CBSE Syllabus

CLASS XI

Sociology

Class XI
One Paper Theory 3 Hours
Unitwise Weightage Marks: 80
Units Marks
A. Introducing Sociology 34
1. Society, Sociology and relationship with other social sciences 6
2. Basic Concepts 8
3. Social Institutions 10
4. Culture and Society 10
5. Practical Sociology : Methods & Techniques Evaluated through Practical
B. Understanding Society 46
6. Structure, Process and Stratification 10
7. Social Change 10
8. Environment and Society 10
9. Western Social Thinkers 8
10. India Sociologists 8
241
Class XI
Practical Examination
Max. Marks 20 Time allotted : 3hrs
Unitwise Weightage
A. Project (undertaken during the academic year at school level) 07 marks
i. Statement of the purpose : 2 marks
ii. Methodology / Technique : 2 marks
iii. Conclusion : 3 marks
B. Viva - based on the project work 05 marks
C. Research design 08 marks
i. Overall format : 1 mark
ii Research Question/Hypothesis : 1 mark
iii. Choice of technique : 2 marks
iv. Detailed procedure for implementation of technique : 2 marks
v. Limitations of the above technique : 2 marks
A. INTRODUCING SOCIOLOGY Marks
Unit 1: Society & Sociology and Relationship with other (Periods 22)
social sciences
Introducing Society: Individuals and collectivities. Plural Perspectives
Introducing Sociology: Emergence. Nature & Scope. Relationship to
other disciplines
Unit 2: Basic Concepts (Periods 22)
Social Groups
Status and Role
Social Stratification
Social Control
Unit 3: Social Institutions (Periods 24)
Family and Kinship
Political and Economic Institutions
242
Religion as a Social Institution
Education as a Social Institution
Unit 4: Culture And Society (Periods 20)
Culture. Values and Norms: Shared, Plural, Contested
Socialization: Conformity, Conflict and the Shaping of Personality
Unit 5: Practical Sociology: Methods & Techniques (Periods 22)
Tools and Techniques: Observation, Survey, Interview
The Significance of Field Work in Sociology
B. UNDERSTANDING SOCIETY
Unit 6: Structure, Process and Stratification (Periods 22)
Social Structure
Social Processes: Cooperation, Competition, Conflict
Social Stratification: Class, Caste, Race, Gender.
Unit 7: Social Change (Periods 22)
Social Change: Types and Dimensions; Causes and Consequences.
Social Order: Domination, Authority & Law; Contestation, Crime & Violence
Village, Town & City: Changes in Rural & Urban Society
Unit 8: Environment And Society (Periods 18)
Ecology and Society
Environmental Crises and Social Responses
Unit 9: Western Social Thinkers (Periods 24)
Karl Marx on Class Conflict
Emile Durkheim on Division of Labour
Max Weber on Bureaucracy
243
Unit 10: Indian Sociologists (Periods 24)
G.S. Ghurye on Race and Caste 10 Marks
D.P. Mukerji on Tradition and Change
A.R. Desai on the State
M.N. Srinivas on the Village
Recommended textbooks
1. Sociology, Part-I, Published by NCERT
2. Understanding Society, Part-II, Published by NCERT

 

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