Class 11 Sociology Notes

Chapters in Class 11 Sociology — 10 chapters.

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Chapters in Class 11 Sociology

  1. Chapter 1: Sociology and society

    16 topics

    • Introduction of Sociology and Society
    • The Sociological Imagination : the personal problem and the public issue
    • Pluralities and Inequalities among Societies
    • Introducing Sociology
    • Sociology and Common sense knowledge
    • The intellectual ideas that went into the making of sociology
    • The material issues that went into the making of sociology
    • Why should we study the beginning and growth of sociology in europe?

  2. Chapter 2: Terms, Concepts, and Their Use in Sociology

    12 topics

    • Introduction to Terms, Concepts, and Their Use in Sociology
    • Social Groups and Society
    • Types of Groups
    • Primary and Secondary Social Groups
    • Community and Society or Association
    • In-Groups and Out-Groups
    • Reference Group
    • Peer Groups

  3. Chapter 3: Understanding Social Institution

    18 topics

    • Introduction to Understanding Social Institutions
    • Family, Marriage, and Kinship
    • Variation in Family Forms
    • Families are Linked to other Social Spheres and Families Change
    • How gendered is the family?
    • The Institution of Marriage
    • Forms of Marriage
    • The Matter of Arranging Marriages: Rules and Prescriptions

  4. Chapter 4: Culture and Socialisation

    18 topics

    • Introduction of Culture and Socialisation
    • Diverse settings, different cultures
    • Defining Culture
    • Dimensions of Culture
    • Cognitive Aspects of Culture
    • Normative Aspects of Culture
    • Material Aspects of Culture
    • Culture and Identity

  5. Chapter 5: Doing Sociology: Research Methods

    10 topics

    • Introduction to Doing Sociology: Research Methods
    • Some Methodological Issues in Sociology
    • Objectivity and Subjectivity in Sociology
    • Multiple Methods and Choice of Methods
    • Participant Observation
    • Field Work in Social Anthropology
    • Field Work in Sociology
    • Some Limitations of Participant Observation

  6. Chapter 6: Social Structure, Stratification, and Social Processes in Society

    6 topics

    • Introduction of Social Structure, Stratification, and Social Processes in Society
    • Social Structure and Social Stratification
    • Two Ways of Understanding Social Processes in Sociology: Microsociology and Macrosociology
    • Cooperation and Division of Labour
    • Competition as an Idea and Practice
    • Conflict and Cooperation

  7. Chapter 7: Social Change and Social Order in Rural and Urban Society

    12 topics

    • Introduction to Social Change and Social Order in Rural and Urban Society
    • Social Change
    • Environment
    • Technology and Economy
    • Politics
    • Culture
    • Social Order
    • Domination, Authority and Law

  8. Chapter 8: Environment and Society

    10 topics

    • Introduction of Environment and society
    • Social Environments
    • Major Environmental Problems and Risks
    • Resource Depletion
    • Pollution
    • Global Warming
    • Genetically Modified Organisms
    • Natural and Man-made Environmental Disasters

  9. Chapter 9: Introducing Western Sociologists

    10 topics

    • Introduction of Western Sociologists
    • The Context of Sociology
    • The Enlightenment
    • The French Revolution
    • The Industrial Revolution
    • Class Struggle
    • Durkheim’s Vision of Sociology
    • Division of Labour in Society

  10. Chapter 10: Indian Sociologists

    5 topics

    • Introduction of Indian Sociologists
    • Ghurye on Caste and Race
    • D.P. Mukerji on Tradition and Change
    • A.R. Desai on the State
    • M.N. Srinivas on the Village