UNIT I
Definition of sociology - Scope - reiavance and relation fo other social sciences. (Anthropology, Psychology, Economics, History)

UNIT II
Theoretical Perspectives Clanical Perspective:- Anqueste Comte:- Positivism - Law of Human Progress - Social Statics and Dynamics. Herbert Spencer:- Organic analogy and theory of Evolution. Functionalist Perspective:- Functionalism Durkheim:- Social fact - Mechanical and organic solidarity -   suicide. Merton:- Social group - types - Functions and Dys - Functions. System Perspective:- Pareto:- System in equilibrium - logical and non logical action - circulation of clites. Parsons:- Human action - pattern Naviables - system and imbrystem. Conflict Perspective:- Karl Marx - Economic determinium class struggle - Alie - nation. Simmel - Theory of conflict perctions. Interection Perspective:- Cooley - Symbolic interacto - looking glass - self. Hormans Blau - Social exchange Husserel - Phonounonology

UNIT III
SOCIETY:-
Definition - theorids of orgin of society - importance of society to the individual. Processes of Socilization - Association - animilation - competition - conflict. Social groups - types (Primary & Secondary) in group - outgroups - Ethnountism. Culture - meaning - Charateristics - function - cultival lag.

UNIT IV
SOCIAL INSTITUTIONS:- Marriage and family as social institutions Economic Institution - economic structure - capitalistic - socialistic - social determinate and consequences of modern economic development - globalization. Religious Institution:- Theories of religion - functions and dyfunctions of religion - secularization - problems of conversion.

UNIT V
Social Stratification:- Types of Status and Role Rtatus and Stratification. Nature of Stratification Theories of Stratisfiction, Forme of Stratification: Caste and Class - Differences. Social Mobility, Types, Factors facilitating Social Mobility and Factors hindering Social mobility.

UNIT VI
Social control:- Meaning, Purpose, Means of Social Control Folkways - Mores - Morals - Religion - Law.

UNIT VII
Social Change:- Social Change, evolution, progress and development, Theories of Social changes: Evolutionary, conflict, Cyclical, challenge and response. Factors of Social Change.

UNIT VIII
Social Demography:- Demographic varibales - Fertility -0 mortality - unignation - Population control - incentives and diminaceatives - India's Population Policy.

UNIT IX
Social Problem:- Definition, Characteristics. Social Problems and Social disorganization. Crime and Juvenile delinquency. Beggary. Alcoholism and drug addition. Gambling, Prostitution. Gender injustice child Abuse.

UNIT X
Social Movements:-Characteristics of Social movement - Types, conditions under which social movements emerge Role of Social movements in Social change.

UNIT I
Sociology of Indian Society - Historical Perspective - Hindu view of life - Puruscharthas (Human Ideals) Varna (Caste) - Traditional and Modern conceptions of caste system - Role of caste in social and political life - caste comflict - castilism - caste and class.

UNIT II
Institution of marriage in India - Marriage as a sacrement - forms of marriage - Philosophy of Hindu, Muslim and Christian Marriage - Changing trends - social legislation relating to marriage in India - Divorce - alimony.

UNIT III
Family in the Indian context - type of family - petriachal - matrirachal - joint family - characteristics - above - stages and disadvantages - nuclear family - structure and function - Dis-integration of joing family system in India - social and economic causes.

UNIT IV
Kinship - meaning - types - functions - usages of kindship - avanculate, aunitate - avoidance and jokular relationship - Gotra - tharwad - classificatory tenminology of kinship.

UNIT V
a)Tribes of India - Distribution of tribal Population - problems - development - welfare - constitutional safeguards. b) Major Tribes in Tamil Nadu - social, economic and cultural aspects - education development and moderisation.

UNIT VI
a) Rural Community - Socio-cultural dimenious of Village community-rural economy problems of poverty, illiteracy, un-employment and health - Development - Programmes - New Strategies of rural development. b) Urban Community - Socio - cultural dimensions of Indian cities - Social unobility - urban social problems - poverty, slums, crime, alcholism drug addiction, prostitution-programmes and strategies of urban development.

UNIT VII
Social change - meaning - process of social change samkritization, westernisation, modernization - social change and mass media - legislative and executive measures in social change - Role of Non-governmental organisations (NGOS).

UNIT VIII
Nationlist movement in India - Socio - political background 0f national movement in India - Gandhi's contribution - concepts of non violence, satyagraha, and sarvodaya - Gandhi's views on social justice and rural development contemporary.

UNIT IX
Social Movements in India - Dravidian Movement (self Respect Movement) - Backward Class Moavement - Dalit movement - Jharkkand movement - Trade Union Movement - Women's movement.

UNIT X
Social Problems in Tamil Nadu caste conflict - communal tension - politicalviolence - corruption - unemployment and child labour.

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