Sociology Class 12 Syllabus

Exam Structure

Unit Topic Marks
A. Indian Society 32
1  Introducing Indian Society (Non-evaluative) - 
2  Demographic Structure & Indian Society 6
3  Social Institutions-Continuity and change 6 
4  Market as a Social Institution 6 
5  Pattern of Social Inequality and Exclusion 6 
6  Challenges of Cultural Diversity 8 
7  Suggestions for Project Work (Non-evaluative) - 
B. Change and Development in Indian Society 48 
8  Structural Change 6 
9  Cultural Change 6 
10  The Story of Democracy 6 
11  Change and Development in Rural Society 6 
12  Change and Development in Industrial Society 6 
13  Globalization and Social Change 6 
14  Mass Media and Communications 6 
15  Social Movements 6 
  Total 80

A. INDIAN SOCIETY

Unit 1: Introducing Indian Society 

  • Colonialism, Nationalism, Class and Community

Unit 2: Demographic Structure and Indian Society

  • Theories and concepts in demography
  • Rural-Urban Linkages and Divisions

Unit 3: Social Institutions: Continuity and Change

  • Family and Kinship
  • The Caste System

Unit 4: Market as a Social Institution

  •  Sociological perspectives on markets and the economy.
  • Globalization - Interlinking of Local, Regional, National and International Markets.

Unit 5: Pattern of Social Inquality and Exclusion

  • Caste Prejudice, Scheduled Castes and Other Backward Classes
  • Marginalization of Tribal Communities
  • The Struggle for Women’s Equality
  • The struggles of the Differently Abled

Unit 6: The Challenges of Cultural Diversity

  • Cultural communities and the nation state
  • Problems of Communalism, Regionalism and Casteism
  • The Nation state, religion related issues and identities
  • Communalism, secularism and the nation state
  • State and Civil Society

Unit 7: Suggestions for Project Work

B. CHANGE AND DEVELOPMENT IN INDIA

Unit 8: Structural Change 

  • Colonialism, Industrialization, Urbanization

Unit 9: Cultural Change 

  • Modernization, Westernization, Sanskritisation, Secularization
  • Social Reform Movements and Laws

Unit 10: The Story of Democracy 

  • The Constitution as an instrument of Social Change
  • Parties, Pressure Groups and Democratic Politics
  • Panchayati Raj and the Challenges of Social Transformation

Unit 11: Change and Development in Rural Society 

  • Land Reforms, Green Revolution and Emerging Agrarian society
  • Agrarian Structure : Caste & class in Rural India
  • Land Reforms
  • Green revolution and its social consequencess
  • Transformation in Rural Society
  • Globalization, Liberalization and Rural Society

Unit 12: Change and Development in Industrial Society 

  • From Planned Industrialization to Liberalization
  • Getting a Job
  • Work Processes

Unit 13: Globalisation and Social Change

  • Dimensions of Globalization

Unit 14: Mass Media and Communication

  • Types of Mass Media: Radio, Television and Print Media
  • Changing Nature of Mass Media

Unit 15: Social Movements 

  • Theories and Classification of Social Movements
  • Class-Based Movements: Workers, Peasants
  • Caste-Based Movements: Dalit Movement, Backward Castes, Trends in Upper Caste Responses
  • Women’s Movements in Independent India
  • Tribal Movements
  • Environmental Movements