Bachelor of Arts (B.A.) Introduction to Sociology Syllabus - Mumbai University 2026
Syllabus for Introduction to Sociology
Part of this reading list is printed in Devanagari, which the University's own PDF does not release as reliable text. Those entries are not set here; they are in the document above, as she printed them.
Module 1: Emergence of Sociology
- 1 Meaning, Nature and Scope of Sociology
- 2 Relationship between sociology and other social sciences
- 3 Careers in Sociology
Module 2: Pioneers of Sociology
- 1 Auguste Comte (Law of 3 stages), Herbert Spencer (Organic analogy)
- 2 Emile Durkheim (Division of Labor)
- 3 Karl Marx (Conflict)
Module 3: Introduction to Society
- 1 Definition and functions of Society
- 2 Evolution of society Hunting and gathering Agrarian Industrial
- 3 Post- industrial Network society Risk society.
Module 4: Culture
- 1 Meaning, Characteristics, Elements of culture,
- 2 Cultural Diversity: Cultural Universals/Cultural Differences
- 3 Ethnocentrism/Cultural Relativity, Sub Culture/Counterculture
References
- 1 Dasgupta and Saha (2012) An introduction to Sociology, Pearson.
- 2 Giddens, Anthony (2017) Sociology (8th edition), Atlantic Publishers.
- 3 Haralambos M and Heald (2009) Sociology Themes and Perspectives. New Delhi Oxford University Press.
- 4 Julia Jary and David Jary (2005) Dictionary of Sociology Collins.
- 5 Macionis, John (2005) Sociology (10 th edition) Prentice Hall.
- 6 Marshall Gordon. (2004) Dictionary of Sociology New Delhi Oxford University Press.
- 7 Schaefer Richard Sociology A Brief Introduction (2006) sixth edition Tata McGraw Hill New Delhi.
- 8 Schaeffer and Lamm (1998) Sociology (6 th edition) McGraw Hill.
- 9 Stolley S, Kathy (2005) The Basics of Sociology, Greenwood Press