BSEH SS Sociology study plan

Define family, marriage, and kinship as sociological institutions, and distinguish each from its everyday usage with two original examples per term

Compare five forms of marriage (monogamy, polygyny, polyandry, group, and exogamous/endogamous rules) and state one society associated with each

Explain the functionalist, conflict, and feminist readings of the family and list two criticisms of each

Map the scope of sociology against anthropology, psychology, history, economics, and political science by writing a one-line contrast for each pair

Summarise the debate on whether sociology is a science, taking a position and defending it in five sentences

Distinguish society, community, association, institution, and social group using the criteria of size, purpose, and persistence

Apply status and role concepts to a real workplace or family setting and identify role conflict and role strain in it

Outline evolutionary, cyclical, conflict-based, and functionalist theories of social change, naming one key proponent for each

Identify the demographic, technological, ideological, and economic factors of change and give one Indian example of each

Explain the difference between change and development, and between evolution and revolution

Trace the colonial construction of caste through the census and ethnographic surveys, and state two consequences of that codification

Compare the varna and jati models and explain why sociologists prefer the jati model for empirical study

Distinguish class from caste and from tribe using the criteria of mobility, recruitment, and identity

Define social stratification and describe the four main systems with one example each

Explain the difference between open and closed mobility and between horizontal and vertical mobility

Distinguish norms, values, folkways, mores, and sanctions, and give one Indian example of each

Explain cultural relativism and ethnocentrism, and apply both to a single case of cross-cultural judgement

Identify the agents of socialisation and rank their influence at three life stages with reasons

Describe primary and secondary socialisation, and explain re-socialisation and anticipatory socialisation with examples

Measure and describe mobility patterns using the concepts of intergenerational and intragenerational mobility

Define social problem and distinguish objective conditions from subjective definitions of them

Analyse dowry, domestic violence, and honour crime using the concepts of patriarchy and gender inequality

Explain caste-based discrimination and untouchability in relation to constitutional safeguards and affirmative action

Compare the tribal situation in India with the caste situation, covering isolation, assimilation, and integration approaches

Classify the mechanisms of social control into formal and informal, and give two Indian examples of each

Explain the modernisation, dependency, and world-systems perspectives on change in the Indian context

Assess the effects of globalisation on Indian family, caste, and gender relations with one argument for and one against

Evaluate the effectiveness of two social control institutions (police and panchayat, for example) using one documented case each

Describe the social impact of digital technology and migration on Indian communities

Distinguish social movement from social change and name two Indian movements with their demands

Compare quantitative and qualitative methods and match survey, interview, observation, and case study to suitable research questions

Explain sampling, validity, reliability, and ethics in sociological research with one example each

Summarise the contributions of at least three Indian sociological thinkers and one concept associated with each

Apply sociological insight to one contemporary issue such as the gig economy, climate displacement, or digital privacy

Identify the practical uses of sociology in policy, industry, and social work

Consolidate all ten domains into a single concept map linking every key term to at least one other

Answer timed practice questions across all domains and review every error by domain

Rehearse definitions of the 40 highest-yield terms aloud without notes

Diagnose the two weakest domains from practice results and revise them last

Write a final one-paragraph summary of the subject's scope and its Indian application