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Sidho-Kanho-Birsha University, Purulia

Syllabus for MA in Sociology

CONTENTS

FIRST SEMESTER:

Paper 101: Society and Culture in India Paper 102: Ill-fare Issues and Social Movements in India Paper 103: Sociological Thought – I (Functionalist and Conflict Traditions) Paper 104: Sociology of Gender Paper-105: Research Methodology - I SECOND SEMESTER: Paper 201: Sociology and Social Anthropology in India. Paper 202: Sociology of Culture and Everyday Life Paper 203: Sociological Thought – II (Structuralist and Interactionist Traditions) Paper 204: Research Methodology - II and Statistics Paper 205: Population and Society; Sociological Theory Practicum THIRD SEMESTER:

Paper 301: Social Theory - I Paper 302: Rural Sociology and Urban Sociology Paper 303: Later Indian Sociological and Social Anthropological Theories Paper 304: Industrial Sociology Paper 305: Society and Culture in Bengal FOURTH SEMERSTER:

Paper 401: Social Theory – II Paper: 402: Social Theory – III Paper 403: Sociology of Development and Sociology of Environment Paper 404: Tribal Society in India Paper 405: Dissertation Based on Fieldwork

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FIRST SEMESTER

Paper: 101

Society and Culture in India (Total Marks: 50, Total classes: 50)

Module I: (25 Marks) A. Caste and its Interpretations: Louis Dumont; Dipankar Gupta [10 classes] B. Family and Marriage in India: Structures and Changes [5 classes] C. Kinship Patterns in India: Kinship Terminologies; Descent and Alliances; Regional variations [10 classes] Module II: (25 Marks)

A. Tradition and Modernity in India: Modernization of Indian Tradition (Yogendra Singh). [7 Classes]

B. Pluralism and Nation Building in India [8 Classes] C. Secularism; Secularization; Problems of communal Violence in India [10 Classes]

References: 1. M. N. Srinivas (ed), 1995, Caste-Its Twentieth Century Avatar, Penguin. 2. --------, 1996, Village, Caste, gender and Method, OUP. 3. --------, 1966, Social Change in Modern India, Orient Longman. 4. --------, 1962, Caste in Modern India, Media Promoters. 5. Y. Singh, 1977, Modernization of Indian Tradition, Thomson Press. 6. --------, 1993, Social Change in India, Har-Anand Pub. 7. T. K. Oommen, 1990, State and Society in India, OUP. 8. --------, 1997, Citizenship, Nationality and Ethnicity: Reconciling Competing Identities, Polity

Press. 9. --------, 2002, Pluralism, Equality and Identity: Comparative Studies, OUP. 10. --------. Nation, Civil Society and Social Movements. Sage. 2004. 11. A. Beteille, 1992, Society and Politics in India, OUP. 12. --------, 2000, Anatomy of Society: Essays on Ideologies and Institutions, OUP. 13. A. M. Shah, Baviskar and Ramaswamy (ed), 1997, Social Structure and Change (5 Volms) Sage. 14. K. L. Sharma, 1997, Social Stratification in India, Sage. 15. V. Das, D, Gupta and Uberoi (ed), 1999, Tradition, Plurality and Modernity, Sage. 16. Paul Brass, 1991, Ethnicity and Nationalism, Sage. 17. G. Shah (ed), 2001, Dalit Identity and Politics, Sage. 18. D. Gupta (ed) 1991, Social Stratification, OUP. 19. ------- (ed), 2004, Caste in Question: Identity or Hierarchy, Rawat. 20. Mary Searle- Chatterjee and U. Sharma (eds), 2003, Contextualising Caste: Post- Dumontian

Approaches, Rawat.

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21. P. Uberoi (ed), 1993, Family, Kinship and Marriage in India, OUP. 22. C. J. Fuller (ed), 1997, Caste Today, OUP. 23. D. Quigley, 1993, The Interpretation of Caste, OUP. 24. P. R. Desouza (ed), 2000, Contemporary India - Transition, Sage. 25. Satish Despande, 2003, Contemporary India: A Sociological View, Penguin. 26. M. S. Gore, 2002, Unity in Diversity: The Indian Experience in Nation Building, Rawat. 27. T. V. Sathyamurthy, 1993, Vol.3- Region, Religion, Caste, Gender and Culture in Contemporary

India, OUP. 28. B. Pathak (ed), 1998, Continuity and Change in Indian society, Concept Pub. House. 29. Amartya Sen: 1990. The Threats to Secular India, Socio-Economic Research Institute, Calcutta. 30. ……2004. The Argumentative Indian. New Delhi: Penguin 31. Steven Wilkinson: Religious Politics & Communal Violence, OUP. 32. Rajeev Bhargava: Secularism & Its Critics, OUP. 33. Sudipta Kaviraj. Politics in India. OUP. 1997. 34. Jan Breman. The Poverty Regime in India. OUP. 2007. 35. Rajani Palriwala and P. Uberoi (eds). Marriage, Migration and Gender. Sage. 2008. 36. Anuradha D. Needham and Rajeswari Sunder Rajan (ed), The Crisis of Secularism in India,

Permanent Black. 37. Gurpreet Mahajan and Surinder S. Jodhka. Religion, Community and Development. Routledge.

2010. 38. Raka Roy and M. F. Katzenstein (ed.). Social Movements in India: Poverty, Power and Politics.

OUP. 2005. 39. Biswajit Ghosh (ed). Interrogating Development: Discourses on Development in India Today.

2012. Rawat Publications. 40. …… ‘Family in India: Concept, Paradigm and Changing Dimensions’, Socialist Perspectives, 24

(3-4), 1996-97. 41. …… ‘Population Change and its Consequences: India’s concern in the 21st century’, Man &

Development, 33: 1, March, 2011: 1-18. 42. India: Social Development Report. OUP. 2006. .

Paper 102

Ill-fare Issues and Social Movements in India (Total Marks: 50, Total Classes: 50)

Module I: (25 Marks)

A. Social Disorganization; Social Problems and Ill-fare – Conceptual Discussion [5 Classes]

B. Issues of Poverty, Illiteracy and Corruption [8 Class] C. Issues of Social Inequality: Gender, Caste, Class and Ethnicity [8 Class] D. Issues of Religious Minorities [4 Classes]

Module II: (25 Marks)

A. Social Movements: Theoretical Perspectives [5 Classes] B. Women’s Movements in India [8 Classes] C. Backward Class Movements and Dalit Movements in India [12 Classes]

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References: 1. G. Shah, 2001, Dalit Identity and Politics, Sage. 2. S. M. Michale (ed), 1999, Dalits in Modern India, Vistaar Pub. 3. Achin Varnaik, 1997, Communalism Contested: Religion, Modernity and Secularism, Vistaar Pub. 4. Amartya Sen: 1990. The Threats to Secular India, Socio-Economic Research Institute, Calcutta. 5. Steven Wilkinson: Religious Politics & Communal Violence, OUP. 6. Rajeev Bhargava: Secularism & Its Critics, OUP. 7. Sudipta Kaviraj. Politics in India. OUP. 1997. 8. Jan Breman. The Poverty Regime in India. OUP. 2007. 9. Rajani Palriwala and P. Uberoi (eds). Marriage, Migration and Gender. Sage. 2008. 10. Anuradha D. Needham and Rajeswari Sunder Rajan (ed), The Crisis of Secularism in India,

Permanent Black. 11. Gurpreet Mahajan and Surinder S. Jodhka. Religion, Community and Development. Routledge.

2010. 12. Raka Roy and M. F. Katzenstein (ed.). Social Movements in India: Poverty, Power and Politics.

OUP. 2005. 13. Biswajit Ghosh (ed). Interrogating Development: Discourses on Development in India Today.

2012. Rawat Publications. 14. A. Beteille, 1992, Society and Politics in India, OUP. 15. --------, 2000, Antinomy of Society: Essays on Ideologies and Institutions, OUP. 16. A.Kothari, N.Pathak, R.V.Anuradha, B.Taneja (eds). 1998 Communities and Conservation,

Sage, New Delhi. 17. S.N.Pawar et al (eds) 2005. Environmental Movements in India Rawat. Delhi and Jaipur. 18. R.Guha. 2000. Environmentalism, OUP New Delhi. 19. Becker,E and Thomas,J (eds) 1999.Sustainability and the Social Sciences. Zed Books. 20. M.Gadgil and R.Guha 1992. The Fissured Land: On Ecological History of India, New Delhi:

Oxford University Press, Berkely C.A. University of California Press. 21. S.Krishna. 1996.Environment Politics, Sage, New Delhi.

Paper – 103

Sociological Thought – I (Functionalist and Conflict Traditions) (Total marks: 50, Total Classes: 50)

Module I: (25 Marks)

A. E. Durkheim: Division of Labour, Rules of Sociological method, Suicide, Religion and Sociology of Knowledge, Moral Education [10 Classes] B. T. Parsons: Action Frame of Reference; Social System; Social Evolution [8 classes] C. R. K. Merton: Functional Analysis, Theories of Middle Range, Theory of Reference Group and Self-fulfilling Prophecy [7 Classes]

Module II: (25 Marks)

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A. K. Marx: Intellectual Legacy; Early Writings; Historical Materialism, Class and Class Conflict, Theory of Capitalist Development [14 Classes]

B. R. Dahrendorf: Theoretical Orientation; Concept of Authority; Groups, Conflict and Change; Comparison with L. Coser’s Conflict Functionalism [6 Classes]

C. R. Collins: Theoretical Orientation; Concept of Social Class; Gender Stratification [5 Classes].

References: 1. Emile Durkheim. 1962. The Rules of Sociological Method, Third Printing, The Free Press

of Glencoe. 2. ----. 1960. The Division of Labour in Society, The Free Press, Glencoe. 3. ---- .1951. Suicide: A Study in Sociology, The Free Press of Glencoe. 4. ----. 1954. The Elementary Forms of Religious Life, Allen & Unwin, London; Macmillan,

New York. 5. Robert Alum Jones, (1986) Emile Durkheim: An Introduction to Four Major Works,

Sage. 6. Robert Nisbet. 1965. The Sociology of Emile Durkheim, Prentice Hall. 7. Kenneth Thompson (Ed.). 1985 Readings from Emile Durkheim, Routledge 8. Mustafa Emirbayer (Ed). 2006 Emile Durkheim: Sociologist of Modernity. Blackwell

Publishing. 9. Anthony Giddens. 1978. Durkheim, Sussex 10. George Ritzer. 1992. Classical Sociological Theory, Mc Graw Hill. 11. Anthony Giddens (1972) Capitalism & Modern Social Theory, Cambridge University

Press. 12. Alan Swingewood. 1984. A Short History of Sociological Thought, Macmillan. 13. Alan Swingewood. Marx & Modern Social Theory, Macmillan. 14. Jonathan Turner. 1987. The Structure of Sociological Theory, Indian edition, Rawat,

Jaipur. 15. Igor Kon (Ed). 1989. A History of Classical Sociology, Progress Publishers, Moscow. 16. Irving M.Zeitlin. 1969. Ideology & the Development of Sociological Theory, Prentice

Hall, India. 17. Irving M. Zeitlin (1987): Rethinking Sociology, Rawat Publications, Jaipur. 18. H.E. Barnes (Ed.). Introduction to the History of Sociology The University of Chicago

Press, Chicago, Illinois. 19. Talcott Parsons. 1937, 1949. The Structure of Social Action, The Free Press, Glencoe,

New York, Illinois. 20. ----. 1951. The Social System The Free Press, Glencoe, 19.MartinU. Martel. 21. Peter Hamilton (Ed.). Readings from Talcott Parsons, Ellis Horwood Chichester. 22. Max Black. The Social Theories of Talcott Parsons: A Critical Examination, Prentice-

Hall, Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey. 23. Alvin Gouldner. 1991. The Coming Crisis of Western Sociology, New York, Academic

Press. 24. Robert K. Merton. 1968. Social Theory & Social Structure, Amerind. 25. Henri Lefevre. 1972. The Sociology of Marx, Penguin. 26. Robert J. Antonio (Ed). 2002. Marx & Modernity, Blackwell Publishing. 27. J. V. Stalin. 1976. ‘Dialectical & Historical Materialism” in J. V. Stalin: Selected

Writings, Vol. National Book Agency, Calcutta,(Pp 22-249).

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28. Karl Marx. 1867. Capital Vol. I., Foreign Languages Publishing House, Moscow. 29. Aron Raymond. 1970, Main Currents in Sociological Thought Vol. 2, Penguin. 30. Tom Bottomore (Ed.). 1983. A Dictionary of Marxist Thought, Blackwell. 31. Bottomore and Rubel (Ed.). 1964. Karl Marx: Selected Writings on Sociology and Social

Philosophy, (McGraw Hill). 32. Karl Loewith. 1982. Max Weber & Karl Marx, George Allen. 33. D McLellan. 1974. Karl Marx: His Life and Thought Mac Millan. 34. Ralf Dahrendorf. 1959. Class Class Conflict in Industrial Society, Stanford University

Press. 35. Lewis A. Coser. 1956. The Functions of Social Conflict, The Free Press of Glencoe,

London. 36. Coser, Lewis A.1972. Masters of Sociological Thought, Second edition, Harcourt Brace

Jovanovitch, New York (Chapters on Durkheim & Marx). 37. Shlomo Avineri. 1977. The Social & Political Thought of Karl Marx, Indian Edition, S.

Chand & Co. New Delhi. 38. Emory S. Bogardus. 1961. The Development of Social Thought, Longmans Green & Co,

New York, London, Toronto (Chapter XVII &XXVII). 39. Robert A. Nisbet. 1966. The Sociological Tradition, Basic Books, New York & London. 40. Maurice Cornforth. 1971. Dialectical Materialism, National Book Agency, Calcutta. 41. Don Martindale .1990. The Nature & Types of Sociological Theory. 42. Jeffrey Alexander. 1990. Sociological Theory since 1945 Hutchinson. 43. Bryan S. Turner. 1999. Classical Sociology, Sage, London. 44. Jonathan H. Turner, Leonard Beeghly, Charles H. Powers. 1995. The Emergence of

Sociological Theory, Wadsworth, Belmont, Albany, etc.

Paper 104

Sociology of Gender (Total Marks: 50, Total Classes: 50)

Module I: (25 Marks)

A. Concept of Gender: Construction of Gender in Everyday Life [5 Classes] B. Theories of Gender: Liberal, Radical, Socialist, Psychoanalytical, Ecofeminist [15

Classes] C. Gender, Work and the Global Economy [5 Classes]

Module II: (25 Marks)

A. Gender and Body Politics: Reproductive Technologies [5 Classes]

B. Gender and Sexuality: Postmodern Feminism [8 Classes]

C. Empowerment of Women: Theoretical Perspectives [12 Classes]

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References: 1. Millet, Kate (1971): Sexual Politics, London, Hart-Davis. 2. Agarwal, B (ed) (1998): Structures of Patriarchy: State, Community and

Household in Modernising Asia, New Delhi, Kali for Women. 3. McDowell, Linda & Pringle, Rosemary (1992): Defining Gender: Social

Institutions and Gender Divisions, Cambridge, Polity Press. 4. Sen, Amartya & Drèze, Jean (1995): India: Economic Development and Social

Opportunity (Chapter 7: Gender Inequality and Women’s Agency), OUP. 5. Kapadia, Karin (2002): The Violence of Development: The Politics of Identity,

Gender and Social Inequalities in India, New Delhi, Kali for Women. 6. Devi, K. Uma (Ed.) (2005): Violence Against Women: Human Rights Perspective,

Eastern Book Corporation. 7. Stewart, Mary White (2002): Ordinary Violence: Everyday Assaults Against

Women, Bergin and Garvey. 8. Menon, Nivedita (ed) (1999): Gender and Politics in India, OUP. 9. Mazumdar, Vina (ed) (1979: Symbiosis of Power: Studies on the Political Status of

Women in India, New Delhi, Allied Publishers. 10. Kumari, R.Letha (2006): Women in Politics: Participation and Governance,

Eastern Book Corporation. 11. Gandhi, Navdita & Nandita Shah (1991): The Issues at Stake: Theory and Practice

in the Contemporary Women’s Movement in India, New Delhi, kali for Women. 12. Sen Ilina (1990): A Space within the Struggle: Women’s Participation in People’s

Movement, New Delhi, kali for Women. 13. Basu, Amrita (1995): The Challenge of Local Feminism: Women’s Movement in a

Global Perspective, New Delhi, Kali for Women. 14. Shiva, Vandana (1988): Staying Alive: Women, Ecology and Survival in India,

New Delhi, Kali for Women. 15. Sharma N. Sharma and Singh, Seema (1993): Women and Work- Changing

Scenario in India, New Delhi, B.R. Publishing. 16 Carr, Marilyn and Chen, Martha and Jhabwala, Renana (1996): Speaking out:

Women’s Economic Empowerment in South Asia, New Delhi, Vistaar. 17. Ghosh, Biswajit (2007) Trafficking in Women & Children, Child Marriage &

Dowry-A Study for Action Plan in West Bengal, Department of Women & Child Welfare, Govt.of West Bengal & UNICEF.

18. Swami Vivekananda (1982). Our Women, Advaita Ashrama, 19. Patricia Moccia et.al eds(2006).Women & Children: The Double Dividend of

Gender Equality (The State of the World’s Children 2007), UNICEF. 20. World Bank: Empowering South Asia: An Agenda for Gender Equity & Poverty

Reduction, OUP. 21. Nita Kumar: The Politics of Gender, Community & Modernity: Essays on

Education in India, OUP. 22. Kriemild Saunders. Feminist Post-Development Thought. Zed Books. 2004. 23. Biswajit Ghosh (ed). Interrogating Development: Discourses on Development in

India Today. Rawat Publications. 2012. 24. Swapan Kumar Pramanick and Samita Manna (ed.). Women in India. Serials. 2010. 25. Mala Khullar (ed.). Writing the Women’s Movements: A Reader. Zubaan. 2005.

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26. Rajeswari Sundar Rajan. The Scandal of the State: Women, Law and Citizenship in Postcolonial India. Permanent Black. 2003.

27. Manjeet Bhatia, D. Bhanot and N. Samanta. Gender Concerns in South Asia: Some Perspectives. Rawat. 2008.

28. Rosi Braidotti, et al. Women, the Environment and Sustainable Development: Towards a Theoretical synthesis. Zed Books. 1994.

29. Nivedita Menon (ed). Sexualities. Kali for Women. 2007. 30. Manisha Priyam, K. Menon and M. Banerjee. Human Rights, Gender and the

Environment. Pearson. 2009. 31. Mary Holmes. Gender and Everyday Life. Routledge. 2009. 32. Sadhna Arya and Anupama Roy (ed.). Poverty, Gender and Migration. Sage. 2006. 33. Meena Dhanda (ed.). Reservations for Women. kali for Women. 2008. 34. Haleh Afshar (ed.). Women and Politics in the Third World. Routledge, 1996. 35. Meenakshi Thapan. Living the Body. Sage. 2009. 36. K. Naidoo and F. Patel (ed). Working Women. Sage. 2009. 37. Frances Sinha. Microfinance Self-help Groups in India. Practical Action. 2009. 38. Jaya Sagade. Child Marriage in India. OUP. 2005. 39. Tamsin Bradley et al. Dowry – Bringing the gap between Theory and Practice. Kali

for Women. 2009. 40. Ram Ahuja. Violence against Women. Rawat. 2003.

Paper-105

Research Methodology - I

(Total Marks 50; Total Classes: 50) Module I: (25 Marks)

A. Paradigms of Research: Positivist; Hermeneutic [7 Classes] B. Research Design: Conceptual Questions; Types of Research [10 Classes] C. Scaling Techniques: Bogardus, Likert, Thurstone [5 Classes] D. Ethical and Political Issues in Social Research [3 Classes]

Module II: (25 Marks)

A. Qualitative Research: Main preoccupations, Steps; Triangulation of Research [12 Classes]

B. Some Qualitative Tools: Observation; Focus Group Discussion, Participatory Rural Appraisal, Case Study [10 Classes] C. Limitations of Qualitative Research [3 Classes]

References: 1. Babbie, E .2004.The Practice of Social Research. Thomson and Wadsworth. 2. Baker, T.L.1990. Doing Social Research. McGraw-Hill. 3. Barnov, D. 2004.Concepts of Social Research Methods. Paradigm Publishers. 4. Bryman, A.2002 Social Research Methods. OUP. 5. Denzin, Handbook of Qualitative Research. Sage New Delhi

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6. Morton Hunt. Profiles of Social Research: The Scientific Study of Human Interactions, Popular Prakashan, and Bombay.

7. Norman Blaikie. 1993 Approaches to Social Enquiry, Polity Press. 8. P.V. Young, 1964 Scientific Social Surveys and Research, Prentice Hall India, New

Delhi 9. Janathan Anderson, Berry H. Durston & Milicent Poole (1970). Thesis & Assignment

Writing, WileyEastern. 12. G. Goode & Paul K. Hatt, 1952 Methods in Social Research, Mc.Graw Hill Kogakusha. 13. J.A. Barnes (1996) “Unavoidable compromises in Social Research” in A.M.Shah, B.S.

Baviskar, and E.A. Ramaswamy (eds.). 1996. Social Structure & Change, Vol. I Theory & Method-Evaluation of the Work of M.N.Srinivas, Sage Publications, New Delhi.

14. J.A. Barnes. 1980. The Ethics of Enquiry in Social Science, OUP, Delhi, Fourth Imp. 16. Robert K. Merton. Social Theory & Social Structure, Amerind, New Delhi, Third Indian

Impression, 1981. 17. Martytyn Denscombe. 1999. The Good Research Guide, Indian Edition,.Viva Books,

New Delhi. 18. Chris Hunt. 2005. Doing your Masters Dissertation,Vistaar, New Delhi. 19. Jean-Louis Loubet de Bayle. 1988. Introduction to the Methods of Social Sciences,

Sterling, New Delhi. 20. M.N.Srinivas, The Field Worker & the Field: Problems & Challenges in Sociological

Investigation, OUP 21.Vinay Kumar Srivastava (ed.) Methodology & Fieldwork, OUP. 22. Martin Davis. 2007. Doing A Successful Research Project Qualitative or Quantitative

Methods. Palgrave: Macmillan.

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SECOND SEMESTER

Paper: 201

Sociology and Social Anthropology in India (Total Marks: 50, Total Classes: 50)

Module I: (25 Marks)

A. Growth of Sociology and Social Anthropology in India, Indigenization and Contextualization [5 Classes]

B. Indological/Textual Perspective: G.S. Ghurye; Louis Dumont [10 Classes]

C. Marxian Perspective: D.P. Mukerji; A.R. Desai [10 Classes]

Module II: (25 Marks)

A. Civilisational Perspective: N.K. Bose; Surajit Sinha [9 Classes]

B. Structural-Functional Perspective: M.N. Srinivas; S. C. Dube [8 Classes]

C. Subaltern Perspective: B.R. Ambedkar; David Hardiman [8 Classes]

References: 16. P. Uberoi, Nandini Sundar and Satish Deshpande (ed). Anthropology in the East. 2007. 17. T. N. Madan, 1994, Pathways: Approaches to the Study of Society in India, OUP. 18. Y. Singh, 1986, Indian Sociology, Vistar Pub. 19. D.N Dhanagare, 1993, Themes and Perspectives in Indian Sociology. Rawat Pub. 20. T. K. Oommen and P.N. Mukherjee, 1986, Indian Sociology, Popular Prakashan. 21. T. K. Unnithan & others, 1965, For a Sociology of India,1965, Prentice Hall 22. N. K. Singhi (ed), Theory and Ideology in Indian Sociology. 23. P. N Mukherjee and C. Sengupta (ed), 2004, Indignity and Universality in Social Sciences,

Sage. 24. R. K. Mukherjee, 1980, Sociology of Indian Sociology, Allied. 25. D.P. Mukerji, 1958, Diversities, Peoples Pub. House. 26. ---, 1948, Modern Indian Culture, Hind Kitab. 27. N. K. Bose, 1975, The Structure of Hindu Society, Orient Longman. 28. Y. Singh, 1980, Social Stratification and Change, Manohar. 29. -----------, 2004, Ideology and Theory in Indian Sociology, Rawat. 30. S.C. Dube, 1955, Indian Villages. Routledge. 31. S. C. Dube. Indian Society. 32. L Dumont, 1970, Homo-Hierarchicus- The Caste System & its Interpretation, Weidenfeld. 33. N. K. Bose, 1967, Culture and Society in India, Asia Pub. House. 34. A. R. Desai, 1966, Social Background of Indian Nationalism, Popular Prakashan. 35. S. K. Pramanik, 1994, Sociology of G. S. Ghurye, Rawat. 36. A. R. Momin (ed), 1996, The Legacy of G. S. Ghurye, Popular Prakashan.

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37. A. M. Shah, B. S. Baviskar & E.A. Ramaswamy (ed), 1996, Social Structure and Change (Vol. I), Sage.

38. R. Guha, 1982, Subaltern Studies-writing on South Asian History and Society, Vol. I – IV, OUP.

39. G. Shah, 2001, Dalit Identity and Politics, Sage. 40. Gail Omvedt, 1994, Dalit and the Democratic Revolution, Sage. 41. M.N.Srinivas, 1986, Caste in Modern India, Media Promoters & Pub. 42. ----------------, 1996, Caste- Its Twentieth Century Avatar, Penguin. 43. ----------------, 1996, Village, Caste, Gender and Method, OUP. 44. Y. Singh, 2004, Ideology and Themes in Indian Sociology, Rawat. 45. Abha Avasthi (ed.), 1997, Social and Cultural Diversities: D. P. Mukerji in Memoriam,

Rawat. 46. G. S. Ghurye, 1986 (Reprint), Caste and Race in India, Popular Prakashan. 47. P.K.B. Nayar (ed), 1982, Sociology in India, B. R. Pub. Corporation. 48. Milton Singer and B.S. Cohn (ed), 2001 (Reprint), Structure and Change in Indian Society,

Rawat. 33. P.K. Mishra et al (eds). 2007. M.N. Srinivas: The Man and his Works. Rawat. 34. D. Quigley. 1993. The Interpretation of Caste. OUP. 35. Andre Beteille. 1986. “N.K.Bose” in International Encyclopaedia of the Social Sciences ,

Vol. 118, The Free Press, New York. 36. A. M. Shah. 1996. “M.N.Srinivas: The Man & his Work” in A. M. Shah, B. S. Baviskar,

and E. A. Ramaswamy (eds), 1996 Social Structure & Change, Vol. I Theory & Method-Evaluation of the Work of M.N. Srinivas, Sage Publications, New Delhi.

37. Dhirendra Narain (1986) “G. S. Ghurye” in International Encyclopaedia of the Social Sciences, Vol118, The Free Press, New York.

38. B. K. Nagla. Indian Sociological Thought. Rawat. 2008. 39. Yogesh Atal. Indian Sociology: From where to where. Rawat. 40. Surajit Sinha. ‘Some aspects of change in Bhumij Religion in South Manbhum’, Man in

India, 33 (2): 148-164. 41. -----‘Tribal Culture of Peninsular India’, Journal of American Folklore, 71 (282): 504-17. 42. A. R. Desai. Rural Sociology in India. Popular Prakashan. 1987. 43. David Hardiman. 2004. ‘Devir Abirbhab’ in Goutam Bhadra & Partha Chattyopadhyay

(Eds.). Subaltern History (in Bengali). Ananda Publication. 44. L. Dumont. 1970. Homo Hierarchicus. Weidenfeld.

Paper: 202

Sociology of Culture and Everyday Life

(Total Marks 50; Total Classes: 50)

Module I: (25 Marks) A. Approaches to the Study of Culture: An Overview;

Cultural Studies: Theorizing Culture [12 Classes]

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B. Consumer Culture; Popular Culture. [5 Classes] C. Theories of Media: Functionalism; Conflict Theories; Symbolic Interactionism;

Postmodern Theory [8 Classes]

Module II: (25 Marks) A. Sociology of Everyday Life: An Overview (Goffman) [10 Classes] B. Self, Body and Everyday Life [10 Classes] C. Artifact, Technology and Everyday Life [5 Classes]

References:

1. Paul du Gay et al. Doing Cultural Studies. 2. Chris Baker. 2000. Cultural Studies: Theory and Practice, Sage. 3. Sarah Joseph. 1998. Interrogating Culture: Critical Perspectives on Contemporary

Social Theory, Sage. 4. Raymond Williams. 1981. Culture. Fontana. 5. John Tomlinson. 1991. Cultural Imperialism. Printer Publisher. 6. Alan Swingewood. 1998. Cultural Theory and the Problem of Modernity. MacMillan. 7. George Simmel. 1950. Sociology of George Simmel. Free Press. 8. Jean Baudrillard. 1998. The Consumer Society: Myths and Structures. Sage. 9. Marcello Truzzi (ed). 1968. Sociology and Everyday Life. Prentice Hall. 10. David M. Newman (ed). 1995. Sociology: Exploring the Architecture of Everyday Life.

Pine Forge. 11. Partha Chatterjee. 1997. The Present History of West Bengal. OUP. 12. Akos Ostor. 1984. Culture & Power: Legend, Ritual, Bazaar and Rebellion in a

Bengali Society. Sage. 13. Sankar Sengupta. 1976. Folklore of Bengal. Indian Publishers.

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Sociological Thought – II (Structuralist and Interactionist Traditions) (Total Marks: 50; Total Classes: 50)

Module I: (25 Marks)

A. B. Malinowski [10 Classes] B. A. R. Radcliffe- Brown [8 Classes] C. C. Levi- Strauss [7 Classes]

Module II: (25 classes) A. M. Weber [10 Classes] B. G. Simmel [10 Classes] C. G. H. Mead and H. Blumer [5 Classes]

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References: 1) Aron Raymond (1970), Main Currents in Sociological Thought Vol. 2, Penguin 2) Frank Parkin (1982), Max Weber, Tavistock 3) Gerth Hans & Mills CW (ed.) (1958) From Max Weber, OUP 4) Loewith Karl (1982) Max Weber & Karl Marx, George Allen 5) Scaff Lawrance (1989), Fleeing the Iron Cage: Culture, Politics & Modernity in the Thought of Max Weber, University of Calfornia Press 6) Ritzer George & Smart Barry (ed.) (2001), Handbook of Social Theory, Sage 7) Zeitlin I (1987), Ideology and the development of sociological theory, Prentice Hall. 8) Runciman (ed). Max Weber: Selections in Translation, Matheus, Cambridge 9) Coser, Lewis A. (1977):Masters of Sociological Thought , Harcourt Brace Jovanovitch,

New York (Chapters on Max Weber, Pareto & Mead) 10) Giddens Anthony (.1972): Politics & Sociology in the Thought of Max Weber, Mac Millan. 11) Turner Jonathan (1987) The Structure of Sociological Theory, 4th edition, Indian edition,

Rawat, Jaipur, 1987. 12) Giddens Anthony (1972) Capitalism & Modern Social Theory, Cambridge University

Press 13) Harris Marvin (1968): The Rise of Anthropological Theory, New York 14). Evans Pritchard, E. (1981): A History of Anthropological thought, Faber & Faber, London

(Radcliff Brown) 15) Parsons, Talcott (1948) “Max Weber’s Sociological Analysis of Capitalism & Modern

Institutions” in H. E. Barnes ed Introduction to the History of Sociology, The University of Chicago Press, Chicago, Illinois.

16. Bogardus, Emory S. (1961) The Development of Social Thought, Longmans Green & Co, New York, London, Toronto.

17. Nisbet, Robert A (1966) The Sociological Tradition, Basic Books, New York & London. 18. Zeitlin Irving M. (1987): Rethinking Sociology, Rawat Publications, Jaipur. 19. Don Martindale (1990) The Nature & Types of Sociological Theory, Indian Edition, Rawat

Publications, Jaipur. 20. Levi Strauss C (1963). Structural Anthropology, Basic Books 21. Reinhart Bendix (1968) “Max Weber” in International Encyclopaedia of the Social

Sciences, Vol. 16, The Free Press, New York.Pp.493-502. 22. Talcott Parsons (1968) “Vilfredo Pareto” in International Encyclopaedia of the Social

Sciences, Vol-1, The Free Press, New York.Pp.411-416. 23. Pierre Maranda, (1979) “Claude Levi-Strauss” in International Encyclopaedia of the Social

Sciences, Vol.18, The Free Press, New York.Pp.493-502. 24. Max Weber: Basic Concepts in Sociology, Peter Owen, London. 25. Renhart Bendix Max Weber: An Intellectual Portrait, Methuen, London 26. Jeffrey Alexander (1990) Sociological Theory since 1945 Hutchinson. 27. Bryan S.Turner (1999). Classical Sociology, Sage, London. 28. Jonathan H. Turner, Leonard Beeghly, Charles H. Powers 1995 The Emergence of

Sociological Theory, Wadsworth, Belmont, Albany, etc. 29. Max Weber (1985) The Protestant Ethic & The Spirit of Capitalism, Counterpoint, London,

Unwin Paperbacks.

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Paper: 204

Research Methodology - II and Statistics

(Total Marks 50; Total Classes: 50)

Module II: (25 Marks)

A. Quantitative Research: Main preoccupations, Steps; Limitations [2 Classes] B. Data Collection: Interview; Questionnaire; Content Analysis

[8 Classes] C. Sampling: Logic of Sampling; Probability and Non-Probability Sampling [15 Classes]

Module II: (25 Marks)

A. Significance and Application of Statistics in Social Research. B. Central Tendency and Dispersion. C. Correlation. D. Test of Significance: Z Test; χ2 Test; t Test

References: 1. Blalock, H. M. Jr. 1979. Social Statistics. McGraw-Hill Book Company. 2. Elifson, K.W. 1990. Fundamentals of Social Statistics. McGraw-Hill Book Company 3. Bryman, A.2002 Social Research Methods. OUP. 4. Baker, T. L. 1990.Doing Social Research. McGraw-Hill. 5. Babbie, E .2004.The Practice of Social Research. Thomson and Wadsworth. 6. Sirkin, R.M.1999. Statistics for the Social Sciences. Sage Publications. 7. Christine Hult, 1996..Researching & Writing in the Social Sciences,Allyn & Bacon,

Boston Toronto, etc. 8. P. V. Young, 1964 Scientific Social Surveys and Research, Prentice Hall India, New

Delhi 9. W. G. Goode & Paul K. Hatt, 1952 Methods in Social Research, Mc. Graw Hill

Kogakusha. 10. George W. Snedecor & William G. Cochran (1968) Statistical Methods,6th Edition,

Indian ed.Oxford & IBH, New Delhi. 11. Henry E. Garrett (1981) Statistics in Psychology & Education, 6th edition. 12. John H.Mueller & Karl F.Schusessler (1960) Statistical Reasoning in Sociology, OUP. 13. Pradip Kumar Bose (1986) Computer Programming for Social Science, Vistaar

Publications, New Delhi. 14. Martytyn Denscombe (1999) The Good Research Guide, Indian Edition. Viva Books,

New Delhi. 15. Jean-Louis Loubet de Bayle (1988) Introduction to the Methods of Social Sciences,

Sterling, New Delhi. 16. Martin Brett Davis: (2007) Doing A Successful Research Project Qualitative or

Quantitative methods, Palgrave Macmillan

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17. Sotirios Sarantakos: (2004) Social Research, Palgrave Macmillan 18. Robert Milleret.al (2002) SPSS For Social Scientists Palgrave Macmillan

Paper: 205

Population and Society

(Total Marks 50; Total Classes: 50) Module I: (25 Marks)

A. Demography: Basic Concepts. B. Theories of Population Growth. C. Population Growth and Population Policy in India. D. Issues of Migration in India.

References: 1) Malthus. 1973. An Essay on Population, Everyman’s Library, Dent, London, Melbourne,

etc. 2) Heer: Society & Population, Prentice –Hall 3) S.R. Mehta ed (1997): Poverty, Population & Development, Rawat 4) S.P.Srivastava (ed) 1998: The Development Debate, Rawat 5) R.S.Dube. 1990. Population Pressure & Agrarian Change 6) M.I.Hasan. 2005. Population Geography, Rawat 7) A. Bhende & T. Kanitkar, 2000. Principles of Population Studies, Himalaya Publication

House, Mumbai 8) B.D. Mishra. 1982. An Introduction to the Study of Population, South Asian Publishers, Pvt.

Ltd., New Delhi. 9) K. Srinivasan. 1998. Basic Demographic Techniques & Applications, Sage, New Delhi. 10) Mohan Rao and Sarah Sexton (ed.). 2010. Markets and Malthus: Population, Gender and

Health in neo-liberal times. Sage Pub. 11) Biswajit Ghosh. 2011. ‘Population Change and its Consequences: India’s concern in the 21st

century’, Man & Development, 33: 1, March, 2011: 1-18.

Module II: (25 Marks) SOCIOLOGICAL THEORY: PRACTICUM

TERM PAPER: 20 MARKS SEMINAR: 5 MARKS

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References: 1) Malthus. 1973. An Essay on Population, Everyman’s Library, Dent, London, Melbourne,

etc. 2) Heer: Society & Population, Prentice –Hall 3) S.R. Mehta ed (1997): Poverty, Population & Development, Rawat 4) S.P.Srivastava (ed) 1998: The Development Debate, Rawat 5) R.S.Dube. 1990. Population Pressure & Agrarian Change 6) M.I.Hasan. 2005. Population Geography, Rawat 7) A. Bhende & T. Karithar, 2000. Principles of Population Studies, Himalaya Publication

House, Mumbai 8) B.D. Mishra. 1982. An Introduction to the Study of Population, South Asian Publishers, Pvt.

Ltd., New Delhi. 9) K. Srinivasan. 1998. Basic Demographic Techniques & Applications, Sage, New Delhi. 10) Mohan Rao and Sarah Sexton (ed.). 2010. Markets and Malthus: Population, Gender and

Health in neo-liberal times. Sage Pub. 11) Biswajit Ghosh. 2011. ‘Population Change and its Consequences: India’s concern in the 21st

century’, Man & Development, 33: 1, March, 2011: 1-18.

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THIRD SEMESTER

Paper: 301

Social Theory - I (Total Marks: 50, Total Classes: 50)

Module I: (25 Marks)

A. Horkheimer, Adorno and the Frankfurt School. [10 Classes] B. Habermas. [15 Classes]

Module II: (25 Marks)

A. Gramsci [12 Classes] B. Althusser [13 Classes]

References:

1. Elliott, Anthony. 2009. Contemporary Social Theory. London: Routledge. 2. Lois, Tyson. 2006. Critical Theory Today. London: Routledge. 3. Bottomore, T. B. 2002. The Frankfurt School and its Critics. NY: Routledge. 4. Waters, Malcolm. 1994. Modern Sociological Theory. Sage Publications. 5. Elliott, A. and B. S. Turner. Profiles in Contemporary Social Theory. London: Sage. 6. Gramsci, Antonio. 1971. Selections from the Prison Notebooks. International Publishers

Company. 7. – 1979. Letters from Prison. London: Quartet. 8. – 1994. Pre-Prison Writings. Cambridge University Press. 9. Ritzer, G. 2007. Modern Sociological Theory. McGraw Hill. 10. Jones, Steve. 2006. Antonio Gramsci. Routledge. 11. Seidman, Steven. 2012. Contested Knowledge: Social Theory Today. Wiley Blackwell. 12. Edgar, A. 2006. Habermas: The Key Concepts. Routledge. 13. Ferretter, L. 2006. Louis Althusser. Routledge. 14. Adorno, T. 2001. The Culture Industry. Routledge. 15. Horkheimer, Max. 2007. Dialectic of Enlightenment. Stanford University Press. 16. Bottomore, Tom. 2000. A Dictionary of Marxist Thought. World View. 17. Kolakowski, L. 2005. Main Currents of Marxism. W. W. Norton and Company.

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Paper: 302

Rural Sociology and Urban Sociology (Total Marks: 50, Total classes: 50)

Module I: (25 Marks)

A. Approaches to the Study of Rural Society: Rural-Urban Differences, Rural-Urban Continuum. [10 Classes]

B. Social and Economic Structure of Rural Society, Panchayati Raj. [10 Classes] C. Globalisation and Indian Peasantry. [5 Classes]

Module II: (25 Marks)

A. Nature and Scope of Urban Sociology; [2 Classes] B. Origin and Growth of Cities; [3 Classes] C. Urbanism and Urbanization; [3 Classes] D. Types of cities and Slums; [2 Classes] E. Urban Ecology; [10 Classes] F. Urban Planning and Urban Future [5 Classes]

References: 1. J. B. Chitambar. 1985. Introduction to Rural Sociology. Wiley Eastern Limited. 2. A. R. Desai. 1987. Rural Sociology in India. Popular Prakashan. 3. S.L. Doshi and P.C. Jain. 2002. Rural Sociology, Rawat. 4. G.R. Madan 2002. Indian Rural Problems, Radha Publication. 6. S. R. Maheswari .1995. Rural Development in India, Sage. 7. T.K. Oommen. 1984. Social Structure and Politics, Hindustan Pub. Corporation. 9. M.N. Srinivas .2001. Village, Caste, Gender and Method, OUP. 10. K.L. Sharma 1997. Social Stratification and Mobility, Rawat. 11. P. C. Joshi .1982. Land Reforms in India, Allied Publishers. 12. Alvin Y. So .1990. Social Change and Development, Sage. 13. A. Beteille .1986. Studies in Agrarian Social Structure, OUP. 15. A.R.Desai. 1985. Peasant Struggle in India, OUP. 19. K.L Sharma .1997. Rural Society in India, Rawat. 20. Shah, Baviskar and Ramaswamy .1997. Social Structure and Change (Vol.4), Sage.

21. Baviskar and Allwood.1995. Finding the Middle Path: The Political Economy of Cooperation in Rural India, Sage.

22. S. K. Pramanik and P. Dutta 1994 Panchayet and People- The West Bengal Experience, Sarat Book House.

23. G.K.Lieten .1992. Continuity & Change in Rural West Bengal, Sage. 24. Nayar and Chandani.1995. Sociology of Rural Development, Rawat.

25.Vandana Madan. 2004. The Village in India, OUP. 26. Breman Jan. 2007. The Poverty Regime in Village India, OUP. 27.World Bank. 2007. India: Land Policies for Growth & Poverty Reduction. 28. Wirth, L. 1991. Urbanism as a Way of Life. Irvington. 29. Evelin Hust. 2004. Women’s Political Representation and Empowerment in India. Manohar.

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30. Nirmala Buch. 2010. From Oppression to Assertion. Routledge.. 31. A. M. Shah. 2010. The Structure of Indian Society – Then and Now. Routledge. 32. Dipankar Gupta. 2005 ‘Whither the Indian Village’, Economic and Political Weekly.

February 19: 751-758. 33. Mann, P. T. 1970. Approach to Urban Sociology. Routledge and Kegan Paul. 34. Saunders Peter. 2007. Social Theory and Urban Question. Routledge. 35. Pickvance, C. G. 2006. Urban Sociology. Routledge. 36.Hatt, P. and Riess. 1957. Cities and Society. Free Press. 37. Rao, MSA. 1992. Urban Sociology in India. Orient Longman. 38. Rao, MSA. 1992. Reader in Urban Sociology Orient Longman. 39. Flanagan, William. 2010. Urban Sociology. Rowman & Littlefield Publishers.

Paper: 303

Later Indian Sociological and Social Anthropological Theories (Total Marks 50; Total Classes: 50)

Module I: (25 Marks)

A. Ramkrishna Mukhejee: Approach and Method; Major Works [13 Classes] B. T. K. Oommen: Approach and Method; Major Works [12 Classes]

Module II: (25 Marks)

A. Andre Beteille: Approach and Method; Major Works [15 Classes] B . T. N. Madan: Approach and Method; Major Works [10 Classes]

References: 1. Madan, T. N. Family and Kinship in India. New Delhi: OUP. 2. - . 1994. Pathways. New Delhi: OUP. 3. - . 1988. Non-Renunciation. New Delhi: OUP. 4. – 1998. Modern Myths, Locked Minds. New Delhi: OUP 5. – 1982. Way of Life. Delhi: Motilal Banarasidass. 6. - Religion in India. New Delhi: OUP. 7. – Religion in Modern India. 2001. National Institute of Advanced Studies. 8. – 2011. Sociological Traditions: Methods and Perspectives in the Sociology of India.

Sage Publications. 9. Beteille. Andre. 1995. Society and Politics in India. Delhi: OUP. 10. - 2000. Antinomies of Society. New Delhi: OUP. 11. - 2002 .Caste, Class and Power: Changing Patterns Of Stratification In A Tanjore

Village. OUP. 12. – 2001. Sociology:Essays on Approach and Method. OUP. 13. Beteille. Andre. Andre Beteille Omnibus. New Delhi: OUP. 13. -. 2003. Natural Inequality and Other Essays. New Delhi: OUP. 14. -. 1983. Equality and Inequality: Theory and Practice. OUP. 15. Ramkrishna, Mukherjee. 1992. Society, Culture, Development. Sage Publications.

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16. - .1994. Systemic Sociology. Sage Publications. 17.– 1974. Rise and Fall of East India Company. Monthly Review Press.

18. Oommen, T. K. 1996. Citizenship, Nationality and Ethnicity.Polity Press. 19. – 2002. Pluralism, Equality and Identity. OUP. 20. – 2013. Knowledge and Society :Situating Sociology and Social Anthropology. OUP. 21. – 2004. Nation, Civil Society and Social Movements: Essays in Political Sociology.

Sage.

Paper: 304

Industrial Sociology

(Total marks: 50, Total Classes: 50) Module I: (25 Marks) A. Industrial Society in the Classical Sociological Tradition [10 Classes] B. Industry and Society; Industrialization and Social Change in India, Rise of Informal Sector; [10 Classes] C. Post-industrial Society [5 Classes] Module II: (25 classes) A. Sociology of Trade Unionism: Theory and Practice [5 Classes] B. Industrial Relations; Collective Bargaining: Impact of LPG [10 Classes] C. Human Resource Management; Participatory Management [10 Classes] References: 1. P. Gisbert: Fundamentals of Industrial Sociology, Tata Mc Graw-Hill, New Delhi.5th reprint

(1982) 2. E. V. Schneider: Industrial Sociology, Tata Mc Graw-Hill, New Delhi. Indian (1983) 3. M. Hirszowicz: Industrial Sociology, St.Martin’s Press, New York Paperback ed. (1985) 4. Miller & Form: Industrial Sociology, Harper & Row, New York.(1951) 5. N. R. Sheth: Industrial Sociology in India. Allied Publishers, New Delhi.(1982) 6. Ramaswamy & Ramaswamy: Industry & Labour, Oxford University Press, New Delhi.

(1981). 7. Ramaswamy, E. A. Managing Human resources: A Contemporary Test. OUP. 2000. 8. C. Matthew: Industry and Society, Kerala Sociological Society. (1982) 9. C. Auster: The Sociology of Work, Pine Forge Press (1996) 10. K. Harigopal: Management of Organizational Change, Response Books. 11. Debi S.Saini & Sami .S. Khan: Human Resource Management, Response Books (2000) 12. A.Etzioni: Modern Organizations, Prentice Hall of India.(1964) 13. Theodore Caplow. The Sociology of Work, Mc Graw Hill, New York, Toronto, London.

1954 14. Tom Burns ed. Industrial Man, Penguin Books, 1973. 15. C.S.Venkataratnam. Globalization & Labour –Management Relations, Response. (2001) 16. -------. 2003. Negotiated Change: Collective bargaining. Liberalization and Restructuring

in India. Response Books (Sage).

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17. C.S.Venkatratnam & Pravin Sihna: Trade Union Challenges at the Beginning of the 21st Century, Indian Industrial Relations Association, /Excel Books, 2000.

18. Kuriakose Mamkoottam. Labour and Change: Essays on Globalization, Technological Change and Labour in India, Response Books, New Delhi(2003).

19. Sukomal Sen: Working Class of India: History of Emergence & Movement, K.P.Bagchi & Co., Calcutta, 1979.

20. Daniel Bell. The Coming of Post-Industrial Society:A Venture in Social Forecasting First Indian edition, Arnold Heneiman (India) New Delhi.

21. Tom Burns ed. Industrial Man, Penguin Books, 1973 22. Biswajit Ghosh. ‘How to Govern Corporate Houses? Significance of Industrial Democracy

and Social Unionism in the Context of Globalisation’, in S. K Pramanick & R. Ganguli (Eds.) Globalisation in India - New Frontiers and Emerging Challenges (191-218). PHI Learning Private Limited, New Delhi (2010).

23. ….. ‘Economic Reforms and Trade Unionism in India – A Macro View’, The Indian Journal of Industrial Relations, 43 (3), January: 355-383 (2008).

24. Jai, B. P. Sinha. 1990. Work Culture in the Indian Context. Sage. 25. -----. 2000. Patterns of Work Culture. Sage. 26. Krishna Kumar. 2005. From Post-Industrial to Post-Modern Society. Blackwell. 27. Michael Poole. 1981. Theories of trade Unionism. Routledge. 28. A. Kundu and A. N. Sharma. 2001. Informal Sectors in India. Mahohar. 29. Jan Breman. 1996. Footloose Labour – Working in India’s Informal Economy. Cambridge. 30. Bell, Daniel. 1999. The Coming of Post-Industrial Society, 2nd edn. New York: Basic.

Paper: 305

Society and Culture in Bengal (Total Marks: 50, Total Classes: 50)

Module I: (25 Marks)

A. Demographic and Physical Profile. [5 Classes] B. Historical Background of Contemporary Bengal (Outline). [10 Classes] C. Family and Everyday Life in Bengal. [10 Classes]

Module II: (25 Marks)

A. Social stratification in Bengal Today. [8 Classes] B. Gender Relations in Contemporary Bengal [7 Classes] C. Religion in Bengal. [10 Classes]

References: 1. Roy, Niharranjan. (1416 Bangabda). Bangaleer Itihas: Aadi Parba. 2. Sanyal, Hiteshranjan. Social Mobility in Bengal. 3. Bandyopadhyay, Rakhaldas. Bangalar Itihas (Vol. I and II). 4. Ghosh, Anjan. Theorizing Present. 5. Sur, Atul. Bangali Jibaner Nritatwik Parichay.

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6. Sengupta, Debjani and Dilip Ghosh State and People in West Bengal. (SIPRD)

FOURTH SEMESTER

Paper: 401

Social Theory – II

(Total marks: 50, Total Classes: 50)

Module I: (25 marks)

A. Alfred Schutz. [10 Classes] B. Peter Berger and Luckmann. [5 Classes] C. Harold Garfinkel [10 Classes]

Module: II: (25 marks)

A. Michel Foucault. [13Classes] B. Jaques Derrida. [12 Classes]

References: 1) Ritzer, G. Sociological Theory, New York: Mc-Graw Hill, 1996. 2) David Held, Introduction to Critical Theory, Berkeley: University of California, 1980. 3) Martin Jay, Marxism and Totality, Berkeley: University of California, 1990. 4) Skinner, The Return of Grand Theory, Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 1990. 5) Steven Best and Douglas Kellner, Postmodern Theory, New York, Guildford Press, 1991. 6) Bill Ashcroft et al (ed), The Post Colonial Studies Reader, London: Routledge, 1995. 7) Barry Smart, Foucault, Chichester: Ellis Horwood, 1985. 8) Giddens, Anthony “Notes on the theory of structuration “ in Anthony Giddens,Studies in Social & Political Theory, Hutchinson of London, 1987. 9) Alexander, Jeffery Sociological Theory since 1945,Hutchinson.1987. 10) Grahame Lock (1989) “Foucault, Michel (1926-84)”in Adam Kuper & Jessica Kuper eds. The Social Science Encyclopaedia, Routledge, London.

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Paper: 402

Social Theory – III

(Total marks: 50, Total Classes: 50)

Module I: (25 marks)

A. Pierre Bourdieu [10 Classes] B. Anthony Giddens [15 Classes]

Module II: (25 marks) A. Jean Lyotard [8 Classes] B. Zygmunt Bauman [10 Classes] C. Edward Said [7 Classes]

References:

1) Ritzer, Sociological Theory, New York: Mc-Graw Hill, 1996. 2) Giddens, Anthony “Notes on the theory of structuration “ in Anthony Giddens,Studies

in Social & Political Theory, Hutchinson of London, 1987. 3) Beck. U. Risk Society: Towards a New Modernity. 4) Said, Edward. 1973. Orientalism. OUP. 5) - . 1993. Culture and Imperialism. London: Vintage. 6) Gandhi, Leela. 1998. A Critical Introduction to Postcolonial Theory. New Delhi:

OUP. 7) Mongia, Padmini. 1996. Contemporary Postcolonial Theory: A Reader. New Delhi:

OUP.

8) Lyotard, Jean-Francois. 1991. The Inhuman: Reflections on Time, trans. Geoff Benningto and Rachel Bowlby. Cambridge: Polity, 1991) - 1993. Toward the Postmodern, ed. Robert Harvey and Mark S. Roberts . London: Humanities Press International. Norris, Christopher, What’s Wrong With Postmodernism: Critical Theory and the

9) Beck, U., A. Giddens and S. Lash (1994) Reflexive Modernization: Politics, Tradition

and Aesthetics in the Modern Social Order, Stanford, CA: Stanford University Press.

10) Bauman, Z. 1989. Modernity and the Holocaust, Cambridge: Polity Press. 11) Bauman, Z. 1991. Modernity and Ambivalence, Ithaca, NY: Cornell University Press.

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12) Bauman, Z. 1993. Postmodern Ethics, Oxford: Blackwell. 13) Bauman, Z. 1995. Life in Fragments: Essays in Postmodern Morality. Oxford:

Blackwell. 14) Bauman, Z. 1997. Postmodernity and Its Discontents. Cambridge: Polity Press. 15) Bauman, Z. 2000. Liquid Modernity. Cambridge: Polity Press. 16) Bauman, Z. 2001a. Community: Seeking Safety in an Insecure World. Cambridge:

Polity Press. 17) Bauman, Z. 2001b. The Individualized Society. Cambridge: Polity Press.

Paper: 403

Sociology of Development and Sociology of Environment (Total Marks 50; Total Classes: 50)

Module I: (25 marks)

A. Western Models of Development: Modernization, Marxian, Neo-liberal, Post-structuralism [6 Classes]

B. Dependency Theory: A. G. Frank, and World Systems Theory: Immanuel Wallerstein. [6 Classes]

C. Sustainable Development and Human Development [4 Classes]

D. Alternative Development and Post-development [4 Classes]

E. Indian Alternatives to Development: Tagore and Gandhi [5 Classes]

Module II: (25 marks)

A. Society and Environment: Concept of Environment; Nature and Environment; Nature

and Culture; Population and Development [4 Classes]. B. Concerns for Environment: Club of Rome Report, Bruntland Commission Report,

Kyoto Protocol, Intergovernmental Panel for Climate Change [6 Classes]. C. Sociological Theories and the Issue of Environment: Classical and Modern [6 Classes].

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D. Concepts of Risk and Risk Society; Contributions of Ulrich Beck [5 Classes]. E. Environmental Movements [4]

References: 1. J. Pieterse: Development TheoryVistaar, 2001. 2. ………….Post-Development Theory, Sage.2004 3. P.W. Preston Development Theory, Cambridge, 1996, 4. P. Worsely. Three Worlds- Culture and Development.1984 5. A.M. Shah (ed.). Social Structure & Change.Vol.4, Sage,1997. 6. S.P Srivastava: The Development Debate, 1998.Rawat. 7. Ray Kiely: Sociology and Development: The Impasse and Beyond.UCL Press, 1995. 8. Claude Alvares: Science, Development and Violence- The Revolt against Modernity., OUP,

1995. 9. Biswajit Ghosh (ed). Interrogating Development: Discourses on Development in India

Today. Rawat Publications. 2012. 10. Mira Seth: Women and Development, Sage, 2001. 11. S. Purushottaman: The Empowerment of Women in India, Sage, 1999. 12. Jean Dreze & Amartya Sen: India: Economic Development and Social Opportunity, OUP

1995. 13. Amartya Sen: Development as Freedom, 1999. 14. Martha C. Nussbaum: Women and Human Development –The Capabilities Approach, Kali

for Women, 2000. 15. Manish Kr. Verma: Development, Displacement and Resettlement, Rawat, 2004. 16. A.K. Kapoor: Rural Development through NGOs . 17. M.L Dantawala et al (eds): Social Change through Voluntary Action, Sage, 1998. 18. -------------: Women and Sustainable Development. 19. Rajani Kothari: Rethinking Development- In Search of Human Alternatives, Ajanta Pub,

1990. 21. P. Dayal: Gandhian Theory of Social Reconstruction, Atlantic, 2006. 22. Bina Agarwal et.al: Capabilities, Freedom and Equity, OUP, 2006. 1. Egon Becker & T. Jahu: Sustainability and the Social Sciences, Zed books, 1999. 24. T. N. Madan: 1983. Culture & Development, Oxford University Press, New Delhi. 25. Amit Bhaduri. 2006. Development with Dignity: A Case for Full Employment , National

Book Trust, India, New Delhi. 26. G. R. Madan 1979: India’s Social Transformation Vol.1& 2. Allied Publishers, New Delhi. 27. Barnett, Tony. Sociology and Development, Hutchinson, 1988. 28. Singharoy, D.K (ed.), Social Development and the Empowerment of Marginalized Group,

Sage, 2001. 29. ……. Interrogating Social Development. Manohar. 2010. 30. Nongbri, T. Development, Ethnicity and Gender, Rawat, 2003. 31 .M.L.Sharma & T. L. Dak (eds.) Green Revolution & Social Change. Ajanta, Delhi. 32. Alvin Y. So (1990): Social Change and Development, Sage.

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33. M.S. Gore (2003) Social Development: Challenges faced in an Unequal and Plural Society, Rawat.

34. Chandra Sekhar Bhat et.al. (eds) Sociology of Development and Change 35. Norman Long. An Introduction to the sociology of Rural Development. Tavistock Pub. 1982.

36. Hari Mohan Mathur and David Marsden. Development Projects and impoverishment Risks. OUP, 1998.

37. Samir Dasgupta and Jan Nederveen Pieterse (Ed.). Politics of Globalisation. Sage. 2009. 38. Richard Peet and Elaine Hartwick. Theories of Development (2nd edition). Rawat

Publications. 2010. 39. Diskhit Sinha. Rabindranather Palli Punargather Prayas. Paschimbanga Bangla Academy.

2010. 40. Swami Lokeswarananda (ed.). Chintanayak Vivekananda. Ramakrishna Mission Institute of

Culture. 1977. 41. Nimai Sadhan Basu (ed.). Saswata Vivekananda. Ababda publishers. 1992. 43. R. M. Anty and K. Brown. Approaches to Sustainable Development. Printer. 1997. 44. G. Shah at al. Development and Deprivation. Sage. 2002. 45. David Hardiman. Gandhi: In his Time and Ours. Permanent Black 2009. 46. A.Kothari, N.Pathak, R.V.Anuradha, B.Taneja (eds). 1998 Communities and Conservation,

Sage, New Delhi. 47. S.N.Pawar et al (eds) 2005. Environmental Movements in India Rawat. Delhi and Jaipur. 48. R.Guha. 2000. Environmentalism, OUP New Delhi. 49. Becker,E and Thomas,J (eds) 1999.Sustainability and the Social Sciences. Zed Books. 50. M.Gadgil and R.Guha 1992. The Fissured Land: On Ecological History of India, New Delhi:

Oxford University Press, Berkely C.A. University of California Press. 51. S.Krishna. 1996.Environment Politics, Sage, New Delhi. 52.Michael Mayerfield Bell. 2012. An Invitation to Environmental Sociology. New Delhi: Sage. 53. Meadows et al. 2005. Limits to Growth. Post Mills, VT: Chelsea Green. 54. Bruntland Commission. 1987. Our Common Future. Washington, DC: United Nations

Environment Programme, World Commission on Environment and Development. 55. Beck. U. Risk Society: Towards a New Modernity. 56.Beck, U. 1999. World Risk Society. Cambridge: Polity Press. 57.Beck, U. 2005. Power in the Global Age: A New Global Political Economy.

Cambridge: Polity Press. 58.Beck, U. 2006. The Cosmopolitan Vision. Cambridge: Polity Press. 59.Beck, U. and E. Beck-Gernsheim (1995) The Normal Chaos of Love, Cambridge, MA: Blackwell. 60.Beck, U., A. Giddens and S. Lash (1994) Reflexive Modernization: Politics, Tradition and Aesthetics in the Modern Social Order, Stanford, CA: Stanford University

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Paper: 404

Tribal Society in India (Total Marks 50; Total Classes: 50)

Module I: (25 marks)

A. Dimensions of Tribal Society in India: An Overview [5 Classes]

B. Economic Systems of Tribal Society [10 Classes]

C. Social Organisation of the Tribes; Political and Religious Life of the Tribals [10

Classes]

Module II: (25 marks)

A. Social and Cultural Changes among the Tribes of India (with Special Reference to

West Bengal).

B. Major Issues of Tribal Development & Deprivation; Tribal Movements.

C. Approaches & Strategies of Tribal Development: Critical Appraisal (with Special

Reference to West Bengal).

References:

1. N. K. Bose. 1975, The Structure of Hindu Society, Orient Longman. 2. ….. 1967, Culture and Society in India, Asia Pub. House. 3. ….. 1972. Some Tribes of India. National Book Trust. 4. G. S. Ghurye. 1963. The Scheduled Tribes. Popular Prakashan. 5. Verrier Elwin. 1939. The Baiga. John Murry. 6. ….. 1957. A Philosophy for NEFA. NEFA. 7. L. P. Vidyarthi and B. K. Rai. 1976. The Tribal Culture of India. Concept. 8. Vidyut Joshi, 1998, Tribal Situation In India, Rawat. 9. K. S. Singh (ed.). 1992. Tribal Situation in India. Indian Institute of Advanced Studies. 10. …… 1992. People of India - An Introduction. ASI, Kolkata. 11. M. Hooja. 2004. Policies and Strategies of Tribal Development. Rawat. 12. G. C. Rath (ed.). 2006. Tribal Development in India. Sage. 13. Swapan Kumar Pramanick and Samita Manna. 2007. Explorations in Social

Anthropology. Serials. 14. D.C. Sah and Y. S. Sisodia (ed.). 2004. Tribal Issues in India. Rawat. 15. David G Mandelbaum. 1970. Society in India. Popular Prakashan. 16. B. Choudhuri (ed.). 1992. Tribal Transformation in India. Inter-India Pub. 17. Virginius Xaxa. 2008. State Society and Tribes: Issues in Post-Colonial India. Pearson.

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Paper: 405

DISSERTATION BASED ON FIELD WORK

Total marks = 50 [Text: 40; Viva voce:10]