CBSE Board Sociology Syllabus for Class 11

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