Department of Sociology, Patna Women's College, Autonomous

Patna Women's College, Autonomous

Department of Sociology, Patna Women's College (Autonomous)
Lectures, Notes, and Study Material

Dear students
Greetings from Study With Anil! 
Enclosed are the lecture materials and supplementary resources prepared for your study. 

Abbreviation 

CRM = Criminology MDC = Multidisciplinary Course  MIC = Minor Course  MJC = Major Course  SEC = Skill Enhancement Course  SOC = Sociology  VAC = Value Added Course 

FIRST: SEMESTER 

MIC 101 
Indian Society: Images and Reality 

Unit 4: Tribal Economy: Characteristics, Classification, and Changes 

https://studywithanil.blogspot.com/2025/11/ENG-Tribal-Economy-Characteristics-Classification-and-Changes-Anil-Kumar-Worker.html  

https://drive.google.com/file/d/1vnBAvSTkWEd_txyh3VaI2WPTSURcjBMT/  

SECOND: SEMESTER 

MJC 202
Sociology of India

Understanding the Concept of Adivasi / Adiwasi / Scheduled Tribe 
https://studywithanil.blogspot.com/2025/12/ENG-Understanding-the-Scheduled-Tribe.html  

Munda Community of India 
https://studywithanil.blogspot.com/2026/02/ENG-About-the-Munda-Community-of-India.html  

Santhal Community of India 

IGNOU Study Material 

https://drive.google.com/file/d/1R_0UvXUdjyeDFsNWljVDSDJN9lWeOC9D/   

Article on the Festival and Culture of Santhal  

https://drive.google.com/file/d/1LHs5V284qdLTYGOZj4ZOj7wS1CKvVdwm/   

SEC 202
Creative Writing Through Media 

Unit 1: Creative Writing in Social Work  (a)  Short Story Writing  

https://studywithanil.blogspot.com/2026/02/ENG-Creative-Writing-and-the-Short-Story-Meaning-Types-and-Characteristics.html   

MDC 202 
Social Pathology 

Assignment 
https://studywithanil.blogspot.com/2026/01/ENG-Assignment-Social-Pathology-PWC.html  


MIC 202  
Marriage and Family

Unit 4: Family and Marriage: Impact of Social Legislation:  

(a) Hindu Marriage Act – 1955

(b) Dowry Prohibition Act – 1961 

https://studywithanil.blogspot.com/2026/02/ENG-Dowry-Culture-and-the-Dowry-Prohibition-Act.html   

THIRD: SEMESTER 

MJC 303  
Social Change and Development in India 

Unit 3: Social Change in Contemporary India 

Trends and Processes of Change 

Common Factors of Social Change: 
https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1JU_DO_Boxb3yN1KdfU5zk9GPuNA6awa9/  
https://studywithanil.blogspot.com/2025/08/MN-Srinivass-Concept-of-Sanskritisation-and-its-Critical-Evaluation.html  

Westernisation 
https://studywithanil.blogspot.com/2025/09/MN-Srinivass-Concept-of-Westernisation-and-its-Critical-Evaluation.html  

Modernisation 
https://studywithanil.blogspot.com/2025/09/Concept-of-Modernisation-in-the-Indian-Context.html   

MDC 303 
Sociology Multidisciplinary Course: Political Sociology  

Unit 4: Structure of Power (a) The Totalitarian Political System 
Topic: Totalitarian State

Course (Lecture Suitable for): Confluence of Political Science and Sociology (Political Sociology) 

Lecture Title: Understanding the Political Sociology of the Structure, Function, and Impact of Totalitarian Systems
https://studywithanil.blogspot.com/2025/11/ENG-Understanding-the-Political-Sociology-of-the-Structure-Function-and-Impact-of-Totalitarian-Systems.html 

MJC 304 
Sociology of Gender 

Social Stratification and Gender in Contemporary Society: Examining the Division of Labour and Its Impact on Family, Work, and Property 
https://studywithanil.blogspot.com/2025/11/ENG-Social-Stratification-and-Gender-in-Contemporary-Society-Examining-the-Division-of-Labour-and-Its-Impact-on-Family-Work-and-Property-Anil-Kumar-Worker.html 

FOURTH: SEMESTER 

MJC 406
Major Course: Social Anthropology

Understanding the Concept of Adivasi / Adiwasi / Scheduled Tribe 
https://studywithanil.blogspot.com/2025/12/ENG-Understanding-the-Scheduled-Tribe.html  

Unit 4: Tribal Movement in India, (b) Bodo Movement 

Bodo Movement Study Material: 1 

https://drive.google.com/file/d/1fu2pLPXSAhQxjJL-iKmTnvbFlpqLDOMX/  

Bodo Movement Study Material: 2 

https://drive.google.com/file/d/1u769137nsRLcqiW6X3bhPhnSousD10Mx/   

FIFTH: SEMESTER 

MJC 508 
Classical Sociological Thinker 

Unit 2: Karl Marx, (a) Historical Materialism, (b) Class Struggle 
https://studywithanil.blogspot.com/2025/07/class-and-class-struggle-by-karl-marx.html   

Unit 3: Emile Durkheim, (a) Social Fact 
https://studywithanil.blogspot.com/2025/09/David-Emile-Durkheim-French-Social-Scientist-1858-1917.html   

MIC 506 
Sociology of Religion 

Unit 3: Role of Religion in Society  

(a) Importance and Functions of Religion 

(b) Religion and Rationality 
https://studywithanil.blogspot.com/2025/10/Religion-and-Rationality-A-Critical-Inquiry.html    

MIC 505 
Social Problems-II 

Unit 3: Problems of the Elderly, (a) Nature of the Problem of Elderly People, (b) Problem and Welfare Programme for the Case of ELderly People 

https://studywithanil.blogspot.com/2025/10/Problems-of-Old-Age-People-and-Government-Programmes-for-Their-Welfare-in-India.html    

SIXTH: SEMESTER 

MJC 611 
Research Methodology

Assignment 
https://studywithanil.blogspot.com/2026/01/ENG-Assignment-Write-a-Research-Proposal.html   

MJC 612 
Indian Sociological Tradition 

Unit 2: Radhakamal Mukerjee (1889 - 1968), (a) Personality, Society, and Values, (b) Social Ecology
https://studywithanil.blogspot.com/2026/01/ENG-Radhakamal-Mukerjee-1889-1968-The-Idea-of-Personality-Society-Values-and-Social-Ecology.html   

MJC 610 
Western Social Thinker 

Unit 1: Talcott Parsons 

(a) Social Action 

(b) Social Systems 

Talcott Parsons (13 December 1902, USA to 8 May 1979, Germany)

Talcott Parsons was an American sociologist of the classical tradition, best known for his social action theory and structural functionalism. He is considered one of the most influential figures in sociology in the 20th century. 

Book: The Social System 
https://voidnetwork.gr/wp-content/uploads/2016/10/The-Social-System-by-Talcott-Parsons.pdf  

Concept of Social System 
https://drive.google.com/file/d/1o_Ufkvklw0NtF_o_lDM9QtiB4JyTspLD/   

Functionalism and Social Change 
https://drive.google.com/file/d/1OmAfKo1BQb8V4gHom9yDfLPIKLRY1X-3/   

Critique of Parsons and Merton 
https://drive.google.com/file/d/1WV2FF1SA2dgjJcOZ82r_2GvvLyEw0-zZ/   

Unit 2: G. H. Mead and Erving Goffman 

(b) Symbolic Interactionism 

Goffman’s approach to symbolic interactionism 

Adams, B. N., & Sydie, R. A. (2001). Goffman’s approach to symbolic interactionism. In Sociological theory (pp. 167–179). Pine Forge Press 

https://docs.google.com/document/d/193JF082u_XFMKQ3kupGfqFaWb57YpEOs/edit?usp=drive_link&ouid=111395904887736841919&rtpof=true&sd=true  

Symbolic interactionism

Michael J Carter and Celene Fuller, 2015, ‘Symbolic interactionism’, Sociopedia.isa, DOI: 10.1177/205684601561  

https://drive.google.com/file/d/1bOxWRXVqjXtNSAPsv_r6-ZPqS52typkW/view?usp=drive_link  

MIC 607
Rural Sociology 

Unit 4 (a) Land Reform 

Study Material 1 
https://drive.google.com/file/d/1t7my3Sgv5D-gqaCNQgX2kT2fJscNpY2G/  

Study Material 2 
https://drive.google.com/file/d/1mbuIBgqU0dBJIMPIaxZ_FmJI3gxFUq5Q/   

Unit 4 (b) Green Revolution 
https://drive.google.com/file/d/1GZR0NY6J_MyLfq2XG2IaT9hM2pJzBWTn/  

MIC 608
Urban Sociology 

Introduction to Urban Sociology (Optional Study Material) 
https://drive.google.com/file/d/1VdmbwLVzUKOt_YpgMfVsvsUBgs-KIM_y/ 

Unit 3 (b) Social Ecology 
https://drive.google.com/file/d/1zq0shCPrzKk7h1C5HvbGZC2_OH8by4Rt/  

Unit 4 (a) City Planning 
https://drive.google.com/file/d/1zwgcGg3YbEWzwjndpLCQPGcnJTLTRjjt/  

PowerPoint Presentation 
https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1NYS22vfZSAkEp38XNYl6KbW4ph_I1xcQ/ 

Criminology 

Credit-Based Add-on Vocational Certificate Course 
Conducted by the Department of Sociology 

CRM II
Criminology Paper II

Unit: IV 

A. Concept of Criminal Law with Reference to India 

https://docs.google.com/document/d/1OPvQRp8swQtw6D378RLL6bemUx2asVpG/   

B. Laws Related to the Protection of Women 

B.1 Domestic Violence Act 

https://drive.google.com/file/d/1orcmyVZppCEOfU5AqQuUqg-rCvuQQm0y/  

https://drive.google.com/file/d/14Q5km5QvJSwy7ep450gpnq5dMcoBwF5L/  

B.2 Sexual Harassment of Women at Workplace Act 

https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1D-0RwBLdKkIBMmze-7KG7nSlqFB_VOEQ/    

B.3 Dowry Culture and the Dowry Prohibition Act 

https://studywithanil.blogspot.com/2026/02/ENG-Dowry-Culture-and-the-Dowry-Prohibition-Act.html   

C. Law Related to Protection of Children

C.1 Protection of Children from Sexual Offences (POCSO) Act, 2012

https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1JJxhRKR3KzHg9_qRbKX9WxpLCfsQcRm3/   

 

 
C.2 Child Labour Act 

https://docs.google.com/document/d/12OJrqqVeE8wqSk-o68NkeG83VuYaiglZ/    

C.3 Child Marriage Act 

https://docs.google.com/document/d/1xHBxB5M30cLMdm51cjyFFbSPRGJCBYTu/    

Submission Guidelines: 

https://studywithanil.blogspot.com/p/submission-guidelines.html  

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= Examples of previous lectures =
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This is an example of my previous work as an Assistant Professor at Maitreyi College, University of Delhi. I am thinking of similar works for you. The benefit of this site/blog is that the lectures, notes, and study material can continue to evolve. 
Sincerely 
Anil Kumar 

Syllabus and Study Material (EXAMPLE from DU)
https://studywithanil.blogspot.com/2020/11/Indian-Society-Images-and-Reality-Bachelor-of-Arts-Honours-Sociology-University-of-Delhi.html  

Lecture (EXAMPLE from DU)
https://studywithanil.blogspot.com/2021/03/The-Kinship-Map-of-India-by-Irawati-Karve-in-Family-and-Marriage-in-India-by-Patricia-Uberoi-Sociology-of-India.html   

https://studywithanil.blogspot.com/2021/03/Women-Social-Reform-and-Nationalism-in-India-by-Kumari-Jayawardena-in-Feminism-and-Nationalism-in-the-Third-Worlds-2016.html 

Assignment (EXAMPLE from DU)
https://studywithanil.blogspot.com/2021/02/Question-Paper-Indian-Society-Images-and-Reality-Sociology-GE-BA-DU.html 

Homework (EXAMPLE from DU)
https://studywithanil.blogspot.com/2021/02/HOTS-HomeWork.html 
https://studywithanil.blogspot.com/2021/02/HOTS-HomeWork-Hindi.html 

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Lectures, Notes, and Study Material, prepared and collected by 

Anil Kumar, Ph.D.,
Assistant Professor,
Department of Sociology,
Patna Women's College (Autonomous)
Patna University. Bihar, 800001, India.  

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Patna Women's College (Autonomous)

Lectures, Notes, and Study Material