

UNIT I
DEFINITION AND BRANCHES OF SOCIAL SCIENCE:-
Methods of Social Science - Survey Method or Field Investigation
- Case study method or "in - depth" information
- Documentary Method - Historical method - Social, religious,
economic and Historical Characters of Indian Society.
UNIT II
SOCIAL INSTITUTIONS IN INDIA:-
Marriage - Family - Nuclear family - Joint Family -
Advantages and Disadvantages of Joint Family - Kimship
- Range of Kimship - Usages of Kimship.
UNIT III
SOCIAL STRATIFICATION:-
Division of Labour - Role and Status - Caste System
- Advantages and Disadvantages of cate of system - caste
and class.
UNIT IV
POLITICAL SYSTEM IN INDIA:-
Socialism - capitolism - Ideologics of political praties
- Congress communist parties - B.J.P. - Regional political
parties - D.M.K. - A.I.A.D.M.K. - T.M.C. - Telugu Desam
- A.G.P. - Pressure groups - Power structure - Coalition
politics and coalition Governments.
UNIT V
ECONOMIC SYSTEM IN INDIA:-
Five year plans - objectives of five year plans - achievements
and failures - mixed economy and economic planning -
poverty line and national income - Economic liberalization
- Global economy.
UNIT VI
AGRICULTURE SYSTEM IN INDIA:-
Structure and features of Agrerion Society - Jajmani
system - Ryotwari system - Zamindari system - Land reforms
- Green revolution - availability of fertilizers and
pesticides.
UNIT VII
RURAL DEVELOPMENT IN INDIA:-
Decentralization of power - Panchayat Raj - Community
Development - IRDP - village Co-operatives and credit
Societies - welfare Schemes for women.
UNIT VIII
SOCIAL MOVEMENTS:-
Dravidian Movement - Backward Class Movement - Peasants
Movement - Dalit Movement - Trade - Union Movement -
women's Movement.
UNIT IX
SOCIAL PROBLEMS:-
Untouchability - Poverty - Crime - Alchoholism - Drug
additction - prostitution - Unemployment - Corruption.
UNIT X
CONTINUTY AND TRENDS IN INDIAN SOCIAL LIFE:-
Life - Competition and conflict among various castes
- Reservation policy in education and employment - Social
mobility and system maintainance - Family changes and
continuity - Nuclear family - working women - Changes
in marriage patterns.
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