UPSC Sociology Enrichment Course 2023

Class No.

Date

Assignment/ Test – Paper

Topics

Chapter/ Unit

1

02 Aug

01 – Paper 01

Sociology - The Discipline

(a) Modernity and social changes in Europe and emergence of sociology.

(b) Scope of the subject and comparison with other social sciences.

(c) Sociology and common sense.

06 Aug - Value Addition class on the above topic along with Test Discussion

2

09 Aug

02 – Paper 01

Sociology as Science

(a) Science, scientific method and critique.
(b) Major theoretical strands of research methodology.
(c) Positivism and its critique.
(d) Fact value and objectivity.
(e) Non- positivist methodologies.

13 Aug - Value Addition class on the above topic along with Test Discussion

3

16 Aug

03 – Paper 01

Research Methods and Analysis

(a) Qualitative and quantitative methods.
(b) Techniques of data collection.
(c) Variables, sampling, hypothesis, reliability and validity.

20 Aug - Value Addition class on the above topic along with Test Discussion

4

23 Aug

04 – Paper 01

Sociological Thinkers

(a) Karl Marx- Historical materialism, mode of production, alienation, class struggle.
(b) Emile Durkheim- Division of labour, social fact, suicide, religion and society.

27 Aug - Value Addition class on the above topic along with Test Discussion

5

30 Aug

05 – Paper 01

Sociological Thinkers

(c) Max Weber- Social action, ideal types, authority, bureaucracy, protestant ethic and the spirit of capitalism.

(d) Talcolt Parsons-   Social system, pattern variables.

03 Sept - Value Addition class on the above topic along with Test Discussion

6

06 Sept

06 – Paper 01

Sociological Thinkers

(e) Robert K. Merton- Latent and manifest functions, conformity and  deviance, reference groups
(f) Mead   - Self and identity.

10 Sept - Value Addition class on the above topic along with Test Discussion

7

13 Sept

07 – Paper 01

Stratification and Mobility

(a) Concepts- equality, inequality, hierarchy, exclusion, poverty and  deprivation
(b) Theories of social stratification- Structural functionalist theory, Marxist theory, Weberian theory.

17 Sept - Value Addition class on the above topic along with Test Discussion

8

20 Sept

08 – Paper 01

Stratification and Mobility

(c) Dimensions – Social stratification of class, status groups, gender, ethnicity     and race.
(d) Social mobility- open and closed systems, types of mobility, sources and causes of mobility

24 Sept - Value Addition class on the above topic along with Test Discussion

9

27 Sept

09 – Paper 01

Works and Economic Life

(a) Social organization of work in different types of society- slave society,  feudal society, industrial /capitalist society.
(b)  Formal and informal organization of work
(c)  Labour and society.

01 Oct - Value Addition class on the above topic along with Test Discussion

10

04 Oct

10 – Paper 01

Politics and Society

(a)  Sociological theories of power
(b)  Power elite, bureaucracy, pressure groups, and political parties. (c)   Nation, state, citizenship, democracy, civil society, ideology.
(d)   Protest, agitation, social movements, collective action, revolution.

08 Oct - Value Addition class on the above topic along with Test Discussion

11

11 Oct

11– Paper 01

Religion and Society

(a)   Sociological theories of religion.
(b)   Types of religious practices: animism, monism, pluralism, sects, cults.
(c) Religion in modern society: religion and science, secularization, religious revivalism, fundamentalism.

15 Oct - Value Addition class on the above topic along with Test Discussion

12

18 Oct

12– Paper 01

Systems of Kinship

(a)   Family, household, marriage.
(b)   Types and forms of family.
(c)   Lineage and descent (d)   Patriarchy and sexual division of labour
(e)   Contemporary trends

22 Oct - Value Addition class on the above topic along with Test Discussion

13

25 Oct

13 – Paper 01

Social Change in Modern Society

(a)   Sociological theories of social change.
(b)   Development and dependency.
(c)   Agents of social change (d)   Education and social change.
(e)  Science, technology and social change.

29 Oct - Value Addition class on the above topic along with Test Discussion

14

01 Nov

14 – Paper 02

Introducing Indian Society

(i) Perspectives on the study of Indian society:

(a) Indology  (GS. Ghurye).
(b) Structural functionalism  (M N Srinivas).
(c) Marxist sociology  ( A R Desai).

05 Nov - Value Addition class on the above topic along with Test Discussion

15

08 Nov

15 – Paper 02

Introducing Indian Society

(ii) Impact of colonial rule on Indian society :

(a) Social background of Indian nationalism.
(b) Modernization of Indian tradition (c) Protests and movements during the colonial period.
(d) Social reforms

12 Nov - Value Addition class on the above topic along with Test Discussion

16

15 Nov

16 – Paper 02

Social Structure

(i) Rural and Agrarian Social Structure:

(a) The idea of Indian village and village studies-
(b) Agrarian social structure -
evolution of land tenure system,  land reforms.

19 Nov - Value Addition class on the above topic along with Test Discussion

17

22 Nov

17 – Paper 02

Social Structure

(ii) Caste System:

1. Perspectives on the study of caste systems: GS Ghurye, M N Srinivas, Louis Dumont, Andre Beteille.

2. Features of caste system.

3. Untouchability - forms and perspectives

26 Nov - Value Addition class on the above topic along with Test Discussion

18

29 Nov

18 – Paper 02

Social Structure

(iii) Tribal communities in India:

(a) Definitional problems.
(b) Geographical spread.
(c) Colonial policies and tribes.
(d) Issues of integration and autonomy.

(iv) Social Classes in India:

(a) Agrarian class structure.
(b) Industrial class structure.
(c) Middle classes in India

03 Dec - Value Addition class on the above topic along with Test Discussion

19

06 Dec

19 – Paper 02

Social Structure

(v) Systems of Kinship in India:

(a) Lineage and descent in India.
(b) Types of kinship systems.
(c) Family and marriage in India.
(d) Household dimensions of the family.
(e) Patriarchy, entitlements and sexual division of labour.

(vi) Religion and Society:

(a) Religious communities in India.
(b) Problems of religious minorities.

10 Dec - Value Addition class on the above topic along with Test Discussion

20

13 Dec

20 – Paper 02

Social Changes in India:

(i) Visions of Social Change in India:

(a) Idea of development planning and mixed economy.
(b) Constitution, law and social change.
(c) Education and social change.

(ii) Rural and Agrarian transformation in India:

(a) Programmes of rural development, Community Development Programme, cooperatives, poverty alleviation schemes.
(b) Green revolution and social change.
(c) Changing modes of production in Indian agriculture .
(d) Problems of rural labour, bondage, migration

17 Dec - Value Addition class on the above topic along with Test Discussion

21

20 Dec

21 – Paper 02

Social Changes in India:

(iii) Industrialization and Urbanisation in India:

1. Evolution of modern industry in India.
   (b) Growth of urban settlements in India.
   (c) Working class: structure, growth, class mobilization.
   (d) Informal sector, child labour
   (e) Slums and deprivation in urban areas

24 Dec - Value Addition class on the above topic along with Test Discussion

22

27 Dec

22 – Paper 02

Social Changes in India:

(iv) Politics and Society:

(a) Nation, democracy and citizenship.
(b) Political parties, pressure groups , social and political elite.
(c) Regionalism and decentralization of power.
(d) Secularization

31 Dec - Value Addition class on the above topic along with Test Discussion

23

03 Jan

23 – Paper 02

Social Changes in India:

(v) Social Movements in Modern India

(a) Peasants and farmers movements.
(b) Women’s movement.
(c) Backward classes & Dalit movement.
(d) Environmental movements.
(e) Ethnicity and Identity movements.

(vi) Population Dynamics:

(a) Population size, growth, composition and distribution.
(b) Components of population growth: birth, death, migration.
(c) Population policy and family planning.
(d) Emerging issues: ageing, sex ratios, child and infant mortality, reproductive health.

07 Jan - Value Addition class on the above topic along with Test Discussion

24

10 Jan

24 – Paper 02

(vi) Population Dynamics:

(a) Population size, growth, composition and distribution.
(b) Components of population growth: birth, death, migration.
(c) Population policy and family planning.
(d) Emerging issues: ageing, sex ratios, child and infant mortality, reproductive health.

14 Jan - Value Addition class on the above topic along with Test Discussion

25

17 Jan

25 – Paper 02

Social Changes in India:

(vii) Challenges of Social Transformation:

(a)  Crisis of development: displacement, environmental problems and sustainability.
(b) Poverty, deprivation and inequalities.
(c) Violence against women.
(d) Caste conflicts.
(e) Ethnic conflicts, communalism, religious revivalism.
(f) Illiteracy and disparities in education.

21 Jan - Value Addition class on the above topic along with Test Discussion