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SYLLABUS

Sociology of Change and Development

Objectives:
· To provide conceptual and theoretical understanding of social change and development as it has
emerged in sociological literature.
· To offer an insight into the ways in which social structure impinges on development and development
on social structure.
· To address the students the Indian experience of development.

Sr. No. Content

1 Social Change: Definition, Characteristic, Sources, Change in structure and
change of structure,

2 Theories of Social Change: Evolutionary, cyclical, functionalist and conflict

3 Factors of Social Change: Demographic, Economic, Religious, Social, Cultural,
technological, Geographical and Media,

4 Social Change in Contemporary India: Trends of change; Processes of change:
Sanskritization and westernization, Modernization and Secularization

5 Critical Perspectives on Development: Ecological, liberal, Marxian; Paths of

Development: Capitalist, socialist, mixed economy, Gandhian;

6 Agencies of Development: State, market, non-governmental organizations

7 Social Structure and Development: Structure as a facilitator/inhibitor:
Development and socio-economic disparities; Gender and development
8 Culture and Development: Culture as an aid to development; Culture as an

impediment to development

9 Development and displacement of tradition; Development and upsurge of

ethnicity; Indian Experience of Development: Sociological appraisal of Five-
Year Plans; Social consequences of economic reforms, Socio-cultural

repercussions of globalization, Social implications of info-tech revolution
10 Formulating social policies and programmes: policy and project planning,
Implementation, monitoring and evaluation of methodologies