CBSE Class 11 Sociology

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Unit 1: Sociology, Society and its Relationship with other Social Sciences (10 Marks)

  • Introducing Society: Individuals and collectivities. Pluralities and Inequalities among societies.
  • Introducing Sociology: Emergence. Nature and Scope.
  • Relationship with other Social Science disciplines

Note for Students: This unit explores the foundational concepts of sociology and its unique position in relation to other disciplines while studying the complexities of human society.


Unit 2: Terms, Concepts and their use in Sociology (10 Marks)

  • Social Groups and Society
  • Social Stratification
  • Status and Role
  • Society & Social Control

Note for Students: Students will learn the core vocabulary and conceptual frameworks required to analyze social structures and the mechanisms of social regulation.


Unit 3: Understanding Social Institutions (12 Marks)

  • Family, Marriage and Kinship
  • Work & Economic Life
  • Political Institutions
  • Religion as a Social Institution
  • Education as a Social Institution

Note for Students: This section focuses on the major pillars of society, examining how family, economy, politics, religion, and education function as organized systems.


Unit 4: Culture and Socialization (12 Marks)

  • Defining Culture
  • Dimensions of Culture
  • Socialization
  • Agencies of Socialisation & Sociology

Note for Students: This unit investigates the cultural environment that shapes human behavior and the processes through which individuals acquire their social identities.


Unit 7: Social Change and Social Order in Rural and Urban Society (12 Marks)

  • Social Change: Types, Causes and Consequences
  • Social Order: Domination, Authority and Law; Contestation, Crime and Violence
  • Concepts: Village, Town and City
  • Social Order and Social Change in Rural and Urban Areas

Note for Students: This unit analyzes the factors that lead to societal transformations and the methods through which stability and order are maintained in different environments.


Unit 9: Introducing Western Sociologists (12 Marks)

  • The Context of Sociology
  • Karl Marx on Class Conflict
  • Emile Durkheim: Division of Labour in society
  • Max Weber: Interpretive Sociology, Ideal Type & Bureaucracy

Note for Students: Students are introduced to the intellectual history of sociology through the seminal works and theories of its founding European thinkers.


Unit 10: Indian Sociologists (12 Marks)

  • G.S. Ghurye on Caste and Race
  • D.P. Mukherjee on Tradition and Change
  • A.R. Desai on the State
  • M.N. Srinivas on the Village

Note for Students: This unit highlights the contributions of pioneering Indian scholars who applied sociological perspectives to the unique context of Indian society.