Sociology is one of the elective subjects and an important part of the Class XI curriculum. Students must have a clear understanding of the syllabus to score well in the exam. Here is the detailed curriculum of Sociology for the year 2022-23, as per the latest guidelines of CBSE.
A. Introducing Sociology
Unit 1- Sociology, Society and its Relationship with other Social Sciences
- Introducing Sociology: Emergence. Nature and Scope
- Relationship with other Social Science disciplines
- Introducing Society: Individuals and collectivities. Pluralities and Inequalities among societies
Unit 2- Terms, Concepts and their use in Sociology
- Social Groups and Society
- Status and Role
- Society & Social Control
- Social Stratification
Unit 3- Understanding Social Institutions
- Family, Marriage and Kinship
- Political Institutions
- Religion as a Social Institution
- Education as a Social Institution
- Work & Economic Life
Unit 4- Culture and Socialization
- Defining Culture
- Dimensions of Culture
- Socialization
- Agencies of Socialisation and Sociology
B. Understanding Society
Unit 7- Social Change and Social Order in Rural and Urban Society
- Social Change: Types, Causes and Consequences
- Social Order: Domination, Authority and Law; Contestation, Crime and Violence
- Concepts: Village, Town and City
- Social Order and Social Change in Rural and Urban Areas
Unit 9- Introducing Western Sociologists
- The Context of Sociology
- Karl Marx on Class Conflict
- Emile Durkheim: Division of Labour in society
- Max Weber: Interpretive Sociology, Ideal Type & Bureaucracy
Unit 10- Indian Sociologists
- G.S. Ghurye on Caste and Race
- D.P. Mukherjee on Tradition and Change
- A.R. Desai on the State
- M.N. Srinivas on the Village
