Society in India: Structure, Organization and Change - भारत में समाज: संरचना, संगठन और परिवर्तन

Program Class: Certificate/ BA

Year: First

Semester: Second

Subject: Sociology

Course Title: Society in India: Structure, Organization & Change

Course Learning Outcomes:

On completion of this course, learners will be able to:

This paper is designed in this manner, so that students are introduced to the concepts related  to Indian Society. They are made familiar with the structure and organization of Indian  Society, its linkages and continuity with past and present. It also gives insights to analyze  contemporary changes in Indian society and provides comprehensive understanding of  various aspects of Indian social system.

Credits: 4

Core Compulsory

Max. Marks: –25+75

Min. Passing Marks: 33

Unit

Topics

I

The structure and composition of Indian society: Village, Town, City, Rural-Urban linkages. Unity and diversity in Indian society.

II

Indological, Historical, Structural and Functional Perspective to study Indian Society.

III

Cultural and Ethnic diversity: Diversities in respect of language, caste, region, and religious beliefs and practices.

IV

Tribal Communities in India: Geographical distribution, Problem of Assimilation, Integration and Assertion, Backwardness and Underdevelopment in Tribes.

V

Basic Institutions of Indian society: Caste, Marriage, Religion, Class, and Joint Family.

VI

Social Classes in India: Agrarian-Rural, Industrial-Urban; The Middle Class; Exclusion and Inclusion, Backward classes, Dalits, Women.

VII

Population: Structure and dynamics, Demographic analysis, Population explosion, Demographic theories, Population growth, and control.

VIII

Change and Transformation in Indian Society; Factors affecting National Integration: Casteism and Politics of caste in India, Communalism and Politics of Communalism, Naxalism