CBSE Syllabus for Class 11 Sociology

Course Structure for Class XI Sociology (2017-18)

Unit Topic Marks
A Introducing Sociology 40
1 Society, Sociology and relationship with other social sciences  8
2 Basic Concepts  8
3 Social Institutions  10
4 Culture and Society  8
5 Practical Sociology: Methods & Techniques  6
B  Understanding Society 40
6 Structure, Process and Stratification  10
7 Social Change  10
8 Environment and Society  6
9 Western Social Thinkers  6
10 Indian Sociologists  8
 Total 80
Max. Marks: 20 Time allotted : 3 Hrs
Part A Project (undertaken during the academic year at school level)

  • Statement of the purpose
  • Methodology / Technique
  • Conclusion
 10 marks
Part B Viva – based on the project work 02 marks
Part C Research design

  • Overall format
  • Research Question/ Hypothesis
  • Choice of technique
  • Detailed procedure for implementation of technique
  • Limitations of the above technique
 08 marks
Total 20 Marks

A. Introducing Sociology

Unit 1: Society and Sociology and Relationship with other Social Sciences

  • Introducing Society: Individuals and collectivities. Plural Perspectives
  • Introducing Sociology: Emergence. Nature and Scope. Relationship to other disciplines

Unit 2: Basic Concepts

  • Social Groups
  • Status and Role
  • Social Stratification
  • Social Control

Unit 3: Social Institutions

  • Family, Marriage and Kinship
  • Political and Economic Institutions
  • Religion as a Social Institution
  • Education as a Social Institution

Unit 4: Culture and Society

  • Culture, Values and Norms: Shared, Plural, Contested
  • Socialization: Conformity, Conflict and the Shaping of Personality

Unit 5: Practical in Sociology: Methods and Techniques

  • Methods: Participant Observation, Survey
  • Tools and Techniques: Observation, Interview, Questionaire
  • The Significance of Field Work in Sociology

B. Understanding Society

Unit 6: Structure, Process and Stratification

  • Social Structure
  • Social Processes: Cooperation, Competition, Conflict
  • Social Stratification: Class, Caste, Race, Gender

Unit 7: Social Change

  • Social Change: Types and Dimensions; Causes and Consequences
  • Social Order: Domination, Authority and Law; Contestation, Crime and Violence
  • Village, Town and City: Changes in Rural and Urban Society

Unit 8: Environment and Society

  • Ecology and Society
  • Environmental Crises and Social Responses

Unit 9: Western Social Thinkers

  • Karl Marx on Class Conflict
  • Emile Durkheim on Division of Labour
  • Max Weber on Bureaucracy

Unit 10: Indian Sociologists

  • G.S. Ghurye on Race and Caste
  • D.P. Mukherjee on Tradition and Change
  • A.R. Desai on the State
  • M.N. Srinivas on the Village

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