Sociology

B.A · Semester 3 — Poverty, unemployment, crime, corruption, gender inequality, communalism and other social problems in India.

6 महीनेअवधि 1Subject 5Chapters ऑनलाइनTests & result

Your roadmap · आपका रोडमैप

  1. 1
    Admission & first meetingप्रवेश और पहली मुलाकात

    Enquire at your nearest NDSS centre, meet the teacher, fix the batch time and get your study material.

  2. 2
    Part 1 of the syllabusपाठ्यक्रम भाग 1

    Unit-wise coaching with notes and doubt classes.

    Unit 1: Concept and ApproachesUnit 2: Poverty, Unemployment and CorruptionUnit 3: Crime, Delinquency and Drug Abuse
  3. 3
    Part 2 of the syllabusपाठ्यक्रम भाग 2

    Unit-wise coaching with notes and doubt classes.

    Unit 4: Gender IssuesUnit 5: Communalism, Casteism and Regionalism
  4. 4
    Unit tests & assignmentsयूनिट टेस्ट

    Regular tests in the university / board pattern.

  5. 5
    Semester 3 exam (university / board)विश्वविद्यालय / बोर्ड परीक्षा

    Previous papers and full revision before the exam.

  6. 6
    Online tests & resultऑनलाइन टेस्ट और रिज़ल्ट

    Take the tests online; your marks and result show in your student login and at the centre.

सिलेबस · पाठ्यक्रम

1 subject · 5 chapters · 22 topics

01Unit 1: Concept and Approaches 4 टॉपिक
  1. Meaning and characteristics of social problems
  2. Causes of social problems
  3. Social disorganisation approach
  4. Deviant behaviour and value conflict approaches
02Unit 2: Poverty, Unemployment and Corruption 4 टॉपिक
  1. Poverty: causes and programmes
  2. Unemployment: types and schemes
  3. Corruption: causes and effects
  4. Prevention of Corruption Act, RTI Act and Lokpal
03Unit 3: Crime, Delinquency and Drug Abuse 4 टॉपिक
  1. Crime: meaning and causes
  2. Theories: Lombroso, Sutherland, Merton
  3. Juvenile delinquency and the Juvenile Justice Act 2015
  4. Drug abuse and the NDPS Act
04Unit 4: Gender Issues 5 टॉपिक
  1. Gender inequality and sex ratio
  2. Dowry and the Dowry Prohibition Act 1961
  3. Domestic violence and the PWDV Act 2005
  4. Female foeticide and the PCPNDT Act
  5. Child marriage and the Prohibition of Child Marriage Act 2006
05Unit 5: Communalism, Casteism and Regionalism 5 टॉपिक
  1. Communalism
  2. Casteism
  3. Regionalism
  4. Terrorism
  5. Measures for national integration

About this course

आप यह कर पाएँगे

  • Define a social problem and explain the main sociological approaches to it
  • Analyse poverty, unemployment and corruption and the related laws and schemes
  • Explain theories of crime and delinquency and the problem of drug abuse
  • Analyse dowry, domestic violence, female foeticide and child marriage and the laws against them
  • Explain communalism, casteism and regionalism as threats to national integration
  • Suggest practical remedies for social problems

यह किसके लिए है

  • B.A Semester 3 students with Sociology as a major subject (UP State Universities, NEP 2020)
  • Students preparing for social work, police and civil service exams

आपको क्या चाहिए

  • Introduction to Sociology and Indian Society papers (Semesters 1-2)
Online tests & result Practice and unit tests online; marks and result show in your student login and at the centre. Student login →

सवाल

Which syllabus does this course follow?

It follows the UP State Universities NEP 2020 common minimum syllabus (MGKVP, VBSPU, Lucknow University and others) for B.A Sociology, Semester 3. Where your own university's syllabus differs, the centre follows your university syllabus.

How will I be tested?

Unit-wise MCQ tests, short and long answer practice in university exam pattern, and a final mock paper.

Are the laws taught in detail?

Only the main provisions and years needed for sociology answers, not legal procedure.

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