B.A. LL.B. (Five Years) Sociology Major-1: Invitation to Sociology Syllabus - KSLU 2026

• Sociology
• Major-1: Invitation to Sociology

Objectives:

• This course provides an outline exposure to the students about the fundamental concepts of sociology. The course also aims at helping the students to understand the social institutions and regulative mechanism of society. It makes them to acquire sufficient knowledge about social change and development.

Unit 1: Introduction

• a. Definition of Sociology
• b. Transition from Social Philosophy to Sociology
• c. Emergence of Sociology : Socio-political and intellectual forces
• d. Subject matter and Scope
• e. Perspectives in Sociology : Functionalist, Conflict, Interactionist and Feminist perspectives
• f. Reciprocity between Sociology and other disciplines : History, Political science, Economics, Criminology and Law
• g. Relevance of Sociology

Unit 2: Basic Sociological Concepts

• a. Society
• b. Community
• c. Social Structure
• d. Social System
• e. Role and Status
• f. Social Values
• g. Culture
• h. Socialization
• i. Social groups
• (Meaning, Characteristics/Elements and Types)

Unit 3: Social Institutions

• a. Family and Marriage
• b. Religion
• c. Education
• d. State and Law
• e. Property
• (Features/Elements, Types and Importance)

Unit 4: Regulative Mechanism of Society

• a. Social Norms, Social Conformity and Social Deviance
• b. Informal Agencies of Social Control : Folkways, Mores, Customs, Religion, Public opinion
• c. Formal Agencies : Law, Education, Police and Military

Unit 5: Social Change and Development

• a. Meaning and Definitions
• b. Kindred concepts : Evolution, Growth, Progress, Development
• c. Theories of Social Change : Cyclical and Uni-linear
• d. Developmental perspectives : Human Development, Social Development, Sustainable development
• e. Theories of Development : Theories of development and Under-development

References:

• 1. Bottomore, T.B. 1972. Sociology: A Guide to Problems and Literature. Bombay: George
• a. Allen and Unwin (India).
• 2. Harlambos, M. 1998. Sociology: Themes and Perspectives. New Delhi: Oxford
• a. University Press
• 3. Inkeles, Alex. 1987. What is sociology? New Delhi: Prentice-Hall of India.
• 4. Johnson, Harry M. 1995. Sociology: A Systematic Introduction. New Delhi: Allied Publishers.
• 5. Schaefer, Richard T. and Robert P.Lamm. 1999. Sociology. New Delhi: Tata-McGraw Hill.
• 6. Abraham Francis (2006): Contemporary Sociology, Oxford University Press, New Delhi
• 7. David Popence (1977): Sociology (3rd Edn), Prentice Hall INC, Engelwood Cliffs, New Jersey
• 8. Davis Kingsley (1982): Human Society, Surjeet, Surjeet Publications, New Delhi.
• 9. Fulcher James & Scott John (2003): Sociology (2nd Ed.), Oxford University Press, New York.
• 10. Gisbert Pascual (1983): Fundamentals of Sociology, Orient Longmans, Bombay, 1983
• 11. Horton Paul and Hunt Chester (1984): Sociology, McGraw Hill Co, New Delhi
• 12. Ian Robertson (1980): Sociology, Worth Publishers, INC. New York
• 13. Mckee James (1981): Sociology- The Study of Society, Holt, Rinehart and Winston, New York Mitchell
• 14. Schaefer and Lamm (1992): Sociology (4th Edn) McGraw Hill, INC, New York
• 15. Giddens, Anthony, Sociology (7th ed.), 2013, New Delhi : Wiley India Pvt Ltd.
• 16. MacIver, R.M and C. H .Page, Society-Introduction to Sociology, MacMillan, New Delhi
• 17. Samuel Koeing: (1957) Sociology: An Introduction to Science of Society, Barnes & Nobel Books, London.
• 18. Berger, Peter L. An Invitation to Sociology, Allen and Unwin, London.1978
• 19. Jayaram, N, 1990, Introductory Sociology, Macmilan, New Delhi
• 20. Haralambos & Holborn. 2008. Sociology: Themes and Perspectives. London:Collins
• 21. Jena D.N & Mohapatara V.K.2002. Social Change: Themes and Perspectives. New Delhi, Kalyani Publishers.
• 22. Leslie G.R, Richard F. Larson, Benjamin L.Gorman. 1994, Introduicatory Sociology: Order and Change in Society (3 Edn) Delhi, Oxford University Press.