CBSE Board Sociology Syllabus for Class 11
CBSE Board Syllabus for Class 11 Sociology
COURSE STRUCTURE
CLASS XI
SOCIOLOGY
Paper Theory
Units Marks
A. Introducing Sociology
1. Society, Sociology and relationship with other social sciences 6
2. Basic Concepts 8
3. Social Institutions 10
4. Culture and Society 10
5. Practical Sociology : Methods & Techniques: Evaluated through Practical
B. Understanding Society
6. Structure, Process and Stratification 10
7. Social Change 10
8. Environment and Society 10
9. Western Social Thinkers 8
10. Indian Sociologists 8
Class XI
Practical Examination
Unitwise Weightage
A. Project (undertaken during the academic year at school level) 07 marks
i. Statement of the purpose : 2 marks
ii. Methodology / Technique : 2 marks
iii. Conclusion : 3 marks
B. Viva - based on the project work 05 marks
C. Research design 08 marks
i. Overall format : 1 mark
ii Research Question/Hypothesis : 1 mark
iii. Choice of technique : 2 marks
iv. Detailed procedure for implementation of technique : 2 marks
v. Limitations of the above technique : 2 marks
A. INTRODUCING SOCIOLOGY
Unit 1: Society & Sociology and Relationship with other
social sciences
Introducing Society: Individuals and collectivities. Plural Perspectives
Introducing Sociology: Emergence. Nature & Scope. Relationship to
other disciplines
Unit 2: Basic Concepts
Social Groups
Status and Role
Social Stratification
Social Control
Unit 3: Social Institutions
Family and Kinship
Political and Economic Institutions
Religion as a Social Institution
Education as a Social Institution
Unit 4: Culture And Society
Culture. Values and Norms: Shared, Plural, Contested
Socialization: Conformity, Conflict and the Shaping of Personality
Unit 5: Practical Sociology: Methods & Techniques
Tools and Techniques: Observation, Survey, Interview
The Significance of Field Work in Sociology
B. UNDERSTANDING SOCIETY
Unit 6: Structure, Process and Stratification
Social Structure
Social Processes: Cooperation, Competition, Conflict
Social Stratification: Class, Caste, Race, Gender.
Unit 7: Social Change
Social Change: Types and Dimensions; Causes and Consequences.
Social Order: Domination, Authority & Law; Contestation, Crime & Violence
Village, Town & City: Changes in Rural & Urban Society
Unit 8: Environment And Society
Ecology and Society
Environmental Crises and Social Responses
Unit 9: Western Social Thinkers
Karl Marx on Class Conflict
Emile Durkheim on Division of Labour
Max Weber on Bureaucracy
Unit 10: Indian Sociologists
G.S. Ghurye on Race and Caste
D.P. Mukerji on Tradition and Change
A.R. Desai on the State
M.N. Srinivas on the Village
CLASS XI
SOCIOLOGY
Paper Theory
Units Marks
A. Introducing Sociology
1. Society, Sociology and relationship with other social sciences 6
2. Basic Concepts 8
3. Social Institutions 10
4. Culture and Society 10
5. Practical Sociology : Methods & Techniques: Evaluated through Practical
B. Understanding Society
6. Structure, Process and Stratification 10
7. Social Change 10
8. Environment and Society 10
9. Western Social Thinkers 8
10. Indian Sociologists 8
Class XI
Practical Examination
Unitwise Weightage
A. Project (undertaken during the academic year at school level) 07 marks
i. Statement of the purpose : 2 marks
ii. Methodology / Technique : 2 marks
iii. Conclusion : 3 marks
B. Viva - based on the project work 05 marks
C. Research design 08 marks
i. Overall format : 1 mark
ii Research Question/Hypothesis : 1 mark
iii. Choice of technique : 2 marks
iv. Detailed procedure for implementation of technique : 2 marks
v. Limitations of the above technique : 2 marks
A. INTRODUCING SOCIOLOGY
Unit 1: Society & Sociology and Relationship with other
social sciences
Introducing Society: Individuals and collectivities. Plural Perspectives
Introducing Sociology: Emergence. Nature & Scope. Relationship to
other disciplines
Unit 2: Basic Concepts
Social Groups
Status and Role
Social Stratification
Social Control
Unit 3: Social Institutions
Family and Kinship
Political and Economic Institutions
Religion as a Social Institution
Education as a Social Institution
Unit 4: Culture And Society
Culture. Values and Norms: Shared, Plural, Contested
Socialization: Conformity, Conflict and the Shaping of Personality
Unit 5: Practical Sociology: Methods & Techniques
Tools and Techniques: Observation, Survey, Interview
The Significance of Field Work in Sociology
B. UNDERSTANDING SOCIETY
Unit 6: Structure, Process and Stratification
Social Structure
Social Processes: Cooperation, Competition, Conflict
Social Stratification: Class, Caste, Race, Gender.
Unit 7: Social Change
Social Change: Types and Dimensions; Causes and Consequences.
Social Order: Domination, Authority & Law; Contestation, Crime & Violence
Village, Town & City: Changes in Rural & Urban Society
Unit 8: Environment And Society
Ecology and Society
Environmental Crises and Social Responses
Unit 9: Western Social Thinkers
Karl Marx on Class Conflict
Emile Durkheim on Division of Labour
Max Weber on Bureaucracy
Unit 10: Indian Sociologists
G.S. Ghurye on Race and Caste
D.P. Mukerji on Tradition and Change
A.R. Desai on the State
M.N. Srinivas on the Village
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