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SYLLABUS FOR BCS (WRITTEN) EXAMINATION
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9. Population and Society
9.1 Fertility, mortality and migration.
9.2 Population growth and problem, causes and consequences of population growth.
9.3 Theories-Malthus, Demographic transition, optimum, population theory.
9.4 Solutions to population problem.
10. Social Change
10.1 The concept of social changes.
10.2 Theories of social change linear theories-Comte, Spencer, Hobhbouse, Marx.
10.3 Cyclical theories, bio-cyclical theory-Spengler‘s theory-Pareto‘s theory-Chapin‘s theory-
Sorokin‘s theory-Toynbee‘s theory.
10.4 Ancient & medieval theories of social change.
10.5 Invention, discovery & diffusion and social change-general causes of social change.
10.6 Planned social change.
SOCIOLOGY
Part-II
(Social and Culture of Bangladesh)
Marks: 100
1. The People of Bangladesh
1.1 Race: the racial characteristics of the people of Bangladesh.
1.2 The ethnic & linguistic composition.
1.3 Major religious communities of Bangladesh.
1.4 The land, people of physical environment
2. The major archeological sites of Bangladesh
2.1 Mahastan Garh.
2.2 Mainamoti.
2.3 Paharpur.
- The archeological relics and their socio-historical significance.
3. The Indus Valley Civilization
3.1 Brief history of the civilization.
3.2 Relics and their significance
4. Glimpses of Social History of Bangladesh
4.1 Society and economy of pre-British Bengal. Self-sufficient village communities.
4.2 The advent of the British Rule in Sub -Continent and its impact. Permanent Settlement Act of
1993; Introduction of English Education; Growth of Middle Class; Society and Economy during
Pakistani Rule.
4.3 Social background of the emergence of Bangladesh as an independent state.
5. Rural and Urban Society of Bangladesh
5.1 Rural and urban life: an overview.
5.2 Rural and urban social life of Bangladesh: socio-economic, politico -cultural, education &
religious life.
5.3 Rural and urban social stratification.
5.4 Power structure: rural and urban.
6. Family, Marriage and Kinship in Bangladesh