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INTRODUCTION
Final meeting of the National Curriculum Revision Committee (NCRC) on Sociology developing curriculum for B.S. 4 – year programme was convened on April 9 -11, 2009 at Higher Education Commission (HEC) Regional Center, Lahore. Dr. Muhammad Hafeez, Director, Institute of Social and Cultural Studies, University of the Punjab, Lahore chaired the meeting and the following members from different universities participated in the meeting:
1. Professor Dr. Muhammad Hafeez Convener

Director,

Dept of Sociology

University of the Punjab,

Lahore
2. Professor Dr. Fateh Muhammad Burfat Member

Chairman,

Department of Sociology,

University of Karachi,

Karachi
3. Dr. Haq Nawaz Anwar Member

Chairperson,

Dept of Sociology,

Govt. College University,

Faisalabad.
4. Dr. Anwar Alam Member

Associate Professor,

Dept of Sociology & Anthropology

University of Peshawar,

Peshawar.
5. Dr. Riffat Munawar, Member

Assistant Professor,

Dept of Sociology,

University of the Punjab,

Lahore.
6. Dr. Aijaz Wassan, Member

Assistant Professor,

Department of Sociology,

University of Sindh,

Jamshoro

7. Prof. Najma Noor Phulpoto Member

Chairperson,

Dept of Sociology,

Shah Abdul Latif University,

Khairpur.

Lecturer,

Dept. of Sociology,

B.Z. University, Multan

Lecturer,

Dept. of Sociology,

Allama Iqbal Open University,

Islamabad
10. Mr. Irfan ul Haq, Member

Head (Environment & Settlement),

NESPAK, Lahore.
11. Mr. Imran ul Haq, Member

Senior Engineer/Environmentalist,

NESPAK, Lahore.
12. Hafiz Rashid Mehmood Member

Directorate General of Katchi Abadis &

Urban Improvement, Local Government,

Department Government of Punjab,

Lahore.
13. Dr. Saif Abbasi, Secretary

Head

International Islamic University,

Islamabad.
The opening session of the meeting was held on April 9, 2009 with the recitation of verses from Holy Quran. Mr. Bashir Ahmad, Director Incharge, HEC Regional Office, Lahore welcomed the participants. Ms. Ghayyur Fatima, Director (Curriculum), HEC, Islamabad briefly explained that the objective of the meeting of NCRC is to review and finalize the draft curriculum prepared during the first meeting.
Professor Dr. Muhammad Hafeez, appreciated the work done by the NCRC during its first meeting held on October 30 to November 1, 2008 and hoped that the members of this meeting will perform with the same commitment and zeal. The committee confirmed the minutes of 1^st meeting and appreciated the support of Higher Education Commission and particularly the cooperation of Ms. Ghayyur Fatima extended during the meeting. The following schedule was agreed to complete the assignment.
Day-1 (09-04-2009) Development of objectives for each course

Day-2 (10-04-2009) Books recommended for each course

Day-3 (11-04-2009) Review and finalizing of the curriculum

Closing ceremony

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  Total numbers of Credit hours 130-136
  
• 
  Duration 4 years
  
• 
  Semester duration 16-18 weeks
  
• 
  Semesters 8
  
• 
  Course Load per Semester 15-18 Cr hr
  

2. 
   Development of Social Thought
   
3. 
   Classical Sociological Theories
   
4. 
   Contemporary Sociological Theories
   
5. 
   Pakistani Society & Culture
   
6. 
   Social Psychology
   
7. 
   Methods of Social Research
   
8. 
   Advance Research Methodology
   
9. 
   Social Anthropology
   
10. 
    Gender Studies
    

The course is designed to introduce the students with sociological concepts and the discipline. The focus of the course shall be on significant concepts like social systems and structures, socio-economic changes and social processes. The course will provide due foundation for further studies in the field of sociology.

1. 
   Introduction
   
   1. 
      Definition, Scope, and Subject Matter
      
   2. 
      Sociology as a Science
      
   3. 
      Historical back ground of Sociology
      
2. 
   Basic Concepts
   
   1. 
      Group, Community, Society
      
   2. 
      Associations
      
      1. 
         Non-Voluntary
         
      2. 
         Voluntary
         
   3. 
      Organization
      
      1. 
         Informal
         
      2. 
         Formal
         
   4. 
      Social Interaction
      
      1. 
         Levels of Social Interaction
         
      2. 
         Process of Social Interaction
         
         1. 
            Cooperation
            
         2. 
            Competition
            
         3. 
            Conflict
            
         4. 
            Accommodation
            
         5. 
            Acculturation and diffusion
            
         6. 
            Assimilation
            
         7. 
            Amalgamation
            
3. 
   Social Groups
   
   1. 
      Definition & Functions
      
   2. 
      Types of social groups
      
      1. 
         In and out groups
         
      2. 
         Primary and Secondary group
         
      3. 
         Reference groups
         
      4. 
         Informal and Formal groups
         
      5. 
         Pressure groups
         
4. 
   Culture
   
   1. 
      Definition, aspects and characteristics of Culture
      
      1. 
         Material and non material culture
         
      2. 
         Ideal and real culture
         
   2. 
      Elements of culture
      
      1. 
         Beliefs
         
      2. 
         Values
         
      3. 
         Norms and social sanctions
         
   3. 
      Organizations of culture
      
      1. 
         Traits
         
      2. 
         Complexes
         
      3. 
         Patterns
         
      4. 
         Ethos
         
      5. 
         Theme
         
   4. 
      Other related concepts
      
      1. 
         Cultural Relativism
         
      2. 
         Sub Cultures
         
      3. 
         Ethnocentrism and Xenocentrism
         
      4. 
         Cultural lag
         

5. 
   Socialization & Personality
   
   1. 
      Personality, Factors in Personality Formation
      
   2. 
      Socialization, Agencies of Socialization
      
   3. 
      Role & Status
      
6. 
   Deviance and Social Control
   
   1. 
      Deviance and its types
      
   2. 
      Social control and its need
      
   3. 
      Forms of Social control
      
   4. 
      Methods & Agencies of Social control
      
7. 
   Collective Behavior
   
   1. 
      Collective behavior, its types
      
   2. 
      Crowd behavior
      
   3. 
      Public opinion
      
   4. 
      Propaganda
      
   5. 
      Social movements
      
   6. 
      Leadership
      

1. 
   Anderson, Margaret and Howard F. Taylor. 2001. Sociology the Essentials. Australia: Wadsworth.
   
2. 
   Brown, Ken 2004. Sociology. UK: Polity Press
   
3. 
   Gidden, Anthony 2002. Introduction to Sociology. UK: Polity Press.
   
4. 
   Macionis, John J. 2006. 10^th Edition Sociology New Jersey: Prentice-Hall
   
5. 
   Tischler, Henry L. 2002. Introduction to Sociology 7th ed. New York: The Harcourt Press.
   
6. 
   Frank N Magill. 2003. International Encyclopedia of Sociology. U.S.A: Fitzroy Dearborn Publishers
   
7. 
   Macionis, John J. 2005. Sociology 10^th ed. South Asia: Pearson Education
   
8. 
   Kerbo, Harold R. 1989. Sociology: Social Structure and Social Conflict. New York: Macmillan Publishing Company.
   
9. 
   Koening Samuel. 1957. Sociology: An Introduction to the Science of Society. New York: Barnes and Nobel..
   
10. 
    Lee, Alfred Mclung and Lee, Elizabeth Briant 1961. Marriage and The family. New York: Barnes and Noble, Inc.
    
11. 
    Leslie, Gerald et al. 1973. Order and Change: Introductory Sociology Toronto: Oxford University Press.
    
12. 
    Lenski, Gevbard and Lenski, Jeam. 1982. Human Societies. 4^th edition New York: McGraw-Hill Book Company.
    
13. 
    James M. Henslin. 2004. Sociology: A Down to Earth Approach. Toronto: Allen and Bacon.
    

The course will provide familiarity about history of social thought, stages of social development and change. The course will emphasize contributions of Western, Eastern and Muslim Thinkers towards social thought and social development.

1. 
   Introduction
   
   1. 
      Historical Development of Social Philosophy
      
2. 
   Early Social Thought
   

1. 
   Folk Thinking
   
2. 
   Greek
   
3. 
   Egyptian
   
4. 
   Babylonian
   
5. 
   Chinese
   
6. 
   Indian Social Thought
   

3. 
   Contribution of Muslim Thinkers in Social thought
   

1. 
   Abuzar Ghafari
   

1. 
   Wealth Theory
   

2. 
   Imam Ghazali
   
   1. 
      Causes of group life
      
   2. 
      Social justice
      
   3. 
      Educational reforms
      
3. 
   Ibn-E-Khuldun
   
   1. 
      Philosophy of history
      
   2. 
      Science of culture
      
   3. 
      Ethnocentrism
      
   4. 
      Rise & fall of nations
      
   5. 
      Causes of social life
      

4. 
   Shah Waliullah
   
   1. 
      Evolution of society
      
   2. 
      Causes of social life
      
   3. 
      Societal disease
      
   4. 
      Concept of perfect society
      
5. 
   Moulana Ubedullah Sindhi
   
   1. 
      Basic Human Ethics
      
6. 
   Allama Iqbal
   
   1. 
      Concept of self
      
   2. 
      Theory of religion
      

1. 
   Barnes, H.E. (Ed.) 1966. An Introduction to the History of Sociology. Chicago: The University of Chicago Press.
   
2. 
   Bogardus, Emory S. 1960. The Development of Social thought. 4^th ed. New York: Longmans, Green & Co.
   
3. 
   Coser, Lewis A. 1971. Masters of Sociological Thought: Ideas in Historical and Social Context. New York: Harcourt Brace Jovanovich Publishers
   
4. 
   Coser, Lowis A. 1977. Masters of Sociological Thought. New York: Harcourt Brace Jovanarich Publisher
   
5. 
   Kinlock, Graham C. 1987. Sociological Theory:Its Development and Major Paradigms. New York: McGraw Hill Inc.
   
6. 
   Keat, Russel and John Urry. 1982. Social Theory as Science. London: Routledge and Kegan Paul Ltd.
   
7. 
   Ritzer, George. 2000. Sociological Theory. 5th ed. York: McGraw Hill Book Co.
   
8. 
   Turner J.H. 2003. The Structure of Sociological Theory. 7^th ed. Australia: Thomson Wadsworth
   
9. 
   Zeitlin, Irving M. 1981. Ideology and the Development of Sociological Theory. New Jersey: Prentice-Hall, Inc.
   
10. 
    Turner, J H. 1987. The Structure of Sociological Theory Homewood Illinois: Dorsey Press.
    
11. 
    Ritzer, George. 1988. Sociological Theory. Singapore: McGraw Hill.
    
12. 
    Coser, L A. 1971. Master of Sociological Though: Ideas in Historical Social Context. New York, Harcourt Brace.
    
13. 
    Dubin Robert. 1978. Theory Building. New York: Maxwell, Macmillan.
    

The course provides a review of classical sociological theorists to contemporary sociological thinking. It focuses on the content and utility of classical theories in terms of understanding social world. While the course provides a general history of sociological theory, the focus remains on examining how classical theories have provided the basis for a better understanding of the character and dynamics of societies around the world. The contents of the course also help understand the nature of contemporary sociological theories.

1. 
   Social Forces
   
2. 
   Intellectual Forces
   
3. 
   French Revolution
   
4. 
   Enlightenment
   

2. Development of Sociological Theory

1. 
   Theory and Knowledge
   
2. 
   Process of Theorizing
   
3. 
   Types of Sociological Theories
   
4. 
   Inductive and Deductive
   
5. 
   Process of theorizing
   
6. 
   Fact, Propositions, and Laws
   
7. 
   Sociological Theory between 1600 -1800 AD
   

3. August Comte

1. 
   Positivism
   
2. 
   The law of Human Progress
   
3. 
   Hierarchy of the Sciences
   
4. 
   Social Static & Dynamic
   

4. 
   Emile Durkheim
   
   1. 
      Rules of Sociological methods
      
   2. 
      Division of Labour
      
   3. 
      Social Solidarity
      
   4. 
      Theory of Religion
      
   5. 
      Theory of Suicide
      
5. 
   W. G. Sumner
   
   1. 
      Folkways and Mores
      
   2. 
      Ingroup and outgroup
      
   3. 
      Basic motives
      
6. 
   Karl Marx
   
   1. 
      Communist Manifesto
      
   2. 
      Socialism
      
   3. 
      Stages of Social Evolution
      
7. 
   Herbert Spencer
   
   1. 
      The law of Social Evolution
      
   2. 
      Concept of Society
      
   3. 
      Laissez-faire
      
8. 
   Max Weber
   
   1. 
      Sociology of Religion
      
   2. 
      Bureaucracy
      
   3. 
      Protestant Ethic and the Sprit of Capitalism
      

1. 
   Farganis, James (2000). “Readings in Social Theory: The Classic Tradition to Post-Modernism (3^rd Ed.)”. Boston: McGraw Hill.
   
2. 
   Kinloch, Graham C. (1977). “Sociological Theory: Its Development and Major Paradigms” New York: McGraw Hill.
   
3. 
   Ritzer, George (2002). Sociological Theory (10^th edition). New York: McGraw Hill.
   
4. 
   Blalock, Hubert M. (1969) Theory Construction from Verbal to Mathematical Formulation (Ed). N.J.; Prentice Hall Inc.
   
5. 
   Bronner, Stephen Erick (latest ed.) Critical Theory and Society-A Reader, London; Routledge and Kegan paul.
   
6. 
   Cooley, C.H. (1962). Social Organization, New York: Scrichnes Books.
   
7. 
   John, J. Macionis. 2004. Sociology, 10^th edition. Hardcover
   
8. 
   Ross, H. Laurence (1963). Perspectives on the Social Order, New York: McGraw-Hill Book Company, Inc.
   
9. 
   Imasheff, N. and G.A. Theoderson, (1976) Sociological Theory: Its Nature and Growth, New York: Random House.
   
10. 
    Calhon, Craig. Ed. 2007. Contemporary Sociological Theory. 2^nd ed. Malden, USA: Blackwell Publishing.
    
11. 
    Wallace, Ruth A. & Alison Wold. 1991. Contemporary Sociological Theory. Continuing the Classical Tradition. New Jersey: Prentice Hall
    
12. 
    Waters. Malcolm. 1994. Modern Sociological Theory. London: Sage Publications
    
13. 
    Appelrouth Scott. 2007. Sociological Theory in the Contemporary Era: Text and Readings. London: Pine Forge Press.
    

This course will introduce students to some of the major contemporary theoretical perspectives in sociology, including: functionalism, conflict theory, symbolic interactionism, identity theory, rational choice theory, and feminist theory. To explore these perspectives, contributions of various theorists will be examined. Capabilities to evaluate sociological theories critically will be developed. An attempt will be made to apply theories to understand current social problems and issues Pakistan and the world are facing.

1. 
   Neo-structural Functionalists
   
   1. 
      Talcott Parsons
      
   2. 
      Robert K. Merton.
      

2. 
   Critical Conflict Theory
   
   1. 
      Thorstein Veblen
      
   2. 
      Ralf Dahrendorf
      
   3. 
      C. Wright Mills
      

3. 
   Frankfurt School of Thought
   
   1. 
      Jurgen Habbermas
      

4. 
   Social Behaviourism and Interactionism
   
   1. 
      Phenomenology (Husserl, Alferd Schutz),
      
   2. 
      Systematic Social Behaviouism (George Simmel)
      
   3. 
      Symbolic Interaction ( C.H.Cooly, G.H Mead)
      

5. 
   Evolving Contemporary Feminist Theory
   
   1. 
      Feminism
      
   2. 
      Historical development
      
   3. 
      Gender theories.
      

1. 
   Calhoun, Craig Et El. (2002). “Contemporary Sociological Theory”. Blackwell Publisher Ltd.
   
2. 
   Coser, L A (1971), Master of Sociological Thought; Ideas In Historical Social Context, New York, Harcourt Brace.
   
3. 
   Dubin Robert (1978); Theory Building, New York, Maxwell, Macmillan
   
4. 
   Farganis, James (2000). “Readings In Social Theory: The Classic Tradition to Post-Modernism (3^rd Ed.)”. Boston: Mcgraw Hill.
   
5. 
   Kinloch, Graham C. (1977). “Sociological Theory: Its Development And Major Paradigms” New York: Mcgraw Hill.
   
6. 
   Ritzer, Georg (2002). Sociological Theory (10^th Edition). New York: Mcgraw Hill.
   
7. 
   Turner J H (1987), The Structure Of Sociological Theory, Homewood Illinois; Dorsey Press.
   

The course aims to make students learn about the nature and structure of Pakistani society. It aims to impart knowledge about national culture and sub-cultures of Pakistan. The course will develop understanding about the integrated function of various social institutions in the country.

1. 
   Introduction
   
   1. 
      Definition of Society
      
   2. 
      Characteristics of Pakistani Society
      
   3. 
      Social Stratification, Cast, Class & Ethnicity
      
   4. 
      Social Institutions in Pakistan
      

1. 
   Family
   
2. 
   Religion
   
3. 
   Economy
   
4. 
   Politics
   
5. 
   Education
   
6. 
   Recreational
   

2. 
   Educational Dynamics
   
   1. 
      Illiteracy
      
   2. 
      Literacy
      
   3. 
      Universal Primary Education Concept
      
   4. 
      Schools; Technical & Higher Education
      
   5. 
      Status of Formal and Informal Education
      
3. 
   Historical Perspective of Pakistani Culture
   

1. 
   Culture of Punjab
   
2. 
   Culture of Sindh
   
3. 
   Culture of NWFP
   
4. 
   Culture of Balochistan
   
5. 
   Culture of Kashmir & Northern Areas
   
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