Sociology Optional Course – Paper I & Paper II | Civil Services Examination

Complete 2-book Sociology Optional Course covering Paper I and Paper II
Designed for Civil Services Examination Sociology Optional preparation
Paper I covers the discipline of Sociology, sociological theory, research methodology, major thinkers, stratification, politics, religion, kinship, social change and economic life
Includes major sociological thinkers such as Karl Marx, Emile Durkheim, Max Weber, Talcott Parsons, R.K. Merton and G.H. Mead
Covers scientific method, positivism, qualitative and quantitative research, data collection, sampling, hypothesis, reliability and validity
Paper II focuses on Indian Society, its structure, institutions and processes of social transformation
Covers rural social structure, caste, tribal communities, social classes, kinship and religion in India
Includes industrialization, urbanisation, rural transformation, development planning and social change
Covers social movements, politics and society, population dynamics and challenges of social transformation
Structured around the Sociology Optional syllabus for focused Civil Services preparation.

About this Course

The Sociology Optional Course by Drishti Publications is a two-part study resource for aspirants preparing Sociology as an optional subject for the Civil Services Examination.

Paper I builds the theoretical and methodological foundation of Sociology. It begins with the emergence and scope of the discipline and progresses through Sociology as science, research methods, classical and modern sociological thinkers, social stratification, politics, religion, kinship, social change, and work and economic life. The volume is organised into 10 major chapters.

Paper II applies sociological perspectives to Indian society. It covers the impact of colonialism, rural and agrarian structures, caste and tribal communities, social classes, kinship, religion, development, industrialization, urbanisation, politics, social movements, population and contemporary social challenges. The volume contains 14 major chapters covering Indian society and social transformation.

Together, the two books provide structured coverage of both sociological concepts and theories and their application to the study of Indian society.