Relevance of Sociology in new GS Syllabus

ankit1177

ankit1177

Portions of GS Syllabus that is directly relevant to the syllabus of Sociology

General Studies Paper I

· Political philosophies like communism, capitalism, socialism etc.- their forms and effect on the society.

· Salient features of Indian Society, Diversity of India.

· Role of women and women’s organization, population and associated issues, poverty and developmental issues, urbanization, their problems and their remedies.

· Effects of globalization on Indian society

· Social empowerment, communalism, regionalism & secularism.



General Studies Paper II

· Pressure groups and formal/informal associations and their role in the Polity.

· Development processes and the development industry- the role of NGOs, SHGs, various groups and associations, donors, charities, institutional and other stakeholders

· Welfare schemes for vulnerable sections of the population by the Centre and States and the performance of these schemes; mechanisms, laws, institutions and Bodies constituted for the protection and betterment of these vulnerable sections.

· Issues relating to development and management of Social Sector/Services relating to Health,

· Education, Human Resources.

· Issues relating to poverty and hunger.

· Role of civil services in a democracy.



General Studies Paper III

· Inclusive growth and issues arising from it.

· Land reforms in India.

· Effects of liberalization on the economy, changes in industrial policy and their effects on industrial growth.

· Linkages between development and spread of extremism. – Read Naxalism



General Studies Paper IV

· Human Values – lessons from the lives and teachings of great leaders, reformers and administrators; role of family, society and educational institutions in inculcating values.


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bhargavjoy

i think taking sociology( if there is interest in it) is good thought to score more marks as optional alone amounts to 500!!

bhargavjoy

thank you @ankit1177 posting such a useful one

mach24

A book list to study those topics would be helpful.

ankit1177

I think Sociology as aubject will matter in exam, taking into account its relevance in essay......and its wider scope in gs.....

ankit1177

Bhai Nice-ias walo ko phone karte hai k itna de hi diya....booklist bhi de do....

mach24

Waise suggestion bura nahi he.

Agar kuch nahi kaam aaya toh wahi karna padega lagta he.

MatruMandola

Yeah socio portion is huge in GS, I think we should be able to find most topics in Socio Paper 2 syllabus. The notes of which we can find Vajiram etc ke. What do you say guys with socio optionals?

Inthefray

@MatruMandola, you're right. it's mostly paper 2. I think vaji notes with kurukshetra, yojana should be good enough.

abhi4046

i have never liked the idea of taking an optional just because it has some part in gs....sociology syllabus is much vaster than gs subtopics which wont need specialised knowledge from any optional anyways....imo one should go for a subjetc he is comfortable and well off with than just based on it have a few topics in a gs paper....imo these topics would have analytical questions which dont need a sepcialised knowledge of a particular subjetc..so i hope people are not blinded by gs when taking an optional which still has almost half the marks of gs....