Sociology Courses in India

Sociology is a branch of the social sciences. It uses systematic methods of experiment, observation and critical analysis to develop and refine a body of knowledge about human social structure and activity. Its subject matter ranges from society and the individual in perspective of Society. Sociology is a broad discipline in terms of both methodology and subject matter. It is focused on social relations, social stratification, social interaction, culture and deviance, and its approaches have included both qualitative and quantitative research techniques.

A person who has earned advanced degrees or pursued other advanced studies in sociology and is engaged in teaching, research or other professional work in the field of sociology is known as Sociologist. The term Sociologist is often misused in magazines and newspapers. Everyone including writers, social workers, labour leaders, government officials, social critics etc are often described incorrectly as Sociologists. But a Sociologist is that person who is especially interested in customs, traditions and values which emerge from group living and in the way group living is in turn affected by these customs, traditions and values.

The term "sociology" was first used in 1780 by the French essayist Emmanuel Joseph Sieyès in an unpublished manuscript. Throughout the early 19th century the field of study of Sociology was primarily concerned with the social organization of complex industrial societies but now it has expanded into the traditional areas of anthropology, economics, and political science with the study of non-Western societies, culture, economic activity and politics. Thereby making it an Interdisciplinary Field. 

Some of its specialized fields are -

1.  Applied sociology
2.  Collective behaviour
3.  Community
4.  Comparative sociology
5.  Crime and delinquency
6.  Cultural sociology
7.  Demography 


Content

The study of this field includes all or few of these –

• Introduction to Sociology
• Sociology of Religion
• Sociology of Kinship
• Economic Sociology
• Political Sociology

Objectives

1. To discover and organize knowledge about social life
2. To clear away the misinformation and superstition which clutters so much of our social thinking
3. To clear doubts about hereditary, race, class, sex differences, deviation and nearly every other aspect of behaviour

Basic Requirement

BA Sociology is available through Distance Mode / Correspondence and it requires +2 Pass 

Job Perspectives

Sociology prepares you for a wide variety of Government (Federal, State, Local, including Social Services), Non-Profit, and Private sector jobs. The adaptability and utility of sociology offers employment opportunities which are abound. Opportunities also exist in foundations research organizations, foreign aid programs and in Humanitarian Organizations like UN. 

Some Employment Areas

• Counseling
• Education
• Journalism
• Politics
• Public Relations
• Youth Services
• Labour Unions
• Civil Service
• Trade Associations
• Social Work
• Medicine And Law

Some Job Types

1. Census workers
2. Correction officers
3. Public sector administrator
4. Information scientist
5. Journalist
6. Lecturer
7. Researcher
8. Counsellor
9. Training Advisor