SOCIOLOGY (for IAS) by PRAVEEN KISHORE

NICE-IAS in association with INSPIRATION IAS ACADEMY

24/38, Basement, Opp. Big Apple, Old Rajendra Nagar, Delhi-110060 Ph. 09717702199, 09868595298, 011-25759495 Web site: www.nice-ias.com e.mail: nice_ias@yahoo.co.in TEST SERIES (MAIN 09) DATE SHEET
TEST CODE CONTENTS OF THE TESTS DATE TIME

INTRODUCTORY

LECTURE

08-06-09

5.30PM -7.30 PM

TSM-SOC-I-09/T -1

1.

2.

Sociology- The discipline (a) Modernity and Social Changes in Europe and emergence of sociology. (b) Scope of the subject and comparison with other social sciences (c) Sociology and common sense Sociology as science (a) Science, scientific method and critique (b) Major theoretical strands of research methodology (c) Positivism and its critique (d) Fact, value and objectivity (e) Non-positivist methodologies

12-06-09 Friday

5.15PM 8.15 PM

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Social movements in Modern India (a) Peasants and farmers movements (b) Womens movement (c) Backward class and Dalit movement (d) Environmental movements (e) Ethnicity and identity movements Population Dynamics (a) Population size, growth, composition and distribution (b) Components of population growth: birth, death, migration (c) Population policy and family planning (d) Emeging issues : ageing, sex ratios, child and infant mortality, reproductive health

19-06-2009 Friday

5.15PM 8.15PM

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Sociological Thinkers (a) Karl Marx Historical materialism, mode of production, alienation, class struggle (b) Emile Durkheim Division of labour, social fact, suicide, religion and society. (c) Max Weber Social action, ideal types, authority, bureaucracy, protestant ethic and spirit of capitalism

26-06-2009 Friday

5.15PM 8.15PM 5.00PM 8.00PM

TSM-SOC-I-09/T-4 6. Sociological Thinkers (a) Talcott Parsons Social system, pattern variables (b) Robert King Merton Latent and manifest functions, conformity and deviance, reference groups (c) G.H.Mead Self and identity 03-07-2009 Friday 5.15PM 8.15PM

SOCIOLOGY (for IAS) by PRAVEEN KISHORE

NICE-IAS in association with INSPIRATION IAS ACADEMY
24/38, Basement, Opp. Big Apple, Old Rajendra Nagar, Delhi-110060 Ph. 09717702199, 09868595298, 011-25759495 Web site: www.nice-ias.com e.mail: nice_ias@yahoo.co.in
7. Stratification and mobility (a) Concepts equality, inequality, hierarchy, exclusion, poverty and deprivation (b) Theories of social stratification Structural functionalist theory, Marxist theory and Weberian theory (c) Dimensions Social stratification of class, status groups, gender, ethnicity and race (d) Social mobility open and closed systems, types of mobility, sources and causes of mobility Perspectives on the study of Indian Society: (a) Indology (G.S.Ghurye) (b) Structural functionalism ( M.N.Srinivas) (c) Marxist sociology (A.R.Desai) 10-07-2009 Friday 5.15PM 8.15PM

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Caste System (a) Perspectives on the study of caste systems : G S Ghurye, M.N.Srinivas, Louise Dumont, Andre Beteille (b) Feature of caste system (c) Untouchability forms and perspectives 10. Impact of Colonial Rule on Indian Society (a) Social background of nationalism (b) Modernization of Indian tradition (c) Protests and movements during colonial period (d) Social reforms

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11. Rural and Agrarian Social Structure (a) The idea of Indian village and village studies (b) Agrarian social structure evolution of land tenure system, land reforms 12. Tribal Communities in India (a) Definitional problems (b) Geographical spread (c) Colonial policies and tribes (d) Issues of integration and autonomy 13. Social Classes in India (a) Agrarian class structure (b) Industrial class structure (c) Middle classes in India

17-07-2009 Friday

5.15PM 8.15PM

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14. Social Change in Modern Society (a) Sociological theories of social change (b) Development and dependency (c) Agents of social change (d) Education and social change (e) Science, technology and social change 15. Religion and Society (a) Sociological theories of religion (b) Types of Religious practices: animism, monism, pluralism, sects, cults (c) Religion in modern society: religion and

24-07-2009 Friday

5.15PM 8.15PM

SOCIOLOGY (for IAS) by PRAVEEN KISHORE

NICE-IAS in association with INSPIRATION IAS ACADEMY
24/38, Basement, Opp. Big Apple, Old Rajendra Nagar, Delhi-110060 Ph. 09717702199, 09868595298, 011-25759495 Web site: www.nice-ias.com e.mail: nice_ias@yahoo.co.in
science, secularization, religious revivalism, fundamentalism 16. Research methods and analysis (a) Qualitative and quantitative methods (b) Techniques of data collection (c) Variables, sampling, hypothesis, reliability and validity

TSM-SOC-I-09/T-8

Semi composite Test I

17. System of Kinships in India (a) Lineage and descent in India (b) Types of kinship systems (c) Family and marriage in India (d) Household dimensions of the family (e) Patriarchy, entitlements and sexual division of labour 18. Religion and Society (a) Religious communities in India (b) Problems of religious minorities

31-07-2008 Friday 07-08-2008 Friday

5.15PM 8.15PM

5.15PM 8.15PM

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19. Works and Economic life (a) Social organization of work in different types of society slave society, feudal society, Industrial/capitalist society (b) Formal and informal organization of work (c) Labour and society 20. Politics and Society (a) Sociological theories of power (b) Power elite, bureaucracy, pressure groups, and political parties (c) Nation, state, citizenship, democracy, civil society, ideology (d) Protest, agitation, social movements, collective action, revolution 21. System of Kinship (a) Family, household, marriage (b) Types and forms of family (c) Lineage and descent (d) Patriarchy and sexual division of labour (e) Contemporary trends

14-08-2008 Friday

5.15PM 8.15PM

SOCIOLOGY (for IAS) by PRAVEEN KISHORE

NICE-IAS in association with INSPIRATION IAS ACADEMY
24/38, Basement, Opp. Big Apple, Old Rajendra Nagar, Delhi-110060 Ph. 09717702199, 09868595298, 011-25759495 Web site: www.nice-ias.com e.mail: nice_ias@yahoo.co.in
TSM-SOC-II-09/T-11 22. Social Changes in India (a) Visions of Social Changes in India (a) Idea of development planning and mixed economy (b) Constitution, law and social change (c) Education and social change 23. Rural and Agrarian Transfomation in India (a) Programmes of rural development, community development programme, cooperatives, poverty alleviation schemes (b) Green revolution and social change (c) Changing modes of production in Indian agriculture (d) Problems of rural labour, bondage, migration 24. Challenges of Social Transformation (a) Crisis of development : displacement, environmental problems and sustainability (b) Poverty, deprivation and inequalities (c) Violence against women (d) Caste conflicts, communalism, religious revivalism (e) Literacy and disparities in education 25. Industrialisation and Urbanisation in India (a) Evolution of modern Indian industry (b) Growth of urban settlements in India (c) Working class : structure, growth, class mobilization (d) Informal sector, child labour (e) Slums and deprivation in urban areas 26. Politics and Society (a) Nation, democracy and citizenship (b) Political parties, pressure groups, social and political elites (c) Regionalism and decentralization of power (d) Secularisation

21-08-2008 Friday

5.15PM 8.15PM

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28-08-2009 Friday

5.15PM 8.15PM

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Semi Composite Test Paper II

04-09-2009 Friday

5.15PM 8.15PM

TSM-SOC-I-09/T-14

Composite Test Paper I

11-09-2008 Friday

5.15PM 8.15PM

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Composite Test Paper II

28-09-2008 Friday

5.15PM 8.15PM

Fee: Rs 5000/-

SOCIOLOGY (for IAS) by PRAVEEN KISHORE

NICE-IAS in association with INSPIRATION IAS ACADEMY
24/38, Basement, Opp. Big Apple, Old Rajendra Nagar, Delhi-110060 Ph. 09717702199, 09868595298, 011-25759495 Web site: www.nice-ias.com e.mail: nice_ias@yahoo.co.in

Notes: 1. Each Subsequent tests may carry questions from previous tests 2. Dates and topics of the exams may be changed on certain occasions. Prior information of the
same will be given. All the tests will be finished before 25th September. Discussion will be held on every Saturdays between 5.30 PM to 8.30 PM.

3. There is alternative arrangement for the students who are not able to adjust with the above
timings due to engagement elsewhere. Faculty should be consulted for the same.

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