Karnataka SSLC Sociology (KSEAB) study plan

Define caste, class, and tribe in your own words and write one Karnataka-linked example for each (for example, a named jati's traditional occupation, a landowning class, and a notified tribe such as the Soliga or Jenu Kuruba)

Distinguish caste from class on at least four criteria (ascription vs achievement, endogamy, hierarchy, mobility) and record the four differences in a comparison table

Explain social stratification and list its four main forms (slavery, estate, caste, class) with one line on how each ranks people

Describe the three types of social mobility (vertical, horizontal, intergenerational) and invent one realistic Indian example of each

Outline rural-urban differences in Karnataka under five headings: occupation, density, kinship ties, caste influence, and access to services

Trace how caste operates in Karnataka daily life by listing four observed practices (for example, temple entry customs, matrimonial endogamy, caste-based political mobilisation, and reservation debates) and explain each in two sentences

Define family, marriage, and kinship precisely, and classify family by residence (patrilocal, matrilocal, neolocal) and by descent (patrilineal, matrilineal, with the Nayar or Khasi case in mind)

Compare the four main forms of marriage (monogamy, polygamy, polygyny, polyandry) and state one society or Indian example for each

Explain five functions of the family (reproduction, socialization, economic, emotional, protective) and note one way each function is changing in urban Karnataka

Identify three kinship terms used in Kannada and explain what each reveals about relationship and obligation

Define society, community, association, and institution, and write one sentence distinguishing each pair that candidates commonly confuse (society vs community, association vs institution)

Classify social groups by size, intimacy, and purpose, giving clear primary-group and secondary-group examples from school, family, and workplace settings

Explain culture and separate its components: norms, values, folkways, mores, customs, and sanctions, with one example each

Describe the agencies of socialization (family, school, peer group, media, workplace) and rank them by influence at three life stages

Summarise the main theories of self-development (looking-glass self, role-taking stages, imitation and identification) in your own words without copying textbook phrasing

Distinguish cooperation, competition, conflict, accommodation, and assimilation, and state for each whether it is associative or dissociative

Give one Indian illustration of each of the five social processes and explain the outcome in a sentence

Define social control and differentiate formal from informal means, listing three examples of each

Explain how a social problem is socially constructed by naming the objective condition and the public definition for two problems (for example, child labour and dowry harassment)

Describe three causes of a selected Karnataka-relevant social problem and one legal or institutional response to it

State the meaning and scope of sociology and name three subject areas it studies that neighbouring disciplines do not cover in the same way

Explain the relationship of sociology to anthropology, psychology, economics, and history in one paragraph each

List the contributions of at least four Indian social reformers (for example, Basava, Jyotirao Phule, Periyar, Ambedkar, and a Karnataka figure such as Kuvempu or Siddalingaiah) and the specific practice each opposed

Describe the link between a reform movement and a social movement by naming the grievance, the mobilisation, and the demand for two Indian movements

Explain how the Lingayat movement and other Karnataka reform currents challenged caste and ritual hierarchy

Revisit stratification and mobility by explaining how education and occupation drive mobility in contemporary Karnataka

Explain the difference between achieved and ascribed status and apply it to three real-life career or marriage situations

Define role, status, and role conflict, and describe one role conflict a working adult faces

Explain how culture and social structure constrain individual behaviour, using one example of a norm that changed within a generation

Answer five previous-year-style short questions on basic concepts and stratification under timed conditions, then mark them against your own notes

Link socialization to personality development by explaining how family and peer influences shape adult attitudes toward authority and gender roles

Summarise the changing functions of family and marriage in India and identify two social problems arising from these changes

Explain how social control operates through family, community, religion, law, and education, with one example of each

Write full-length answers to three long-answer questions drawn from Domains 4, 5, and 7 within 15 minutes each

Identify your five weakest recall points from the week and convert each into a flashcard

Revise all nine domains using a single condensed sheet of definitions, classifications, and Indian examples

Sit two full-length mock papers of 90 minutes and score them against the marking scheme

Analyse every wrong answer to find whether the error was recall, misread question, or confused concept, and log the cause

Rehearse Karnataka-specific examples for caste, tribe, rural-urban life, and reform movements so each can be cited in under ten seconds

Confirm the final exam-day sequence for attempting objective and descriptive sections