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Sociology

Sociology can be an overwhelming subject for beginners. Especially for those from non-humanities background. I faced something similar when I realized in my coaching classes for the first time that Sociology itself can be defined in many different ways. While it can take time to get your head around the terminology and understand basic concepts, once you give it time, you can get comfortable with the subject. My approach I had enrolled for coaching at Vajiram for Sociology. It was good to begin with as it made me well acquainted with the basic terms and concepts. But that's about it. Rest of the work was done by myself. I made my own notes from multiple sources, wrote answers for previous years questions, gave several tests before the exam day. Making notes: The most important part of preparation. Even if you not a "notes person", I urge you to consider making notes for Sociology. This will help you in revision and retaining things else you could get lost in the

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Sociology Notes

Below I have shared my complete notes. It is a compilation of different sources that I've read during the course of my preparation. Apart from these, I made short notes (similar to my GS notes), in order to be able to revision multiple times in the shortest time. TOPIC WISE NOTES PAPER 1 Sociology - The Discipline Sociology as Science Research Methods and Analysis Sociological Thinkers: Karl Marx Emile Durkheim Max Weber Talcolt Parsons Robert K. Merton Mead Stratification and Mobility Works and Economic Life Politics and Society Religion and Society Systems of Kinship Social Change in Modern Society PAPER 2 (A) Introducing Indian Society (B) Social Structure (C) Social Changes in India Systems of Kinship in India Population Dynamics Social Movements in Modern India Challenges of Social Transformation