive, dynamic and adaptive), types (Material, Non –material), functions (transfer of knowledge, define situation, provide Behaviour pattern, moulds personality) and elements of culture (norms, values, beliefs, sanctions, customs).Culture and Socialization; formal and…