1. Meaning, Definition, Nature and Scope of Sociology 2. Sociology and Other Social Science 3. The Scientific and Humanistic Orientations to Sociological Study 4. Importance of Sociology, 5. Rise and Growth of Sociology 6. Basic Concepts : Society and Community 7. Association and Institution  8. Status and Role 9. Social Groups : Concept and Classification-Primary Group and Secondary Group 10. Culture : Meaning and Characteristics 11. Culture and Personality 12. Socialization : Meaning, Process, Agencies, Stages and Theories 13. Social Control : Concept, Need and Agencies 14. Norms and Values 15. Social Stratification : Meaning, Forms and Theories (Marx, Max- Weber and Warner) 16. Social Change : Meaning and Factors 17. Education and Social Change 18. Science, Technology and Social Change 19. Social Mobility : Concept and Characteristics 20. Social Structure : Concept, Characteristics and Elements.

Foundation of Sociological Thought

1. The Emergence of Sociology : The French and Industrial Revolution 2. Auguste Comte : Social Statics and Dynamics, Law of Three Stages and Positivism 3. Herbert Spencer : The Theory of Social Evaluation and Organic Analogy 4. Emile Durkheim : Social Fact, Social Division of Labour and Suicide 5. Max-Weber : Social Action, Ideal Types, Protestant Ethics and Spirit of Capitalism 6. Karl Marx : Historical Materialism, Surplus Value and Class Struggle 7. Vilfredo Pareto : Circulation of Elites, Logico-Experimental Method 8. R. K. Merton : Latent and Manifest Functions, Reference Groups Theories of Middle Range 9. Talcott Parsons : Social System Pattern Variables 10. Lewis Henery Morgan : Cultural Evolution, Evolution of Family.