WBCHSE HS Sociology study plan

Define family, marriage, kinship, education, religion and economy in writing, and distinguish each from the others with one original example from your own surroundings

Map the relationship between status, role, norms, values and institutions by drawing a diagram that links at least six basic concepts

Compare four types of marriage (monogamy, polygamy, endogamy, exogamy) and state one function and one dysfunction of each in contemporary Indian society

Explain how the family has changed from joint to nuclear form, listing three causes and three consequences

Write out the differences between society, community and association using three criteria of your own choice

Describe the sociological perspective and contrast it with the common-sense and psychological views of the same everyday event

State the scope of sociology and argue in one paragraph for and one against the claim that sociology is a science

Explain how sociology differs from anthropology, economics, political science, history and psychology, giving one shared concern and one difference for each

Analyse the functions of religion and education in Indian society using functionalist terms such as integration, socialisation and social control

Identify the contributions of kinship to inheritance, residence and political succession with Indian examples

Distinguish ascribed and achieved status, and open and closed stratification systems, with one example each

Compare the functionalist and conflict explanations of why stratification persists, naming one thinker for each side

Classify types of social mobility (vertical, horizontal, intergenerational, intragenerational) and match each to an Indian illustration

Summarise the core ideas of Comte, Durkheim, Marx and Weber in four short paragraphs using their own key terms

Explain Durkheim's concept of social fact and anomie, and apply anomie to one current social problem

Contrast Marx's class conflict with Weber's three dimensions of stratification (class, status, party)

Define social change and separate it from evolution, revolution and progress

List and explain at least six factors of social change, distinguishing demographic, technological, ideological and economic factors

Describe the processes of urbanisation, industrialisation, modernisation and globalisation and state two effects of each on Indian family and caste

Evaluate one theory of social change (cyclical, linear or conflict) by stating its strengths and limits

Relate social mobility to social change by explaining how industrialisation opens achieved statuses

Explain unity in diversity using regional, linguistic, religious and ethnic variation, and identify three forces that hold Indian society together

Trace the changing form of caste from varna and jati to present-day caste politics and reservation debates

Characterise tribe in India and distinguish it from caste and class on at least three criteria

Analyse one gender issue (unequal wages, domestic labour, or representation) using sociological concepts rather than opinion

Outline five major social problems of Indian society and link each to a concept already studied, such as anomie, stratification or mobility

Compare observation, survey, interview, questionnaire and case study on cost, depth, reliability and suitability

Distinguish probability and non-probability sampling and explain why random sampling supports generalisation

Design a short questionnaire of eight items on a topic you can actually study locally, avoiding leading and double-barrelled questions

Draft a project outline with topic, rationale, objectives, method, sample and expected limitations

Identify two ethical safeguards for research on human participants, such as informed consent and confidentiality

Explain symbolic interactionism through Mead's ideas of self, role-taking and the generalised other

Contrast functionalism, conflict theory and interactionism on what they study and what they overlook

Apply each of the three perspectives to one institution, showing how the explanation differs

Rehearse the distinction between sociology and other social sciences by writing exam-style answers under time pressure

Review domains 1 to 4 by re-answering missed questions and noting the concept behind each error

Consolidate Indian society and social change by writing two full-length timed answers from memory

Present the project findings in a brief report with method, observations and conclusions

Revise all nine domains using a one-page summary sheet per domain

Attempt a full mock paper under exam conditions and score it against the syllabus weightings

Correct every wrong answer in the mock and state the exact concept that was misunderstood