Why Sociology is the best optional to achieve your UPSC goals

• The Civil Services MAINS test has undergone significant changes in both the syllabus and question types.
• With GENERAL STUDIES now accounting for 1000 out of a possible 1750 points in the new Main test format, it has become even more important to choose the right optional subject to perform well in the exam.
• The selection of OPTIONAL subjects for the Civil Services Examination is crucial for aspirants, but many students get confused and end up choosing the wrong one.
• When selecting an optional subject, it is important to consider certain criteria such as the nature, scope, breadth of the syllabus, conciseness, ease of understanding, and availability of resources.

 It is important to always have the right approach and a clear understanding of various factors when selecting your optional subject.

This will ensure that you choose the right one that will help you succeed in your exams.

 We, at Analytics IAS Academy- with our SOCIOLOGY expert PANKAJ SHUKLA Sir will help you achieve this by helping students taking the right decision considering their interest and academics.

• Sociology is the optional that is performing the best under the new circumstances.
• Has clear and well-structured syllabus
• Easy to score with basic conceptual clarity
• Patterns of questions are predictable, and easy to grasp
• At least two essays relating to the sociology syllabus are published each year

ABOUT  THE  MENTOR- PANKAJ  SHUKLA  SIR

With an engineering background, Pankaj Shukla Sir developed a strong interest in sociology and became a dedicated learner of the subject. As a renowned faculty in Delhi, Pankaj Shukla has played a significant role in helping numerous students successfully clear the Civil Services exam. His teaching approach is characterized by a scientific methodology, specifically tailored for the UPSC (Civil Services Examination). Pankaj Shukla takes pride in being a part of the successful journeys of many UPSC aspirants who have achieved top ranks and excelled in sociology throughout the years.

OUR SELECTIONS ARE OUR STRENGTH

 SOCIOLOGY  OPTIONAL  BY  PANKAJ  SHUKLA  SIR

FOUNDATION/ MENTORSHIP/ TEST SERIES ONLINE-OFFLINE-HYBRID EXCLUSIVE ONLINE BATCH 2025

Our course is designed to be completed over a duration of around 4.5 months, allowing ample time for students to grasp the concepts of Sociology. This sets us apart from many other online courses that tend to rush through the optional subject and aim to complete it within just 2-3 months.

Note: We do not pack the batches because we emphasize on QUALITY not QUANTITY                                   `

Upcoming Batch:  10^th November 2024 & 20^th November 2024

Course details:

Course name	Fee structure (INR)	Course duration
Sociology Optional Course (Classroom course)	Rs.45,000/-+GST	4.5 months
Sociology Optional Course (Online/Live)	Rs.25,000/-+GST	4.5 months
Sociology Optional Course (Hybrid)	Rs.45,000/-+GST	4.5 months
Sociology Test Series For UPSC	Rs.16,000/-+GST	As on start

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QUICK  GLACE  OVER  THE  SYLLABUS  AND  STRUCTURE  PAPER  1

Sociology: The Discipline

• Modernity and social changes in Europe and the emergence of Sociology.
• Scope of the subject and comparison with other social sciences.
• Sociology and common sense.

Sociology as a Science

• Science, scientific method, and critique.
• Major theoretical strands of research methodology.
• Positivism and its critique.
• Fact value and objectivity.
• Non-positivist methodologies

Research Methods and Analysis

• Qualitative and quantitative methods.
• Techniques of data collection.
• Variables, sampling, hypothesis, reliability, and validity.

Sociological Thinkers

• Karl Marx – Historical materialism, mode of production, alienation, class struggle.
• Emile Durkheim – Division of labour, social fact, suicide, religion, and society.
• Max Weber – Social action, ideal types, authority, bureaucracy, the protestant ethic, and the spirit of capitalism.
• Talcott Parsons – Social system, pattern variables.
• Robert K. Merton – Latent and manifest functions, conformity and deviance, reference groups.
• Mead – Self and identity.

Stratification and Mobility

• Concepts – equality, inequality, hierarchy, exclusion, poverty, and deprivation.
• Theories of social stratification – Structural functionalist theory, Marxist theory, Weberian theory.
• Dimensions – Social stratification of class, status groups, gender, ethnicity, and race.
• Social mobility – open and closed systems, types of mobility, sources, and causes of mobility.

Works and Economic Life

• The social organization of work in different types of society – slave society, feudal society, industrial capitalist society.
• Formal and informal organization of work.
• Labour and society.

Politics and Society

• Sociological theories of power.
• Power elite, bureaucracy, pressure groups, and political parties.
• Nation, state, citizenship, democracy, civil society, ideology.
• Protest, agitation, social movements, collective action, revolution.

Religion and Society

• Sociological theories of religion.
• Types of religious practices: animism, monism, pluralism, sects, cults.
• Religion in modern society: religion and science, secularization, religious revivalism, fundamentalism.

Systems of Kinship

• Family, household, marriage.
• Types and forms of family.
• Lineage and descent.
• Patriarchy and sexual division of labour.
• Contemporary trends.

Social Change in Modern Society

• Sociological theories of social change.
• Development and dependency.
• Agents of social change.
• Education and social change.
• Science, technology, and social change.

PAPER 2

 Introducing Indian Society

• Perspectives on the Study of Indian Society: Indology (G.S. Ghure); Structural functionalism (M. N. Srinivas); Marxist sociology (A. R. Desai).
• Impact of colonial rule on Indian society: Social background of Indian nationalism; Modernization of Indian tradition; Protests and movements during the colonial period; Social reforms.

Social Structure

• Rural and Agrarian Social Structure: The idea of Indian village and village studies; Agrarian social structure— evolution of land tenure system, land reforms.
• Caste System: Perspectives on the study of caste systems: G. S. Ghurye, M. N. Srinivas, Louis Dumont, Andre Beteille; Features of caste system; Untouchability-forms and perspectives
• Tribal Communities in India: Definitional problems; Geographical spread; Colonial policies and tribes; Issues of integration and autonomy.
• Social Classes in India: Agrarian class structure; Industrial class structure; Middle classes in India.
• Systems of Kinship in India: Lineage and descent in India; Types of kinship systems; Family and marriage in India; Household dimensions of the family; Patriarchy, entitlements and sexual division of labour.
• Religion and Society: Religious communities in India; Problems of religious minorities.

Social Changes in India

• Visions of Social Change in India: Idea of development planning and mixed economy; Constitution, law and social change; Education and social change.
• Rural and Agrarian Transformation in India: Programmes of rural development, Community Development Programme, cooperatives, poverty alleviation schemes; Green revolution and social change; Changing modes of production in Indian agriculture; Problems of rural labour, bondage, migration.
• Industrialization and Urbanization in India: Evolution of modern industry in India; Growth of urban settlements in India; Working class: structure, growth, class mobilization; Informal sector, child labour; Slums and deprivation in urban areas.
• Politics and Society: Nation, democracy and citizenship; Political parties, pressure groups, social and political elite; Regionalism and decentralization of power; Secularization.
• Social Movements in Modern India: Peasants and farmers movements; Women’s movement; Backward classes & Dalit movements; Environmental movements; Ethnicity and Identity movements.
• Population Dynamics: Population size, growth, composition and distribution; Components of population growth: birth, death, migration; Population Policy and family planning; emerging issues: ageing, sex ratios, child and infant mortality, reproductive health.
• Challenges of Social Transformation: Crisis of development : displacement, environmental problems and sustainability; Poverty, deprivation and inequalities; Violence against women; Caste conflicts; Ethnic conflicts, communalism, religious revivalism; Illiteracy and disparities in education

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