Sociology NIOS Online Book

Sociology English Medium

Curriculum (92 KB)  

Sociology - Basic Concepts

1.     An Introduction of Sociology (357 KB)  

2.     Emergence and Development of sociology (569 KB)  

3.     Sociology: Its Relationships with other social Sciences (582 KB)  

4.     Methods and Techniques of Research in Sociology (465 KB)  

5.     Society, Community, Association and Institution (357 KB)  

6.     Social Groups (353 KB)  

7.     Social Structure and Social System (458 KB)  

8.     Norms and Values (516 KB)  

9.     Status and Role (383 KB)  

10.  Cooperation, Competition and Conflict (500 KB)  

11.  Acculturation, Askimilation & Integration (424 KB)  

Social Institutions and social Stratification

1.     Marriage (544 KB)  

2.     Family (624 KB)  

3.     Kinship (619 KB)  

4.     Economy, Polity and Religion (849 KB)  

5.     Social Stratification: Hierarchy, Differentiation and Inequality (606 KB)  

Social Change, Socialization and Social control

1.     Factors of Social change (646 KB)  

2.     Processes of Social Change (570 KB)  

3.     Socialization (439 KB)  

4.     Social Control (533 KB)  

5.     Social Deviance (406 KB)  

6.     Society and Our Environment (354 KB)  

Indian Society

1.     Indian Social Thinkers (597 KB)  

2.     Unity and Diversity (406 KB)  

3.     National Integration: concept and Challenge (312 KB)  

4.     India Society: Tribal, Rural and Urban (473 KB)  

5.     Caste System in India (384 KB)  

6.     Major Religious communities in India (665 KB)  

7.     Major Social Problems of India (419 KB)  

8.     Problems of Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes (391 KB)  

9.     Problems of other Deprived Sections (450 KB)  

Optional Modules (Please select any one of the following optional modules)

Optional Module-1 Status of Women

32A. Historical and Cultural Perspective (670 KB)  

33A. Gender Discrimination (627 KB)  

34A. Problem of Women (707 KB)  

35A. Quest for Equality and Women's Empowerment (736 KB)  

Optional Module-2 Culture

32B. Culture: Concept and Characteristics (286 KB)  

33B. Indian Cultural Heritage (528 KB)  

34B. Cultural Pluralism (246 KB)  

35B. Media and Culture (335 KB)  

Sample Question Paper (110 KB)