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Academic Session (2008-2009) Department of Sociology First Year Semester I Course Course Title No. SOC 111 SOC 112 SOC 113 MAT 101S BNG 101 BNG 102 Introduction to Sociology History of Human civilizations Social History of Bangladesh –I Mathematics Bengali Language-I Bengali Language-I Lab Total Hours/Week Theory + Lab. 4+0 3+0 3+0 3+0 2+0 0+2 17 + 4 =21 Hours/Week Theory + Lab. 3+0 0+2 3+0 0+2 3+0 3+0 2+0 0+2 14 + 6= 20 Credits 4.0 3.0 3.0 3.0 2.0 1.0 19 Credits 3.0 1.0 3.0 1.0 4.0 3.0 2.0 1.0 17.0 Credits 3.0 1.0 4.0 4.0 3.0 3.0 18.0 Credits 4.0 4.0 1.0 3.0 2.0 3.0 17.0 Credits 3.0 1.0 4.0 4.0 3.0 1.0 4.0 4.0 1.0 17.0 Semester II Course No. Course Title Social Statistics Social Statistics Lab Social History of Bangladesh- II Term Paper and Viva Voce Principles of Economics Politics and Administration in Bangladesh English Language-I English Language-I Lab and Viva Total Second Year Semester I Course No. Course Title SOC 231 SOC 232 SOC 233 SOC 234 STA 203 ANP 101 Issues and Methods of Social Research Issues and Methods of Social Research Lab Social Thought Social Psychology Inferential Statistics Introduction to Anthropology Total SOC 121 SOC 122 SOC 123 SOC 120 ECO103A PSS 102 ENG 101 ENG 102 Hours/Week Theory + Lab. 3+0 0+2 4+0 4+0 3+0 3+0 17 + 2 = 19 Hours/Week Theory +Lab. 4+0 4+0 0+2 3+0 2+0 6+ 2 13 + 4 =17 Hours/Week Theory +Lab. 3+0 0+2 4+0 4+0 3+0 0+2 4+0 4+0 0+2 15/14 + 4/6 = 19/20 Semester II Course No. Course Title SOC 241 SOC 242 SOC 240 SCW 223 CSE 205 CSE 206 History of Sociological Theories Rural Sociology Seminar and Viva Voce Social Problem Analysis Data Based Management and Programming Data Based Management and Programming Lab Total Third Year Semester I Course No. Course Title SOC 351 SOC 352 SOC 353 SOC 354 SOC 355 SOC 356 SOC 357 SOC 358 SOC 350 * Quantitative Analysis of Social Data Quantitative Analysis of Social Data Lab Crime and Deviance* Urban Sociology * Social Demography* Social Demography Lab Sociology of Gender* Women and Development* Term Paper and Viva Voce Total Students have to choose any three of the courses but no one would be allowed to take SOC 357 and SOC 358 simultaneously. Semester II 1 Course No. Course Title SOC 361 SOC 362 SOC 363 SOC 364 SOC 365 SOC 366 SOC 300 Qualitative Analysis of Social Data Qualitative Analysis of Social Data Lab Social Inequality Sociology of Environment Sociology of Mass Communication * Sociology of Organization* Research Monograph Total * Students have to choose either of the courses. Hours/Week Theory +Lab. 3+0 0+2 4+0 4+0 4+0 4+0 0+6 15 + 08 = 23 Credits 3.0 1.0 4.0 4.0 4.0 4.0 3.0 19.0 Fourth Year Semester I Course No. Course Title Classical Sociological Theories Theories of Development and Underdevelopment SOC 473 Marxist Sociology * SOC 474 Discourses of Development* SOC 475 Sociology of Contemporary Bangladesh* SOC 479 Content Analysis SOC 400A Senior Project (Part –A) Total * SOC 471 SOC 472 Hours/Week Theory +Lab. 4+0 4+0 4+0 4+0 4+0 0+4 0+6 16+4 or 16+6 Credits 4.0 4.0 4.0 4.0 4.0 2.0 3.0 18/19 Students have to choose any two of the courses. Semester II Course No. Course Title Hours/Week Credits Theory + Lab. SOC 481 Modern Sociological Theories 4+0 4.0 SOC 482 Theory Construction* 3+0 3.0 SOC 483 Theory Construction Lab 0+2 1.0 Theories of Social Change* SOC 484 4+0 4.0 SOC 485 Comparative Sociology* 4+0 4.0 SOC 486 Political Sociology of Developing Countries* 4+0 4.0 SOC 489 Comprehensive 0+4 2.0 SOC 480 Viva voce 0+2 1.0 SOC-400B Senior Project (Part-B) 0+6 3.0 Total 15+8 or 16+6 or 19/18 12+12 11+14 [ Students who had enrolled for SOC 400A have to complete their senior project by completing SOC 400B] * Students who has enrolled for SOC 400B have to choose any two of the courses and students who has not enrolled for SOC 400B have to choose any three of the courses.] SOC 111: INTRODUCTION TO SOCIOLOGY Theory: 4 Hours/week, 4 Credits What is Sociology: Origin and growth of Sociology as a discipline. Doing Sociology: Methods and techniques of research. Primary Concepts: Society, Community, Association, Institution, Group, Norms and Values. Social Process: Socialization, Cooperation, Competition and Conflict, Assimilation and Accommodation. Social Institutions: Family, Marriage, Property, Religion and other Economic and Political Institutions. Culture and Civilization: Material and non-mat erial Culture, Acculturation, Cultural Diffusion, Culture and Civilization. Sociological Topologies: Static and Dynamics, Organic and Mechanical Solidarity, Gemeinschaft and Gesselschaft, Anomie and Alienation, Folkways and Mores, Social Functions and Social Actions. Social Structure: Components of Social Structure; Stratification; Class, Status and Power; Hegemony and Discourse; Theories of Social Structure. Population and Environment: Population Growth, Ecological Balance, Ecosystem, Environmental Problems in Sociological perspectives. Social Change: Theories, Change, Progress, and Evolution. Social Problems: Nature of Social Problems; Types of social Problems. Deviant Behavior: Crime, Violence, Substance abuse; Inequality: Poverty, Ethnicity, Gender, Work, Education and Environmental problems. Social Mobility: Minority groups, Relations and Reactions. Population and Health: Aging Problems. Books Recommended: 2 Alex Inkels , What is Sociology? Pascal Gisbert, Introduction to Sociology T.B. Bottomore, Sociology: A guide to problems and literature. J.E. Gold Thrope, Sociology of the Third World. J.E. Goldthrope, An Introduction to Sociology. Metta Spencer, Foundation of Modern Sociology. P.B. Horton and C.L. Hunt, Sociology. R.T. Schaefer and R.P. Lamm, Introducing Sociology M.S. Bassis, R.J. Gelles and Levine, Sociology G. Lenski, J. Lenski and P. Nolan, Human Societies E.W. Steward & J.A. Glynn, Introduction to Sociology F.R. Scarpitti & M.L. Andersen, Social Problems Robertson, Sociology Giddens, Sociology Vander Zanden, Sociology: The Core SOC 112 HISTORY OF HUMAN CIVILIZATIONS Theory: 3 Hours/week, 3 Credits History of Human Civilizations: Its meaning, importance and scope- its relation with sociology, Different approaches to the study of history of human civilizations: Archaeological, Economic, Anthropological, and Sociological. Origin and Evolution of Society: Primitive, Pastoral, Agricultural, and Industrial., Various Civilizations : (a) Civilizations in river-valley regions- Egyptian, Babylonian, Indus and Chinese Civilizations; (b) Greek & Roman Civilizations. Oriental and Occidental Civilizations: Comparative Perspectives. Ancient Civilizations of Bangladesh: Paharpur, Mainamati and Mahastangarr. Modes of Production: Ancient (Slavery), Asiatic, Feudal and Modern Bourgeois (Capitalism). Controversies relating to Asiatic mode of production and feudalism with regard to the oriental societies. Books Recommended: Weber: Agrarian Sociology of Ancient Civilization. Webster: World Civilization. Swain: A History of World Civilization. Wallbank and Taylor: Civilization: Past and Present. Manfred (Ed.): A Short History of the world. Mayers: General History. Nehru: Glimpses of world History. Majumder: History of Bengal, Vol.- I. Childe: What Happened in History. Kosambi: The Culture and Civilization of Ancient India in Historical Outline. Dev. Raj Ghorana: Slavery in Ancient India. Dange: India from Primitive Communism to Slavery. Marx: Contribution to the Critique of Political Economy. Marc Bloch: Feudal Society, 2 Vols. Steward: Irrigation Civilization. M. Dobb: Studies in the Development of Capitalism. Pirenne: Economic and Social History of Medieval Europe. Piggot: Pre-Historic India. Shelvankar: Problems of India. Karim: Changing Society in India, Pakistan and Bangladesh. Govt. Publication on Mainamati, Paharpur, Mahasthangarr etc SOC 113 SOCIAL HISTORY OF BANGLADESH-I Theory: 3 Hours/week, 3 Credits Social History: Concept, Scope and its relation with Sociology and History, Historical Development from Ancient to Mughal Era- An overview of Gupta, Paul and Sen. Origin and Development of Bengal Village- Origin and Development of Bengal Land Tenure System. Various concepts of Village Community in Pre-British India: Economic Structure of the Village Community of Pre-British India and Bengal- Factors responsible for the change during the period of transition from Muslim rule to British rule- Land Tenure system in Pre-British Bangladesh- Controversies regarding the existence of private property in land in the Western sense in the Pre-British India and Bengal. Permanent Settlement Act of 1793 and its results: Differential spread of Sub- infeudation process in the land system of East and West Bengal and its impact upon agrarian class structure of different tenancy laws and their influences upon the peasant society of Bengal. 3 Books Recommended: Bernier, Travels in the Mughal Empire Maine, Village Communities in the East and West S. Chandra, Parties and Politics at the Mughal Court Weber, The Religion of India S.C. Gupta, Agrarian Relations and early British Rule in India Hai, The Agrarian System of Mughal India M.N. Gupta, The Land System of Bengal.. Kosambi, Introduction to the study of Indian History. D.P. Mukherjee, Modern Indian Culture. Marx, Articles on India. Wittfogel, The oriental Despotism. Dange, India From Primitive Communism to Slavery. Jainal Raj, The Rural Urban Economy and Social Changes in Ancient India. B.M. Bhatia, History and Social Development Vol. I. Jagadish N. Sarker, Studies in Economic Life in Mughal India. Angus Maddison, Class Structure and Economic Growth: India and Pakistan since the Mughals. Ghyrye, Cast and Class in India. Desai, Social Background of Indian Nationalism. S. Gopal, Permanent Settlement and its result. SOC 121 SOCIAL STATISTICS Theory: 3 Hours/week, 3 Credits Introduction to Statistical Analysis: Definition, Function of Statistics, Relationship between statistics and Sociology, Problems of Generalization and Prediction in Sociology. Meaning and Measurement of Social Data: Nature and Classification of Data, Meaning and Measurement, Level of Measurement, Measurement in Sociology. Describing Data: Frequency Distribution; Graphic Presentation: Bar Diagram, Line Graph, Pie Chart, Histogram and Polygon, Stem and leaf display etc.; Proportion, Percentage, Ratio and Rates. Measures of Central Tendency and Dispersion: The Arithmetic Mean, The Median, The Mode, Quartiles and Percentiles, Range, Inter quartile Range, Mean Deviation, Standard Deviation, Variance, Coefficient of Variation and Index of Dispersion. Normal Distribution: The Normal Curve, Area Under the Normal Curve, Use of Normal Curve. Sampling: Logic of Sampling; Sampling Representative ness, Non-Probability and Probability Sampling procedure, Central Limit Theorem and the Law of Large Number; Point and interval Estimates of Parameters; Estimating Sample Size for mean and Proportion. Probability: Basic Principles. The binomial distribution: Permutation and Combination, Addition and Multiplication Rules. Books Recommended: H.M. Blalock, Social Statistics. H.J. Loether and D.G. McTavish, Descriptive and Inferential Statistics. Understanding Statistics. Statistical Techniques of Business and Economics. Spiegel , Statistics. Loether & MacTavish: Descriptive and Inferential Statistics. SOC 122 SOCIAL STATISTICS LAB Lab: 2 Hours/week, 1 Credit Laboratory works based on SOC 121 SOC 123 SOCIAL HISTORY OF BANGLADESH-II 3 Hours/week, 3 Credits English Education and the uneven development of educated middle class among the Hindus and the Muslims in Bengal- Emergence of various new social classes- Rise of commercial and industrial capitalist class. Social Movements: Raja Ram Mohan Roy etc. Rise of Nationalism: Indian Nationalism- Muslim Nationalism- Partition of India and Bengal. Peasant Movement of Bengal in 1946-47: East Pakistan State Acquisition and Tenancy Act of 1950 and its effect upon the social structure of Bangladesh. Language Movement and its implication: Rise of Bengali Nationalism. Liberation movement of Bangladesh: Election of 1954; Six Point Movement of 1966; Movement of 1969; Election of 1970; Liberation War of 1971. Socio-economic and Political development during post- independent Bangladesh- (a) Economic Policies: Nationalization; Denationalization; Structural 4 Adjustment. (b) Political crisis during different regimes: Role of Bureaucracy and Political Party; Military Rule and Move towards Democratization; (c) Decentralization policies, An over view of advent of the British rule. Books Recommended: M.N. Gupta, The Land System of Bengal. N. Karim, The Dynamics of Bangladesh Society. N. Karim, Changing Society in India, Pakistan and Bangladesh. Kosambi, Introduction to the study of Indian History. D.P. Mukherjee, Modern Indian Culture. Marx, Articles on India. Jainal Raj, The Rural Urban Economy and Social Changes in Ancient India. S. Narayan, A Century of Social Reform in India. James Taylor, A Sketch of the Topography and Statistics of Dhaka Vol. I. Syed Gulam Hossain Khan: The Seir Mutaquerin (The Views of Modern Times). B.M. Bhatia, History and Social Development Vol. I. Angus Maddison, Class Structure and Economic Growth: India and Pakistan since the Mughals. Ghyrye, Cast and Class in India. Desai, Social Background of Indian Nationalism. Boornfield, Elite Conflict in a rural society: A Twentieth Century Bengal. B.B. Misra, The Indian Middle Classes: Their Growth in Modern Times. K.M. Ashraf, Life and Condition of the People of Hindustan. Synil Sen, Agrarian Struggle in Bengal 1946-47. G.P. Bhattacharjee, Renaissance and Freedom Movement in Bangladesh. Colebrooke, Remarks on the Husbandry and Internal Commetc of Bengal. Tripathi, Trade and Finance in the Bengal 1793-1833. Aparna Basu, The Growth of Education and Political Development in India 1898-1920. R.K. Mukherjee, Land Problems of India. Kumruddin, Social History of Bangladesh, SOC 120 Term Paper and Viva Voce Lab: 2 Hours/Week, 1 Credit The students shall prepare one term paper from their major courses on selected topics. The term paper will be graded as per university rule. Student will also be evaluated through a viva voce. SOC 231 ISSUES & METHODS OF SOCIAL RESEARCH Theory: 3 Hours/week, 3 Credits Nature and Characteristics of Science; Sociology as a Science; Sociology and social Reality; Problems of Objectivity in Sociology; Question of Values in sociology; Sociology and Code of Ethics; Reliability & validity of Social data, Scientific Method- Theory and Research. Language and Logic of Science in Sociology: Basic Elements of Research- Symbols, Concepts, Variables, Propositions, Statements - forms of theoretical statement. Types of Research: Pure, Applied, Action, Operational, Evaluation- Monitoring. Research Steps and Design: Research Method and Techniques: Observation, Survey, Case Study, Content Analysis, PRA, RRA, Historical, Philosophical, Experimental, Exploratory; Research Instruments: Interview Guide, Interview Schedule; Sampling: Probability and Non-Probability Sampling; Sample Size Calculations; Data Collection Procedures & Observation: Participation, Interviews, Questionnaire; Data Measurement in Scales- Nominal, Ordinal, Interval, Ratio; Preparation of Data for Analysis: editing and coding, Data analysis: (a)Quantitative: Tabulations: Univariate, Bivariate, Multivariate Data Analysis; Use of Statistics, Measures of Reliability & Validity, Hypothesis Testing;(b) Qualitative: Content analysis Triangulation. etc. Report writings. History and philosophy of Research methods. Books Recommended: C. Seitig, et el, Research Methods in Social Relations. W.J.Goode & P.K. Hatt, Methods in Social Research. P.V. Young, Scientific Social Survey and Research. B. Philips, Sociological Research Methods: An Introduction. B. Philips, Social Research Strategy Tactics. C.A. Moser & G. Dalton, Survey Methods in Social Investigation. N. Lin, Fundamentals of Social Research. Babbie, Practice of Social Research. Bailly, Methods of Social Research. T.L. Baker, Doing Social Research 5 Tim May, Social Research; Issues and Process SOC 232 ISSUES AND METHODS OF SOCIAL RESEARCH LAB Lab: 2 Hours/week, 1 Credit Laboratory works based on SOC 231 SOC 233 SOCIAL THOUGHT Theory: 4 Hours/week, 4 Credits Social Thought in the Antiquity: Greek Philosophers- Plato (427-347 BC)- Basis of State-Concept of Justice Plato's Communism- Aristotle (384-322 BC) - Origin and Nature of the State- Aristotle's Attitude Towards Slavery- Theory of Property- The Middle Classes- Causes and Prevention of Revolution; Medieval Social Thought: St. Augustine (354-430 AD) - Foundation of State- The Earthly and the Heavenly City-St. Thomas Aquinas (1226-1274)- Natural Law and Human Law; Ibn Khaldun (1332-1406)- `Assabiyya' (Social Solidarity) and its difference with that of Durkheim- Causes of the Rise and Fall of Civilization- Modern Social Thought: Machiavelli (1469-1527)- Rise of bourgeois Ideology- Conception of Evolution of Society- `Material Interest' and `Power' as the driving forces of History- Conflict of Interests between the Masses and the Ruling Classes- Hobbes (1588-1679)- The State of Nature- The Meaning of Social Contract; Civil Law and Natural Law; Locke (1632-1704) - The State of Nature- Conceptions of Slavery, Property and Political Society; Vico (1668-1744) - Theory of the Evolution of nation- Decline of Human Society- Montesquieu (1689-1755)- The Social Foundations of Governments- Religions and the Forms of State- Influence of Geography, Rousseau (1712-1778)Civil State- General Will- Origin of Private Property and Rise of Social Inequality; Hegel (1770-1831)Hegel's Philosophy and Bourgeois Development in Germany- Nature of Hegel's Dialectics; Books Recommended: G.H. Mead, History of Political Thought R. Chambliss, Social Thought H.E. Barnes, Social Thought from Lore to Science Plato, Republic (Trans. F. M. Conford) Aristotle, Politics (trans. Benjamin Jowett) St. Augustine, The City of God (Trans. Marcus Dods) Hobbes, Leviathan Locke, Two Treatises on Social Government Rousseau, The Social Contact Kautilya, Arthashastra (Trans. R. Shamashastry) SOC234 Social Psychology Theory: 4 Hours/week, 4 Credits Definition, Nature and scope of Social Psychology: Place of social psychology in the sphere of sciencesRelation of sciences- Methods and Data of social psychology. Historical Background of the development of social psychology as a separate discipline- Schools of modern social psychology. Psychology of the individual: Socialization of the individual. Social Psychology of the group: Human group life, Role of mind in group formation, Types of group, Group solidarity and leadership. Social Psychology of the Crowd: Classification of the crowd, Analysis of crowd behavior. Social Psychology of Attitudes: Beliefs, Prejudice, Interests and Ideologies. Psychology of Collective Behavior: Psychology of Fashion, Psychology of Propaganda, Mass Communication. Psychology of Cooperation and Conflict. Psychology of Cognition: Sensation, Types of social stimulus and response, development and social factors of perceptions, difference between motivation and drive, difference between motive and emotion, Types of motive, motivation and social behavior, Learning, Relations between learning and reflex, types of reflex. Personality: Factors and Structures of Personality, Developmental Theories of Personality (Jung, Spranger, Hippocrates, Allport, Catcell, Freud and Adler); Personality and Culture (Horney, Linton, Mead and Kardiner); Personality measurement. Ethnic and rural psychology of Bangladesh. Environmental and Social Psychology.Approaches of Social Psychology to Legal Systems. SOC 241 HISTORY OF SOCIOLOGICAL THEORY Theory: 4 Hours/Week, 4 Credits Socio-economic and the political situation of the 19th century Europe- Intellectual Development. Auguste Comte: Positive Science, Law of Three Stages development. K. Marx: Dialectical and Historical materialism- Alienation, Class and Class Struggle- Labor and Surplus Value. H. Spencer: Social Darwinism- Evolution. E. Durkheim: Division of Labor- Social Solidarity- SuicideMethodology. Max Weber: Methodology- Protestant ethic and the development of capitalism- Power and Authority- Rationalization. V. Pareto: Elite and Circulation of Elite- Psychoanalysis- Logico6 experimental Method. K. Mannheim: Sociology of Knowledge. T. Parsons: Social Action- Social System- Structural-Functionalism; R. Merton: Functionalism- Deviance; G.H. Mead: Symbolic Interaction Theory. Contemporary Sociological Theory and Schools- Frankfurt School-Critical theory. Exchange Theory: Homans and Blau. Phenomenology- Schutz, Ethnomethodology- Garfinkel, Dramaturgy-Goffman, Crisis in Sociology-Gouldner. Books Recommended: Thompson and J. Tunstall (ed.), Sociological Perspective Bottomore and R. Nisbet (ed.), A History of Sociological Analysis R. Aron, Main Currents in Sociological Thought. Ritzer, Classical Sociological Theory Johnson, Sociological Theories M. Francis Abraham, Modern Sociological Theories Wallace and Wolf, Contemporary Sociological Theories. Nachmias & Nachmias, Research Methods in the Social Sciences. Monette, Sullivan & De Jong, Applied Social Research. SOC 242 RURAL SOCIOLOGY Theory : 4 hours/week,4 credits Rural sociology: Definition, scope and importance, development of rural sociology: theoretical problems of rural sociology. Rural social structure: Pattern of rural class, land ownership and tenancy relation; landlessness and wage labor relations. Rural power structure: nature, rural elite ,relationship between rural elite and national power structure, kinship relationship and rural power structure ,nature and functions of village community(gram samaj).Rural Institutions formal and informal rural institutions. Nature of Peasant Society: Definition of peasantry; Theory and Concepts regarding Peasantry: Organization production school; Lenin’s model of peasant polarization; Shanin’s model of rural mobility Patnaik’s debate. Rural Development: Definition and importance of rural development; issues and strategies of rural development, Agricultural Development: Introduction; adoption and consequences of new programs; technology and institutions. Books Recommended: Alamgir, Bangaldesh: A Case of Below Poverty Level Equilibrium Trap. Alamrir(de) Land Reform in Bangladesh. Ali, Some Aspects of Peasant Behavior in Bangladesh: A New Classical Analysis. SOC-240 Seminar and viva voce lab 2 hours/week, 1 credit The student shall prepare one seminar paper from the major courses on selected topic. The paper will be presented in the class room. Teachers predicating seminar will evaluate the student as per university rule. Student will also be evaluated through a viva voce. SOC- 351 QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS OF SOCIAL DATA Theory: 3 Hours/week, 3 credits Introduction: Definition, scope and use of quantitative data; difference between the art and science of available data Design and Structure of Research: Research design, classic experimental design, Causal inferences-co- variation, non-spuriousness, time order; components of research design- comparison, manipulation, control, generalizabiity: design types-controlled experimentation, the Solomon four-group design. The posttest-Only control group design, Factorial design. Cross Sectional and QuasiExperimental Designs: Types of relations and designs, cross sectional designs, quasi-experimental designs-contrasted group designs, planned variation designs, panels and time series designs, control series designs; combined designs. Data Preparation: coding schemes, rule of coding, code book construction, coding reliability, spot-checking for errors. Distribution of Data: Rule of statistics frequency distribution with interval variables and various measures. Construction bi-variate table, principles of co-variation, nominal, ordinal and interval measures of relationship . Control, Elaboration and Multivariate Analysis: Methods of control cross-tabulation as a control operation, causal methods and path analysis. Index construction and Sealing Methods: Defining the purpose of the index, selecting and collecting the base of comparison, methods of aggregation and weighting, Likert, Guttman, Bogardus, Thurstone scaling and other composite measures factor analysis. Inferences: The strategy of testing hypotheses, null and research hypotheses, level of significance and region of rejection, type I and type II error, parametric and non-parametric test of significance. 7 Books Recommended: Nachmias & Nachmias , /research Methods in the Social Sciences. Monette, Sullivan & DeJong , Applied Social Research . SOC-352 QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS OF SOCIAL DATA LAB Lab: 2 Hours/week, I Credit Laboratory Works based on SOC 351 SOC 353 Crime and Deviance Theory: 4 Hours/week, 4 Credits Criminology: Criminology as a sub-discipline; Research Methods in Criminology. Crime and Criminal: Problems of Defining crime and criminal; Legal Definition of crime and sociological definition of crime, nature of crime. Crime & Sin, Crime & Immorality- Ferri, Garofalo, Goring, Hooton, etc.; Psychological Approach - Freudian Psycho analysis and Crime - Feeble mindness and Crime, Psychopathic Personality and Crime; Sociological Approach - Durkheim's Theory of Anomie; Merton's Theory of Deviant Behavior; Interactions Perspective, Symbolic Interactionism and Meaning of crime to the Criminal; Labeling Theory; Sutherland's Theory of Differential Association; Fillin's Theory of Differential Interaction; Economic Approach - Economic Factors and Crime; Marxist Criminology; Institutional and Multiple Factor Approaches. Juvenile Delinquency and Juvenile Delinquent Etiology of Delinquency; Juvenile Court. White Collar Crime: Problem of Definition, Nature and Etiology of White Collar Crime. Social Dimension and Crime: Gender and Crime; Race, Crime and Criminal Justice. Recidivism: Nature of Recidivism; Etiology of and Solution to Recidivism. Penology: Punishment - Theories of Punishment and limitation of Punishment; Forms of Punishment. Correction and Prevention of Crime: Correctional Methods; Probation and Parole; Measures for Preventing Crime. Crimes and Juvenile Delinquency in Bangladesh: Etiology, Penology and Correctional Methods. Books Recommended: Haskell, Crime and Delinquency Quinney, Criminology Sutherland and Cressey, Criminology Vold, Theoretical Criminology Ferri, Criminal Sociology Latifa Akand and Ishrat Shamim, Women and Violence SOC 354 URBAN SOCIOLOGY Theory: 4 Hours/Week, 4 Credits Introduction: Definition, field and relevance of Urban Sociology; Concept, Theories, and methods in Urban Sociology Development of City (analytical/historical): (a) Contrasting definition-characteristics common to natural cities-measurement of degree of urbaneness-principles and factors in location of cities-comparative size of cities; (b) Origin and development-per-historic cities-first classical urban revolution-decline of classic cities; (c) Feudal cities-revival, physical structure, characteristics and decline renaissance cities-second urban revolution-comparison between European and pre-capitalist Indian cities; (d) Urban growth in America-pre-industrial and industrial-immigrants problems, reform movement urban imagery, ambivalence, myth of rural virtue, Pre-industrial and industrial cities-Why cities have developed, spreaded and declined Theories of urban growth: (a) Historical School- social psychological school- early trends in American city theory, the rise of ecological school-Alternative theories-contemporary ecology- Social area analysis, factorial ecology; (b) Rural-Urban dimension in pre-industrial, transitional and industrial societies-Folk-urban continuum. Urban institution and problems Family and marriage education, school and Welfare-Leisure time activities-religion and activities-neighborhoods, networks and association. The social psychology of urban life b) Municipality and state- local government-political party - Government and politics-informal structure and division c) Urban economic organization-development of contemporary economy- problems of human relation in urban economy-corporate bureaucracy-Employment trends- Labor force market Persistent urban space; [problems, Urban crime, Unrest and social control- ethnic and racial minorities-social classes in the majority population-Disorganized areas- Effects on personality Third world urbanization .New urban sociology-scale and pace of urbanization-world population change-changing role of cities-the inhabitants- current problems in developing cities. Extended urbanization in South East Asia. Bangladesh perspective- Spatial growth, Urban social structure, Informal sector development, Urban governance. 8 Books Recommended: H.E Notridge.The Sociology of Urban Living G.Child: What Happened in History. J A Cuim: Urban Sociology H Gold: The Sociology of Urban life G.Sjoberg: The Preindustrial City M.Weber; The City H J Gans ;The urban Villagers: Group and class in the life of Italian Americans. J.J Palen; The Urban World. N D Fustel De Coulanges: The Ancient City: A study on the Religion, Lands, and institutions of Greece and Rome. H Pirenne: Medieval Cities: Their Origins and the Revival of Trade. G.Breecec: Urbanization in the Developing Countries: Reading on Urbanism and urbanization. S, F Faba: Urbanism in World perspective. Alavi and Shanin: Introduction to the Sociology of Developing Societies. Kamal Siddique et el.: Social formation in Dhaka City. J E Goldthorpe: Sociology of the Third World SOC 355 SOCIAL DEMOGRAPHY Theory: 3 Hours/Week, 3 Credit Introduction: Definition, nature, scope and importance of demography Population Theories:- Premodern population doctrines-Malthus, Mary Demographic Transition -Theory of demographic transition and its adjunct theories Nature of Demographic Data: Types and source of demographic data Evaluation of accuracy and errors in demographic data Adjustment and correction of errors in demographic data Quality of demographic data in Bangladesh Population Structure and Composition:- Age and sex structure pattern and variations. Determinant and consequences of age and sex structure. Techniques of analysis: age and age pyramid, sex ratio, dependent of ratio and labor force participation rate Marriage and Family Formation:- Age at marriage : Universality of early marriage, Haznal’s analysis of the European marriage pattern Fertility: Definition and components of fertility; Trends and variations in fertility; Differentials and determinants of fertility; Measurement of fertility Migration: Some basic concepts Differentials and selectivity in migration theories and typologies Causes and consequences of migration Measurements of migration Mortality: Components of mortality ; Causes of death trends and variations in mortality Factors responsible for the decline in mortality rates Measuring mortality: death rates standardization, life expectancy and life table Population Projection: Techniques of population projection Trends in Bangladesh Population policy of Bangladesh: population a prospect or problem; Population policy in Bangladesh. Books Recommended: J.R. Weeks: Population: An Introduction to concepts and Issues. P.E. Zopt Jr.: Population: An Introduction to Social Demography. Judah Matras(ed.) : Population and Societies. Shryock and Seigel: Methods and Materials of Demography. G. Barelay: Techniques of Population Analysis. SOC 356 SOCIAL DEMOGRAPHY LAB Lab: 2 Hours/Week, 1 Credit Lab Works based on SOC 365 SOC 357 SOCIOLOGY OF GENDER Theory: 4 Hours/Week, 4 Credits 1.Historical Background of the Development of Feminist and Gender Studies : Concept of feminism and gender; establishment of gender studies as a separate discipline: gender studies and women Studies ; Gender and feminist Theory : Politics of Reproduction- Ethnomethodological Viewpoint. 2. Gender and Social Inequality: Universal Subordination of Women : Theoretical Debates : Socio-biological Argument ;Materialist Conception; Private Vs Public Analysis; Psychoanalytic Perspective; Environmental Debates; Ideological Issues. Relative position of man and woman in the society ; Division of labor, Prejudice and Discrimination-degree ; Biological, Psychological and Cultural Evidences, Ideological perspective and Cultural construction of Gender relation and Gender rule; 3. Sociological Perspectives on Sex and Gender: Theories of Sex role 9 Socialization- Functionalism, Symbolic Interactions, Conflict. 4. Contextual analysis of social, economic, political and legal issues of women in relation to gender . 5. Discrimination of Women in Work [Empirical Issues]: Women and Class; Patriarchy and Maternal economy and Domestication of Women labour, Industrialized economy and Dual labor market : Women employment as Cheap labor ;Women and Social mobility; 6. Women’s Movement for Liberation: Global, Regional and National perspectives; Theories of women’s liberation: Socialist feminism Radical feminism; Women rights feminism 7. Integration of women in development process. 8. Women and environment. 9. Women in Bangladesh: Problems and Prospects of gender studies in Bangladesh; Situation analysis Economic, Social, political and legal. Violence against women Women’s movement in Bangladesh. Boserup Women’s role in Economic Development Barbara Beckard - The Women’s Movement Women For Women - Women for Women in Bangladesh, 1975. Books Recommended Rosaldo and Lamphere , Women, Culture and Society. Boserup, Women’s Role in Economic Development. Goods[ed.], Production and Reproduction Barrett, Women’s Oppression Chodorow, The Reproduction of Mothering Psychoanalysis and the Sociology of Gender Rowbotham, Women Resistance and Revolution Reiter, Toward an Anthropology of Women Strathern and Macormack, Woman , Culture and Gender Ortner, Sexual Meanings Eichler, The Double Standard : A Feminist Critique of Feminist Social Science Engels, The Origin of the Family, Private Property and the State Nrestone, The Dialectic of Sex Kuhn and Wolpe, Feminism and Materialism ; Women and Modes of Production Mitchell, Women’s Estate Roberts, Doing Feminist Research Stanley, Breaking Out : Feminist Conciousness and Feminist Research O’Brien, The Politics of Reproduction Bwoles Gand Klein, Theories of Women’s Studies Young , Of Marriage and the Markets SOC-358 WOMEN & DEVELOPMENT Theory 4 hours/ week: 4 Credits (The Course teacher will Provide the outlines and Available Resources) SOC 350 Term Paper and Viva Voce Lab: 2 Hours/Week, 1 Credit The students shall prepare one term paper from their major courses on selected topic. The term paper will be graded as per university rule. Student will also be evaluated through a viva voce. SOC 361 QUALITATIVE ANALYSIS OF SOCIAL DATA Theory 3 Hours/week, 3 Credits Introduction -Definition of Qualitative Research, distinction between qualitative and quantitative research, The importance of qualitative research in sociology, politics and ethics in qualitative research, types of qualitative research. Locating the field and research tradition- History of qualitative research in sociology Major paradigms and perspectives- Constructivist, interpretivist approaches, critical theory and qualitative research, Feminism and models of qualitative research, ethnic modeling in qualitative research, audiencing . Strategies of Inquiry – Qualitative research design: metaphor, methodolatry and meaning, case studies, ethnography and participant observation, phenomenology, ethno methodology and interpretive practice, grounded theory methodology, biographical method, historical social science, participate inquiry, clinical research. Methods of collecting and analyzing empirical materials –Interviewing: the art of science, observational techniques, interpretation of documents, visual methods, personal experience methods, data management and analysis methods, using computers in qualitative research, narrative, content and semiotic analysis The art of Interpretation, Evaluation and Presentation- Assessing interpretive validity in qualitative research, the art and politics of interpretation, writing: a method of inquiry, qualitative program evaluation, influencing the policy process with qualitative research The Future and Prospect of qualitative research . 10 Books Recommended Text: Denzin and Lincoln (ed.) Handbook of Qualitative Research, Sage Publications, U.S.A., 1994. Emerson, R M (ed.): Contemporary Field Research Schatzman L. and A.L. Strauss: Field Research; Strategies for A Natural Sociology SOC 362 QUALITATIVE ANALYSIS OF SOCIAL DATA LAB Lab: 2 Hours/week, 1 Credit Laboratory works based on SOC 362 SOC-363: SOCIAL INEQUALITY Theory: 4 Hours/week, 4 Credits Concepts and Theories of Social Inequality: Concepts: Social Inequality, Social Stratification, Class, Status, Power, Strata, Rank, Hierarchy, Prestige and Privilege; Determinants and Dimensions of Social Inequality- Individual characteristics and Socially defined Characteristics; Moral and Value Dilemmas. Theories: Philosophical Perspectives; Marx & Weber; Functionalist Theories, Durkheim, Parsons, Merton, Kingsley Davis and Moore, Tumin. Conflict Theories- Dahrendorf, Lenski. Origin of Social Inequality: The Idea of Equality or Near Equality in Primitive Communism and Origin of Egalitarian Society - Forms of Distributive Systems and Social Inequality; Ownership Pattern and rise of Social Inequality; Hunting and Gathering Societies; Simple and Advanced Horticultural Societies, Agrarian Societies; Caste and Social Inequality; Industrial Societies, Class division in post industrial societies and social mobility. Types of Inequalities: Economic, Political, and Social. Cultural etc. Racial and Ethnic Inequality: Race and Ethnic Variation of World Population; Prejudice and Discrimination- Degree, Dimension and Distribution. Gender and Social Inequality: Relative position on man and woman in the society and division of labor, Prejudice and Discrimination-Degree, Dimension and Distribution; Biological, Psychological and Cultural Evidences, Feminist perspectives on Gender Inequality; Sociological Perspectives on Sex and Gender- Theories of Sex role Socialization- Functionalism, Symbolic Interactions, Conflict. Age and Other Individual Characteristics, and Social Inequality: Age and aging- Theories of Aging; Prejudice and Discrimination - Degree, Dimension and Distribution. Measurements of Social Inequality: Positive and Normative Measurements. Units of Measurement, Dimension, Degree, Range and Distribution. Scales and Indices, Simple and Complex Index, Basic Scales and Utilities; Scale, Discrimination Technique; Rating Scales, Latent Distance Scales, Multidimensional Scaling. Duncan’s Socio-economic Index; Hollingshead’s Two Factor Index of Social Position; Occupational Rating Scales, Wamer, Mecker, Eell, etc. Edward’s Socio-Economic Grouping; Gini Index. Toward more Equality: Age, Race, Ethnic, Gender, Class, Power etc. ; Inequality in Bangladesh. Books Recommended Lenski, Power and Privilege: A Theory of Social Stratification Kriesberg, Social Inequality Grab, Social Inequality: Classical and Contemporary Theories Amartya Sen, On Economic Inequality Dahrendorf, Class and Class Conflict in Industrial Society Beteille (ed.), Social Inequality SOC 364 SOCIOLOGY OF ENVIRONMENT Theory: 4 Hours/week, 4 Credits 1. Introduction: Definition of some basic concepts: ecology and environment, ecosphere and ecosystem-species and population-habitual and niche-food web and tropic structure. Social and physical environment-Biogeochemical cycle and their interaction with man and environment. Ecosystem: Aquatic, terrestrial 2. Environmental Theories and Debates: Development of environmentalism: the development of ideas, eco centrism versus techno centrism-tragedy of the commons’ doctrine, blue print for survival, limits to growth, global 2000 rapport, bright global future, Stockholm to Rio. 3. The Human Species Versus the Natural World: The development of human population and stages of cultural development-population dynamics and overpopulation. North South differences of population dynamics and ecological balance- population and resources-Internal ages between population and environment.- Family planning and population control. 11 4. Major Environmental Issues: Industrialization- Urbanization-Land use and agriculture. Energy consumption-Women and children-What resources Health and sanitation. 5. Environmental Hazards and Disasters: Green house effect Nuclear proliferation population Deforestation Floods and cyclones Earthquake and rise of riverbeds poverty. 6. Disaster Management: Poverty alleviation Flood control and drainage program, Cyclone management, relief and rehabilitation. Afforestation and community and social forestry Restructuring the industrial system National and international efforts. 7. Environmental Policy, Planning and Research: Environmental planning: government policies and Programs, impact evaluation and feedback action Environmental research: impact assessment, geographic information system, Environmental education and awareness. 8. Growth, Development and Environment: Technology, development and environment Social and economic process and environment Social values, norms, beliefs and practices and environment Structural change, sustainable growth and environment Eco development strategies for sustainable development. 9. Social Structure and Environment: Human versus social ecology. Social stratification, inequality and environment Social values, norms, beliefs and practices and environment Resources allocation, consumption patterns and life styles and environment 10. Politics of Environmentalism: The political culture of environmental politics, Environmental pressure groups The role pro government and non-government actors in environmental movement. Rich world, poor world: trade, debt and aid. Books Recommended: G.T. Miller : Living in the Environment: An introduction to Environmental Science N. H. Greenwood and J.M.B. Edwards: Human Environments and Natural Systems. Rahman et. a1 : Environment and Development in Bangladesh. Vol. I & II T.O. Riordan : Environmentalism. C.H. Southwick: Global Ecology Varma Environmental Biology. SOC 365 SOCIOLOGY OF MASS COMMUNICATION Theory: 3 Hours/week, 3 Credits Mass communication as a field of research in Sociology Techniques of Research in Mass Communication Theoretical Perspectives Process of Mass Communication :Technological Development and Mass Media Mass Communication Organizations Media and Message; Media and Popular culture. The Audience of Mass Communication. Effects of Mass Media Mass Communication and the Third World. Books Recommended Me Quail: Towards a Sociology of Mass Communication. Tunstall: Media are American. Mass Communication Year Bank 1991. SOC 366 : SOCIOLOGY OF ORGANIZATION Theory: 4 Hours/week, 4 Credits The nature and definition of Organizations. Organization in Historical Perspectives, Organization in Pre- capitalist Societies, Industrialism and organizations: Complex organization Theoretical Models: The beginning of Organizational research, psychological model, technological model structural functionalism, system model, action analysis of Organization, state bureaucracy and Multinational Organizations and neo Marxist critique. Nature, Characteristics, Typologies of Organizations, Structural elements of Organizations. Technology and Organization: Organization as socio-technical system, Environment and organizational structure, technology and alienation. Bureaucracy: Nature and characteristics, The limits of bureaucracy, Work redesign and the limits of Tylorism and Fordism. Human Relations and the work group Earth approaches to Human behavior at work, limitations of Human relations tradition recent studies of work group. Decision-making process in organization 12 resources. power, Authority and organizational goals, communication and the process of decisionmaking, control and autonomy. Patterns of interactions; Organizational roles; role conformity and performance; Non-compliance of roles; Types of conflict; Strategies conflict management. Comparative studies of organizations in capitalist and socialist countries - Authority. power and Industrial relations in socialist societies. Organizations and underdevelopment in the Third World Theories of organization. Underdevelopment and development; organizational problems; Corruption Industrial relations: Multinational corporation and the Third World. Organizational management system Books Recommended: Burns (ed.): Industrial Man Victor (ed.): Methods of Organization Research Souldeer: Patterns of Ubdystruak Bureaucracy Pugh (ed.): Organization Theory Watson: Sociology, work and industry SOC 300 RESEARCH MONOGRAPH Lab: 6 Hours/Week, 3 Credits Each student will conduct a research monograph on a topic derived from all the courses s/he studied. The topic and a proposal will be prepared to conduct the research by the student after enrollment. The student will submit four copies of the final report to the department. The respective supervisor and the external examiner will evaluate the report. The student will also face oral defense through the concerned examination committee. The report will be graded as per university rule. SOC 471: CLASSICAL SOCIOLOGICAL THEORIES Theory: 4 Hours/Week, 4 Credits Historical Setting in which Sociology appeared as a discipline; Auguste Comte: Hierarchy of Sciences; The three stages of development; Social Statics and Social Dynamics; Religion, Humanity and Positivism; Herbert Spencer: Social Darwinism, Evolution of Society, Functionalism; Karl Marx: Historical and Dialectical Materialism, Concepts of man, Labor, Surplus Value, Alienation, Modes of Production, Transition from feudalism to Capitalism, Class and Class Conflicts, Socialism and Communism; Emile Durkheim: Social Facts and his Methodology, Division of Labor in Society, Solidarity, Religion and Society, Suicide; Max Weber: Methodology, Economy and Society, Religion and Society, Power and Authority, Rationality; V. Pareto: Psycho -Analysis, Logico Experimental Science, Circulation of Elite Theory. Books Recommended: Auguste Comte: (Selection from Comte) R. Aron, Main Currents of Sociological Thought. Spencer, Evolution of Society. Durkheim, Suicide. Weber, Theory of Social Organization (Chap 1, Chap 3 and Chap 4 ) Marx and Engles, The German Ideology( Selection from) Marx and Engles, The Communist Manifesto. Marx and Engles (Selections from Economic and Philosophical Manuscript of 1844) Finer, Sociology of Pareto. SOC 472: THEORIES OF DEVELOPMENT AND UNDERDEVELOPMENT Theory: 4 Hours/Week, 4 Credits Development as a Sociological Concept: Definition and Indices of Development; Economic Development; Development and Underdevelopment: Developmentalism revisited. Theories and Schools of Development and Underdevelopment: (a). Modernization. (b). Dependency. (c) NeoMarxism (d) World system. Theories of Social Capital. Books Recommended: Etzioni, Social Change Frank, Capitalism and the Underdevelopment of Latin America. Frank, Lumpen Bourgeoisie and Lumpen Development. Alavi, Capitalism and Colonial production. Wellerstein, The Doern World System. Weizsacker, Earth Politics. Ghai (ed.), Development and Environment. Kumar, From Post Industrial to Post Modern Society. Hamelink, The Politics of World Communication. 13 Fiske, Introduction to Communication Studies. Barbero, Communication, Culture and Hegemony. Mellow, Breaking the Boundaries. Pietas, Globalization or Hybridization. SOC 473: MARXIST SOCIOLOGY Theory: 4 Hours/Week, 4 Credits Classic Ideas: Marx and Engels–Nature, man history, dialectic and historical interpretation , theory of labor and surplus value, alienation, class and class conflict, colonialism and imperialism social change, socialism: utopian and scientific. Revolutionary praxis and road to Socialism: Karl Kaustsky, Bernstein and Rosa Luxemberg-representing the leading tendencies in the most important part of the Second International-discussion of revolution and reform ; the Bolshevik pivot-Lenins theses and Stalinist consolidation and crities. Gremsci and Lukacs: The intellectuals; hegemoby and deconstruction of capitalism; philosophy and problems of Marxism; class-consciousness and reification of capitalism. Critical School: Horkheimer, Adorno, Formm Marcuse and Habermas: Convergence of Freud and Marx negative dialectic, dialectic of enlightenment; critique of psychoanalysis, new left movement and critique of one dimensional society and thoygh, communicative rationality and the analysis of late capitalism. Art Literature and Marxism: Cultural theories; literary theories. Books Recommended: Marx, Economic and Philosophical Manuscript of 1844 . Marx and Engles, The German Ideology. Marx, The Eighteenth Brumaiare of Louis Bonaparte. Marx, The Civil War in France. Marx and Engles, The Communist Manifesto. Marx and Engles, On Colonialism, Engels, Anty-Dhuring Engels, Socialism: Utopian and Screntific Lenin: Imperialism, The Highest Stage of Capitalism. Lenin, State and Revolution Gramsic(ed & trn by Quintin Hoare) Selections form Prison notebooks. Marcuse, One-Dimensional Man Marcuse, Eros and Civilization Salvadori, karl Kautsky and the Socialist Revolution 1880-1938 Gupta, S.D,(selected and introduced) Readings in Ros Luxemberg and her Critics. Erich Fromm, The Crisis of Psychoanalysis. Williams, R, Marxism and Literature. Mills, C. Wright, The Marxists. Bottomore, Marxist Sociology Bottomore (ed)Interpretations on Marx. SOC-474 DISCOURSES OF DEVELOPMENT Theory: 4 hours/ week, 4 Credits Development and Institutional Pattern: Capitalist and capitalistic social formation in developing countries, colonial heritage and its consequences. Modernization; Agrarian social structure; green revolution and development; and tenure and modern agriculture ; class and power structure; industrialization and urbanization; DFI-led development; and international transaction of labor and capital Post- modernism and Orientalism : Accounts the post modernism in sociology; accounting or the orient; orientalism and the problem of civil society. Population and Food: Population growth, food scarcity and politics; entitlement and entitlement failure Globalization and Feminism: Concepts of globalization and female participation in development. Environment and Sustainable Development: Environmental degradation and challenge for development; natural resource management and sustainable development. Politics and Development: Political changes in developing countries; problems of bureaucracy, authoritarianism, military intervention and democracy. NGOs Approach of Development: Concepts of NGOs in capitalist development; roles in development; problems in civil society formation. Human Development: Appraisals of UNDP Human Development Indices. 14 SOC 475 SOCIOLOGY OF CONTEMPORARY BANGLADESH Theory: 4 Hours/Week, 4 Credits This course includes all the significant sociological works on the contemporary Bangladesh society. Emphasis will however be given on the major sociological studies (both at micro and macro level) conducted in recent times. The following themes / issues will be focused in the course. Theories on: 1. Population Growth; 2. Power Structure; 3. Empowerment; 4. Class and Class Formation. Issues: 1. Urban Issues, 2. Stratification, 3. Differentiation and polarization, 4. Power Structure, 5. Conflict, 6. Family, 7. Women Issues, 8. Migration, 9. Agrarian Reform, 10. Rural Economy,11. Ethnicity and Ethnic Minorities. 12. Nationalism.14. Democratization, 15. Crime and Deviance, 16. Governance, Corruption and Civil Society. Books Recommended: ev‡U©vwm – - A¯úó MÖvg Arens and Beurden, Jhagrapur: Poor Peasants and Women in a Village in Bangladesh (Revisited). Van Schendal, Peasant Mobility. Arefeen, Changing Agrarian Structure in Bangladesh. Siddiqui, The Political Economy of Rural Poverty in Bangladesh . Siddiqui et el. Social Formation in Dhaka City. Westergaard, Rural Society, State and Class in Bangladesh . Jahargir, Differentiation, Polarisation and Confrontation in Rural Bangladesh . Jahangir, Problematic of Nationalism in Bangladesh Jansen, Rural Bangladesh: Competition for Scarce Resources. Hurtman, Quiet Violence, Bangladesh: Facing the Future. Wood, Bangladesh: Whose Ideas, Whose Interest? S.R.Chakraborty et el, Bangladesh: History and Culture, 3 Vols. S.R.Chakraborty et el, Bangladesh : Society, polity and Economy. Barkat et el., Political Economy of Vested Property in Bangladesh. Sobhan, Agrarian Reform and Social Transformation. Akbar Ali Khan – Discovery of Bangladesh. SOC 400 SENIOR PROJECT (PART- A) Lab: 6 Hours/Week, 3 Credits Students having at least B+ and completed all 118 credits up to 300 level will qualify for the submission of senior project proposal. Respective student will prepare a research proposal and submit to the head of the department. The Head of the Department will sit with the faculties and distribute the proposals according to their areas of interests. This project is divided into two parts i.e. Part A and Part B. Students will complete Part A in the fourth year first semester which requires topic selection, theoretical framework, review of literature, methodology and pilot survey (if necessary). …….. SOC 417 CONTENT ANALYSIS Lab: 4 Hrs./Week, 2 Credits The students who could not qualify and /or are not interested for the senior project (Part- A) will review one published article selected and distributed by the department. The review will follow a formated instruction. It will be evaluated through review paper and oral examination. The review paper will be graded as per university rule. SOC 481: MODERN SOCIOLOGICAL THEORIES Theory: 4 Hours/Week, 4 Credits Foundation of modern sociology: Approaching modernity, Simmel, Mannheim. Structural functionalism: Parsons: Merton: Symbolic interactionism: Mead and successive development. NeoMarxism and Conflict School: Gramsci, Dahrendorf and Collins. Frankfurt School: Horkheimer, Adorno; Marcuse; Social exchange theories: Homans and Blau, Phenomenological sociology: Schutz, Berger; Ethnomethodology: Garfinkel; Goffman: Dramaturgical approach. Book Recommended Kurt H. Wolf (ed. and trans.), The Sociology of Georg Simmel Parsons, The Structure of Social Action Parsons, The Social System 15 Parsons, Toward A General Theory of Action Hamilton, Talcott Parsons Wallace and Wolf, Contemporary Sociological Theories Turner, The Structure of Sociological Theory Abrahams, Modern Sociological Theory Marcuse, One Dimensional Man Mead, Mind, Self and Society T.B. Bottomore, The Frankfurt School Mannheim, Ideology and Utopia Mannheim, Sociology of Knowledge Merton, Social Theory and Social Structure Berger and Luckman, The Social Construction of Reality Goffman, The Presentation of Self in Everyday Life Garfinkel, Ethnomethodology Schutz, Phenomenology of Social Life SOC 482: THEORY CONSTRUCTION Theory: 3 Hours/Week, 3 Credits Knowledge in Context: Way of knowledge; problems of subject and object in knowledge. Theory, Observation and Practical Adequacy: Conceptual mediation of perception; truth and practical adequacy. Theory and Method; Abstraction, structure and cause: types of system and their implications. Paradigmatic Development of Science: Kuhn Paradigm, and paradigm variations: verification and falsification: popper’s falsification Feyereband’s theoretical anarchism; naturalist and holiest traditions; positivism, empiricism, interpretive sociology and critical inter-subjectivity. Methodology of Sociology: Quantification of social reality; exploring social reality; exploring, social reality through interpretive and non-interpretive approaches. Theoretical Simulations: Methods of construction models of random and non-random sequences. Books Recommended: Sayer, A Method in Social Science Kuhn, The Structure of Scientific Revolution Reynolds A Primer in Theory Construction Fayerabend, Against Method Fayerabend Against Reason Blalock, Theory Construction: From Verbal to Mathematical Formulations Popper, The Logic of Scientific Discovery Berger and Luclman, The Construction of Social Reality Stincheombe, Construction Social Theories Fay, Contemporary Philosophy of Social Sciences Hughes, The Philosophy of Social Research Lakatos, Philosophical papers, Vol-1 N. Mullinoo- The Art of Theory Construction H.Zetterberg; On Theory and Verification in Sociology. R. Freidricks, A Sociology of Sociology. A Gouldner, The Coming Crisis of Western Sociology 16 A. Andreski, Sociology as Sociology Merton , On Theoretical Sociology SOC- 483 THEORY CONSTRUCTION LAB Lab 2Hours /week, 1Credit. SOC- 484 THEORIES OF SOCIAL CHANGE Theory. 4 Hours/Week, 4 Credits [This course will incorporate the philosophical and theoretical basis of social changes and discuss the standard social and sociological theories of changes covering major schools of thought] SOC 485 COMPARATIVE SOCIOLOGY Theory: 4 Hours/week, 4 credits The convergence of theory and history. Comparative sociology and sociological imagination. Social heritage and construction variation of theory in the three worlds: Latin America, Africa, Asia, Europe and America; Models and methods: Comparison, models and types, quantitative methods; Comparative units of analysis: Function, structure, facts and fictions, and culture as problem area; state, social role, family and kinship, community and identity, class and status, social mobility, social movements, reciprocity, patronage and corruption, power, center and periphery, hegemony and resistance, ideology, communication and reception, orality and textulity, myth etc; Comparative sociology and theories of social change: (a) progress, unpredictability and visions of the future (b) Spencer and Marx’s model (c) synthesis; From three worlds to globalization: Economic restructuring, democratization and cultural change in global context. Recommended Text: Graham Crow, Comparative Sociology and Social Theory Peter Burke, History and Social Theory References: Ozay Mehmet, Westernizing the Third World Sylvan and Glassner, A Rationalist Methodology for the Social Sciences SOC-486 POLITICAL SOCIOLOGY OF DEVELOPING COUNTRIES Theory 4 Hours/week ,4 Credit [ This course includes the fall of Soviet Union and bipolar world system as the point of departure and the emergence of global restructuring of world affairs in the unipolar system. Emphasis will particularly be given on the major world issues on economic, political, cultural and social milieus unit the recent time. The economic restructuring follows the dimensions of capitalist development, politics and issues of development in connection with the formation of different regional cooperation organization and the role of the major institutions of WHO, World Bank, IMF etc, in translating the unipolar system. The political dimension includes the issues of the emergence of Americanization, Euro centrism, orientalism fundamentalism, terrorism etc. The cultural dimension follows the talks of mass media, feminism etc. The social dimension follows the issues of capital and labor flow in global context, environment and sustainable development etc.] SOC-489 COMPREHENSIVE Non-Credit All the students will sit for a noncredit 3 hours comprehensive examination. The question of the examination will be set on the basic of various themes covered by all the courses taught in the 4 th year 1st Semester and 2nd Semester. SOC 480 Viva Voce Students will be evaluated through a viva voce. SOC 400 senior Project (Part- B) The course will be treated as the continuation of SOC 400 Senior Project (Part- A) and the students should finish the rest as Part- B to complete the whole Senior Project. 17 Non Major Courses SOC 101A: Principles of Sociology Theory: 4 Hours/week, 4 Credits What is Sociology? Nature and scope of sociology: Origin and development of sociology as a separate discipline, relationship between sociology and other social and natural sciences, problems of objectivity in sociology. Sociological Perspectives: Sociology and commonsense, Sociological imaginations, Functionalist, conflict and inter-actionist perspectives in sociology. Doing Sociology: Scientific method and techniques for sociological investigation. Primary concepts: Society, Community, Association, Institution, Culture: Components of culture; Norms, values, folkways, mores, cultural traits and complexes, Cultural unity and diversity. Culture and Civilization: Material and non-material Culture, Acculturation, Cultural Diffusion. Types of Society: From early hunting gathering to industrial development and globalization. Social Process: Socialization: Agents of Socialization, Early development of infant, Cooperation, Competition and Conflict. Social Institutions: Family, Marriage and kinship, Property, Religion, Economy and Political Institutions, Functionalist and Conflict Perspectives of institutions. Social Structure: Components of Social Structure, Theories of Social Structure.; Social Inequality and Stratification and class structure; Systems of Stratification, Functionalist and Conflict Perspectives of Stratification, social mobility. Population and Environment: Population Growth, Ecological Balance, Ecosystem, threats to global environment, The Environment: A sociological issue. Social Change: Change and its factors, Differences with progress, evolution and development, theories of social change. Social Problems: Nature of social problems, social disorganization, deviant behavior. Collective Movement: Group, Crowd and Mob. Selected Texts: R.T. Schaefer and R.P. Lamm, Introducing Sociology M.S. Bassis, R.J. Gelles and Levine, Sociology Ian Robertson, Sociology Anthony Giddens, Sociology Vander Zanden, Sociology: The Core Books for Reference: Alex Inkels, What is Sociology Pascal Gisbert, Introduction to Sociology E.C. Cuff, W. Sharrock and D.W. Francis, Perspectives in Sociology Micheal P. Robbins, Organizational Behavior T.B. Bottomore, Sociology: A guide to problems and literature J.E. Goldthorpe, Sociology of the Third World J.E. Goldthrope, An Introduction to Sociology Metta Spencer, Foundation of Modern Sociology P.B. Horton and C.L. Hunt, Sociology G. Lenski, J. Lenski and P. Nolan, Human Societies E.W. Steward and J.A. Glynn, Introduction to Sociology F.R. Scarpitti and M.L. Andersen, Social Problems G. T. Miller, Living in the Environment Samuel Koenig, Sociology Nazmul Karim, Samajbighan Samikhan SOC 101B: PRINCIPLES OF SOCIOLOGY Theory: 3 Hours/week, 3 Credits What is Sociology? Nature and scope of sociology: Origin and development of sociology as a separate discipline, relationship between sociology and other social and natural sciences. Sociological Perspectives: Functionalist, conflict and inter-actionist perspectives in sociology. Doing Sociology: Scientific method and techniques for sociological investigation. Primary concepts: Society, Community, Association, Institution, Culture: Components of culture; Norms, values, folkways, mores, Cultural unity and diversity. Types of Society: From early hunting gathering to industrial development and globalization. Social Process: Socialization: Agents of Socialization, Early development of infant, Social Institutions: Family, Marriage and kinship, Religion, Functionalist and Conflict Perspectives of institutions. Social Stratification and class structure: Systems of Stratification, Functionalist and Conflict Perspectives of Stratification, social mobility, Population and Environment: Population Growth, Ecological Balance, Ecosystem, Threats to global environment, The environment: A 18 sociological issue. Social Change: Change and its factors, theories of social change. Social Problems: Nature of social problems, social disorganization and deviant behavior. Collective Movement: Group, Crowd and Mob. Selected Texts: R.T. Schaefer and R.P. Lamm, Introducing Sociology M.S. Bassis, R.J. Gelles and Levine, Sociology Ian Robertson, Sociology Anthony Giddens, Sociology Vander Zanden, Sociology: The Core Books for Reference: Alex Inkels, What is Sociology Pascal Gisbert, Introduction to Sociology E.C. Cuff, W. Sharrock and D.W. Francis, Perspectives in Sociology Micheal P. Robbins, Organizational Behavior T.B. Bottomore, Sociology: A guide to problems and literature J.E. Goldthrope, An Introduction to Sociology Metta Spencer, Foundation of Modern Sociology P.B. Horton and C.L. Hunt, Sociology G. Lenski, J. Lenski and P. Nolan, Human Societies E.W. Steward and J.A. Glynn, Introduction to Sociology F.R. Scarpitti and M.L. Andersen, Social Problems G. T. Miller, Living in the Environment Samuel Koenig, Sociology Nazmul Karim, Samajbighan Samikhan SOC 101C: PRINCIPLES OF SOCIOLOGY Theory: 2Hours/week, 2 Credits What is Sociology? Nature and scope of sociology: Origin and development of sociology as a separate discipline Doing Sociology: Scientific method and techniques for sociological investigation. Primary concepts: Society, Community, Association, Institution, Culture; Components of culture; Norms, values, folkways, mores, Cultural unity and diversity, Types of Society: From early hunting gathering to industrial development and globalization. Social Institutions: Family, Religion, Functionalist and Conflict Perspectives of institutions. Social Stratification and class structure: Systems of Stratification, Functionalist and Conflict Perspectives of Stratification, social mobility, Population and Environment: Population Growth, Ecological Balance, Ecosystem, Threats to global environment, The environment: A sociological issue. Social Change: Change and its factors, theories of social change. Collective Movement: Group, Crowd and Mob. Selected Texts: R.T. Schaefer and R.P. Lamm, Introducing Sociology M.S. Bassis, R.J. Gelles and Levine, Sociology Ian Robertson, Sociology Anthony Giddens, Sociology Vander Zanden, Sociology: The Core Books for Reference: Alex Inkels, What is Sociology Pascal Gisbert, Introduction to Sociology E.C. Cuff, W. Sharrock and D.W. Francis, Perspectives in Sociology T.B. Bottomore, Sociology: A guide to problems and literature J.E. Goldthrope, An Introduction to Sociology Metta Spencer, Foundation of Modern Sociology P.B. Horton and C.L. Hunt, Sociology G. Lenski, J. Lenski and P. Nolan, Human Societies E.W. Steward and J.A. Glynn, Introduction to Sociology G. T. Miller, Living in the Environment Samuel Koenig, Sociology Nazmul Karim, Samajbighan Samikhan 19 SOC 102 SOCIAL & ECONOMIC HISTORY OF BANGLADESH Theory: 4 Hours/week, 4 Credits Pre colonial Bengal: economy and culture in pre-British Bengal, comparison between Mughal land tenure system and western feudalism, nature of the rural economy in Pre-British Bengal, nature of urban economy in Pre-British Bengal, Pre-colonial mode of production. British period: (I) The de-industrialization of Bengal, the sunset law and the permanent settlement, commercialization of Bengal agriculture, the development of market in tenural rights and development of credit relations, tenancy legislation and the consequences, introduction of English education and its consequences; (ii) The representative Bengal famines - causes and consequences, the peasant rebellions and their impact on land relations. (iii) The abortive effort for Bengal entrepreneurial development, the rise of the Indian national Congress, the nationalist movement during the early twentieth century, the rise of the Muslim League and urge for independent Muslim development, Hindu-Muslim rivalry and the establishment of Pakistan. Pakistan period: state of the economy immediately after partition, policy of Muslim League government and its consequences with special reference to import substitution industrialization strategy, concentration of economic power, the causes of the war of independence and its consequences. Bangladesh period: different regimes. Books Recommended: 1. Sirajul Islam (ed.). History of Bangladesh, 1701-1971, Asiatic Society of Bangladesh, 1972. 2. Dharma Kumer, Meghnad Desai, Cambridge Economic History of India, vol. 2. 1757-1970 CUP, 1983. .3. Ashoke Desai, Population and Standard of Living in Akbar's Time. 4. Dharma Kumar, Economic History of Modern India. 5. Amit Bhaduri, The Evolution of Land Relations Under British Rule. 6. Ratna Lekha Ray, The Bengal Zaminders: Local Magnates and the State Before the Permanent Settlement. 7. Ranjit Guha, A Rule of Property for Bengal. 8. Binay Bhusan Chdry, Rural Credit Relations in Bengal 1759-1885. 9. Land Market in Eastern India 1798-1940. 10. Karenamoy Mukherjee, Land Transfer in Birbhum 1928-1955. 11. Kalyan Kumer Sengupta, The Agrarian League of Pabna 1873. 12 Agrarian Disturbances in 19th Century Bengal. 13. Partha Chatterjee, Agrarian Relations and Communalism in Bengal 1926-1935. 14. Ira Klein, Malaria and Mortality in Bengal 1840-1921. 15. Sumit Sarker, Hindu-Muslim Relations in Swadeshi Bengal 1903-1908. 16. M.M. Islam, Bengal Agriculture 1920-1946. 17. Sirajul Islam, The Permanent Settlement in Bengal Presidency 1790-1819. 18. Amales Tripthi, Trade and Finance in the Bengal Presidency 1793-1833. 19. A.Z.M.I. Awwal, Industrial Development of Bengal 1900-1039. 20. A.K.Sen, Poverty and Famines. 21. B.Bhatia. Famines in India. 22. P.C. Mitra, Weavers of Bengal. 23. N.K.Sinha, Economic History of Bengal. 24. M.A. Rahim, Muslim Society and Politics in Bengal 1757-1957. 25. Hamza Alavi, The Colonial Transformation in India, The Journal of Social Studies. 26. Meghand Desai,Demand for Cotton Textiles in 19th Century India, The Indian Economic and Social History, vol.1,1965. 27. S.Vyider, Urban Bias in Development. SOC 201 INDUSTRIAL SOCIOLOGY Theory: 3 Hours/Week, 3 Credits Introduction: Nature, scope and rise of Industrial Sociology, History of Industrialization, ancient and modern, early industrialization in India, arts and crafts, Renaissance, Industrial revolution in Europe, The development of industry and industrial society in Bangladesh. The concept of work: Work and art, nature of industrial work, work ideology, work values, Role of work in human life, work and mental health, work attitudes, work involvement, the motivation of work ,work satisfaction, commitment to industrial work, development and commitment of industrial labor force in Bangladesh. The worker and the factory: The factory system, its characteristic, the formal relations of production in the factory system. The industrial Bureaucracy: The executive in the industrial bureaucracy, the role of worker, social relations at work, Management as a social elite. Industry and the community: Industry and family, industry and social change, shifting values, influence of convictions, religion and industrial 20 development, place of industrial worker in the society, industry and -social stratification. Industrial Conflict: Nature and causes of industrial conflict, role and function of trade unionism, resolution of industrial conflict, collective bargaining. Industrialization and development: Patterns of industrial development in developing countries, role of foreign capital and borrowed technology, technology and social structure, classification of industries, role of cottage industries, labor intensive vs. heavy industries, modernization. Suggested Readings: Ivar Berg, Industrial Sociology Watson: Sociology, work and industry SOC 202 SOCIOLOGY OF ENVIRONMENT Theory: 3 Hours/Week, 3 Credits 1. Introduction : Definition of some basic concepts : Ecology and Environment, Ecosphere and Ecosystems. Species and Habitat, Food web and Tropic Structure, Social and Physical Environment. Biogeochemical Cycle and their Interaction with man and Environment. 2. Environmental Theories – Classical: Ibn Khaldun, Montesquieu, Buckle, Darwin and Wittfogal; Modern - Development of Environmentalism, Egocentrism versus Techno centrism, Tragedy of Commons, Blueprint For survival, Limits of Growth, Global 2000 report, Bright Global Future, Stockholm to Rio, Environmental Movement after Rio. 3. Major Environmental Issues: Population and Environment, Industrialization, Urbanization, Land use and Agriculture, Energy Consumption, Women and children,. Water issue, Health and Sanitation. 4. Environmental Hazards and disasters : Green House Effect, Nuclear Proliferation, Pollution, Deforestation, Flood and Cyclone, Poverty. 5. Environmental Policy & Planning : Environmental Planning, Government Policies and Programme, Impact, Evaluation and Feedback Action. 6. Social Structure, Development and Environment : Human versus Social Ecology, Social Stratification, Inequality and Environment, Consumption Pattern, Lifestyle and Environment Technology, Development and Environment, Social and Economic Process and Environment. Structural Change, Sustainable Growth environment, Eco Development, Strategies for Sustainable Development. 7. Politics and Environmentalism : The Political Culture and Environmental Politics, Environmental Policy Making Environmental Pressure Group. Environmentalism and Capitalism. Ecology and Politics, The Role of Government and Non -Government Actors in Environmental Movement, Rich World, Poor World, Trade, Debt and Aid. Suggested Readings: World Commission - Our, Common Future. G Tyler Miller Jr. Living in the Environment G. Tyler Miller Jr.- Environmental Science Atiq Rahman and others - Environmental and Development in Bangladesh. Green woods and Edwards - Human Environment and Natural system McCormick - The Global Environmental mental Movement. Dietz - Environmental Policy and the Economy Riodan - Environmentalism. United Nations - Population & Environment and Development. Suggested Readings: Me Quail: Towards a Sociology of Mass Communication. Tunstall: Media are American. Mass Communication Year Bank 1991. SOC 204 CRITICAL SOCIOLOGICAL THEORIES Theory: 2 Hours/Week, 2 Credits Introduction: Roots of Critical Sociological Theories Early Structuralism: Freud, Mauss . Structuralism: Althusser, Levi- Strauss Post-Structuralist Thought: Derrida, Foucault Semiotic Studies: Barthes , Eco, Saussure Post-Marxism: Frankfurt Scholars- Horkheimer, Adorno, Marcuse, Hebermas, Luckas. Modernity: Nietzche, Simmel Post-Modernity: Kafka, Duras. Suggested Readings: Wallace and Wolf, Contemporary Sociological Theories 21 Turner, The Structure of Sociological Theory Abrahams, Modern Sociological Theory Marcuse, One Dimensional Man Habermas, Theory and Practice Gouldner, The Coming Crisis of Western Sociology T.B. Bottomore, The Frankfurt School SOC 205 SOCIOLOGY OF ORGANIZATION Theory: 3 Hours/Week, 3 Credits The nature and definition of Organizations. Organization in Historical Perspectives, Organization in Pre- capitalist Societies, Industrialism and organizations: Complex organization Theoretical Models: The beginning of Organizational research, psychological model, technological model structural functionalism, system model, action analysis of Organization, state bureaucracy and Multinational Organizations and neo-Marxist critique. Nature, Characteristics, Typologies of Organizations, Structural elements of Organizations. Technology and Organization: Organization as socio-technical system, Environment and organizational structure, technology and alienation. Bureaucracy: Nature and characteristics, The limits of bureaucracy, Work redesign and the limits of Tylorism and Fordism. Human Relations and the work group Earth approaches to Human behavior at work, limitations of Human relations tradition recent studies of work group. Decision-making process in organization resources. power, Authority and organizational goals, communication and the process of decisionmaking, control and autonomy. Patterns of interactions; Organizational roles; role conformity and performance; Non-compliance of roles; Types of conflict; Strategies conflict management. Comparative studies of organizations in capitalist and socialist countries - Authority. power and Industrial relations in socialist societies. Organizations and underdevelopment in the Third World Theories of organization. Underdevelopment and development; organizational problems; Corruption Industrial relations: Multinational corporation and the Third World. Organizational management system Suggested Readings: Burns (ed.): Industrial Man Victor (ed.): Methods of Organization Research Souldeer: Patterns of Ubdystruak Bureaucracy Pugh (ed.): Organization Theory Watson: Sociology, work and industry SOC 206 SOCIOLOGY OF INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY Theory: 3 Hours/Week, 3 Credits Biography of Technology and Society: Technology and the industrial revolution, Technology's role in the rationalization of society Theories of Technology and Social Change: Technological Determinism, Social Constructivism, Actor-Network theory, Institutionalism, Feminist critiques Computer Technology and Society: Community, Democracy, and the nation state in cyberspaces Virtual Communities and Tele-Presence: Social Construction of the virtual world, Living room virtual reality, virtual communities with new cultures, institution and norms, hypertext revolution and the virtual society, virtual subjectivity and self fragmentation in cyberspace Gender, Sex and Race in the Cyberspace: Women in cyberspace, sex and eroticism in cyberspaces, racism in cyberspaces Cybercapitalism: Capitalism and the commoditization of cyberspaces, cyberocracy, cybernetic revolution and the crisis of capitalism Comparative sociology of IT: Problems and opportunities for the south and north in cyberspace, IT and the disabilities in the context of developed and developing countries, rural and urban areas. Suggested Readings: Bijker, Wiebe E., T.P. Hughes and T. Pinch (Eds.) The sociological Construction of Technological Change, Cambridge Bijker, Wiebe E. and John Law (Eds.), Shaping Technology/Building Society: Studies in Socio-technical Change Castells, Mannuel, The Information Age: Economy, Society and Culture, Blackwell Noble, David F. The Religion of Technology: The Divinity of Man and the Spirit of Invention, Penguin 22 SOC 207 RURAL SOCIOLOGY Theory: 3 Hours/Week, 3 Credits Rural Sociology: Definition, Scope and Importance; Theoretical Problems of rural Sociology; Development of Rural Sociology. Rural Social Structure: Patterns of Rural Class; Land Ownership and Tenancy Relations; Landlessness and Wage Labour Relations, Bangladesh perspective. Rural Power Structure: Nature; Rural Elite; Relationship between rural elite and national Power Structure; Kinship Relationship and Rural Power Structure; Bangladesh perspective, Nature and Functions of Village Samaj Peasant Society; Definition of Peasantry; Theories and Concepts regarding Peasantry: Organization Production School; Lenin's Model of Peasant Polarization; Shanin's Model of Rural Mobility; Patnaik's Debate. Rural Development: Definition and Importance of Rural Development; Issues and Strategies of Rural Development, Bangladesh perspective. Suggested Readings: Chitambar, Rural Sociology Norman Long, An Introduction to the Sociology of Rural Development Atiur Rahman, Krishi Prasna Theodor Shanin, The Awkard Class M.J. Esman and Associates, The Landless and Near Landless in Developing Countries Radha Sinha, Landlessness: A growing Problem Khuda E. Barakat, Rural Development and Change William Van Schendal, Peasant Mobility: The Odds of Life in Rural Bangladesh Eric G. Jansen, Rural Bangladesh: Competition for Scarce Resources Kamal Siddiqui, The Political economy of Rural Poverty in Bangladesh Peter J. Bertocci, Elusive Village: Social Structure and Community Organization in Rural East Pakistan Alamgir, Bangladesh: A Case of Below Poverty Level Equilibrium Trap. Alamgir (ed.), Land Reform in Bangladesh. Ali, Some Aspects of Peasant Behaviour in Bangladesh: A New Classical Analysis SOC 208 SOCIOLOGY OF CAPITALISM Theory: 3 Hours/Week, 3 Credits Introduction: Marx's sociology and social philosophy - to Marx's Sociological thought, the materialist conception of history, Existence and consciousness, Society, Social relations and economic structure. Pre-capitalist Societies: Forms of Property and Modes of Production, Economic Structure, Social Stratification and Political Systems. Capitalist Society: (a) Origin & development of capitalism. (b) The social system of capitalism.(c) The ideology of capitalism.(d) Capitalism & Human Alienation.(e) Social classes and class conflict. Neo-Marxism. Suggested Readings: Bottomore T. B & Rubel Maximilien, Karl Marx: Selected Writings in Sociology and Social Philosophy Habsbawm Erik, The Per-capitalist Economic Formation Marx Karl, The Capital, Vol, II, III Marx Karl, The Economic and Philosophical Manuscripts Marx Karl, The Communist Manifesto Marx Karl, The German Ideology Bottomore T. B Marxist Thought Hobsbaum, Pre-capitalism Economic formation. M. Rubel, The society of capitalism SOC 209 SOCIOLOGY OF FAMILY AND RELIGION Theory: 3 Hours/Week, 3 Credits FAMILY The concept of family, marriage and kinship, the formation and functions of family, mate selection, family as an institution, family as an agent of socialization. The origin and development of family, types of family, Theories of family- Engels, Ira L. Reiss, William J. Goode The Universality of family, The change of family over time; the dramatic change during industrial revolution and rapid urbanization in Europe; the current American single headed family, living together, the contemporary change of law about family formation in Europe The future prospect of family: Classical and contemporary views The oriental family: contrast with occidental family, Reversal trend of holding 23 family values in contemporary American and European society Family from Bangladesh perspective. Religion The concept of religion, the role of supernatural power in defining religion, Is black magic religion? Religion as an institution The origin and development of religion; magic, totem, taboo and ancestor worship Theories of religion: Freud, Durkheim, Marx and Weber Functions of religion, functional alternatives of religion, the changing role of religious organization over time in European, American and Oriental societies The relationship of religion with other social institutions such as economy, polityespecially capitalism and bureaucracy. Suggested Readings: Thomas F. O’Dea and Janet O’Dea Aviad, The Sociology of Religion E. Durkheim, The Elementary Forms of Religious Life Sigmund Freud, Totem and Taboo M. Weber, The Protestant Ethic and the Spirit of Capitalism William J. Goode, The Family Goldthorpe, Sociology Ira L. Riess, The universality of Family SOC 211 HISTORY OF SOCIOLOGICAL THEORY Theory: 3 Hours/Week, 3 Credits Socio-economic and the political situation of the 19th century Europe; Intellectual Development. Auguste Comte: Positive Science, Law of Three Stages development. K. Marx: Dialectical and Historical materialism- Alienation, Class and Class Struggle- Labor and Surplus Value. E. Durkheim: Division of Labour- Social Solidarity- Suicide- Religion- Methodology. Max Weber: MethodologyPower and Authority- Rationalization- Economy- Society- Religion.. T. Parsons: Social Action- Social System- Structural-Functionalism; R. K. Merton: Functionalism- Middle Range Theory, Deviance; G.H. Mead: Symbolic Interaction Theory. Suggested Readings: Thompson and J. Tunstall (ed.), Sociological Perspective. Bottomore and R. Nisbet (ed.), A History of Sociological Analysis R. Aron, Main Currents in Sociological Thought. G. Ritzer, Classical Sociological Theory Dayle Paul Johnson, Sociological Theories M. Francis Abraham, Modern Sociological Theories Wallace and Wolf, Contemporary Sociological Theories SOC 212 INTRODUCTION TO DEMOGRAPHY Theory: 3 Hours/Week, 3 Credits 1. Introduction : Definition, nature, scope and importance of demography. Relation with allied discipline, Development of social demography. 2. Population Theory : Pre modern population theories, Malthus, Marx, Theory of demographic transition, and adjacent theory. 3. Nature of Demographic data : Types and source of demographic data, accuracy and error in demographic data, Adjustment and correction of errors. 4. Population Structure : Age and sex structure, determinants and consequences, Age pyramid, sex ratio, dependency ratio, 5. Marriage and Family : Patterns of courtship, mate selection, age at marriage, Universality of early marriage, Hazual's analysis of Modern European marriage pattern, status of women, marriage and family. 6. Fertility : Definition and components of fertility, trends and variation in fertility. Theories of fertility, measurement and analysis of fertility, contra capitalizing, fertility trends in Bangladesh. 7. Migration : Some basic concepts, differentiation and selectivity in migration theories, causes and consequences, urbanization and migration, measurement and analysis regarding migration. 8. Mortality : Consequences of mortality, causes of death, trends and variation of mortality, mortality rate decline factors, measuring mortality : rates, standardization, life expectancy and life table, social structure & mortality. 9. Population growth and projection : World population trends, factors affecting population growth, measurement of population growth rate, Techniques of population projection. 10. Population growth and contemporary issues : Aging, economic development, food, women and family, urbanization, environment, education, housing, health and sanitation, population policy, fertility control policy, family planning, Government and NGO participation for population control in Bangladesh. 24 Suggested Readings: Heury Shyrock and Jacob Siegel - The methods of Materials of Demography. Peter - Cox - Demography Warren Thompson and David Lewis population problems. Philip Hasser and Dudley dun can - The study of population. United Nations : Demographic yearbook. George Barclay - Techniques of population analysis. SOC- 400 SENIOR PROJECT (PART-B) lab: 6 Hours/week, 3 Credits The students who had taken course no SOC-400 (senior Project Part-A) in the 4th year first semester/ 2nd semester will have to finish the next part the research work in this semester. Here the student will submit the project report to the department. The examination committee will conduct the defense and evaluate the report as per University rule. 25