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DEGREE STANDARD

CODE:106

 

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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