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Sociology — Model Syllabus Roadmap

22 Official 2024 Lecturer Disciplines — Syllabus Directory · Subjects 12–22

Useful for: SSB Lecturer (Degree Colleges)

Overview

Sociology covers classical and modern theory, Indian sociology, research methods, stratification, institutions and social change.

Key points

  • Auguste Comte coined the term "sociology" (1838).
  • Classical thinkers: Durkheim (social facts), Weber (verstehen, bureaucracy), Marx (class conflict).
  • Indian sociology: G. S. Ghurye, M. N. Srinivas (Sanskritisation), Louis Dumont ("Homo Hierarchicus").
  • Research methods: surveys, ethnography, statistics.
  • Stratification: caste, class, gender.
  • Social change: modernisation, globalisation, movements.

Explanation

  • Functionalism, conflict theory and symbolic interactionism are major perspectives.
  • Kinship and family are core institutions.
  • Urban and rural sociology study settlements.
  • Social movements shape change.

Step by step

  1. Place the question in its unit of the syllabus.
  2. Recall the theory, thinker, law or work involved.
  3. Eliminate options from other schools, periods or units.

Examples

  • Term "sociology" → Auguste Comte.
  • "Homo Hierarchicus" → Louis Dumont.
  • Concept of Sanskritisation → M. N. Srinivas.

Traps and advanced points

  • Trap: Mixing classical thinkers.
  • Trap: Wrong Indian sociologist attributions.
  • Trap: Ignoring methods.

Quick revision

  • Comte 1838.
  • Durkheim, Weber, Marx.
  • Ghurye, Srinivas, Dumont.

Practice MCQs

  1. The term 'sociology' was coined by

    1. Max Weber
    2. Émile Durkheim
    3. Auguste Comte
    4. Karl Marx

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    Answer: (c) Auguste Comte. He is called the father of sociology.

  2. 'Suicide' (1897), a classic study of social facts, was written by

    1. Talcott Parsons
    2. Max Weber
    3. Herbert Spencer
    4. Émile Durkheim

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    Answer: (d) Émile Durkheim. It linked suicide rates to social integration.

  3. 'The Protestant Ethic and the Spirit of Capitalism' was written by

    1. Max Weber
    2. Karl Marx
    3. Georg Simmel
    4. C. Wright Mills

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    Answer: (a) Max Weber. It linked religion and economic life.

  4. The concept of Sanskritisation was given by

    1. A. R. Desai
    2. G. S. Ghurye
    3. M. N. Srinivas
    4. Yogendra Singh

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    Answer: (c) M. N. Srinivas. He studied the village of Rampura.

  5. Class struggle as the driving force of history is central to the ideas of

    1. Auguste Comte
    2. Karl Marx
    3. Émile Durkheim
    4. Max Weber

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    Answer: (b) Karl Marx. It is part of historical materialism.

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