Books For UPSC Civil Serices Sociology Optional Paper I

Paper I

➾Sociology – Anthony Giddens➩Link To Buy

➾Sociological Theory – George Ritzer➩Link To Buy

➾Sociology – Haralambos & Holborn➩Link To Buy

➾Oxford Dictionary Of Sociology➩Link To Buy

➾Sociological Thought – Francis Abraham and John Henry Morgan➩Link To Buy

➾Political Theory – O P Gauba➩Link To Buy

➾Social Change in India – M N Srinivas➩Link To Buy

➾Caste Its Twentieth Century Avatar – M N Srinivas➩Link To Buy

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Topic

Sociology The Discipline

(i) Modernity and social changes in Europe and emergence of sociology.
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(ii) Scope of the subject and comparison with other social sciences.
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(iii) Sociology and common sense.
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➾SOCIOLOGY : A GUIDE TO PROBLEMS AND LITERATURE: T.B.BOTTOMORE. ➩Link To Buy

➾IGNOU B.A. ESO-13.➩Link To Buy

➾The Making of sociology Ronald Fitecher➩Link To Buy

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Sociology as Science:

(i) Science, scientific method and critique.
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(ii) Major theoretical strands of research methodology.
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(iii) Positivism and its critique.
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(iv) Fact value and objectivity.
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(v) Non- positivist methodologies.
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➾Sociology by Haralambos➩Link To Buy 

➾Research Methods in Social science Goode & Hatt➩Link To Buy

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Research Methods and Analysis:

(i) Qualitative and quantitative methods.
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(ii) Techniques of data collection.

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(iii) Variables, sampling, hypothesis, reliability and validity.
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➾Sociology by Haralambos➩Link To Buy

➾Research Methods in Social science Goode & Hatt➩Link To Buy

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Sociological Thinkers:

(i) Karl Marx- Historical materialism, mode of production, alienation, class struggle.
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(ii) Emile Durkheim- Division of labour, social fact, suicide, religion and society.
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(iii) Max Weber- Social action, ideal types, authority, bureaucracy, protestant ethic and the spirit of capitalism.
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(iv) Talcolt Parsons- Social system, pattern variables.
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(v) Robert K. Merton- Latent and manifest functions, conformity and deviance, reference groups.
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(vi) Mead Self and identity.
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➾Haralambos,Martin Holborn➩Link To Buy

➾Sociological Theory George Ritzer➩Link To Buy

➾Social Theory & Social Structure Merton➩Link To Buy

➾Oxford Dictionary Of Sociology➩Link To Buy

➾IGNOU Material➩Link To Buy

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Stratification and Mobility:

(i) Concepts- equality, inequality, hierarchy, exclusion, poverty and deprivation.
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(ii) Theories of social stratification- Structural functionalist theory, Marxist theory, Weberian theory.
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(iii) Dimensions Social stratification of class, status groups, gender, ethnicity and race.
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(iv) Social mobility- open and closed systems, types of mobility, sources and causes of mobility.
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➾Sociology Themes and Perspectives Michael ➩Link To Buy

➾Haralambos, Martin Holborn ➩Link To Buy

➾Social Startification Deepankar Gupta ➩Link To Buy

➾Sociology by Antony Giddens➩Link To Buy

➾IGNOU Material➩Link To Buy

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Works and Economic Life:

(i) Social organization of work in different types of society- slave society, feudal society, industrial /capitalist society.
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(ii) Formal and informal organization of work.
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(iii) Labour and society.
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➾Sociology by Harlambos➩Link To Buy

➾Sociology by Antony Giddens ➩Link To Buy

➾Sociology by Neil J Smelser➩Link To Buy

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Politics and Society:

(i) Sociological theories of power.
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(ii) Power elite, bureaucracy, pressure groups, and political parties.
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(iii) Nation, state, citizenship, democracy, civil society, ideology.
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(iv) Protest, agitation, social movements, collective action, revolution.
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➾Political Sociology by Asraf & Sharma➩Link To Buy

➾Sociology by Harlambos➩Link To Buy

➾Nation, State & Citizenship T.K. Oomen➩Link To Buy

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Religion and Society:

(i) Sociological theories of religion.
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(ii) Types of religious practices: animism, monism, pluralism, sects, cults.
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(iii) Religion in modern society: religion and science, secularization, religious revivalism, fundamentalism.
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➾Sociology by Harlambos➩Link To Buy

➾Sociology of Religion By Grace Davice➩Link To Buy

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Systems of Kinship:

(i) Family, household, marriage.
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(ii) Types and forms of family.
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(iii) Lineage and descent.
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(iv) Patriarchy and sexual division of labour.
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(v) Contemporary trends.
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➾Sociology by Harlambos➩Link To Buy

➾IGNOU Material➩Link To Buy

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Social Change in Modern Society:

(i) Sociological theories of social change.
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(ii) Development and dependency.
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(iii) Agents of social change.
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(iv) Education and social change.
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(v) Science, technology and social change.
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➾Sociology by Antony Giddens➩Link To Buy

➾IGNOU Material➩Link To Buy