Jammu and Kashmir Public Services Commission (JKPSC)
Lecturer (10+2) Sociology
Subject / Paper: Sociology
Exam Cycle: 2025
Exam Type: Pen-and-Paper (OMR Based)
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COURSE OVERVIEW
Exam Name: Lecturer (10+2) Sociology
Conducting Authority: Jammu and Kashmir Public Services Commission (JKPSC)
Level: Competitive
Examination Type: MCQs
No. of Questions: 100 MCQs
Total Marks: 100 Marks
Duration: 2 Hours
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LIST OF UNITS (Verbatim)
Unit I: Introduction to Sociology
Unit II: Sociological Thoughts and Theories
Unit III: Methodology of Social Research
Unit IV: Sociology of Family Marriage and Kinship
Unit V: Sociology of Religion
Unit VI: Sociology of Change and Development
Unit VII: Indian Society: Structure and Change
Unit VIII: Rural Society in India
Unit IX: Urban Society in India
Unit X: Social Movements in India
Unit XI: Environment and Sustainable Development
Unit XII: Gender and Society
Unit XIII: Marginalized Communities in India
Unit XIV: Health and Sanitation
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UNIT-WISE DETAILED SYLLABUS (Verbatim)
Unit I: Introduction to Sociology
Topic 1: Sociology: Discipline and Perspectives
Subtopics:
○ Definition, Nature and scope; Emergence and Development of Sociology as a Discipline: French and Industrial revolution; Enlightment and its impact
○ Understanding Sociological Perspectives
○ Relationship of Sociology with other Social Science
Topic 2: Sociological Concepts
Subtopics:
○ Society, Community, Association and Social Group
○ Status and Role; Norms and Values
○ Culture: Definition, Types and its allied concepts
○ Social Stratification, Race and Ethnicity
Topic 3: Social Institutions
Subtopics:
○ Family, Marriage, Kinship, Education and Religion
Topic 4: Social Processes
Subtopics:
○ Socialisation
○ Social Change
○ Competition and Conflict
○ Social Control
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Unit II: Sociological Thoughts and Theories
Topic 1: Classical Sociological Traditions
Subtopics:
○ August Comte: Law of three stages, Positivism, Social Statics and Social Dynamics
○ Karl Marx: Historical Materialism, Dialectical materialism, Alienation in the capitalist society
○ Emile Durkheism: Concept of Social Facts, Division of labour; Mechanical and organic solidarity
○ Max Weber: Theory of social action-types of social action and Theory of authority, Types of authority and bases of their legitimacy
Topic 2: Functionalism and Neo-Functionalism
Subtopics:
○ Talcott Parsons; General Theory of Action and Social System
○ R.K. Merton; Critique of functional analysis: Latent and Manifest Functions
○ J. Alexander; Neo-Functionalism
Topic 3: Interactionist perspectives
Subtopics:
○ Interactionism and Dramaturgical Approach: GH. Mead and H. Blumer
○ Phenomenological Sociology: A. Schutz, Peter Burger and Thomas Luckmann
○ Ethnomethodology: H. Garfinkel
Topic 4: Structuralism and Post-Structuralism
Subtopics:
○ Anthony Giddens: Structuration
○ Jacques Derrida: Deconstruction
○ Michael Foucault: Discourse, Knowledge and Power
○ Marx critique and dialetics of conflict: R. Dahrendorf
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Unit III: Methodology of Social Research
Topic 1: Nature of Social Reality and its Approaches
Subtopics:
○ Scientific method in social research
○ Theory Building
○ Objectivity and Reflexivity in Social Research
○ Ethical Questions in Social Research
Topic 2: Quantitative methods and survey research
Subtopics:
○ Hypothesis and its types
○ Survey techniques
○ Operationalization and research design
○ Sampling: Probability and Non-Probability
○ Scaling and Measurement
○ Questionnaire, Interview and interview schedule
Topic 3: Qualitative research techniques in social research
Subtopics:
○ Observation
○ Case Study Method
○ Content Analysis
○ Ethnography
○ Validity and Reliability
Topic 4: Data Analysis
Subtopics:
○ Coding, Editing and Tabulation
○ Interpretation and Drawing Inferences
○ Bibliography and Report Writing.
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Unit IV: Sociology of Family Marriage and Kinship
Topic 1: Kinship
Subtopics:
○ Defining Kinship; Incest Taboo; Descent Groups and Descent Theory; Inheritance and its Rules; Kinship Usages; Kinship Terminology
Topic 2: Family
Subtopics:
○ Definition; Structure and Function; Theoretical Perspectives on Study of Family; Changing trends of Family Structure; Changing Care and Support Systems
Topic 3: Marriage
Subtopics:
○ Marriage; Meaning and Evolution; Alliance Theory; Symmetrical and Asymmetrical Exchange; Prescriptive and Preferential Marriage Rules of Residence
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Unit V: Sociology of Religion
Topic 1: Introduction
Subtopics:
○ Meaning and Scope of Sociology of Religion
○ Ritual, Beliefs and Practices
○ Magic, Religion and Science
Topic 2: Sociological Interpretation of Religion
Subtopics:
○ Origin of Religion (Evolutionary)
○ Durkheim and Sociological Functionalism
○ Max Weber and Phenomenology
○ Karl Marx and Dialectical Materialism
Topic 3: Religions of India and their Components
Subtopics:
○ Hinduism, Islam, Christianity, Sikhism, Buddhism, Jainism, Saints/Sants, Shrines
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Unit VI: Sociology of Change and Development
Topic 1: Concepts and approaches to Social Change
Subtopics:
○ Basic Concepts; Progress, Development and Change
○ Social and Cultural Change
○ Evolutionary and Functional Approaches
Topic 2: Modernisation and Development
Subtopics:
○ Modernization and Development, Centre-Periphery
○ Development of Underdevelopment Thesis- G Grank
○ World Modern System Theory- I. Wallerstein
Topic 3: Focussed Areas of Development
Subtopics:
○ Environment and Development
○ Population and Development
○ Gender and Disadvantaged Groups
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Unit VII: Indian Society: Structure and Change
Topic 1: Conceptualising Indian Society
Subtopics:
○ Evolution of Indian Society
○ Composition of Indian Society
○ Ethnic Identity and Assertion
Topic 2: Theoretical Perspectives
Subtopics:
○ Indological/Textual (GS Ghurye/Louis Dumont)
○ Structural-Functional (M.N. Srinivas. S.C. Dube)
○ Marxian (D.P. Mukherjee, A.R. Desai)
○ Subaltem (Ranjit Guha, B. R. Ambedkar)
Topic 3: Caste and Class in India
Subtopics:
○ Varna and Jati
○ Features and Origin of Caste System
○ Changes in Caste System
○ Agrarian Class Structure
○ Urban and Industrial Class Structure
○ Emergence and Role of Middle Class
Topic 4: Processes of Social Change
Subtopics:
○ Sanskritization
○ Westernisation
○ Modernisation
○ Secularisation
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Unit VIII: Rural Society in India
Topic 1: Understanding Rural Sociology
Subtopics:
○ Origin and Scope of Rural Sociology
○ Conceptualizing Peasants
○ Rural-Urban Continuum
○ Village Studies in India
Topic 2: Rural Society and Change
Subtopics:
○ Rural Development and Planned Change
○ Land Reforms and Change
○ Panchayati Raj System
○ Major Movements in India
○ Rural Poverty
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Unit IX: Urban Society in India
Topic 1: Urban Sociology
Subtopics:
○ Nature and Scope of Urban Sociology
○ Concept: Urban, Urbanization and Urbanism
○ Urban Planning and Development
Topic 2: Urban Problems in India
Subtopics:
○ Urban Problems: Environment, Housing, Poverty and Slums
○ Migration
○ Changing Urban Space and recent trends
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Unit X: Social Movements in India
Topic 1: Social Movements and Change
Subtopics:
○ Social Movement: Concept and Typology
○ Dynamics of Social Movement
○ Theoretical Perspectives: Relative Deprivation, Conflict and structural-Strain Theory
Topic 2: Social Movements in India
Subtopics:
○ Nationalist Movement
○ Tribal Movement
○ Environmental Movement
○ Dalit Movement
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Unit XI: Environment and Sustainable Development
Topic 1: Concepts and Issues
Subtopics:
○ Environmental Sociology, Social Ecology
○ Global Issues and Redressal (Earth Summit)
Topic 2: Theoretical Approaches
Subtopics:
○ Classical Sociological Tradition
○ Gidden and Beck: Risk Theory
○ Ecological Modernisation Theory
Topic 3: Sustainable Development
Subtopics:
○ Sustainable Development and its components
○ Environmental Legislations
○ Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)
○ Role of Government and Non-Government Organisations
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Unit XII: Gender and Society
Topic 1: Social Construction of Gender
Subtopics:
○ Gender Vs Biology
○ LGBT: Third Gender
○ Masculinity and Femininity
○ Gender Role Socialization
○ Patriarchy as Ideology and Practice
Topic 2: Theoretical Feminist Perspectives
Subtopics:
○ Liberal
○ Radical
○ Socialist
○ Post Modernist
Topic 3: Women in India
Subtopics:
○ Status of women in Contemporary India
○ Women’s Empowerment; Local Governance;
○ Constitutional Provisions and State Initiatives
○ Gender Issues in India
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Unit XIII: Marginalized Communities in India
Subtopics:
○ Marginalization: Socio Economic Indices
○ Perpectives on Marginalization; Jyotiba Phule, Ambedkar, Gandhi and Lohiya
○ Constitutional Provisions, Implementation and Impact
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Unit XIV: Health and Sanitation
Subtopics:
○ Emergence of Sociology of Health
○ Social Aspects of Health and Illness
○ Scavenging Caste and Social Deprivation
○ Sanitation and Awareness
○ Sanitation Policies in India; Swachh Bharat Abhiyan, Sulabh Sanitation Movement
○ Sanitation and Law
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SYLLABUS SUMMARY (Auto-Generated)
• Total Units: 14
• Total Topics: 38
• Exam: Lecturer (10+2) Sociology
• Subject: Sociology
• Exam Year: 2025
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