Uttar Pradesh PCS: Sociology Topic Wise Notes for UPPCS

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:: PAPER - I :: GENERAL SOCIOLOGY SECTION-A

1. Fundamentals of Sociology and Study of Social Phenomena: 

1. Emergence of Sociology, its nature and scope. Methods of study; Link 1 | Link 2 | Link 3

2. Problems of objectivity and issues of measurement in Social Science; Link 1 | Link 2

3. Sampling and its types: Link 1 

4. Research Design: Descriptive, Exploratory and Experimental, Techniques of data collection: Link 1 | Link 2 | Link 3 | Link 4 | Link 5
   Observation, Interview schedule and questionnaire: Link 1 | Link 2 | Link 3 

 

2. Theoretical Perspectives:

1. Functionalism: Redcliffe Brown, Malinowski and Merton, Link 1 | Link 2 | Link 3 | Link 4

2. Conflict Theory: Karl Marx, Ralf Dahrendorf and Lewis Coser. Link 1 | Link 2 | Link 3

3. Symbolic Interactionism: C.H. Cooley, G.H. Mead and Herbert Blumer Link 1 | Link 2 | Link 3

4. Structuralism: Levi Strauss, S.F. Nadel, Parsons and Merton. Link 1 | Link 2 | Link 3 | Link 4

 3. Pioneers In Sociology:

1. A Comte-Positivism and Hierarchy of Sciences.  Link 1 

2. H Spencer – Organic analogy and the doctrine of evolution. Link 1 

3. K. Marx- Dialectical materialism and alienation. Link 1 | Link 2 

4. E. Durkheim-Division of labour, Sociology of religion, Link 1 | Link 2 | Link 3 | Link 4

5. Max Weber-Social action and ideal type Link 1 | Link 2 

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4. Social Stratification and Differentiation: 

1. Concept Link 1 | Link 2 | Link 3

2. Theories of Stratification: Marx, Weber, Davis and Moore, Link 1 | Link 2 | Link 3

3. Forms of stratification, Caste and Class. Link 1 | Link 2 

4. Status and Role Link 1 

5. Social Mobilities: types, Occupational Mobility, intra-Generational and inter-Generational Mobilities. Link 1 | Link 2 | Link 3 

SECTION-B

5. Marriage, Family and Kinship: 

1. Types and forms of marriage,  Link 1 | Link 2 | Link 3 

2. Impact of social legislation on Marriage,  Link 1 

3. Family: Structure and functions;  Link 1 

4. Changing patterns of family;  Link 1 | Link 2 | Link 3 

5. Family decent and kinship: Marriage and sex roles in modern society. Link 1 | Link 2 | Link 3 

6. Social Change and Development: 

1. Concept,  Link 1 | Link 2 

2. Theories and Factors of Social Change,  Link 1 

3. Social movement and change.  Link 1 | Link 2 

4. State intervention.  Link 1 

5. Social policy and development programme,  Link 1 | Link 2

6. Strategies of rural  transformation: Community development programme. I.R.D.P., TRYSEM and Jawahar Rojgar Yojana, Inclusive and sustainable Development.  Link 1 | Link 2 | Link 3 | Link 4 | Link 5 | Link 6

7. Economic and Political System: 

1. Concept of property,  Link 1 | Link 2 

2. Social dimensions of division of labour. Link 1 

3. Types of exchange. Industrialisation, Urbanisation and Social Development,  Link 1 | Link 2 | Link 3  | Link 4 | Link 5 

4. Nature of Power: Personal and Community, Elite, Class.  Link 1 | Link 2 | Link 3 

5. Modes of political participation-Democratic and Authoritarian.  Link 1 | Link 2 | Link 3  | Link 4

8. Religion, Science and Technology: 

1. Concept Link 1  |  Link 2 

2. Role and religious belief in traditional and modern societies.  Link 1 | Link 2 | Link 3 

3. Ethos of science,  Link 1 | Link 2 

4. Social responsibility and control of science;  Link 1  

5. Social consequences of science and technology.  Link 1

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9. Population and Society: 

1. Population size,   Link 1

2. Trends, Composition, Link 1 

3. Growth by Migration,  Link 1 

4. Population Problems in India,  Link 1 | Link 2 | Link 3

5. Population Education.  Link 1 

:: PAPER - II ::

Indian Social System

SECTION-A

1. Bases of Indian Society: 

1. Traditional Indian Social Organisation: Dharma, Doctrine of Karma. Ashram Vyavastha, Purushartha and Sanskars; Link 1 | Link 2 | Link 3 

2. Socio-Cultural Dynamics: impact of Buddhism, Islam and the west. Link 1 | Link 2 | Link 3

3.  Factors responsible for continuity and change. Link 1

2. Social Stratification: 

1. Caste system: Origin, Structural and Cultural views. Link 1 | Link 2 | Link 3 

2. Changing patterns of Caste; Caste and class: Issues of equality and social justice Link 1 | Link 2 | Link 3 

3. Agrarian and industrial Class structure in India Link 1 | Link 2 

4. Emergence of middle classes Link 1 

5. Classes among the Tribes Link 1 

6. Emergence and growth of Dalit consciousness Link 1 | Link 2 

3. Marriage Family and Kinship: 

1. Marriage among different ethnic groups and its changing trends and future; Link 1 | Link 2 

2. it's Family: structural and functional aspects and their Changing Pattern, Link 1 

3. Impact of legislations and socio-economic changes on marriage and family, Link 1 | Link 2 | Link 3 

4. Regional variations in kinship Kinship: system and its changing aspects. Jajmani System, Link 1 | Link 2 

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4. Economic and Political System: 

1. Land tenure system, Link 1

2. Social and economic consequences of land reforms, liberalisation and globalisation; Link 1 | Link 2 | Link 3 

3. Social Determinants of economic development, Link 1

4. Green revolution,  Link 1 | Link 2 | Link 3 

5. Functioning of democratic political system. Political parties and their composition, Link 1 | Link 2 

6. Structural change and orientation among political elites, Link 1 | Link 2 

7. Decentralisation of power and political participation, Political implications of development. Link 1 | Link 2 | Link 3 

 5. Education and Society: 

1. Dimensions of education in traditional and modern societies, Link 1 | Link 2 

2. Educational inequalities and change; Link 1 | Link 2 

3. Education and social mobility. Problems of education among the weaker sections of society. Link 1 |  Link 2  | Link 3 

SECTION-B

6. Tribal, Rural and Urban Social Organisation: 

1. Distinctive features of tribal communities and their distribution; Link 1 

2. Tribe and caste, Link 1| Link 2 

3. Processes of change: Acculturation, Assimilation and integration. Link 1 

4. Problems of tribals: social identity,  Link 1 | Link 2 | Link 3 

5. Socio-cultural dimensions of village community; traditional power structure, Democratisation and leadership, Community development programme and Panchayti Raj, Link 1 | Link 2 | Link 3 | Link 4

6. New strategies for rural transformation, change in Kinship, caste and occupation in urban areas. Link 1 | Link 2 | Link 3 

7. Class structure and mobility in urban community; Ethnic diversity and community integration, urban neighbourhood, rural urban differences, Demographic and socio-cultural practises. Link 1 | Link 2 |Link 3| Link 4 | Link 5

7. Religion and Society: 

1. Size, Growth and Regional distribution of different religious groups; Link 1 

2. Inter religious interaction and its manifestations, Link 1 

3. Problems of conversion, Community tensions, Secularism, Minority status and religious fundamentalism. Link 1 | Link 2 | Link 3 

 8. Population Dynamics: 

1. Socio-cultrual aspects of sex, Age, Marital status, Feritility and mortality. Link 1

2. Sociopsychological, cultural and economic problems of population explosion, Link 1 

3. Population policy and family welfare programme; Link 1 | Link 2 

4. Determinants of population growth. Link 1 | Link 2 

9. Women and Society: 

1. Demographic profile of women, Link 1

2. Changes in their status; Link 1 

3. Special problems-dowry, atrocities, discrimination; welfare programmes for women & children, Domestic Violence Act–2005, Sexual Harassment at Workplace- 2013. Link 1 | Link 2 | Link 3  |  Link 4  | Link 5  | Link 6

10. Dimensions of Change and Development: 

1. Social change and Indices of modernisation, Link 1 | Link 2 

2. Sources of social change: Endogenous and Exogenous, Link 1  

3. Processes of Social Change: Sanskritisation, Westernisation, Secularisation and Modernisation, Link 1 | Link 2 | Link 3 | Link 4 

4. Agents of change: Mass Media, Education and communication, Link 1 | Link 2 | Link 3 

5. Problems of modernization and planned change, Link 1 | Link 2 

6. Strategy and ideology of planning. Five year plans. Link 1 | Link 2 

7. Poverty alleviation programme; Link 1 | Link 2 

8. Environment, Unemployment and programme for Urban Development; Link 1 | Link 2 | Link  3 

9. social movement with special reference to Social reform, peasant, Backward Classes, Women and Dalit Movements. Link 1 | Link 2 | Link 3 | Link 4 | Link 5

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