Sociology Notes (PDF)

First Semester Notes:

Introduction to Sociology-I:

1. Definition, Nature and Scope; Relationship with other disciplines; Sociology as a social science; Sociological Imagination; Functionalism; Conflict; Symbolic Interactionism
2. Anti-colonial; The American revolution; French revolution; Industrial revolution; What is scientific method; Research as the scientific basis of sociology; Quantitative & Qualitative method

Social History and World Civilization-I:

1. Definition, nature and scope, sources of social history; Relationship between history and social history
2. Types of Societies: Hunting & Food gathering societies; Horticultural societies; Pastoral societies; Agrarian societies; Industrial societies; Post industrial societies
3. Classifying Societies: Karl Marx society; Gerhard Lenski society and Herbert Spencer society

Introduction to Cultural Anthropology:

1. Main fields of Anthropology: Physical and Cultural Anthropology; Specialized areas of cultural Anthropology; Applied Anthropology; Research methods of cultural anthropology
2. Schools of Anthropology: Evolutionism; Functionalism; Diffusionism
3. Family, Marriage and Kinship: Types, roles & functions of family; Types, roles & functions of marriage, incest theories, marriage payments; Types & terminology of kinship, Identification of kinship terminology
4. Economic Organizations: Food gathering & food producing economy; shifting cultivation; Exchange and distribution-Reciprocity, Kula ring, Redistribution, Potlatch and market economy

Introduction to Sociology-II:

1. Theories of Social Stratification
2. Systems of Stratification 1
3. Stratification System 2 
4. Social Inequality- Gender & Age Inequality 
5. Population & Environment 

Social Psychology:

1. Relationship Between Social Psychology and Other Sciences
2. History and Development of Social Psychology
3. Research Methods of Social Psychology
4. Experimental Method of Social Psychology
5. Observation Method of Social Psychology
6. Correlation Method of Social Psychology
7. Interview Method of Social Psychology
8. Case Study Method of Social Psychology 
9. Questionnaire Method of Social Psychology 
10. Socialization Process; Socialization Type, Agents and Stages of Socialization 
11. Socialization, Learning, Crowd
12. Social Interaction in everyday life 
13. Social Interaction, Elements, Definition, Types, Forms 
14. Types of Social Interaction (Briefly Discuss) 
15. Sensation in Psychology & Stimulus new
16. Social Cognition in Psychology new
17. Social Perception & Motivation new

Social History and World Civilization-II

1. Indus Valley Civilization 
2. Egyptian Civilization 
3. Aztec Civilization
4. Babylonian Civilization 
5. (a) Chinese Civilization-1; (b) Chinese Civilization-2; (c) Chinese Civilization-3 
6. Meaning, Importance, Scope, History and Characteristics of Civilization 
7. Relationship Between Civilization and Sociology & Origin and Growth of Civilization 
8. Post Industrial & Post Modern Society 
9. Globalisation (Definition, Features, Background & Impacts)
10. Feudalism  

Third Semester Notes:

Social Structure of Bangladesh:

1. Concept and theories of Social Structure

Sociology of Environment:

1. Concept of Environment

Rural Sociology:

1. Rural Sociology (Definition, Nature, Scope, Importance, Origin & Development)
2. Agrarian Social Structure and Land Tenure & Reform System
3. Rural Sociology (Definition, Nature and Scope) 
4. Difference Between rural world and urban world 
5. Agrarian social structure 
6. Peasant society by Teodor shanin 
7. Agrarian Social Structure

Fifth Semester Notes:

Sociology of Minorities:

1. Chapter 1 and 2 pdf
2. Adibashi and Upojati Bitorko
3. Inclusion, cultural integrity and land rights of the Indigenous Peoples in Asia
4. Women Are Better Leaders During a Crisis
5. Chapter 1 & 2 Hand Note: Introduction, Definition, Majority Minority Situation