NTRCA college written syllabus

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(i) The Sociological Perspective: The origins and g rowth of sociology, nature and scope, 
theoretical perspectives. Sociology and other social sciences. (ii) The Process of 
Sociological Research : Sociology and scientific research, the research process, Sociology 
as science, research method and techniques. O bjectives and ethics in social research. (iii) 
Culture: Definitions, components of culture, the diversity and unity of culture, cultural 
integration and cultural change. (iv) Social Institutions: Family and marriage, definitions, 
forms and functions of fam ily, types of marriage, recent trends in family and marriage; 
Economic Institutions: Contemporary economic systems capitalism, socialism, economic 
system of developing countries  property; Political Institutions : state, political systems, 
power, authority,  leadership, political parties, bureaucracy, nature of civil society and 
democratization in developing countries; religion: definition, varieties theories, religion and 
social change, mass media, growth of media press radio, television, internet, impact of  mass 
media and global culture. (v) Society and Social Structure: The Units of social structure -
status role groups, institutions; types of societies: hunting and gathering societies. 
Horticultural societies, pastoral societies, agrarian societies, industri al societies, post 
industrial/post -modern societies. (vi) Social Differences and Social Inequality: Principles of 
stratification major forms: slavery, estate, caste, class and status group: theories of 
stratifications: functionalist theories, conflict theo ries, Lens Ki's theory. Social structure 
and differentiation; by age, gender, ethnicity, social class and social mobility: stratification 
pattern in Bangladesh. (vii) Socialization: Definitions, formation of the self -James cooley 
and the social self, mead and the self process, Goffman and the presentation of self; 
Socialization process, agents of socialization. (viii) Deviance and Social Control: Nature of 
deviance and crime. sociological theories of crime and deviance; Social control - agencies 
of social control: Religion, art, public opinion, education, mass media custom and law, state 
and government. Family, Agencies of social control with particular reference to 
Bangladesh. (ix) Population, People and Their Environment: Basic demographic concepts, 
the gr owth of populations, theories of populations, composition of the population. 
Population patterns in modern and developing nations; population resources and the 
environment; human impact on the natural world; environmental movements. (x) Urban 
Development a nd Community: Urban versus rural life - the origin and growth of the cities, 
urbanization after the industrial revolution, urban life and change, metropolitan problems 
and the urban crisis. (xi) Social change: Definitions, sources of change, social change a nd 
modernization. Types of change major theories of change: change, progress and 
evolution. Social History of Bangal : Impact of Muslim rule, British rule and its impact, 
developments of middle class, emergence of Bangladesh, tribes of Bangladesh. Racial 
characteristics of the population of Bangladesh, rural development in Bangladesh, role of 
BARD and other similar organizations in rural development including NGO's.