Sociology and Public Sector syllabus

Sociology and Public Sector

• 1 Introduction to Sociology (12 LHs)

  • Concept of Sociology
  • Evolution of Sociology
  • Similarities and Differences between Sociology and Anthropology
  • Relationship of Sociology with History, Political Science, Economics, Social Psychology, and Biological Sciences
  • Use of Sociological Knowledge in Public Administration
• 2 Social and Interpersonal Dynamics (10 LHs)

  • Society, culture, and social groups
  • Status and role
  • Norms and values
  • Social stratification: Class, caste, and ethnicity
  • Organizations: Formal and informal
  • Social interaction: Cooperation, conflict, coercion, and social exchange
• 3 Social Institutions (6 LHs)

  • Family, marriage, and religious institutions
  • Political and Economic institutions
• 4 Socialization (8 LHs)

  • Necessity of nurture
  • Difference between humans and animals
  • Acculturation and assimilation
  • Process, stages and agents of socialization
• 5 Social Theories (12 LHs)

  • Concept of theory and meta-theory
  • Theoretical perspective: Functionalism, conflict paradigm, and interactionism
  • Positivism, constructivism, and modernism
  • World system theory, structuralism, and feminism