UNIT - I 

1. Sociology : Common Sense and As a Science 2. Sociology and other Social Sciences 3. Sociology : As a Perspective and as Humanistic Discipline 4. Practical Significance of Sociology 5. Social Action and Social Relationship 6. Status and Role 7. Social Group 8. Community 9. Association 10. Society and Social Structure 11. Social Organization 12. Social System 13. Social Institutions : Family 14. Education 5. State 16. Religion 17. Norms : Folkways and Mores 18. Sanctions and Values 19. Co-operation, Competition and Conflict 20. Acculturation, Assimilation and Integration 21. Social Control 22. Socialization 23. Culture, Civilization and Personality 24. Pluralism, Multiculturalism and Cultural Relationism 25. Social Stratification : Meaning, Forms and Bases 26. Social Mobility : Meaning, Nature and Types 27. Social Change : Meaning, Types and Factors 28. Social Movements : Meaning and Types

UNIT - II

1. The Textual and the Field Views of Indian Society : Interface between the Past and the Present 2. Fundamental Features of Traditional Indian Social System 3. Unity and Diversity in Indian Society 4. Demographic Profile of India : Characteristics in Terms of Growth, Sex, Religion, Language and Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes 5. Trible Communities in India 6. Religions in India : Tribal, Hinduism, Buddhism, Islam and Christianity 7. Regional Diversities 8. The Tribal Marriage 9. Hindu-Marriage : Meaning and Change 10. Muslim and Christian Marriage 11. Family in India : Joint Family, Nuclear Family and Trends of Change 12. Kinship System in India 13. Caste System : Perspectives, Features, Functions and Aspects of Change 14. Indian Villages : Social Structure and Features 15. Indian Cities : Social Structure-Features and Types : Rural-Urban Interaction 16. Social Classes in India : Rural and Urban 17. Exclusion Versus Inclusion : Dalits and Backward Classes 18. Minorities in India 19. Women in India.