BAMU M Phil Sociology

Will you provide me the syllabus of the M Phil Sociology course of the Dr.Babasaheb Ambedkar Marathwada University?

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Syllabus M Phil Sociology:

Compulsory Papers
Advanced Sociological Theory
Advanced Research Methodology

Elective Papers ‘Group A’
(Select any One)

Indian Social Thinkers
Sociology of Development and Environment

Elective Papers ‘Group B’
(Select any One)
Gender and Society
Social Exclusion and Inclusive Policies in India


SO-I: Advanced Sociological Theory
A) Symbolic Interaction Theory
I. The concept of Symbolic Interactionism, conceptual foundations of Symbolic
Interactionism–pragmatism and neo-idealism, Symbolic Interactionism and
other forms of social Behaviourism, place of Symbolic Interactionism in
sociological theory.
II. Subject matter and methodology of Symbolic Interactionism.
III. G.H. Mead’s contribution to Symbolic Interactionism.
IV. Development of Symbolic Interactionism and contribution of James, Cooley,
W.I. Thomas, Herbert Blumer, Kuhn and Goffman to Symbolic Interactionism,
Limitations of Symbolic Interactionism.

B) Exchange Theory
I. Introduction
Origin of the Sociological use of the term ‘Exchange’
II. Principles of Sociological Exchange theory:
‘Unit of analysis, motive in exchange theory, profit, voluntarism, Social
approval’.
III. General Theory of social order based on exchange fundamentals; Ranking
and value, value is comparative, explaining the group.
IV. G.C. Homans’ Theory of Exchange:
‘The Propositions, deductions, the institutional and sub-institutional in
Homans’ theory.
V. Exchange and power: Blau’s use of exchange theory:
‘Blau’s interest in exchange, unbalanced exchange: some consequences, kinds
of rewards and kinds of relationships, macrostructures and macro structures,
values and social structure, further analogies to economic theory used by
Blau-Law of diminishing marginal utility, indifference curves, bilateral
monopoly’.
VI. Criticism on exchange theory


Syllabus M Phil Sociology BAMU








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