Sociology Class 12 Syllabus
The duration of the paper is 3 hours and maximum marks are 80. The syllabus consists of 11 units divided into two parts: (A) Indian Society (B) Social Change and Development in India.
Exam Structure
| Unit | Topic | Marks |
| A. | Indian Society | 40 |
| 1 | Introducing Indian Society (Non-evaluative) | - |
| 2 | The Demographic Structure of Indian Society | 10 |
| 3 | Social Institutions: Continuity and change | 10 |
| 5 | Pattern of Social Inequality and Exclusion | 10 |
| 6 | The Challenges of Cultural Diversity | 10 |
| 7 | Suggestions for Project Work (Non-evaluative) | - |
| B. | Social Change and Development in India | 40 |
| 8 | Structural Change | 5 |
| 9 | Cultural Change | 5 |
| 11 | Change and Development in Rural Society | 10 |
| 12 | Change and Development in Industrial Society | 10 |
| 15 | Social Movements | 10 |
| Total | 80 |
A. Indian Society
Unit 1: Introducing Indian Society
- Colonialism, Nationalism, Class and Community
Unit 2: The Demographic Structure of the Indian Society
- Theories and concepts in demography
- Rural-Urban Linkages and Divisions
- Population Policy in India
Unit 3: Social Institutions: Continuity and Change
- Caste and the Caste System
- Tribal Communities
- Family and Kinship
Unit 5: Pattern of Social Inequality and Exclusion
- Social Inequality and Social Exclusion
- Systems justifying and perpetuating Inequality - Caste, Tribe, the Other Backward Classes
- Adivasi Struggles
- The Struggle for Women's Equality and Rights
- The struggles of the Differently Abled
Unit 6: The Challenges of Cultural Diversity
- Cultural communities and the nation state
- Regionalism in the Indian context
- The Nation state and religion related issues and identities
- Communalism, secularism and the nation state
- State and Civil Society
Unit 7: Suggestions for Project Work
B. Social Change and Development in India
Unit 8: Structural Change
- Understanding Colonialism, Industrialization, Urbanization
Unit 9: Cultural Change
- Social Reform Movements
- Different Kinds of Social Change: Sanskritisation, Westernization, Modernization, Secularization
Unit 11: Change and Development in Rural Society
- Agrarian Structure: Caste & class in Rural India
- Land Reforms, Green Revolution and Emerging Agrarian society
- Green revolution and its social consequences
- Transformation in Rural Society
- Circulation of labour
- Globalization, Liberalization and Rural Society
Unit 12: Change and Development in Industrial Society
- From Planned Industrialization to Liberalization
- How people find Jobs
- Work Processes: How work is carried out, working conditions, home based work, Strikes and Unions
Unit 15: Social Movements
- Concept of Social Movements
- Theories and Classification of Social Movements
- Environmental Movements
- Class-Based Movements: Workers, Peasants
- Caste-Based Movements: Dalit Movement, Backward Class/Castes, Trends in Upper Caste Responses
- The Tribal Movements
- Women's Movements in Independent India