NET, IAS, State-SET (KSET, WBSET, MPSET, etc.), GATE, CUET, Olympiads etc.: Book List for Sociology
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Paper-I
- Herton and Hunt, Sociology, Mcgraw- Hill International, Singapore 1984
- Abrahamson Mark, Urban Sociology, Prentice-Hall Inc, Englewood Cliffs, N. J. , 1980 - Buy from Amazon
- Haris C. C. , The Sociology Enterprises: A Disscussion of Fundamental Concept, St. Martin Press Inc. , New York, 1980 - Buy from Amazon
- Wilson John, Introduction to Social Movements, Basic Books, NY , 1998. - Buy from Amazon
- Hamilton , Malcom, B. The Sociology of Religion, Routledge, London , 1995. - Buy from Amazon
- Williams, Malcom, Science and Social Science: An Introduction, Routledge, London , 2000.
- D. K. S. Roy, Social Development and the Empowerment of Mariginalised Groups: Perspectives and Strategies, Sage, New Delhi- 2001 - Buy from Amazon
- Harris C. C. , The Family, Allen and Unwin, London - 1977
- Andreas Hess, Concept of Social Stratification, European and American Models, Palgrave, Houndmills, NY , 2001
- Giddens, Anthony, Capitalisation and Modern Social Theory, University Press Cambridge, 1971
- Smelser, N. J. The Sociology of Economic Life, Prentice Hall, New Delhi - 1988.
- Haralombos, M, and Heald, R, M. Sociology: Themes and Perspectives, Oxford. Delhi - 1980.
- Randall Collins, Theoretical Sociology, Harcourt Brace and Company, Florida, 1996.
- Bottomore. T. B. Sociology: A GFuide of problem and Literature Allen and Unwin, London - 1972.
- Etzioni, Amitali, Modern Organization, Prentice Hall, NY, 1995
- Cuff, Sharrock, and Francis, Perrspective in Sociology, Routledge, NY 1995
Paper II
- Mandelbaum, David, Society in India, University of California, Press Berkreley, 1970
- Srivnivas M N Caste in Modern India and Other Essays, Asia Publishing House, Bombay -1962
- Srinivas M N Social Change in Modern India, Berkeley, University of California Press 1966.
- Srinivas and Shah, The Myth of the self sufficiency of the Indian Village, The Economic weekly, 12: 1375 - 1378
- Beteille Andre Sociology, Oxford, New Delhi - 2002 - Buy from Amazon
- Beteille Andre, The idea of Natural, Inequality and other Essays, Oxford, Delhi - 1987.
- Beteille Andre, Essay in Contemporary Sociology, Oxford, Delhi - 1987.
- Beteille Andre, Social Inequality of Indian Penguine, London, 1978.
- Singh Yogender Cultural Change in India, Rawat, Jaipur, 2002.
- Singh Yogender, Modernization of Indian Tradition, Thompson Press, New Delhi - 1973.
- Unnithan T K , Indra Dev and Singh, Y, (eds) Towards a Sociology of Culture in India, Prentice Hall, new Delhi - 1965.
- Gupta, Dipasnkar, Interrogating Caste, Penguine, New Delhi - 2000. - Buy from Amazon
- Shah A M Family in Contempory India, Orient Longman, New Delhi - 2001.
- Chandrani and Chandrani, Essay in Rural Sociology, Rawat, Jaipur -2000.
- Desai, Neera, and Krishnaraj, Women and Society in India, New Delhi - 1990.
- Singer Milton and Cohen B S Structure and chasnge in Indian Society, Weener Grin Foundation for Anthropological Research 1968.
- Sharma K L (ed) Sociolo Inequilities in Indian , Profiles of Caste Class, Power and Sociol Mobility, Rawat, Jaipur 1945.
- Gallenter Masrc, Competing, Inequalities, Oxford, NY 1998.
- Joshi, P C Sociol Science and Development: Quest for Relevence, Hasr-Anand Publication, Delhi 1995.
Reference Books for Objective Types
- IGNOU Material
- Sociology - Sachideva & Vidhya Bushan.
- Sociology - T. B. Bottomore.
- Sociology Themes & Perspectives - Moralambose & R M Heald.
- Unique Guide.
- Dhilion Guide.
- Spectrum Guide.
- Sociology Dictionary - William P. Scott. - Buy from Amazon
- Social Demography - Asha & Bandhi.
- Social Anthropology - Madan & Majumdar.
- Political System - Smelser.
- Sociology - Horton and Hunt - Buy from Amazon
- Harlambus - Introduction to Sociology
- Tribal India - L. P. Vidhyarthi
- Modernisation of Indian Tradition - Y. Singh
- Sociology XI & XII Std NCERT
- Oxford Dictionary/Collins
- Cultural Anthropology -Madan and Majumdar
- Chapters from a good book on Demography and Urban geography (Can consult Geography Text for this)
Reference Books for Subjective Types
- Ram Ahuja: Society in India - Buy from Amazon
- Ram Ahuja: Social problems in India
- IGNOU notes (especially for thinkers and topic on Indian system)
- Caste its 20th Century Avatar - M N Srinivas - Buy from Amazon
- participation as freedom - Amartya Sen and Jean Dreze - Buy from Amazon
- Y. Singh - Modernisation of Indian Tradition
- Y. Singh - Social tradition in India
- L. P. Vidhyarthi - Tribal India
- Yojana (Independence day special 2001 on population)
- Y. Singh - Social Change in India
- Niel J Smelser for Economy and Society
- Abraham and Francis - Sociological theory - Buy from Amazon