Latest CBSE Syllabus of Sociology For Class 12th
COURSE CONTENT
A. INDIAN SOCIETY (40 Marks)
Unit 1 Introducing Indian Society
- Colonialism, Nationalism, Class and Community (Non- evaluative)
Unit 2 The Demographic Structure of the Indian Society
- Theories and concepts in demography
- Rural-Urban Linkages and Divisions
- Population Policy in India
Unit 3 Social Institutions: Continuity and Change
- Caste and the Caste System
- Tribal Communities
- Family and Kinship
Unit 5 Patterns of Social Inequality and Exclusion
- Social Inequality and Social Exclusion
- Systems justifying and perpetuating Inequality - Caste, Tribe, the Other Backward Classes
- Adivasi Struggles
- The Struggle for Women’s Equality and Rights
- The struggles of the Differently Abled
Unit 6 The Challenges of Cultural Diversity
- Cultural communities and the nation state
- Regionalism in the Indian context
- The Nation state and religion related issues and identities
- Communalism, secularism and the nation state
- State and Civil Society
Unit 7 Suggestions for Project Work
B. SOCIAL CHANGE AND DEVELOPMENT IN INDIA (40 Marks)
Unit 8 Structural Change
- Understanding Colonialism, Industrialization, Urbanization
Unit 9 Cultural Change
- Social Reform Movements
- Different Kinds of Social Change: Sanskritisation, Westernisation, Modernization, Secularization
Unit 11 Change and Development in Rural Society
- Agrarian Structure: Caste & class in Rural India
- Land Reforms, Green Revolution and Emerging Agrarian society
- Green revolution and its social consequences
- Transformation in Rural Society
- Circulation of labour
- Globalization, Liberalization and Rural Society
Unit 12 Change and Development in Industrial Society
- From Planned Industrialization to Liberalization
- How people find Jobs
- Work Processes: How work is carried out, working conditions, home based work, Strikes and Unions
Unit 15 Social Movements
- Concept of Social Movements
- Theories and Classification of Social Movements
- Environmental Movements
- Class-Based Movements: Workers, Peasants
- Caste-Based Movements: Dalit Movement, Backward Class/Castes, Trends in Upper Caste Responses
- Tribal Movements
- Women’s Movements in Independent India
PROJECT WORK
Max. Marks: 20
C. Project undertaken during the academic year at school level (15 Marks)
1. Introduction -2 Marks
2. Statement of Purpose – 2 Marks
3. Research Question – 2 Marks
4. Methodology – 3 Marks
5. Data Analysis – 4 Marks
6. Conclusion – 2 Marks
15 Marks
D. Viva – based on the project work 05 Marks
