KALINGA INSTITUTE OF SOCIAL SCIENCES (KISS)

(Deemed to be University)

BHUBANESWAR, ODISHA

SYLLABUS FOR

Master ofArts in Sociology

With Specialization in
Tribal Legal Studies and Tribal Rights

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INTRODUCTION
Sociology is both a science and social science-art related multi-disciplinary field of study. M.A in
Sociology with specialization of TLS programme has been designed to integrate the application of
sciences and humanities to create a cadre of social scientists to improve the quality of life of
individuals, family, community, society and nation. Sociology is a discipline predominantly multi-
faceted and therefore helps to develop and focus more on research in scientific manners and towards
innovation, incubation and entrepreneurship along with professional and employable researchers,
social policy makers to understand the ground reality. Hands-on experience with Project
work/internship/fieldwork would help build capacities for conducting primary research among the
students. The curriculum has been structured to prepare the post graduates to achieve skills to move
forward with developing the society/community/ society/nation and entrepreneurship.
The Curriculum incorporates multidimensional fundamental, core and applied aspects of various
disciplines with Graduate Attributes (GAs) such as disciplinary knowledge, field -driven. Writing &
communication, self-learning, critical thinking, analytical & problem-solving abilities, use of ICT,
application of knowledge, lifelong learning, research-related skills, team spirit, multicultural
competencies, leadership qualities, global vision, professional commitment and sensitizing with
Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) of United Nations. It also aims to build future-ready
professionals who would be socially responsible global citizens contributing to its overall
development.

Programme Outcome (PO) statements (Regular Degree in M.A in Sociology)

1. Deliver quality tertiary education through learning while doing.
2. Reflect universal and domain-specific values in Sociology.
3. Involve, communicate and engage critical stakeholders.
4. Preach and practice change as a continuum.
5. Develop the ability to address the complexities and interface between self, societal and
national priorities.
6. Generate multi-skilled leaders with a holistic perspective that cuts across disciplines.
7. Instil both generic and subject-specific skills to succeed in the employment market.
8. Foster a genre of responsible students with a passion for lifelong learning and
entrepreneurship.
9. Develop sensitivity, resourcefulness and competence to render service to families,
communities, and the nation.
10. Promote research, innovation and design (product) development favouring all the disciplines
in Sociology.
11. Enhance digital literacy and apply them to engage in real-time problem solving and
imagination related to all fields of Sociology.
12. Appreciate and benefit from the symbiotic relationship among the five core disciplines of
Sociology – Sociology of Gender, Industrial Sociology, science, technology and society, urban
sociology and Tribal Study.

Programme Specific Outcomes

• PSO1: Understand the basic concepts in Sociology and develop an understanding of

macro and micro perspectives in Sociology
• PSO2: Comprehend the various features of Indian Society and culture , including
unity in diversity; Indian social structure and understanding rural, urban and tribal
India

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• PSO3: Develop an understanding of various aspects of doing social science research
with a focus on methodology; making research proposals, doing fieldwork and report
writing
• PSO4: Analyse the critical aspects of Sociol ogy of Development and Planning, the
development theories and the Planning system for development
• PSO5: Understand the characteristics, social structure, institutions and problems of
tribal community in India
• PSO6: Develop an understanding of various aspects of Industry; Population studies
• PSO7: Understand the philosophical foundations of Sociology and its application
• PSO8: Evaluation of Development Policies

Structure of M.A. in Sociology with specialization of TLS

S.No Courses Number of Credits per Course Total credits
Courses Theory Practical
1 Core T-13 4 0 52
2 Special paper T-6 4 0 24
3 Elective paper T-4 4 0 16
4 Elective paper Field work & - - 08
dissertation
5 MOOC T-1 2 - 02
6 Internship T-1 2 0 02
7 Open elective T-1 4 0 04
Total 108

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 Structure of M.A. in Sociology with specialization TLS
The course is comprised of twenty-five papers. The duration of the examination of
each paper will be 3hours (Core Courses, special paper and Elective paper). There will be
Mid Semester Examination carrying 50 marks, and the End Semester will have 50 marks
on each paper. Each period has a one-hour duration, and the course shall sp read over 4
semesters.

SYSTEM OF EVALUATION AND AWARD OF DEGREE

1. A seven point grading system on a base of 10 shall be followed for grading of the students of
Masters of Arts in Anthropology course operated and governed under semester system.
Categorization of these grades and their correlation shall be as below :

Qualification Grade Score on 100 Point

Outstanding “O” 90 to 100 10
Excellent “E” 80 to 89 9
Very Good “A” 70 to 79 8
Good “B” 60 to 69 7
Fair “C” 50 to 59 6
Below average “D” 40 to 49 5
Fail “F” Below 40 2

2. Credit Point = CREDIT X POINT for each course item.

3. CREDIT INDEX (CI) = ∑ CREDIT POINT of all course items in a semester.

4. Semester Grade Point Average

SGPA = CI / ∑ CREDITS (for a semester)

5. Cumulative Grade Point Average

CGPA = [ ∑ CI of all previous semesters up to current semester ] / [ ∑ Credits of all previous

semesters up to current semester ]

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 MA in Sociology, KISS DU
SEMESTER – I

Paper Code Weekly Contact Credit

Paper Paper Name L T P
types
SO-4001 Core Paper-1 Indian Society: Structure 3 1 0 4
and Changes
SO-4003 Core Paper- Classical Sociological 3 1 0 4
1I Thinkers
SO-4005 Core Paper- Family, Marriage and 3 1 0 4
1II Kinship
SO-4007 Core Paper- Political Sociology 3 1 0 4
1V
SO-4009 Core Paper-V Sociology of Gender 3 1 0 4
TS-4051 Innovative Understand ing Tribal 3 1 0 4
/specialized Society
Paper-1
Total Credit 24

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 SEMESTER – II

Paper Weekly Contact Credit

Code Paper types Paper Name L T P
SO-4002 Core Paper- Modern Sociological 3 1 0 4
V1 Thinkers
SO-4004 Core Paper- Social Stratification in 3 1 0 4
V1I India
SO-4006 Core Paper- Rural Sociology 3 1 0 4
V1II
SO-4008 Core Paper- Research 3 1 0 4
IX Methodology and
Method
SO-4010 Core Paper-X Social change and 3 1 0 4
development
TS-4052 Innovative Tribal Customary 3 1 0 4
/specialized Law and Social
Paper-1I Justice
TS-4054 Innovative Tribal Administration 3 1 0 4
/specialized and PRIs
Paper-1II
Total Credit 28

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 SEMESTER – III

Paper Weekly Contact Credit

Code Paper types Paper Name L T P
SO-5001 Core Paper- Sociological Theory 3 1 0 4
X1
SO-5003 Core Paper- Economic and Society 3 1 0 4
X1I
TS-5021 (MOC) Scheduled Tribes and 1 1 0 2
Constitutional
Safeguard (MOOC)
SO-5031 Subject Elective-I – 3 1 0 4
Elective-I A. Environmental
(Any One) sociology
B. Urban Sociology
SO-5033 Subject Elective-II- A. 3 1 0 4
Elective-II Sociology of Health
(Any One) B. Sociology of
education
TS-5051 Innovative Sustainable Tribal 3 1 0 4
/specialized Development and
Paper-IV Environment
TS-5053 Innovative Learning through 3 1 0 4
/specialized documentaries movies
Paper-V and Visit to Tribal
Museum
TS-5081 Internship 1 1 0 2
Total Credit 28

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 SEMESTER – IV

Paper Weekly Contact Credit

Code Paper types Paper Name L T P
SO-5002 Core Paper- Social Movements in 3 1 0 4
X1II India
SO-5032 Subject Elective-III- A. 3 1 0 4
Elective-III Science, Technology
(Any One) and Society
B. Media and
Society
SO-5034 Subject Elective-IV- A. 3 1 0 4
Elective-IV Industrial Sociology
(Any One) B. Globalization and
Society
TS-5052 Innovative Development, 3 1 0 4
/specialized Displacement and
Paper-VI Resettlement
SO-5036 Allied Open Elective 3 1 0 4
Elective / Open (Others)Principles of
Elective Sociology
SO-5092 Core Paper-XV Dissertation 0 0 16 8
Total Credit 28
Grand Total Credit 108

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 SEMESTER–I

INDIAN SOCIETY: STRUCTURE AND CHANGE

(Credit-4)
SO-4001
Course Outcomes

• CO1: Explain Approaches to the Study of Indian Society:

• CO2: Describe Ethnic Formation of Indian Society; Unique Vs. Mosaic Theory of
Indian Society CO3: Elaborate on the foundation of Indian Social Organization
• CO4: Describe Caste features and Theories of Origin of Caste
• CO5: Analyse Economy and Polity of Kautilya and Foundations of Adwaitha,
Dwaitha, Visistaadwaitha etc
• CO6: Explain Advent of Islam and Zoroastrianism; Sufism and Bhakti Movements;
Colonial Period: Advent of British and Christianity
• CO7: Describe the emergence of Modern Structures and Classes CO8: Contributions
of Indian and European thinkers
• CO9: Explain Post-Colonial Development: Indian Constitution and its Idea of
Democracy
• CO10: Describe Planning and Development; Tensions and Conflicts in India;
Globalization and Emerging Trends

Unit 1: Introd uction to Indian Society 15 Hours

• Indian Society: The structure and composition, Society and its types;
• Unit & diversity: in respect of language, caste, regional and religious beliefs and practices and cultural pattern;
• Basic sociological concepts: society, community, association, institution, little tradition & great tradition,
groups, cooperation, competition, conflict, accommodation and assimilation;
Unit II: Caste System in India: 15 Hours

• Origin of the caste system; cultural and structural views about caste; mobility in caste.
• Caste among Muslims and Christians; change and persistence of caste in modern India.
• Social Stratification: Caste System, Class System, & Ethnic Groups,

Unit III: Tribes in India: 15 Hours

• Distinctive features of tribal communities and their geographical spread; tribal policy- isolation, assimilation
and integration; issues of tribal identity and Constitutional Provisions.
• Scheduled Tribe, PESA-1996 and Forest Rights Act- 2006.

Unit IV: Family, Marriage and Kinship in India: 15 Hours

• Introduction to family, marriage and kinship in India;
• Marriage among different religiou s and tribal groups, its changin g trends and its future;
• Social Changes and transform ation in Indian society: Sanskritisation, westernization

Essential Readings:
1. Beteille, Andre, Sociology: Essays on Approaches and Method, New Delhi: OUP, 2002
2. Bose, N.K. 1967, Culture and Society in India, Bombay: Asia Publishing House.
3. Bose, N.K. 1975, Structure of Hindu Society. New Delhi.
4. Desai, A.R.(Ed), Rural Sociology in India, Popular Prakashan, 2008
5. Dhanagare D N, Themes and Perspectives in Indian Sociolo gy; Jaipur: Rawat publication s, 1993
6. Dube S C, Indian Society. New Delhi: NBT 1995
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7. Dube, S.C. 1958:India’s changing Villages (London:Routledge and Kegan Paul).
8. Dube, S.C. 1995, Indian Village (London: Routledge)
9. DumontL, Homo Hierarchicus: The Caste System and its Implications, Chicago University Press,
1970
10. Fuller, C.J., Caste Today, New Delhi: OUP, 1996
11. Gupta Dipankar (ed). Social Stratification, New Delhi: Oxford University Press, 1991
Karve, Irawati, 1961:Hindu Society:An Interpretation(Poona: Deccan-College)
12. Kothari, Rajni, Caste in Indian Politics in Manoranja n Mohanty (ed.) Class, Caste, Gender:
Readings in Indian Government and Politics, New Delhi, Sage. 2004
13. Lannoy Richard , The Speaking Tree- A Study of Indian Culture and Society, OUP, 2006
14. Madan T N, Religion in India, Delhi: OUP
15. Madan, Vandana. Village in India, India: OUP, 2003.
16. Mandelbaum David,G, Society in India, Popular Prakashan, 2008
17. Mishra, P.K, et al., MN Srinivas. The Man And His Work, Rawat publication, 2007
18. Mukherjee Ramakrishna, Sociology of Indian Sociology, Allied Publishers, 1979
19. S.L.Doshi. Emerging Tribal Image, Rawat Publications 1997.
20. Sajal Basu. Jharkhand movement: Ethnicity and culture of silence. IIAS, Shimla, 1994
21. Satish Deshpande, “Contem pora ry India A Sociological View”, Viking Publishers, New Delhi, 2003.
22. Shaw, A.M, Essays on Family in India, New Delhi: Orient Longman, 1982
23. Singer Milton, B, When a Great Tradition Modernises. An Anthropological Approach to Indian
Civilization, Praeger Publishers, 1972
24. Singh Yogendra, Indian Sociology, Visthar Publications, 1986
25. Singh, Yogendra, 1973:Modernization of Indian Tradition (Delhi: Thomson Press).
26. Srinivas, M.N, Caste and its New Avatar, Penguin, 1996
27. Srinivas, M.N. 1963: Social Change in Modern India (California, Berkeley: University of California Press).
28. Srinivas, M.N. 1980 : India: Social Structu re ( New Delhi: Hindustan -Publishing Corporation)
29. Srinivas, M.N. and Panini M.N. The Development of Sociolo gy and Social Anthropolo gy.
Sociological Bulletin 22 (2), 1973.
30. Srinivas, M.N. Caste in Modern India and Other Essays, Bombay Asia Publishing House, 1962
31. Srinivas, M.N. Collected Essays, New Delhi: Oxford University Press, 2002
32. Srinivas, M.N. India’s Village, Bombay: Asian Publishing House, 1960.
33. Srinivas, M.N. Remembered Village New Delhi: OUP, 1977.
34. Uberoi, Patricia, 1993: Family, Kinship and Marriage in India (New Delhi: Oxford University Press).
35. Uberoi, Patricia. (et al.), Anthropology in the East, New Delhi: Permanent Black, 2007
36. Uberoi, Patricia, Family Kinship and marriage in India, OUP, 2005
37. Virginius Xaxa Transformation of Tribes in India Article in EPW .1999.

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 redit-4)
SO–4003
CLASSI
CAL Course outcomes: Assess Social and Sociological Theories; Phenomenon and
SOCIOL Perspectives; Influence of Industrial and French Revolution on Sociological
OGICAL thought and contributions of August Comte “founding fathers”: A.Comte Karl
Marx, Max Weber, and Emile Durkheim. These were the first thinkers who
THINKE
conceptualized “the social” or “society” as an object of analysis. Provide students
RS with the classical sociological concepts that are still very relevant today. To
( explain the historical roots of sociology. The students will get familiar with
C classical sociological theory.

Unit-I
• Auguste Comte: Law of three stages, Hierarchy of sciences, Statics and Dynamics, Positivism.
Unit-II
• Herbert Spencer: Theory of Social evolution, Organic Analogy, Types of Society
Unit-III
• Emile Durkheim: Rules of Sociolo gical Method, Social Facts, Division of Labour, Theory of suicide, types
of suicide, Sociology of Religion.

Unit-IV
• Karl Marx: Historical Materialism, Dialectical Materialism, Theory of Surplus Value, Alienation,
Theory of class struggle.
• Max Weber: Social action, ideal type, The Protestant Ethics and Spirit of capitalism, Power and
Bureaucracy.

Essential Readings:

1. Abraham, J.H. & Morgan, 1985,Sociological ThoughtfromComte toSorokin

2. Aron, Raymond, 1965, Main Currents in Sociological Thought, Vol. I & II
3. Coser, L.A. 1977, Masters of Sociological Thought
4. Giddens, Anthon y 1997, Capitalism and Modern Social Theory- An Analysis of Writings of Marx, Durkheim and
Weber
5. Adams, B.N. & Sydie R.A. 2000, Sociological Theory
6. Zetlin Irvin. 1981, Ideology and theDevelopment Sociological Theory.

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 FAMILY, MARRIAGE AND KINSHIP
SO-4005
(Credit-4)
Course Outcomes
• Knowledge about sociological and anthropological perspectives on family, marriage and kinship.
• Knowledge about the nature and functioning of three important social institutions: family, marriage,
and kinship.
• Knowledge about how these institutions in India have changed over time.
• Knowledge about how these intuitions operate and change in Western society.
• Knowledge about the problems facing these institutions in India under forces like urbanization,
modernization, and Westernization.

UNIT -I
• Marriage: Marriage as a Social Institution, Functions of Marriage.
• Rules of Marriage: Endogam y, Exogam y; Mono gam y and Polygam y; Levirate and Sororate;
Hypogamy and hypergamy, Dowry and Bride Price;

UNIT – II
• The Family: Meaning and Definition, Characteristics, Types of Family,
• Rules of Authority, Descent and Residence, Functio ns of Family, Contem po rary Problems: Divorce
and Family Disintegration.
• Changes in Marriage and Family: Changes in the features of theJoint family
Unit –III
• The Kinship and Clan System: Meanin g and Definitio n of Kinship and Clan, Types of Clan,
• Lineage, Totemism and Taboos, Kinship Terminology
UNIT –IV
• Marriage and family in India: Hindu marriage as a sacrament, Forms of Hindu Marriage,
• Hindu Joint family: Patriarchal and Matriarchal system, Marriage & family among the Muslims, Changes
in marriage & family.

Essential Readings:

1. Ahuja, Ram, 2000, Social Problems in India, New Delhi: Rawat Publications.
2. Dube, L.1974, Sociolog y of Kinship: An Analytical Survey of Literature, Bombay: P.Prakashan
3. Dumont, L. 1983.Affinity as Value: Marriage Alliance in SouthIndiawith comparative
4. Fortes, M. 1969, Kinship and Social Order, Chicago: Aldine
5. Fox, Robin. 196. Kinship and Marriage. Hammonds Worth: Penguin Books.
6. Good y, Jack and S.J. Tambiah.19 73.Brid e Wealth and Dowry, Cambrid ge: CUP
7. Johnso n, H. M., 1995, Sociolo gy: A Systematic Introd uction, New Delhi: Allied
8. Kapadia, K. M. 1958 - Marriage and Family in India, Oxford University Press, Bombay
9. Karve, Iravati, 1961, Hindu Society:An Interpretation, Pune:Deccan College
10. Mandelbaum, D.G. 1972, Society in India, Bombay: Popular Prakashan.
11. Parkin, Robert, 1997. Kinship: An Introd u ction to Basic Concepts. U. K:
BlackwellPublications
12. Prabhu, P. N. 1963, Hindu Social Organization, Bombay: Popular Prakashan, Publishers.
13. Singh, Y., 1983, Modernization of Indian Tradition. Jaipur: Rawat Publications
14. Uberoi, Patricia (ed.) 1993. Family, Kinship & Marriage in India. New Delhi: OUP.

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 POLITIC A L SOCIOL OG Y
SO- 4007
(Credit-4)
Course Outcomes

• Knowledge about theoretical perspectives on the relationship between polity and society. Knowledge
about political ideologies.
• Knowledge about the political institutions and their functioning.
• Understanding about Indian state from historical perspective.
• Understanding of the relationship between civil society and the state.
• It understands the problems that face the Indian democracy.

UNIT I:
• Meaning, Nature, Scope and Importance, Relationship of Political Sociology with Political Science, Sociology
and Econom ics, History and Psycholog y.
Unit II:
• Political Socialization and Political Participation
• Political Socialization- Definition, Importance, Types, Stages, Phases of Socialization, Agents of
Socialization
• Political Participation- Definition and Kinds of PoliticalParticipation

Unit III:
• Power- Meaning, Nature, Forms, Sources
• Authority- Meaning, Nature, Kind and Relationship with Power
• Legitimacy- Meaning, Sources, Types and Relationship between Legitimacy And Authority.
Unit IV
• Political Elites, political parties and Pressure Groups- Meaning, Definition, Nature, Theories and Role
• Pressure Group-Definition, Natureand Classification ofPressure Groups

Essential Readings:

1. Eisenstadt, S.N. (Ed.). Political Sociology: A Reader. NY: Basic Books, 1971.
2. Gupta, D. Political Sociology in India:Contemporary Trends. Delhi: Orient Blackswan, 2004. 3..
Bendix, R. and S. M. Lipset (Eds.). Class, Status and Power. London: RKP, 1966.
4. Bottomore, T. Elites and Society. Harmondsworth: Penguin, 1966.
5. Dahl, R. Who Governs? New Haven: Yale University P, 1961.
6. Key, V.O. Politics, Parties and Pressure Groups. NY: Crowell, 1964.
7. Kohli, A. India's Democracy: An Analysis of Changin g State-Society Relations. Princeton: Princeto n
University P, 1990.
8. Kohli, A. The State and Poverty in India:The Politics of Reform. Cambridge: Cambridge University P, 1999.
9. Kothari, R. Caste in Indian Politics. Delhi: Orient Blackswan, 2008.
10. Mills, C.W. The Power Elite. NY: OUP, 2000.
11. Nash, K. Contemporary Political Sociology. Massachusetts: Blackwell Publishers, 2000.
18. Taylor, G. The New Political Sociology: Power, Ideology and Identity in an Age of Complexity.
London: Palgrave Macmillan, 2010.

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 SOCIOLOGY OF GENDER
SO- 4009
(Credit-4)

Course Outcomes
Gender is an essential factor in development. It is a way of looking towards the impact
of social norms and power structures on the lives and opportunities available to
different groups of men and women. As a development approach, gender and
development seek to equalize the status and condition of and relations between women
and men by influencing the process and output of policy making, planning, budgeting,
implementation, monitoring, and evaluation to address gender issues deliberately.
Unit-I: Culture and Gender:
• Origin of Culture and Gender, Cultural Constructions of Gender, Role of Gender, Sex
and Gender, Representation of Body, Gender Production and Reproduction.

Unit – II: Gender and Sociological Analysis:

• Theoretical Perspectives-Liberal Feminism, Marxist Feminism, Radical Feminism,
Social Feminism, Patriarchy and Gender Inequality in India-Retrospect and Prospects.

Unit-III: Feminism is Indian Culture:

• Feminism, Feminist Movement and Empowerment, women’s agency and culture,
Feminism Reformulated, women in family, women and law, women and education.
Unit-IV: Engendering the Development Agenda:
• Gender in development, Gender and development, Issues of marginalization and
empowerment.

Essential Readings:

1. Ahuja, Ram, 1999: Women and Violence, Jaipur: Rawat Publishers.

2. Bowden, Peta, Caring, 1997: Gender Sensitive Ethics, London: Routledge Kegan Paul.
3. Desai, Leela Firestone, 2003: Feminism and its Strategies, Jaipur: Pointer Publishers.
4. Ghadially, R(ed), 1988: Women in Indian Society, New Delhi: Sage Publications.
5. Hamilton, 1978: The Liberation of Women Boston: George Allen and Urwin.
6. Michaelson, L.J, 1990: Feminism, Post Modernism, London: Routledge.
7. Narasingham, S, 1999: Empowering Women an Alternative Society from Rural India, New Delhi:
Sage Publications.
8. PolityPress, 2002: Polity Reader in Gender Studies, UK: Blackwell Publishers.
9. Rege, Sharmila, 2003: Sociology of Gender, New Delhi: Sage Publications.
10. Sen, Geeti(ed) 1992: Indigenous Vision: People of India, Attitude to the Environment, New Delhi:
Sage Publications.

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 Understanding Tribal Society
TS-4051
(Credit-4)
Course Outcomes
This present paper aims to provide the students an understanding of the basics of tribal society in
India and basis of social stratification. It develops an understanding of social institutions and
organizations among Indian tribes. It discuses Tribal culture and religion, magic and science, Tribal
Literature, Tribal art and craft

Unit-I: Concepts and Typology of Tribes

• Tribe: Meaning and origin of the concept; Characteristics of Tribe; Scheduled Tribes;
• Nomadic Tribes; Particularly Vulnerable Tribal Groups (PVTGs);
• Denotified Tribes in India

Unit-II: Classification and Distribution of Tribes:

• Classification and distribution of Indian tribes:
• Geographical classification, Linguistic classification, racial classification,
• Economic classification

Unit III: Tribal Institutions and organisations

• Tribal Institutions and organizations: Family, Marriage, Kinship, Youth Dormitory, the
tribal woman
• Patterns of Subsistence: Food gathering and hunting, Shifting Cultivation, Nomadic
living, Peasants, settled agriculturists and Artisans, Mode of economic exchange: Gift,
Barter and money; Impact of market and industries on the tribal economy.

Unit IV: Tribal religion, culture, Literature, Art and craft

• Tribal culture and religion, magic and science, Tribal Literature-Historical evolution, Tribal art
and craft: Different forms of art, painting and crafts of Indian tribes
• Reading major tribal ethnographies on Indian tribes: Bhil, Santal, Gond, Munda, Bonda,
Lodha, Juang, Khond, Naga, Mishmi, Baiga, Jarwa, Onge etc.

Essential Readings:
1. Baviskar, Amita 1995. In the river's belly: Tribal conflicts over development in the Narmada
valley. New Delhi: Oxford University Press.
2. Beteille, Andre 1998. “The idea of indigenous people”, Current Anthropology, 39(2): 187-91.
3. Frazer, Sir James George 2002 [1890]. The Golden Bough. London: Dover Publications
(Abridged edition).
4. Furer-Haimendorf, C. von 1982.Tribes of India: The Struggle for Survival. Delhi: Oxford
University Publication.
5. Guha, Ranajit 1983. (ed) Subaltern Studies II: Writings on South Asian history and society.
Delhi: Oxford University Press.
6. Hardiman, David 1987. The Coming of the Devi: Adivasi Assertion in Western India. Delhi:
Oxford University Press.
7. Hasnain, Nadeem, 1994. Tribal India. Delhi: PalakaPrakashan.
8. Haviland, William A. et.al. 2016. Cultural Anthropology: The Human Challenge, 15th
Edition. Boston, Massachusetts: Wadsworth Publishing.
9. Kuper, Adam 1988. The Invention of Primitive Society: Transformations of an Illusion.
London: Routledge.
10. Kuper, Adam, 2003. “The return of the native”, Current Anthropology, 44(3): 389-402.
11. Mohanty, Gopinath 1987.Paraja. [Originally published in Oriya. Translated to English by
Bikram K. Das]. Delhi: Oxford University Press.
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12. Nanda, Bikram Narayan 1994. Counters of Continuity and Change: The Story of the Bonda
Highlanders. New Delhi: Sage Publications.
13. Padel, Felix 2009. Sacrificing people: Invasions of a tribal landscape. New Delhi: Orient
Blackswan.
14. Pandey, Gyanendra 2006. “The subaltern as subaltern citizen”, Economic and Political
Weekly, 41 (46): 4735-41.
15. Patnaik, S.M (2007). Indian Tribes and the Mainstream. (ed.) Jaipur: Rawat Publications.
16. Pfeffer, Georg and Behera, D.K. Contemporary Society: Tribal Studies, Volume I to VII. New
Delhi: Concept Publishing Company
17. Pfeffer, Georg. Hunters, Tribes and Peasant: Cultural Crisis and Comparison. Bhubaneswar:
NISWAS
18. Radhakrishna, Meena, 2016. First Citizens: Studies on Adivasis, Tribals, and Indigenous
Peoples in India. New Delhi: Oxford University Press.
19. Russall, R.V. and R.B. Hiralal 1916. Tribes and castes of the central provinces of India (2
vols). London: Macmillan and Co.
20. Singh, K.S. 1985. Tribal society in India: An anthropological perspective. New Delhi:
Manohar Publications.
21. Tylor, Edward Burnett, 1871. Primitive Culture (Vol. I and II). London: J. Murray.
22. Vidarthy, L.P, Rai, B.K (1977). Tribal Culture in India.Delhi: Concept Publishing Company.

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 SEMESTER-II
MODER N SOC IOLO GIC A L THIN KER S
SO–4002
Credit-4
Course Outcomes
• CO1: Explain Functional Theories of Talcott Parsons
• CO2: Robert Merton Manifest and latent functions
• CO3: Present an Overview on Neo-Marxism Critical Theory, Theory of Communicative Action
• CO4: Explain the contributions of Anthony Giddens,

Unit-I: Talcott Parsons

a. Social System
b. Social Action
c. Role of Ideas

Unit-II: R.K Merton

• Deviance and social control, Theory of function s (Postulate of Functio nalism )

• Manifest and latent functions

Unit-III: Jurgen Habermass

• Public Sphere, Critical Theory,

• Theory of Communicative Action

Unit-IV: Anthony Giddens

• Theory of structuration, Structural Principles

• Sets and Properties , Agents Agency and Action

Essential Readings:

1. Contemporary Sociological Theory, J.H Turner

2. The Structure of Social Action, New York: McGraw-Hill. Reprint edition, Talcott Parsons, 1949
3. Sociological Theories, G. Ritzer
4. Capitalism and Modern Social Theory, Anthony Giddens
5. Outline of a Theory of Practice, P. Bourdieu

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 Social Stratification
SO-4004
(Credits: 4)

Course Outcomes
At the end of this course, students will appreciate how seemingly naturalized identities like race, caste, gender, and
sexuality are constructed through the lens of political economy and particular forms of governmentality. This will
provide them with an excellent understanding of diverse social inequalities.

Unit-I: Understand ing Social Stratification:

• Social Stratification and Social Inequality
• The Problem of Ethical Neutrality
• Difference, Equality, and Inequality
• The Structuring of Inequalities: The Significance of Ideasand Interests

Unit-II: Occup ation, Social Stratification, and Class:

• Classes as Non-antagonistic Strata
• Classes as Antagonistic Groups
• Social Mobility and Class Structure

Unit-III: Race and Ethnicity:

• Natural Differences and Social Inequality
• Identities, Nationalities, and Social Inequality
Unit-IV: Gender and Stratification:

(a) Patriarchy and the Subord ination of Women

(b) The Family as a Site of Inequality
(c) Gender, Work, and Entitlements
(d) The Community, the State and Patriarchy

Essential Readings:

1. Gordon, L. 1991. ‘On 'Difference’, Gender, 10: 91-111.

2. Gupta, D. 1991. ‘Hierarchy and Difference’, in Dipankar Gupta (ed.): Social Stratification
(1-21). Delhi: Oxford University Press.
3. Dahrendorf, R. 1968. Essays in the Theory of Society. London:Routledge & Kegan Paul. (Chapter 1).
4. Beteille, A. 1983. ‘Introd uction ’, in Andre Beteille (ed.): Equality and Inequality: Theory and Practice (1-27).
Oxford University Press. Delhi.
5. Beteille, A. 1977. Inequality among Men. Oxford: Basil Blackwell.
6. Mencher, J. 1991. ‘The Caste System Upside Down’, in Dipankar Gupta (ed.): Social Stratification (93-
109). Delhi: Oxford University Press.

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7. Meillassoux, C. 1973. ‘Are there Castes in India?’Economy and Society,2 (1): 89-111.
8. Kannabiran, Vasanth and K. Kannabiran. 2003. ‘Caste and Gender: Understanding Dynamics of Power and
Violence’, in Anupama Rao (ed.): Gender & Caste (249-60). Delhi: Kali for Women.
9. Mendelsohn, O. and Vicziany M. 1998. The Untouchables: Subordination, Poverty and the State in Modern
India. Cambrid ge: Cambrid ge University Press. (Chapters 1, 2 and 9).
10. Weber, M. 1978. Economy and Society. Berkeley: University of California Press. (Vol. I, Part-I, Chapter 4;
Vol. II, Part-II, Chapter 9, Section 6).
11. Wesolowski, W. 1979. Classes, Strata and Power. London: Routled ge & Kegan Paul. (Chapters 1 and 3).
12. Wright, Olin E. 1985. Classes. London: Verso. (Chapter 3).
13. Marx, K. 1975. The Poverty of Philosoph y, Moscow: Progress Publishers. (Chapter 2, Section 5).
14. Miliband, R. 1983. Class Power and State Power. London:Verso. (Chapter 1).
15. Erikson, R and J.H. Goldthorpe. 1992. The Constant Flux: A Study of Class Mobility in Industrial
Societies. Oxford: Clarendon Press. (Chapters: 1 and 7).
16. Beteille, A. 1983. The Idea of Natural Inequality and Other Essays. Delhi: Oxford University Press.
(Pp. 7-32).
17. Levi-Strauss, C. 1958. Race and History. Paris: UNESCO.
18. Balibar, E. and Wallerstein. I. 1991. Race, Nation, Class: Ambigu ous Identities. London:
Verso. (Chapter 4).
19. Genovese, E.D. 1976. Roll, Jordan, Roll: The World the Slaves Made. New York: Vintage
Books. (Book I, Part-I; Book IV, pp. 587-97, 597-98).
20. Davis, A. 1982. Women, Race and Class. London:The Women's Press. (Chapter 11).
21. Oommen, T.K. 1997. Citizenship, Nationality and Ethnicity: Reconciling Competing Identities.
Cambridge: Polity Press. (Parts I and III).
22. Tambiah, S. J. 1996. ‘The Nation-State in Crisis and the Rise of Ethnonationalism’, in Edwin N. Wilmsen
and Patrick McAllister (ed.): The Politics of Difference: Ethnic Premises in a World of Power (124-43).
Chicago: The University of Chicago Press.
23. Lerner, G. 1986. The Creation of Patriarchy. New York: Oxford University Press. (Introduction,
Chapters 1, 2 and Appendix).
24. Delphy, C and Leonard, D. 1992. Familiar Exploitation: A New Analysis of Marriage in Contemporary
Western Societies. Cambridge:Polity Press. (Chapters 1,4 and 9).
25. Sen, A. 1990. ‘Gender and Cooperative Conflicts’, in Irene Tinker (ed.): Persistent Inequalities (123-
49). New York: Oxford University Press.
26. Palriwala, R. 2000. ‘Family: Power Relation s and Power Structures’, in C. Kramarae and
D. Spender (eds.): International Encyclopaedia of Women: Global Women's Issues and Knowledge (Vo1.2:
669-74). London: Routledge.
27. Mazumdar, V and Sharma, K. 1990. ‘Sexual Division of Labour and the Subordination of Women: A
Reappraisal from India’, in Irene Tinker (ed.): Persistent Inequalities (185- 97). New York: Oxford
University Press.
28. Chakravarti, U. 1995. ‘Gend er, Caste, and Labour’, Econom ic and Political Weekly, 30(36): 2248-56.
29. Kapadia, K. 1996. Siva and Her Sisters: Gender, Caste, and Class in Rural South India. Delhi: Oxford
University Press. (Part 3).
30. Chowdhry, P. 1997. ‘Enforcing Cultural Codes: Gender and Violence in Northern India’, Economic
and Political Weekly, 32(19):10119-28.

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 RURAL SOCIO LOG Y
SO–4006
(Credit-4)
Course Outcomes
• CO1: Explain Nature and Scope of Rural Sociology;
• CO2: Describe Social Structure of Rural Communities
• CO3: Describe rural economy in India-Rural Development Initiatives by Govt.
• CO4: Rural social movement, Panchayati Raj System: its impact on Rural
India-Land Reforms –

Unit-I
• Rural Sociolo gy: Importance of Study of Rural Sociolog y, Meanin g, Nature and scope, Village Community,
Village Studies.
• Rural Social Structure and Issues: Jajmani system, Caste and Politics, Agrarian and Peasant Social
Structure and Rural farmer, dominant classes.

Unit-II
• Rural Social Movement-I: Peasant Movement in India, Co-operative Movement, CAPART,SHGs
• Rural Reconstruction and Social Welfare, Panchayati Raj Institution in India and 73rd - 74th Constitutional
Constitutional Amendment

Unit-III
• Rural Social Services and Developmental Programmes: NRHM, Housing and sanitation, watershed
management, Universalization of Primary Education, Mid-day meals., Poverty Alleviation Programmes
and NREGS,

Unit-IV
• Land Reform Movement, Land reforms and its consequences; implications of green revolution; Food
Security and Sustainable agriculture; cultivators’ suicide

Essential Readings:
1. Desai. A.R., Rural Sociology in India
2. Dube. S.C. India’s Changing Village
3. Bertrand. A.L., Rural Sociology
4. Shah. G., Gandhian Approach to Rural Development
5. Dey. S.K., Panchayati Raj
6. Puri. K.E., Social System in Rural India
7. Gillette. J.M., Rural Sociology
8. Dube. S.C., Contemporary India & Its Modernization
9. Dhanagare. D.N., Peasant Movements in India
10. Desai. A.R., Peasant Struggles in India

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 Research Methodology
SO-4008
(Credits: 4)
Course Outcomes

• CO1: Understanding Sociology as a science, concepts and steps in research

• CO2: Differentiate between the Quantitative and Qualitative Research and
understand different types of Research Design
• CO3: Understand the various techniques of Data Collection- Observation,
Questionnaire, Interview Schedule; Case Study, Social Survey, Content Analysis
• CO4: Describing various types of Sampling
• CO5: Elaborate on Data Processing and Data Analysis
• CO6: Calculation of measures of central tendency – Mean, Median and Mode;
Graphic Representation: Bar Graph and Histograms
• CO7: Writing research reports

Unit-I:
• Social Research: meaning, Problem of Objecti vity, Types of Research: Basic, Applied , Historical and
Empirical
• Steps of research, Formulatio n of the research questio n, Hypothesis, Literatu re review, Synopsis writing

Unit-II:
• Research design: Meaning, Definition and Features, Types of research design: Exploratory,
Descriptive/Diagnostic, Experimental
• Sampling: Concept, Types: Random, stratified, proportionate, quota, cluster or multistage, purposive
and systematic sampling
Unit-III:
• Fieldwork tradition in anthrop olo gy, Establishing rapport and learnin g the use of the native language.
• Method s of primary data collection: Observatio n, Sched ule, Question naire, Interview, Case study,
Focused Group discussion (FGD), Participatory rural appraisal (PRA), Key Informant Interview (KI),
Genealogy, Guidelines forcollection of secondary data Methods for secondary data collection and
sources of secondary data.
Unit-IV :
• Measures of Central tendency-Mean, Median, Mode, Frequency distribution, Standard deviation, ‘Chi-
square’ test
• Format/structure of research report, Techniques of report writing, Bibliography/ Reference

Essential Readings:
1. Ahuja, Ram (2010), Research Methods. Jaipur: Rawat Publication.
2. Bauer M.W. & G. Gaskell (eds.). (2000). Qualitative Research with Text, Image and Sound: A Practical
Handbook. London, Sage Publications.
3. Bryman A. (1988). Quantity and Quality in Social Research. London, Unwin Hyman Ltd.
4. Bryman, A. (2001). Surveying the Social World, Buckingham. Philadelphia, Open University Press.
5. Denzin, N.K. & Y.S. Lincoln. (eds.). (2000). Handbook of Qualitative Research. New York, Sage. Flick, U.
(2009). An Introduction to Qualitative Research (4th Edition). London,SagePublications. Giddens, A. (1993 ).
New Rules of sociolo gical Method (2nd Edition). Stanford, California, Stanford
i. University Press.
6. Grbich, C. (2004). New Approaches in Social Research. London, Sage Publications.
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7. Gupta, C.B and Gupta, V. An Introduction to Statistical Methods, New Delhi: Vikas Publishing House PVT
Ltd.
8. Huberman, A.M. & M.B. Miles. (2002). The Qualitative Researcher’s Companion. New York, Sage
Publications.
9. Kothari, C. R. Research Methodology, Methods and Techniques –Wiley Eastern Limited – New Delhi
10. Seale, C. (2004). Social Research Methods: A Reader. London, Routledge
11. Silverman, D. (ed.). (2011) Qualitative Research (3rd Edition). London, Sage Publications.

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 Social Change and Development
SO-4010
(Credits: 4)

Course Outcomes
The study of social change and development constitutes one of the most critical areas in Sociology.
This course aims to familiarize the students with the both conceptual and theoretical understanding of
social change and development.

Unit-I
• Meaning, definition and dimensions of social change. Development-the historical
evolution of the concept, meaning and dimensions of development.Change and
Development, social development, key social development principles
Unit-II
• Theories of Change and Development: Evolutionary theory, Functional theory,
cyclical theory and Conflict theory
Unit-III
• Factors of social change and Development: Techno-Economic, Socio-Psychological,
Cultural, Media
Unit-IV
• Dynamics of Development: Economic growth, human development, Sustainable
development goals, Gender and development, Development and Marginalized group,
Role of civil society and NGO in development, Impact of Information Technology on
development

Essential Readings:
1.Bardan,P.1984.The Political Economy of Development, New Delhi: Oxford University Press
2.Dak,T.M.and Josef,2001.Social Development, Udaipur Institute of Development studies
3. Dube, S.C.1988.Modernisation and Development: the Search for Alternative Paradigm, New Delhi:
Vistar
4. Kothari, Rajani.1988 Rethinking Development: In Search of Humane Alternatives, Delhi: Ajanta
5.Meadow, Dennis,1977.A Search for Sustainable Future, Ballinger, Cambridge.
6. Sen, Amartya.1999.Development as Freedom, New Delhi: Oxford University Press
7. United Natio ns Development Programme.1995.Sustainable Human Development: From Concept
to Operation.New York: UNO.

Tribal Customary Law and Social Justice

TS –4052
(Credit-4)

Course Outcomes
The paper will explain tribal customary law, conflict resolution mechanisms and the social justice
system.

Unit I: Diverse Nature of Customary Laws

• Salient feature of tribal customary law, Sources of tribal customary law: Tradition,
custom, age-old practices, beliefs, dreams, sanctions, oral tradition.

Unit II: Spiritual Basis, Significance of Land and Water

• Spiritual nature of customary law: Dreaming, Totems, Connection with land and
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 bodies of water.

Unit III: Family and Kinship

• Family: The notion of “family” in tribal society and law. The constitutional
protection of families. New family models and their legal relevance.
• Kinship: Duties of support between relatives: scope; obligated persons and
beneficiaries; amount; payment by third parties.
• Marriage: Marriage performance, Forms of the marriage celebration, Capacity to
marry, Grounds of invalidity, Marriage dispensations, The consent to marry,
Absence of consent and vitiated consent, Cure of invalidity, Formalities of civil
marriage celebration and specialities in civil marriage, Promise of marriage.

Unit IV: Ritual and Oral Traditions

• Meaning of ritual and oral tradition in tribal society, Role of ritual and oral
traditions in customary law and justice
• Meaning of mediation and sanctions, Types of mediation and sanction in tribal
society, Role of mediation and sanctions in customary law and justice

Essential Readings:
1. A RORA, MANJU, 2009. FOREST AND WILDLIFE LAWS AND RIGHTS OF I NDIGENOUS
PEOPLE (Institute of Constitutional and Parliamentary Studies, New Delhi, Hope India
Publications, Gurgaon,).
2. BANDYOPADHYAY, PRADIP K UMAR 1999. TRIBAL SITUATION IN EASTERN INDIA – CUSTOMARY
LAW AMONG BORDER BENGAL TRIBES (Calcutta).
3. BHANDARI , BHAGWAT, 1989. TRIBAL MARRIAGES AND SEX RELATIONS – CUSTOMARY LAWS OF
MARRIAGE IN BHIL AND GARASIA TRIBES (Udaipur).
4. BHOWMICK, P.K., 2002. CUSTOMARY LAW OF AUSTRIC-SPEAKING TRIBES (Delhi).
5. CHAKRAVARTY-K AUL, MINOTI 1999. COMMON LANDS AND CUSTOMARY LAW – INSTITUTIONAL
CHANGE IN NORTH INDIA OVER THE PAST TWO CENTURIES .
6. Dutta, Parul Chandra & Dwijendra Kumar Duarah eds., 1997. ASPECTS OF CUSTOMARY LAWS
OF ARUNACHAL PRADESH.
7. FERNANDES, WALTER, MELVILLE PEREIRA & VIZALENU KHATSO, 2013. CUSTOMARY LAWS IN
NORTH EAST INDIA: IMPACT ON WOMEN (National Commission for Women, New Delhi). (last
visited July 5).
8. G ANGTE, PRIYADARSHNI M., CUSTOMARY LAWS OF MEITEI AND MIZO SOCIETIES OF
MANIPUR (New Delhi, 2008).
9. Ishwaran, K., 1968. “Customary Law in Village India”, In FAMILY LAW AND CUSTOMARY LAW
IN ASIA: A CONTEMPORARY LEGAL PERSPECTIVE 234 (David C. Buxbaum ed.).
10. K ILIKDAR, BIBHAS KANTI , 1998. CUSTOMARY LAWS AND PRACTICES – THE RINGS OF
TRIPURA (Agartala, Tribal Research Institute, Gov’t of Tripura).
11. K OIRENG, T. NEISHONING, 2010. U NWRITTEN CUSTOMARY LAW OF NORTH EAST
INDIA (Shillong,).
12. K USUM & P.M. BAKSHI , 1982. CUSTOMARY LAW AND JUSTICE IN THE TRIBAL AREAS OF
MEGHALAYA (Bombay).
13. Mahapatra, L.K., 2002. “Customary Rights in Land and Forest and the State”, In TRIBAL AND
INDIGENOUS PEOPLE OF INDIA – PROBLEMS AND PROSPECTS (Rabindra Nath Pati ed.,).
14. REDDY, M. GOPINATH , K. ANIL K UMAR & NAGA RAJU, 2009. CHIKKALA, A STUDY OF FOREST
RIGHTS A CT, 2006 IN ANDHRA PRADESH – AN ASSESSMENT OF I TS MAJOR FEATURES AND
I SSUES IN I MPLEMENTATION PROCESS (Hyderabad, Centre for Economic and Social Studies).
15. Sarkar, R.M. (ed). 2006. LAND AND FOREST RIGHTS OF THE TRIBALS TODAY (New Delhi, Serials
Publications).
16. SATHYAPALAN, JYOTHIS & M. GOPINATH REDDY, 2010. RECOGNITION OF FOREST RIGHTS AND
LIVELIHOODS OF TRIBAL COMMUNITIES – A STUDY OF WESTERN GHATS REGION, KERALA
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 STATE (Hyderabad, Centre for Economic and Social Studies).
17. Sing, P.K., 1996. “From Simplicity to Organized Complexity: with Special Reference to
Tribal Customary Laws”, In TRIBES OF INDIA – ONGOING CHALLENGES (R.S. Mann. ed.,),
18. Singh, K.S. (ed.), 1993. TRIBAL ETHNOGRAPHY, CUSTOMARY LAW, AND CHANGE

Tribal Administration and PRIs

TS –4054
(Credit-4)

Course Outcomes

Unit I:
• History of Tribal Administration in India
• Tribal administration: During the Vedic period, colonial-era and post-independent
India.
• Caste Panchayat in the tribal community.

Unit II:
• Conceptualising Governance
• Concept and meaning, History and origin of the concept
• Types of governance, governance in tribal areas.

Unit III:
• Panchayat Raj Institution
• History and origin of PRI in India, 73 Constitutional Amendment Act,
• Role and function of Grama Sabha, Gram Panchayat, Panchayat Samiti and Zilla
Parisad.

Unit IV:
• State in Tribal Development-I
• State institutions and their role in tribal development: Multi-Purpose Tribal
Development Blocks (1961), Tribal Co-operative Marketing Development Federation
(1987), and National Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes Finance and
Development Corporation (1989),

Unit V:
• State in Tribal Development-II
• The Panchayats (Extension to the Scheduled Areas) PESA Act 1996, Ministry of
Tribal Affairs (1999), National Scheduled Tribes Finance and Development
Corporation (2001); National Commission for Scheduled Tribes (2004).
• Challenges in tribal administration and governance today.

Essential Readings:
1. Behura, N. K. and Panigrahi, Nilakantha. 2006. Tribals and the Indian Constitution:
Functioning of Fifth Schedule in the State of Orissa. New Delhi: Rawat Publications.
2. A. C. Mittal: Tribal education, administration and development, Radha Publications.
3. Amir Hasan: Tribal administration in India, B.R. Pub. Corp.
4. Atul Chandra Talukdar: Political transition in the grassroots in tribal India, Omsons
Publications.
5. B. K. Roy Burman: Panchayati Raj and Tribals, Institute of Social Sciences. Committee for A
Democratic Far Eastern Policy: A layman looks at the constitution of India
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6. Cynthia Price Cohen: The Human Rights of Indigenous Peoples, Transnational Publishers.
7. D. N. Gupta : Decentralisation: Need For Reforms, Concept Publishing Company.
8. D.N. Thakur and D. Thakur: Tribal Law And Administration (Volume 7 of Tribal life in
India), Deep and Deep Publications.
9. Deepak Kumar Behera and Georg Pfeffer - Contemporary Society: Tribal situation in India
(Volume 6 of Contemporary Society: Tribal Studies)
10. Devendra Thakur: Tribal Life in India: Tribal law and administration (Volume 7 of Tribal Life
in India), Deep & Deep Publications.
11. Durga Das Basu: Shorter Constitution of India, Prentice-Hall.
12. Florencia Roulet: Human Rights and Indigenous Peoples: A Handbook on the Un System,
Volume 92 of IWGIA document, IWGIA.
13. George Mathew - Panchayati Raj: From Legislation to Movement, Concept Publishing
Company.
14. G. S. Ghurye: The Scheduled Tribes of India, Transaction Publishers.
15. J. K. Das: Human Rights And Indigenous Peoples, APH Publishing.
16. Kunj Behari Srivastava: Panchayats in scheduled areas: An analysis of provisions of the
panchayats (extension to the scheduled areas) act, National Institute of Rural Development.
17. Lalita Prasad Vidyarthi and Binay Kumar Rai: The Tribal Culture of India, Concept
Publishing Company.
18. Laura Westra : Environmental Justice and the Rights of Indigenous Peoples: International and
Domestic Legal Perspectives, Earthscan Publishers.
19. Lola García-Alix (International Work Group for Indigenous Affairs): The Permanent Forum
on Indigenous Issues, Volume 109 of IWGIA document, IWGIA.
20. M. Hidayatullah : The fifth and sixth schedules to the Constitution of India, Ashok Publishing
House.
21. M. R. Biju: Human Rights In A Developing Society, Mittal Publications.
22. Michel Streich : Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples, Allen & Unwin Publishers.
23. P. S. K. Menon and Bakshi D. Sinha : Panchayati Raj in Scheduled Areas: A Critical Study,
Institute of Social Sciences.
24. P. S. K. Menon, Bakshi D. Sinha : Panchayati Raj in Scheduled Areas: A Critical Study,
Institute of Social Sciences.
25. Pralhad Balacharya Gajendragadkar : The Constitution of India: its philosophy and basic
postulates, Gandhi memorial lectures, Oxford University Press.
26. Pratap Chandra Swain : Panchayati Raj, APH Publishing House.
27. Prem Kumar Shinde (Ed.)- Dalits and Human Rights (in 3 volumes), Gyan Publishing House.
28. Purushottam Kumar: History and administration of tribal Chotanagpur (Jharkhand), Atma
Ram & Sons.
29. R. N. Mishra: The Scheduled Castes and the Scheduled Tribes, Hind Publishing House.
30. Rajib Lochan Panigrahy : Panchayati Raj Institutions: Issues and Challenges, Discovery
Publishing House.
31. Rann Singh Mann, K. Mann : Tribal Cultures and Change, Mittal Publications.

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 Semester-III

SOCIO LOG IC A L THEOR Y

SO– 5001
Course Outcomes
Students will demonstrate comprehension of the significant sociological theorist’s ideas and concepts
as measured through examinations and online discussion boards. Students will demonstrate applying
sociological concepts and theories through written essays. By the end of the course, the students will
likely find that some approaches are more relevant to their everyday lives and sociological interests
than others. This course requires students to read a lot of social theories, which will be abstract and
complex. The instructor will assign primary texts to understand the meaning written by the theorist
him/herself. While the instructor will contextualize the readings by learning about the theorist’s life,
students must read with patience and diligence.
Through lectures, multiple readings of the material, and class discussions, the students will arrive at a
deeper understanding of the social world and the history of sociological thoughts.

Unit-I
• Meaning of theory, Characteristics of sociological theory, types of theory, theory and research, the
reciprocal relationship.
Unit-II
• Functionalism : History and Basic Postulates, T. Parsons; Social system, pattern variables, action frame of
reference. R.K.Merton: Theories of Middle Rage, Anomie Theory, Manifest and LatentFunctions,
dysfunctions.
UNIT III
• Conflict Theory: Karl Marx, L.Coser, R.Dahrendorf.
• Exchange Theory: George C.Homans. And Peter Blau.Theory of distributive justice; Homans and Blau
Unit-IV
• Interactionist Theory -: H.Garfink el, Erving Goffman,Herbert Blumer,George H. Mead
Phenomenological Sociology: A.S.Schutz I:Edmund Husserl: Ethno methodology.

Essential Readings:
1. Turner, J.H. 1995, The Structure of Sociological Theories
2. Giddens, Anthony, 1984, The Constitutio n of Society: Outline of the Theory of Structuration
3. Blumer, ‘Society as Symbolic Interaction’ in Human Behaviour and Social Processes
4. Schutz, Alfred, The phenomenology of the Social world
5. Berger PeterLand ThomasLuckman,1966,TheSocialConstructionof Reality
6. Garfinkel, Harold, 1967, Studies in Ethnomethodology
7. Giddens, Anthony, 1979, Central problems in Social Theory
8. Abraham, M.F. 1990, Modern Sociological Theory: An Introduction 9. Abraham, J.H. & Morgan, 1985,
Sociological Thought from Comte to Sorokin 10.Aro n, Raymond, 1965, Main Currents in Sociolo gical Thoug ht,
Vol. I & II
11. Coser, L.A. 1977, Masters of Sociological Thought
12. Giddens, Anthon y 1997, Capitalism and Modern Social Theory- An Analysis of Writings of Marx, Durkheim and
Weber
13. Adams, B.N. & Sydie R.A. 2000, Sociological Theory
14. Zetlin Irvin. 1981, Ideology and the Development SociologicalTheory

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 Economy and Society
SO-5003
(Credits: 4)

Course Outcomes

The course will help the students know about the Economy and society, how economic institutions work, and how
different aspects of social life influence economic institutions. It will also discuss the concepts of structure, culture,
institutions, and power.

Out of the five units, four units are dedicated to developing a good understanding of the concepts, and the fifth
unit will look at the context of different societies.

Unit-I: Economic Sociology:

• Meaning; teaching ‘economy’ in ‘sociology’,

• Can economy and society be separable?
• Where and how does the interaction of socialand economic institutions take place?
• Ethnic, Pre-Industrial, Industrial and Post‐industrial societies

Unit-II: Understan din g Value of Economic Sociology:

• Labour, Money, Property, Exchange and Consumption

• What is value; value as money;value and exchange;use‐value and exchange value.
• Property as economics and as an indicator of social equality
• Consumption embedded in economy and society
• Who is labour; is labour a social or economic category.

Unit-III: Understand ing Produ ction

• Commodification of Labour
• Modes of production and consumption
• Commodification a recent phenomenon
• Feudalism to Capitalism
• Commodities and Consumption

Unit-IV : Modes of Consumption and Cultural Economic

• Cultural Reproduction of Consumption

• Social Reproduction of Economic
• Reproduction of economy, culture and society.
• Unit-V Tribal and Peasant society

Essential Readings:

1. Bourdieu, Pierre (1993) The Field of Cultural Production: Essays on Art and Literature, Columbia
University Press, Columbia, pp. 24‐73

2. Featherstone, Mike (2007) Consumer Culture and Postmodernism, Sage Publications, London and New Delhi,
pp.13‐27

3. Gilroy, Paul (2002 ) ‘Toward a Critique of Consum er Imperialism ’, Public Culture Vol.14, No.3, pp. 589-591

4. Pieterse, Jan Nederveen (2009) Globalisation and Culture: Global Melange, Rowman and Littlefield
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 Publishers: Lanham, pp.43‐64

5. Slater, Don (1993) 'Going Shopping: Markets, crowds and consumption', in Jenks, Chris (ed) Cultural
Reproduction, Routledge: London and New York

6. Katz, Cindi (2001) Vagabond Capitalism and the Necessity of Social Reprod uctio n, Antipod e, pp.709‐728

7. Akand, Md. Mustafa Kamal (2005) ‘Folk Culture and Urban Adaptation: A Case Study of the Paharia in
Rajshahi’, Asian Folklore Studies, Vol. 64, No. 1, pp. 39‐52

8. Crow, Ben (2001) Markets, Class and Social Change: Trading Networks and Poverty in Rural South Asia,
Palgrave, New York, pp. 20‐45 (section on class and social change)

9. Agarwal, Bina (1994) 'Gender and Command Over Property: A Critical Gap in Economic Analysis and
Policy in South Asia', World Development, Vo. 22, No.10, pp.1455‐1478

10. Bernal, Victoria (Nov. 1994) ‘Peasants, Capitalism, and (Ir)Rationality’, American Ethnologist, Vol. 21, No. 4, pp.
792‐810

11. Biggart, Nicole Woolsey (2002) Reading s in Econom ic Sociolo gy, Blackwell Publishers: Oxford, pp.1‐62

12. Colloredo‐Mansfeld, Rudi (2005) 'Consumption' in Carrier, James G. (ed.) A Handbook of Economic
Anthrop ology, Edward Elgar: Cheltenham , UK and Northam pton, USA, pp. 210‐ 228

13. Dahrendorf, Ralf (1959) Class and Class Conflict in Industrial Society, Stanford University Press, California,
pp.157‐205

14. Durrenberger, E. Paul (2005) 'Labour' in Carrier, James G. (ed.) A Handbook of Economic Anthropology,
Edward Elgar: Cheltenham, UK and Northampton, USA, pp. 125‐140

15. Eriksen, Thomas Hylland (2005) 'Economies of ethnicity' in Carrier, James G. (ed.) A Handbook of Economic
Anthrop ology, Edward Elgar: Cheltenham , UK and Northam pton, USA, pp.353‐ 369

16. Graeber, David (2005) 'Value: anthropological theories of value' in Carrier, James G. (ed.) A Handbook Simmel,
Georg (2004) The Philoso ph y of Money, Routled ge: London and New York, pp.56‐59; 62‐72; 76‐88

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17. Singh, K. S. (Aug. 21, 1982) ‘Transformation of Tribal Society: Integration vs Assimilation’, Economic and
Political Weekly, Vol. 17, No. 34, pp. 1376‐1384

18. Swedberg, Richard (2003) Principles of Economic Sociology, Princeton University Press, Princeton and
Oxford, pp. 1‐52

19. Thorner, Daniel (1971) ‘Peasant Economy as a Category in Economic History’, in Shanin, Teodor (ed.,)
PeasantsPeasantSocieties, PenguinBooks, Harmondsworth,pp.201‐218

20. Tonkiss, Fran (2006) Contemporary Economic Sociology Globalisation, Production, Inequality, Routledge: London
and New York, pp.87‐12 3 (prod uctio n in globalization and post‐ind u strial society)

21. Weber, Max (1978) Economy and Society: An Outline of Interpretive Sociology, University of California Press:
Los Angeles, pp.63‐68

22. Xaxa, Virginius (2008), State, Society and Tribes: Issues in Post‐Colonial India, Pearson Books, New Delhi,
pp.13‐27

23. Appadurai, Arjun (1986) 'Introduction: Commodities and the politics of value' in Appadurai, Arjun (ed.) The
Social Life of Things‐Commodities in Cultural Perspective, Cambridge University Press, Cambridge,
pp.3‐63

24. Bush, Paul D. (2005) 'Culture, values and institutions', in Carrier, James G. (ed.) A Handbook of Economic
Anthrop ology, Edward Elgar: Cheltenham , UK and Northam pton, USA, pp. 153‐ 170

25. Fine, Ben and Saad‐Filh o, Alfred o (2004 ) Marx's Capital, Pluto Press, Virginia, pp.14‐3 0 (On Commodities)

26. Carrier, James (Mar. 1991) ‘Gifts, Commodities, and Social Relations: A Maussian View of Exchange’,
Sociological Forum, Vol. 6, No. 1, pp. 119‐136

27. Lapavitsas, Costas (Spring, 2004) ‘Commodities and Gifts: Why Commodities Represent More than Market
Relations’, Science & Society, Vol. 68, No. 1, pp. 33‐56
28. Zukin, Sharon and Maguire, Jennifer Smith (2004 ) ‘Consum ers and Consu m ption ’, Annual Review of Sociology,
Vol. 30 (2004), pp. 173‐197 , P. K. Sinha, BPB Publication.

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 POPULATION AND SOCIETY
(MOOC )
SO -5021
Course Outcomes
(Credit-4)

• CO1: Explain Nature and Scope of Social Demography

• CO2: Describe Population Theories (Malthusian Theories, Demographic Transition

Theory, Optimum Population Theory)
• CO3: Composition of Population in India and trends in population growth CO4:
Describe Population Processes (Fecundity, Mortality, Migration)
• CO5: Understand Population Policy (UN and India); family planning and family
welfare; Population Education; National Rural Health Mission

Unit -I
• Introducing Population Studies
• Sociology and Demography
• Approaches: Malthu s, Marx, Durkheim, Theory of demograp hic transition
Unit-II.
• Population Size and Growth, Age and Sex Structu re Fertility, Life expectancy, Reproduction
Morbidity and Mortality.
• Population Policies and Programmes India and remedialmeasures
Unit-III.
• Population and Gender; Population and religion
• Migration as a demographic processes, approaches to migration.

Unit -IV.
• Population and Development
• Population as Constraint and Resource for Development
• Population and environment

Essential Readings:

1. Kirk, D. 1996. “The Demographic Transition.” Population Studies. 50: 361-388.

2. Bhend e, Asha& Tara Kanitkar (1999) Principles of Population Studies, Mumbai, · Himalay an
Publications.
3. Bogue, Donald J. (1969) The Principles of Demography, N., Y. John Wiley.
4. Bose, Ashish (1991) Demographic Diversity in India, Delhi, B.R. Publishing.
5. Census of India (2011)
6. Chambliss, R. (1954), Social Thought: From Hammurabi to Comte, New York, Dryden Press.
7. International Encyclopaedia of Population, 2 Vols.
8. Kleinmann, Davis S. (1980) Human Adaptation and Population Growth:A Non- Malthusian
Perspective, New York, Monclairef.
9. Nam, Charles (1968) Population and Society, Boston, Houghton, Miffin Co.
10. National Population Policy (2000), Government of India.
11. Pachauri, S. (ed.) (1999 ), Implementing Reprod uctive Health Agenda in India: the Beginning, New
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 Delhi, Population Council.
12. Petersen, William (ed.) (1972 ), Reading s in Populatio n. N.Y., Macmillan. · Populatio n Studies, (1996)
Golden Jubilee Special Issue, Great Britain (select papers).
13. Premi, M.K. (1991), India’s Population: Heading Towards a Billion, Delhi, B.R. Publishing.
14. U.N. (2002) World Population Reports, N.Y.
15. Agarwala, S.N. (1984), Population, New Delhi: National Book Trust, India.
16. Hans, Raj (2001), Fundamentals of Demography, New Delhi: Surjeet Publications.

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 17. Panandikar,V.A Pai (2000), “India’s Demography and Democracy”,in · Millennium
Conference on Population, Development and Environment Nexus, New Delhi: PHD
Chamber of Commerce and Industry.
18. Thompson, Warren, S. (1953), Population Problems, New York: McGraw-Hill.

A.
Environmental Sociology
(Elective Paper)
SO-5031
(Credits: 4)
Course Outcomes
The course aims to provide the students with a sound conceptual, theoretical, and empirical
background to the environment, sustainable development, and resource management and
prepare the students for further research in the area. This course also helps sensitize the
students regarding the relationship between human society and the eco system.

Unit –I- Basic Issues and Approaches:

• The relation between Environment and Development, rise and relevance of
Environmental sociology, Conceptual Clarifications: Social Ecology, Sustainable
development and Sustainability.
• Theoretical Approaches: Ecological Modernization, Social Constructionism,
Ecofeminism and Feminist environment, Social Ecology.
Unit –II – People and Natural Resources: Unequal Access and Shrinking Commons
• Water – Depleting water resources and pollution, unequal distribution of water
and Privatization of water.
• Forest – Colonial Policy, Commercialization and depletion of the forest, Rights
of forest dwelling.
• Land – Modern technology, Green revolution, biotechnology and its effects on
the land environment and people.
Unit –III – Environmental Issues and Problems in India:
• Environmental Pollution: Air, water, Noise, Land and Radioactive pollution,
overpopulation,
• The problem of deforestation, Industrialization, Urbanization, Bhopal Gas
tragedy, Climate change and Global warming.
Unit –IV- Environmental movements in India:
• Forest-based movement - Chipko, Water-based movement – Narmada, Land-
based movements – Anti – mining and Seed,
• Sociological implications of Environmental Policies and laws.

Essential Readings:
1. Barry, John.1999. Environment and Social Theory, Oxan: Routledge.
2. Bell, Michael Mayerfeld . 2004. An Invitation to Environmental Sociology,
Thousand Oaks, California: Pine Forge Press.
3. Dunlap, R; Frederick H. Buttel, Peter Dickens and August Gijswijt. (Ed.) 2002.
Sociological Theory and the Environment: Classical Foundations, Contemporary
Insights. Boston: Rowman & Littlefield.
4. Gould, Kenneth Alan and Tammy L Lewis. 2009. Twenty Lessons in Environmental
Sociology. New York: Oxford University Press.

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 5. Guha, R. Chipko: Social history of an environmental movement. In Ghanshyam Shah
(ed.) 2002. Social movements and the state (vol.4). Sage publications Pvt. Ltd. Ch 16.
Pp 423-454.
6. Hanningan, John. 1996. Environmental Sociology. Oxan: Routledge.
7. Hanningan, John. 2006. Environmental sociology: A Social constructionist
Perspective. Oxan: Routledge.
8. Mol, A.P. 2002. Ecological Modernization and the Global economy. Global
Environmental Politics, 2(2), 92-115.
9. Mukerjee, Radhakamal, 1932. In Ramachandra Guha (ed) Social Ecology, An
Ecological Approach to Sociology. Delhi: OUP. Guha, R. 1994. Social ecology.
Oxford University Press. Pp 22-26.
10. Shiva, V. 1998. Women in nature. In staying alive: Women, ecology and
development. Zed books. Ch 3.pp 38-54.

B. Urban Sociology
(Elective Paper)
SO-5031
(Credits: 4)

Course Outcomes
• On completing the modules, students will demonstrate a systematic understanding of
basic concepts of urban sociology.
• Completing the theories that analyze modern society.
• Students will be able to establish the link between the city and poverty.
• Demonstrate a detailed knowledge of comparative urbanism, enabling them to
describe and comment upon particular aspects of current urban developments in local
and global contexts.

Unit-1- Introduction to urban sociology:

• Origin and development of urban societies. Basic Concepts: Urban, Urbanism,
Urbanization, Rural-urban continuum, City, Town, Metropolis Megalopolis, and
Urban ecology.
• The urban as an ecological community: The traditional ecological approaches of
Park & Burgess and contemporary Human ecological approach of Hawley and
Duncan.
Unit-2- Process of Urbanization
Third World countries with special reference to India: Difference between First World
and Third World urbanization.
Impact of Colonialism and Neo Colonialism.
Unit-3 – Theories of urban Sociology: Classical Theories of City: The city -Max
Weber; Metropolis and mental life- George Simmel.
The Chicago School and its Critics: Theories of Robert Park, Burguess, MC Kenzie and
Louis Wirth.
The New Urban Sociology: Henri Lefebvre, David Harvey, Manuel Castells.
Unit -4- Cities in India: Problems, planning and Governance: Demographic,
Economic and Ecological characteristics of cities in India. Urban poverty, ethnic
conflicts, immigration, housing and slums, crime, urban pollution and environmental
concerns, urban planning agencies in India, urban governance.

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Essential Readings:
1. Dear Mchelson and Dcott, Alan (eds.) Urbanization and Planning in Capitalist society,
New York: Methuen, 1976.
2. Naidu, Ratna. Old Cities and New Predicaments, New Delhi: Sage publications, 1991.
3. Park, Robert E et al. 1925. The City, University of Chicago Press.
4. Pickvance,C.G. (ed). Urban Sociology: Critical Essays, London: Methuen, 1976.
5. Rao, M.S.A., Urban Sociology in India, Delhi: Orient Longman, 1974.
6. Sarai reader 02. The Cities of Everyday Life, New Delhi: Sarai, CSDS, 2002.
7. Simmel Georg, 1976. The Metropolis and Mental Life: The Sociology of George
Simmel, New York, Free Press.
8. Smith Wallace F. 1975. Urban development – The Processes and problems, University of
California Press.
9. Wirth, Louis 1991. Urbanism a way of Life, Irvington publications.
10. Zukin, Sharon, 1995. The Cultures of Cities, London: Blackwell

A.SOCIOLOGY OF HEALTH
(Elective Paper)
SO -5033
(Credit-04)

Course Outcomes
a) Obtain a comprehensive understanding of the significant theoretical discussions and
thoughts of practical concern within the sociology of health and illness.
b) Understand the development and trajectory of the sociology of health, including its
current understanding of the sociology of the health care system.
c) Critically evaluate how health is produced through social, political, economic, and
cultural forces in society.
d) Acquire knowledge on state’s role, policy and health care issues.
e) Understand the indigenous knowledge and health care practices.
f) Comprehend the role of non-governmental organisations in health care promotions.

Unit-I: Introduction to the Sociology of Health and Illness

• The development of the sociology of health
• Thesocialbasisofhealth and illness
• Culture, Religion, and Health

Unit-II: Health inequalities: Theoretical frameworks

• Functionalist, Conflict, Interactionist, and Post-Modern
• Nativity, Race, Ethnicity, Classandhealthinequalities
• Gender, Disabilities and health inequalities
• Social stress and Construction of Illness

Unit-III: Public Policy and Role of Health Care Institutions

• Family and Health Care: The elderly, Children and Gender
• State and health Care: Health for all; maternal and child health; family welfare
programs; Drug policies and patents; Sanitation
• Hospitals and Health Care: Hospital as a social organization (Doctors, Nurses and
Patients); Community Health Care; Rural Health Programs; Commercialization of
health care services

Unit-IV: Indigenous Knowledge of Health care systems and role of NGOs

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 • Indigenous Knowledge of Medicine and alternative practices
• Non-Governmental Organisations and Health CarePromotions

Essential Readings:
1. Akram, Mohammad (2014), Sociology of Health, Rawat Publications, Jaipur
2. Nagla, Madhu (2018), Sociology of Health and Medicine, Rawat Publications, Jaipur
3. Weitz, Rose (2007), The Sociology of Health, Illness, and Health Care: A Critical
Approach, Fourth Edition. Thomson, UK
4. White, Kevin (2002), An Introduction to the Sociology of Health and Illness, SAGE
Publications, New Delhi
5. Akram, Mohammad (2008), Tribal health: studying sexual behaviour, Rawat
Publications, Jaipur
6. Ali, A (1993), NGOs in health care in Orissa: a profile, Health for the millions, Jun;
1(3): 23-5.
7. Bunton,Robin, Sarah Nettleton and Roger Burrows (1995), The sociology of health
promotion Critical analyses of consumption, lifestyle and risk, Routledge, UK
8. Carrin, Guy and Marc Vereecke (1992), Strategies for Health Care Finance in
Developing Countries, Macmillan Education UK
9. Cockerham, William C (2020).Sociological Theories of Health and Illness, Routledge
Publications
10. Cockerham, William C. (2016), Medical Sociology, Routledge Publications
11. Collyer, Fran (2015), The Palgrave Handbook of Social Theory in Health, Illness and
Medicine, Palgrave Macmillan
12. Conrad, Peter and Kristin K. Barker (2010), The Social Construction of Illness: Key
Insights and Policy Implications, Journal of Health and Social Behaviour 51(S) S67–
S79
13. Constantinou, Costas S (2014), Applied Sociology of Health and Illness A problem-
based learning approach, Radcliffe Publishing, London
14. Dunbar, Terry , Bronwyn Carson, Richard D. Chenhall and Ross, (2021), Social
Determinants of Indigenous Health, Routledge
15. Ettorre. Elizabeth (2010)Culture, Bodies and the Sociology of Health, University of
Liverpool, UK
16. Green, Andrew and Ann Mattias (1997), Non-Governmental Organizations and
Health in Developing Countries, Macmillan Education UK
17. Healey, Justin (2004), Indigenous health, Balmain, N.S.W: Spinney Press
18. Lorber, Judith and Lisa Jean Moore (2002), Gender and the Social Construction of
Illness, ALTAMIRA PRES, UK
19. Mills, C. Wright (1959) The Sociological Imagination. New York: Oxford University
Press
20. Nanjunda, D C (2008), Promotion of Rural Health: Experience of an Indian NGO,
Asian Social Work and Policy Review, v2 n2 (June): 75-80
21. Nettleton, Sarah (2013), The Sociology of Health and Illness, Polity Press, Cambridge
22. Pescosolido, Bernice A., Jack K. Martin Jane D. McLeod and Anne Rogers (2011),
Handbook of the Sociology of Health, Illness, and Healing: A Blueprint for the 21st
Century, Springer
23. Phellas, Constantinos N. (2010), Sociological Perspectives of Health and Illness,
Cambridge Scholar Publications,
24. Puttaraja and O D Heggade(2011), Role of NGOs in inclusive health care services
delivery for tribal welfare: issues and initiatives: an empirical study in Mysore and
Chamarajanagara districts in Karnataka.Journal of social anthropology. v. 8, no. 1-2,
p. 49-73
25. Stacey, Margaret (1990), The Sociology of Health and Healing: A Textbook,
Routledge, UK
26. Wainwright, David (2008), A Sociology of Health, SAGE Publications Ltd, London
27. Weiss, Gregory L. and Lynne E. Lonnquist (2017), The Sociology of Health, Healing,
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 and Illness, New York
28. Zion,Deborah; Linda Briskman; Alireza Bagheri (2021), Indigenous Health Ethics,
Singapore: World Scientific Publishing Company.

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 B.SOCIOLOGY OF EDUCATION
(Elective Paper)
SO -5033
Cridit-04
Course Outcomes

Unit I
• Introduction: Nature and Scope of Sociology of Education, Importance of studying sociology
of education; Development of sociology of education in India.
• Education as a process: Meaning of education, Education and socialization, Forms of
education: In formal and Formal, Alternatives in Education: Non-formal/adult education,
continuing and distance education.

Unit II
• Social Functions of Education: Transimitive, Allocative, Innovative, Democratic, Regulative
[Education and Social Control] Transformative [Education and Social Change].
• Democracy and Education, Education and Society: Socialization and Education, Cultural and
Social Reproduction, Hegemony and Domination;

Unit III
• Education and Social Stratification: A brief history of education in India: Ancient, Medieval,
British and Post-independence periods;
• Equality of Educational Opportunity, Education and social mobility -with reference to India.
Mobility and Affirmative Action;

Unit IV
• Problems of Modern Education: Problems of School Education: Infrastructure, Dropouts,
Medium of instruction;
• Problems of Higher Education: Brain drain, Student unrest, educated unemployed;
SpecialProblems of Education of Women, Scheduled Castes & Tribes.
Essential Readings:
1. Banks, Olive. 1976. The Sociology of Education. London: B.T.Batsford.
2. Brembeck, Cole. The Sociological Foundation of EducationEducation Quarterly- Government
of India Publication, New Delhi: Patiala House.
3. Gore, M S & et al. (eds.) 1975. Papers in the Sociology of Education in India, NCERT.
4. Jayaram, N. 1990. Sociology of Education in India. New Delhi: Rawat.
5. Jayaram, N. Education and Social StratificationMusgrave, P W. 1972. Sociology of Education,
London: Methuen II (ed). London,
6. Reports of All India Educational Survey: NCERT Pub, New Delhi.
7. Gandhi, M.K. 1977. Basic Education, in The Collected Works. Ahmedabad: Navajivan.
8. Dewey, J. (1916). Democracy and Education. An Introduction to the Philosophy ofEducation.
New York: Free Press.
9. Friere, P. 1970. Pedagogy of the Oppressed. New York: Continuum.
10. Durkheim, E. 1956. Education and Society. New York: Teachers College Press.
11. Rousseau, Jean-Jacques. 1974. Emile. Translated by Barbara Foxley. Everyman’sLibrary.
London, J.M. Dent and Sons.
12. Durkheim, E. 1961. Moral Education. New York: The Free Press.

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13. Althusser, L. 1971. Ideology and Ideological State Apparatuses, in L. Althusser (ed.)Lenin and
Philosophy and Other Essays, London: New Left Books.
14. Bourdieu, P and Passeron.J.C. 1978. Reproduction in Education, Society and Culture.London:
Sage. (Book 1).
15. A.H. Halseyeet. al. (eds.). 2002. Education. Culture, Economy, Society. Oxford:
OxfordUniversity Press (Selected chapters).
16. McLaren, P. 1986. Schooling as a Ritual Performance: Towards a Political Economy
Educational Symbols and Gestures. New York: Routledge.
17. Thapan, M. 2006 (1991). Life at School. An Ethnographic Study. New Delhi:
OxfordUniversity Press.
18. Willis, P. E. 1977. Learning to Labour: How Working Class Kids Gets Working ClassJobs.
Surrey, England: Saxon House.
19. Apple, M. W. 1982. Cultural and Economic Reproduction in Education: Essays on class.
Ideology and the state. London: RKP. (Chapters 1, 9).
20. Saigol, R. 2000. Symbolic Violence, Curriculum, Pedagogy and Society. Lahore: Sahe.
(Chapters 5, 6, and 7).
21. Froerer, Peggy. 2007. Disciplining the Saffron Way: Moral Education and the HinduRashtra,
Modern Asian Studies. 41,5: 1033-1071.
22. Coleman. J. S. 1968. "The Concept of Equality of Educational Opportunity".
HarvardEducational Review, 38(1): 7-22.
23. Boren. M.E. 2001. Student Resistance. A History of the Unruly Subject. New York.London:
Routledge.
24. Beteille, A. 2009. Institutions and Networks. Current Science. 97, 2:148-156.
25. Beteille, A. 1985. Equality of Opportunity and the Equal Distribution of Benefits. Pune:Orient
Longman (Gokhale Institute of Politics and Economics).
26. Gore, M.S. et al. l (ed.): Papers on Sociology of Education in India, New Delhi, NCERT,1975.
27. Channa, Karuna: Interrogating Women’s Education, Jaipur and New Delhi,
RawatPublications, 2001.
28. Banks. Olive. 1971. Sociology of Education, (2nd Ed.) London:Batsford.
29. Kabeer, Nambissan&Subrahmaniam (eds.). 2003. Child Labour and Right to Education
inSouth Asia. Sage Publication, New Delhi.

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 Scheduled Tribes and Constitutional Safeguard
TS-5051
(Credit-4)

Course Outcomes

The paper will offer a conceptual understanding of scheduled tribes and scheduled areas. The paper
also will enlighten students about various constitutional provisions and institutional support
mechanisms for scheduled tribes.

Unit I:
• The Constitution (Scheduled Tribes) Order, 1950;
• Article 342; Scheduling and De-scheduling of Tribes
• Administration of Scheduled Areas and Tribal Areas:

Unit II:
• The Fifth Schedule (Article 244(1)): Tribes Advisory Council, Powers of Governor
under Fifth Schedule’
• Laws Applicable to the Schedule Areas, President and the Schedule Areas,
Amendment of the Schedule.
• Fifth Schedule and PESA Act, 1996.
• Sixth Schedule (Article 244(2) and 275(1)): Composition of District Councils and
Regional Councils, Role of Governor, Executive Committee.

Unit III: Constitutional Safeguards for Scheduled Tribes

• Social safeguards,
• Economic safeguards,
• Educational and Cultural safeguards,
• Political safeguards and Service safeguards

Unit IV: Atrocities on Scheduled Tribes

• Atrocities: Meaning and Types; The Scheduled Castes and the Scheduled Tribes
(Prevention of Atrocities) Act, 1989
• National Commission for Scheduled Tribes; Scheduled Caste and Scheduled Tribe.
• The Scheduled Tribes and Other Traditional Forest Dwellers (Recognition of Forest
Rights) Act, 2006 (FRA).

Essential Readings:
1. Behura, N. K. and Panigrahi, Nilakantha. 2006. Tribals and the Indian Constitution:
Functioning of Fifth Schedule in the State of Orissa. New Delhi: Rawat Publications.
2. A. C. Mittal: Tribal education, administration and development, Radha Publications.
3. Amir Hasan: Tribal administration in India, B.R. Pub. Corp.
4. Atul Chandra Talukdar: Political transition in the grassroots in tribal India, Omsons
Publications.
5. B. K. Roy Burman: Panchayati Raj and Tribals, Institute of Social Sciences. Committee for A
Democratic Far Eastern Policy: A layman looks at the constitution of India
6. Cynthia Price Cohen: The Human Rights of Indigenous Peoples, Transnational Publishers.
7. D. N. Gupta : Decentralisation: Need For Reforms, Concept Publishing Company.

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 8. D.N. Thakur and D. Thakur: Tribal Law And Administration (Volume 7 of Tribal life in
India), Deep and Deep Publications.
9. Deepak Kumar Behera and Georg Pfeffer - Contemporary Society: Tribal situation in India
(Volume 6 of Contemporary Society: Tribal Studies)
10. Devendra Thakur: Tribal Life in India: Tribal law and administration (Volume 7 of Tribal Life
in India), Deep & Deep Publications.
11. Durga Das Basu: Shorter Constitution of India, Prentice Hall.
12. Florencia Roulet: Human Rights and Indigenous Peoples: A Handbook on the Un System,
Volume 92 of IWGIA document, IWGIA.
13. George Mathew - Panchayati Raj: From Legislation to Movement, Concept Publishing
Company.
14. G. S. Ghurye: The Scheduled Tribes of India, Transaction Publishers.
15. J. K. Das: Human Rights And Indigenous Peoples, APH Publishing.
16. Kunj Behari Srivastava: Panchayats in scheduled areas: An analysis of provisions of the
panchayats (extension to the scheduled areas) act, National Institute of Rural Development.
17. Lalita Prasad Vidyarthi and Binay Kumar Rai: The Tribal Culture of India, Concept
Publishing Company.
18. Laura Westra : Environmental Justice and the Rights of Indigenous Peoples: International and
Domestic Legal Perspectives, Earthscan Publishers.
19. Lola García-Alix (International Work Group for Indigenous Affairs): The Permanent Forum
on Indigenous Issues, Volume 109 of IWGIA document, IWGIA.
20. M. Hidayatullah : The fifth and sixth schedules to the Constitution of India, Ashok Publishing
House.
21. M. R. Biju: Human Rights In A Developing Society, Mittal Publications.
22. Michel Streich : Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples, Allen & Unwin Publishers.
23. P. S. K. Menon and Bakshi D. Sinha : Panchayati Raj in Scheduled Areas: A Critical Study,
Institute of Social Sciences.
24. P. S. K. Menon, Bakshi D. Sinha : Panchayati Raj in Scheduled Areas: A Critical Study,
Institute of Social Sciences.
25. Pralhad Balacharya Gajendragadkar : The Constitution of India: its philosophy and basic
postulates, Gandhi memorial lectures, Oxford University Press.
26. Pratap Chandra Swain : Panchayati Raj, APH Publishing House.
27. Prem Kumar Shinde (Ed.)- Dalits and Human Rights (in 3 volumes), Gyan Publishing House.
28. Purushottam Kumar: History and administration of tribal Chotanagpur (Jharkhand), Atma
Ram & Sons.
29. R. N. Mishra: The Scheduled Castes and the Scheduled Tribes, Hind Publishing House.
30. Rajib Lochan Panigrahy : Panchayati Raj Institutions: Issues and Challenges, Discovery
Publishing House.
31. Rann Singh Mann, K. Mann : Tribal Cultures and Change, Mittal Publications.
32. The Odisha Scheduled Areas Transfer of Immovable Property Regulation Act, 1956,
33. The Odisha Scheduled Areas Transfer of Immovable Property Rules, 1959.

Tribal Movies and Tribal Museum

Paper Code: TS 5053
Full Marks: 100
Credit-4
Students will learn from Tribal Documentary movies and Visit to Tribal Museum (SCSTRTI),
Odisha and will give a report on this.

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 Internship
TS – 5081
Credit-2
Objectives of Internship:
• To promote attitudes in the student towards professional self-development and increasing
self-esteem
• To assist students develop knowledge and skills in the practice of all the methods of
social activities
• To incorporate the class room learning with organizational/agency practice through
hands-on experience
• To expand skills of the students in troubleshooting in areas of service delivery through
organization /agency.

At the end of the 3 rd Semester of M.A Programme, the students are expected to go for 15 to 30
days internship and submit report after completion of internship to the department.

Nature of the Organization/Agency (To be visited by students) The organization/ Agency can be
Government or Non-Government Organization (NGO). If it is an NGO, it must be registered
organization. The students will have to get prior permission from University for such internship.

Students will have to join internship in organization related to subject domain under Sociology
discipline and study the organization and its programmes. The internship report should contain
the following basic components:

1. Location and background of the organization/agency

2. Objectives, programme and activities (during current calendar/financial year)
3. Administrative structure of the organization /agency
4. Major contributions of the organization/agency to the society
5. Problems/issues addressed by the organization/agency
6. Students’ contribution (details of activities) for the organization/agency
7. Summary including learning points
8. Reference/s
Following appendices to be attached:
1. List of Executive/Administration/Management committee of the organization/agency
2. List of contacts(Name and address)
3. List of document shared to the intern
4. Photographs (relevant to intern’s activities in the organization/agency
5. Map of the district where the organization is located (show location in the map, Google
map can be used)
6. Address, website, e-mail and phone number of the organization/agency
7. A certificate from the authorized signatory of the organization for completion of internship
with dates.

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 Semester-IV

SOCIAL MOVEMENTS IN INDIA

SO – 5002
(Credit-4)
Course Outcomes
• CO1: Explain Social Movements and Types of Movements CO2: Describe Reform
Movements
• CO3: Describe Radical/ Revolutionary Movements
• CO4: Elaborate Regional Movements – DMK, Shiva Sena, Jharkhand, Telangana

• CO5: Understand Environmental and Women’s Movements

• CO6: Explain the impact of Social Movements on Social Policy

Unit I:
• Definitions, Nature, Characteristics of social movements,
• Typology: Regressive movem ents; revolutio nary movem ents; reactionary movem ents; reformatory
movem ents; transform ative movem ents; Comp onents of Social Movem ent,
• Role of Social Movements in social transformation and Social Change in society,

Unit II:
• Collective Behavior
• Resource Mobilization
• Relative Deprivation
• Structural –functional
• Marxian& Gandhian approach

Unit III:
• Traditional Social Movement: Peasant Movement, Labour Movement, Tribal Movement
• Backward Class Movement: Self-respect movem ent; SNDP movement,
SatyashodakSamaj Movement
• The contemporary situation of the Maoist movement in India,

Unit IV:
• Women’s Movement; Enviro nm ental movement; Dalit movem ents; Anti-corruption movements; New
Farmer’s Movement.
• A brief history of Environmental Movements in India,
• Chipko Movement and Narmada Bachavo Andolan,
• Environmental movements in Odisha: Kashipur, Kalinga Nagar, Vedanta and POSCO,

Essential Readings:
1. Baviskar, Amita. 1995. “In the Belly of the River: Tribal conflicts over Development in the Narmada
valley”, New Delhi: Oxford University Press.
2. Desai, A.R. Ed. 1979:Peasant Struggles in India, Bombay, Oxford University Press
3. Dhanagare, D.N., 1983: Peasant Movements in Indian 1920-1950M, Delhi, OUP

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4. Gadgil, Madhav and Ramachand raG uha. 1994. ‘Ecological Conflicts and Environ mental Movement in India’.
Development and Change. 25(1): 101-136.
5. Gandhi, M.K. 1938. “Hind Swaraj”,Navjivan Trust. Ahmadabad.
6. Gore M. S., Non-Brahmin Movement of Maharashtra, Segment Book Distributors, New Delhi, 1989
7. Guha, Ramachandra. 1989. “The Unquiet Woods: Ecological Change and Peasant Resistance in the
Himalaya”, New Delhi: Oxford University Press.
8. Guru Gopal, New Dalit Politics. In RajendraVhora and SuhasPalshikared India; Democracy, meaning and
practices, New Delhi: Sage Publication, 2004.
9. Jordan P.G. 1991, Dalit Movement in Maharashtra, New Delhi: Kanak Publications.
10. Kumar Anand. 2003. ‘Political Sociology of Poverty in India: Between politics of poverty and poverty of
politics’ in A. K. Mehta (ed). Poverty in India. New Delhi: IIPA Publication. 144-196.
11. Mukherjee, ParthaNath. 1977. ‘Social Movements and Social Change: Towards a Conceptual
Clarification and Theoretical Framework’. Sociological Bulletin. 26 (1): 38-59.
12. Naik, I.C. 2016. The Environ m ental Movement, State and Civil Society. Rawat Publication. Jaipur
13. Omvedt Gail, „Struggle against dam or struggle for water? Environment and the State‟ in RajendraVhora and
SuhasPalshikared In dia: Democracy, meanin g and practices, New Delhi: Sage Publication, 2004.
14. Omvedt, Gail 1994: Dalit and the Democratic Revolution, New Delhi: Sage.
15. Oommen, T K, Nation, Civil Society and Social Movements. New Delhi: Sage Publication, 2004.
16. Oommen, T.K. 1990. Protest and change:Studies in social Movements, Delhi – Sage
17. Patnaik, Sarmistha. 2003. ‘Development, Globalization and the Rise of a Grassroots Environmental
Movement: The Case of ChilikaBachaoAndolan (CBA) in Eastern India’. Indian Journal of Public
Administration, XLIX (1): 55-65.
18. Rao, M.S.A., 1979:Social Movements and SocialTransformation, Delhi, Macmillan.
19. Rao, M.S.A.: Social Movements in India, Vol.I and II, Manohar, Delhi, 1978.
20. Samantara, Prafulla. 2000. “People’s Struggle for Right to Liveliho od, Gopalpu r Coast Environment
Protection Forum (Orissa)”, New Delhi: Lok Shakti Abhiyan.
21. Shah Ghanshyam: Social Movements and the State, Sage, New Delhi, 2002.
22. Shah, Ghanashyam, Social movements in India: A literature review. New Delhi: Sage Publications,
1990.
23. Shah, Ghanshya, 1977:Protest Movements in two Indian States, New Delhi, Ajanta
24. Shah, Nandita, 1992: The Issues at Stake: Theory and Practice in the Contem po rary women ’s movements in India,
New Delhi,
25. Shiva, Vandana, 1991: Ecology and the Politics of Survival, New Delhi, Sage
26. Singh K.S. 1982 Tribal movements in India, (ed.) Vol. I & II Manohar Publications, New Delhi.
27. Singh Rajendra, 2001, SocialMovements, Old and New, Sage Publications, New Delhi.

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 A.Science, Technology and Society
(ELECTIVE PAPER)
SO-5032
(Credit-4)

Course Outcomes

The first part of the course introduces three fundamental theoretical trends that problematized the production
of scientific knowledge; Sociology of Scientific Knowledge (SSK), Postcolonial Studies of Science and Feminist
Studies of Science. The second part of the course focuses on the technology-society interface from a wide
range of theoretical standpoints such as social shaping of technology, social constructionist and actor-network
theoretical perspectives. The course, in general, proposes that science and technology are socially and
culturally embedded activities.

Unit-I:
• History of Technological Development
• Media: Print and Electronic, Visual and Social Media
• E-Governance and Surveillance Society

Unit-II:
• Technology and Emerging Political Processes
• State Policy, Digital Divide and Inclusion
• Technology and Changing Family Relations
Unit-III
• Technology and Changing Health Systems
• Food and Technology
• Cyber Crime
Unit-IV:

• Technology – Society Interface

• Social Shaping of Technology
• Social Construction of Technology
• Transition in Socio-Technical Systems: Multi-Level Perspective

Essential Readings

1. Collins, Harry and Pinch, Trevor 1993. The Golem: What Everyone Should Know about, Science.
Cambridge: Cambridge University Press.

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2. Hess, David J. 1995. Science and Technology in a Multicultural World: The Cultural Politics of Facts and
Artefacts. New York: Columbia Press.
3. Hess, David J. 1997. Science Studies: An Advanced Introduction. New York: New York, University
Press.
4. Jasanoff, Sheila et al. (eds.). 1995. Handbook of Science and Technology Studies. Thousand, Oaks, CA:
Sage Publications.
5. MacKenzie, Donald and Judy Wajcman 1999 (eds.). The Social Shaping of Technology, 2 nd edition,
Open University Press.
6. Sismondo, Sergio 2010. An Introduction to Science and Technology Studies (2nd edition). Chichester:
Wiley-Blackwell.
7. Anne Fausto-Sterling. 2002. “Gender, Race and Nation: The Comparative Anatomy of ‘Hottentot’ Women
in Europe, 1815–17. In Kimberly Wallace-Sanders (ed.). Skin Deep, Spirit Strong: The Black Female Body
in American Culture. Ann Arbor: The University of Michigan Press, pp. 66–95.
8. Bijker, Wiebe E. 1997. Of Bicycles, Bakelites and Bulbs: Toward a Theory of Sociotechnical Change.
Cambridge, MA: MIT Press.
9. Bijker, Wiebe E. et al. 1989. The Social Construction of Technological Systems. Cambridge, MA: MIT Press.
10. Bloor, David 1976. Knowledge and Social Imagery, second edition, London: Routledge and Kegan Paul.
11. Bourdieu, Pierre. 2004. Science of Science and Reflexivity. Cambridge: Polity Press.
12. Bucchi, Massimiano. 1996. “When Scientists Turn to the Public: Alternative Routes in Science
Communication.” Public Understanding of Science 05: 375–394.
13. Callon, Michael. 1986. “Some Elements of a Sociology of Translation: Domestication of the Scalops and
the Fisherman of St. Brieuc Bay”, in Law, John 1986. Power, Action and Belief: A New Sociology of
Knowledge? London: Routledge and Kegan Paul. Pp. 196–229.
14. Collins, H.M. 2001. “Tacit Knowledge, Trust and the Q of Sapphire”, Social Studies of Science 31(1): 71–
85.
15. Cutcliffe, Stephen H. 1989.” The Emergence of STS as an Academic Field”, Research in Philosophy
and Technology 9: 287–31.
16. Erikowitz, Henry. 1990. “The Capitalisation of Knowledge”, Theory, Culture and Society 19: 107–21.
17. Fausto-Sterling, Anne 1989. “Life in the XY Corral”, Women’s Studies International Forum 12/3: 319–
31.
18. Feenberg, Andrew. 2005. “Critical Theory of Technology: An Overview.” Tailoring
Biotechnologies 1(1): 47-64.
19. Galison, Peter and Stump, David (eds.). 1996. The Disunity of Science: Boundaries, Contexts, and Power.
Stanford, CA: Stanford University Press.
20. Geels, F. W. (2004). “From Sectorial Systems of Innovation to Socio-technical Systems: Insights about
Dynamics and Change from Sociolog y and Institutional Theory.” Research Policy: 33:897 - 920.
21. Gibbons, Michael et al. 1994. The New Production of Knowledge: The Dynamics of Science and Research in
Contemporary Societies. London: Sage.
22. Gieryn, Thomas F. 1983. “Boundary-work and the Demarcation of Science from Non-science: Strains and
Interests in Professional Ideologies of Scientists”, American Sociological Review 48: 781–95.
23. Haraway, Donna 1989. Primate Visions: Gender, Race and Nature in the World of Modern Science. New
York: Routledge and Kegan Paul.
24. Harding, Sandra 1986. The Science Question in Feminism. Ithaca, NY: Cornell University Press.
25. Hilgartner, Stephen. 1990. “The Dominant View of Popularization: Conceptual Problems, Political Uses.
Social Studies of Science 20/3, August: 519–39.
26. Irwin, Alan 1995. Citizen Science. London: Routledge.

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 B.MEDIA AND SOCIETY
(ELECTIVE PAPER)
SO-5032
(Credit-4)
Course Outcomes

• Students would be able to know the media activities in society.

• Students would be able to understand social change and development through
media studies.
• Students would be able to identify, assess and analyze the technological issues
related to media.
• Students would understand ethics in various media perspective activities related
to the news.

Unit-I: Introduction to Media

• Mass Communication
• Characteristics of mass media
• Types of media
• Functions of media
• Social media and new media

Unit-II: Role of Media in Social Change and Development

• Role of Media in Education
• Media as a Source of Entertainment
• Impact of media on women
• Changing Scope of Print and Publication
• Social Media is a vital platform

Unit-III: Media and Technology

• Define technology and describe its evolution
• Evolution and current role of different media like newspapers, television
and new media
• The function of product advertising in media
• Media globalization
• Globalization of technology

Unit-IV: Media Ethics

• Media ethics and its impact on the value system
• Media coverage of gender-based violence, sexual assault, rape, child abuse
• Internet and information revolution
• Future of democracy and media

Essential Readings

1. Andrejevic, M. (2004) Reality TV: The Work of Being Watched, Oxford:

Rowman & Little field.
2. Atton, C. (2002) Alternative Media, London: Sage
3. Castells, M. (2003) The Internet Galaxy: Reflections on the Internet, Business
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 4. Country, N. And Curran, J. eds (2003) Contesting Media Power: Alternative
Media in a Networked World, Rowman & Little field.
5. Jenkins, H. (2006) Convergence Culture: Where Old and New Media Collide.
New York, NY: New York University Press.
6. King, E. (2010) Free for All: The Internet’s Transformation of Journalism,
Evanston, IL: North western University Press.
7. Lippmann, Walter. (2010) Public Opinion, Newyork: Green book Publications.
8. Redmond, S. And Holmes, S. eds (2007) Stardom and Celebrity: A Reader,
London: Sage Publication.
9. Stevenson, N. (1995) Understanding Media Cultures: Social Theory and Mass
Communication, London: Sage Publications.
10. Waltz, Mitzi. (2005) Alternative and Activist Media: Edinburgh University
Press.

A. Industrial Sociology
(ELECTIVE PAPER)
SO-5034
(Credit-4)
Course Outcome
This course will help the students
1. To understand Sociology of industry, the importance of industrial Sociology and industrial
revolution
2. To get familiarized with human resource management and the process of workers
participation in management
3 To learn the industrial problems, strategies to overcome industrial conflicts and trade union
4. To understand how industrialization brings social change
Unit-1
• Introduction, Meaning, Definition and Scope of Industrial Sociology
• The emergence of Industrial Sociology as a sub-discipline
• Significance of Industrial Sociology

Unit-II
• Industrial Relations
• Human Resource Management Relations
• personnel Management
• Workers Participation in Management
Unit-III
• Industrial Problems and Trade Union Movement
• Industrial conflicts and Disputes
• Functions, Problems and Prospects of Trade Unions in India
• Collective Bargaining
Unit-IV
• Industry and Social Change in India
• Dimensions of industrialization in India
• Impact on Social Institutions-Family, Education, Caste and Religion
• Obstacles to and Limitations of Industrialisation

Essential Readings
1. Agarwal, R.D.(1974) Dynamics of Labour relations in India.New Delhi, Tata McGraw Hill
Publishing Company
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2Gisbert Pascal(1972) Fundamentals of Industrial Sociology.Bombay, Tata McGraw Hill.
3.Memoria,C.B. and Mamoria. 1992.Dynamics of Industrial Relations in India.Himalaya
Publishing House, Mumbai.
4.Moore,W.E.1974.industrial Relations and Social Order, New York: MacMillan
5. Parker, S.R.(et. el.)(1990)The Sociology of industry.London, Allen and Unwind.
6. Sing, V.B.(1963) Industrial Labour in India.Bombay, Asia Publishing house.
7.Sheth.N.R.(Ed).1982.Industrial Sociology of India.New Delhi; Allied Publishers

B. GLOBALIZATION AND SOCIETY

(ELECTIVE PAPER)
SO-5034
(Credit-4)
Course Outcomes
• Knowledge about the history and process of globalization.
• Knowledge about the forces of globalization.
• Knowledge about the social-cultural, economic and political implications of
globalization.
• Knowledge about how the focus of sociology is shifting from national to global
societies

Unit-I
• Globalization: The Historical and Social Context, Distinctive Characteristics of
globalization, Positive and negative dimensions of globalization
Unit-II
• Globalization: Dimensions: Economic, Technological, Social and cultural
dimensions of globalization
Unit-III:
• Globalization and State, Globalization and culture, Globalization and
environment
Unit-IV:
• Global Institutions and Actors: World Bank, International Monetary Fund
(IMF),
Unit-V:
• World Health Organization (WHO), MNCs, None-Government
Organization(NGO)

Essential Readings
1. Appadurai, Arjun, 1997, Modernity at Large: Culture Dimension of Globalization
2. Schuurman, FJ (ed), 2002, Globalization and Development Studies: Challenges for
the 21st century
3. Tim Allen and Alan Thomas (ed), 2000, Poverty and Development into the 21st
century
4. Somayaji, Sakarama & Somayaji Ganesha, 2006, Sociology of Globalization
5. Pramanick, Swapan Kumar and Ganguly ramanuj, 2010, Globalization in India: New
Frontiers and Challenges
6. Sahoo, Ajay Kumar, 2006, Sociological Perspectives on Globalization

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 Development, Tribal Displacement and Rehabilitation
TS-5052
(Credit-4)
Course Outcomes

Unit – I
• Basic Concepts of Rehabilitation and Resettlement; R & R – A Global
Scenario,
• R & R – A National Scenario and Odisha Scenario,
• Theory of R & R Developed by Michael Cernea; Risk and Reconstruction
Model

Unit II:
• Rehabilitation and Resettlement (R & R)
• Tribal Displacement and Deprivation
• Displacement and Rehabilitation, PVTGs of Odisha

Unit III:
• Types of Displacements- A Case Analysis: Irrigation Projects, Industrial
Projects, Hydro-Electric Project, Mining Project;
• Impact of Displacement on Indigenous People- (Case of Sardar Sarowar Hydro-
Electric Project);
• Impact of displacement on Tribal people (Case of Upper Indravati Hydro-
Electric Project, South Odisha)

Unit IV:
• Impact of Mega Industrial and Mining Projects on the Life of Tribal; a Case
Analysis: NALCO Project, TATA Project of Kalinga Nagar.
• Preparation of Community Development activities for displaced people,
• The Land Acquisition Act (LAA), 1894,
• Right to fair compensation and Transparency in Land Acquisition,
Rehabilitation and Resettlement Act, 2013 (RFCTLARR Act, 2013)

Essential Readings
1. Behera, D.K and Georg pfeffer. Contemporary Society Tribal Studies, Volume I
to VI. New Delhi: Concept Publishing Company
2. Vidarrthy.L.P. and B.N. Sahay. Applied Anthropology and Development in
India. New Delhi: National Publishing House.
3. Bose, B.P.C., Disaster Policies and Administration: A Study of Three Andhra
Disasters.
4. Cohen, Stephen P. and C.V. Raghavulu, The Andhra Cyclone of
1988.Individual and Institutional Responses to Mass Death.
5. Goldsmith and Hildyad, N., The Social and Environmental Effects of Large
Dams.
6. Bose, B.P.C., Disaster Policies and Administration: A Study of Three Andhra
Disasters.

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7. Cohen, Stephen P. and C.V. Raghavulu, The Andhra Cyclone of
1988.Individual and Institutional Responses to Mass Death.
8. Fernandes, Walter and Thakria, Enekshi G., Development, Displacement and
Rehabilitation.
9. Gangopadhyay, T. and Mankodi, K.A., Rehabilitation: The Ecological and
Economic Crisis.
10. Goldsmith and Hildyad, N., The Social and Environmental Effects of Large
Dams.
11. Keiler, Stephen L., Uprooting and Social Change.
12. Schdder, T., The Human Ecology and Big Projects: River Basin Development
and Resettlement.
13. The Gazette of India: Ministry of Law and Justice (2007). The Scheduled Tribes
and Other Traditional Forest Dwellers (Recognition of Forest Rights) Act, 2006.
New Delhi.
14. The Gazette of India: Ministry of Tribal Affairs (2012). The Scheduled Tribes
and Other Traditional Forest Dwellers (Recognition of Forest Rights)
Amendment Rules. New Delhi.
15. The Gazette of India: Ministry of Law and Justice (2013). The Right to Fair
Compensation and Transparency in Land Acquisition, Rehabilitation and
Resettlement Act, 2013. New Delhi.
16. Report of the High-Level Committee on Socio-economic, Health and
Educational Status of Tribal Communities of India submitted to the Ministry of
Tribal Affairs, Government of India May 2014.

17. Anuradha Kumar, 2002. Encyclopaedia of Human Rights Development under

Privilege, New Delhi: Sarup.
18. ARORA, MANJU, 2009. FOREST AND WILDLIFE LAWS AND RIGHTS OF
I NDIGENOUS PEOPLE (Institute of Constitutional and Parliamentary Studies, New
Delhi, and Hope India Publications, Gurgaon,).
19. BANDYOPADHYAY, PRADIP KUMAR 1999. TRIBAL SITUATION IN EASTERN INDIA –
CUSTOMARY LAW AMONG BORDER BENGAL TRIBES (Calcutta).
20. Baxi, Upendra, The Future of Human Rights, New Delhi: Oxford University
Press, 2006 (third edition).
21. Beetham, David, 1995. Politics and Human Rights, Oxford: Blackwell.
22. Behura, N. K. and Panigrahi, Nilakantha. 2006. Tribals and the Indian
Constitution: Functioning of Fifth Schedule in the State of Orissa. New Delhi:
Rawat Publications.
23. Ishwaran, K., 1968. “Customary Law in Village India”, In FAMILY LAW AND
CUSTOMARY LAW IN ASIA: A CONTEMPORARY LEGAL PERSPECTIVE 234 (David C.
Buxbaum ed.).
24. Jeremy, Waldron. 1984. Theories of Rights, Oxford; Oxford University Press,
25. John W. Kingdon (2003), Agendas, Alternatives, and Public Policies. 2nd
Edition. (New York: Longman,).
26. Katare, P.M. and B.C. Barik, 2002. Development, Deprivation and Human
Rights Violation, New Delhi: Rawat.
27. KILIKDAR, BIBHAS K ANTI , 1998. CUSTOMARY LAWS AND PRACTICES – THE RIAN GS
OF TRIPURA (Agartala, Tribal Research Institute, Gov’t of Tripura,).
28. KOIRENG, T. N EISHONING, 2010. U NWRITTEN CUSTOMARY LAW OF NORTH EAST
INDIA (Shillong,).
29. Kraft, Michael, and Scott Furlong. 2004. Public Policy: Politics, Analysis, and
Alternatives. Washington, DC: CQ Press.

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30. KUSUM & P.M. BAKSHI , 1982. CUSTOMARY LAW AND JUSTICE IN THE TRIBAL AREAS
OF MEGHALAYA (Bombay).
31. M.H. Syed, 2003. Human Rights in Islam: the Modern Perspective, New Delhi:
Anmol.
32. Mahapatra, L.K., 2002. “Customary Rights in Land and Forest and the State”,
In TRIBAL AND INDIGENOUS PEOPLE OF INDIA – PROBLEMS AND PROSPECTS
(Rabindra Nath Pati ed.,).
33. Mathur, Crime, Human Rights and National Security, New Delhi: Gyan Pub.
34. Mujawar, Wasiyoddin R., 2009. Social and Political Movements for Human
Rights, Delhi: Manglam Pub.
35. Nickel, James, 1987. Making Sense of Human Rights: Philosophical Reflections
on the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, Berkeley: University of
California Press.
36. O’Byrne, Darren J. 2003. Human Rights: An Introduction, Delhi: Pearson
Education Ltd.
37. REDDY, M. GOPINATH , K. ANIL KUMAR & NAGA RAJU, 2009. CHIKKALA, A
STUDY OF FOREST RIGHTS A CT, 2006 IN A NDHRA PRADESH – A N ASSESSMENT OF
I TS MAJOR FEATURES AND I SSUES IN I MPLEMENTATION PROCESS (Hyderabad,
Centre for Economic and Social Studies).
38. Roger Pielke (2007), The Honest Broker: Making Sense of Science in Policy
and Politics. New York: Cambridge University Press (Chapters 1, 3-5, 8).
39. Sabatier, (2007), Theories of the Policy Process, 2nd ed. (Westview).
40. Sarkar, R.M. (ed). 2006. LAND AND FOREST RIGHTS OF THE TRIBALS TODAY (New
Delhi, Serials Publications).
41. SATHYAPALAN, JYOTHIS & M. GOPINATH REDDY, 2010. RECOGNITION OF FOREST
RIGHTS AND LIVELIHOODS OF TRIBAL COMMUNITIES – A STUDY OF WESTERN GHATS
REGION, KERALA STATE (Hyderabad, Centre for Economic and Social Studies).
42. Sing, P.K., 1996. “From Simplicity to Organized Complexity: with Special
Reference to Tribal Customary Laws”, In TRIBES OF INDIA – ONGOING
CHALLENGES (R.S. Mann. ed.,),
43. Singh, K.S. (ed.), 1993. TRIBAL ETHNOGRAPHY, CUSTOMARY LAW, AND CHANGE
44. Stella Z. Theodoulou and Matthew A. Cahn, eds (1995), Public Policy: The
Essential Readings. (New York: Prentice Hall,).
45. Stone, Deborah (2002). Policy Paradox: The Art of Policy Decisions Making.
New York: W.W. Norton
46. Subramanian, K.S., 2007. Political Violence and the Police in India, Los Angel:
Sage.
47. Thomas A. Birkland, (2016), An Introduction to the Policy Process: Theories,
Concepts, and Models of Public Policy Making. 4th Edition. (New York:
Routledge).
48. Will Kymlicka (Eds), Rights of Minority Cultures, Oxford: Clarendon Press,
1995.

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 PRINCIPLES OF SOCIOLOGY
(Open Elective)
SO-5042
(CREDIT-04)

Course Outcomes

• CO1: Elaborate on Nature, Scope, Emergence, Importance of Sociology

• CO2: Describe the relationship between Sociology and other social sciences;
Theoretical Perspectives in Sociology
• CO3: Explain basic concepts of Society; types of society, cultur e and Groups CO4:
Elaborate social Interaction, Social Processes and socialisation
• CO5: Discuss social institutions
• CO6: Explain social stratification and its theories; Means and agencies of social
control
• CO7: Describe Social Change – Theories and Factors of Social Change

Unit- I Introduction to Sociology

Meaning, Definition and origin - Nature and Scope of Sociology,

• Concepts – Society, Community, Association and Institution,
• Sociology and other social sciences

Unit - II Individual and Society

Origin of Society - Socialization – definition, Processes, Social Interaction - Social Processes

Associative and Dissociative Social Processes,
• Social Groups – Definition and Characteristics –Primary and Secondary groups.

Unit IIII. Social Stratification and Social institutions

Social Stratification – Definition concept of Inequality – Caste and Class –

• Social Institutions – Marriage – Characteristics, types, functions. Family-Characteristics,
Types, Functions and recent trends.

Unit IV Social Control and Social change

Meaning, Definition, Nature and Types of Social Control –

• Meaning and nature of Social change - Factors of social change

Essential Readings

1. B. Brinkerhoff David Lynn K. White (1991) Sociology – New York West Publishing
co.,
2. Kendall, Diana – (1996) Sociology in our times California – Wadsworth
Publication
3. Shankar Rao - (1995) Sociology, New Delhi, S Chand and Co.,
4. Giddens, Anthony – (2001) Sociology (4th edition) U.K – Polity Press
5. Mitchell, Duncan – (1959) Sociology, Bombay Oxford University Press
6. Robertson, Ian – (1980) Sociology, New York Worth Publishers Inc.
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7. Eshleman, Ross J & Cashion G Barbara (1983) – Sociology – An Introduction –
U.S.A – Little Brown & Co Ltd.,
8. Caplow, Theodore – (1975) Sociology, New Jersey – Prentice – Hall Inc
9. Madam G. R. (1991) The Theoretical Sociology New Delhi – Mittal
Publications

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 Dissertation
TS –5082
Credit-8

Objectives: The paper aims to train the students in carryin g out fieldwork and report writing.

Fieldwork: Each student shall have to undergo training to learn and use different techniques of scientific data
collected during 15 days of fieldwork under the supervision of a teacher, as nominated by the head of the department, in a
tribal/rural area. The department shall announce the exact date of commencement of fieldwork. Students failing to
complete the fieldwork in a particular year can only clear the paper by conducting fieldwork next year. The
dissertation is to be prepared by the student under the supervision of the concerned teacher. The student must submit the
dissertation through the supervising teacher to the Head of the Department for its evaluation at least fifteen days in
advance of the date notified for examination. An external examiner shall evaluate the dissertation in consultation with
the internal examiner (the supervising teacher). The candidate shall be awarded grades both by the internal and external
examiners based on their dissertatio n, seminar presentation and viva voice.

Essential Readings
1. Ahuja, Ram (2010), Research Methods. Jaipur: Rawat Publication.
2. Bauer M.W. & G. Gaskell (eds.). (2000). Qualitative Research with Text, Image and Sound: A Practical
Handbook. London, Sage Publications.
3. Bryman A. (1988). Quantity and Quality in Social Research. London, Unwin Hyman Ltd.
4. Bryman, A. (2001). Surveying the Social World, Buckingham. Philadelphia, Open University Press.
5. Denzin, N.K. & Y.S. Lincoln. (eds.). (2000). Handbook ofQualitative Research. NewYork, Sage. Flick, U.
(2009 ). An Introd uction to Qualitative Research (4th Edition). London, Sage Publications.

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Giddens, A. (1993). New Rules of sociolo gical Method (2nd Edition). Stanford, California, Stanford University Press.
Grbich, C. (2004). New Approaches in Social Research. London, Sage Publications.
Gupta, C.B and Gupta, V. An Introduction to Statistical Methods, New Delhi: Vikas Publishing House PVT Ltd.
Huberman, A.M. & M.B. Miles. (2002). The Qualitative Researcher’s Companion. New York, Sage Publications.
Kothari, C. R. Research Methodolo gy: Method s and Technique. ND: Wiley Eastern Limited. Seale, C.
(2004). Social Research Methods: A Reader. London, Routledge.
Silverman, D. (ed.). (2011) Qualitative Research (3rd Edition). London, Sage Publications. University of
Chicago (2010). The Chicago Manual of Style (sixteenth ed.). Chicago: Univ. of
Chicago Press.
W.J. Goode and P. K. Hatt (1952) Methods in Social Research. Mc Graw Hill Co. Young, P.V.
1956. Scientific Social Surveys and Research. Lond on: Prentice-Hall

Paper Code: CO- 5012

Credit-2

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