UNIT - I  Sociological Thinkers

1. Auguste Comte 2. Emile Durkheim 3. Pitrim Sorokin : Theory of Cultural Change 4. Max Weber 5. Karl Marx 6. Thorstein Veblen 7. R. K. Merton : Anomie, Deviance and Alienation 8. Vilfredo Pareto 9. Talcott Parsons : Theory of Social System 10. Mahatma Gandhi 11. Radhakamal Mukerjee 12. Dr. B. R. Ambedkar : Social Thought 13. M. N. Srinivas 14. A. R. Desai : Nationalism in India 15. Yogendra Singh.

UNIT - II  Methods of Social Research

1. Social Research : Meaning, Importance and Characteris-tics 2. Main Steps and Importance of Scientific Research Method 3. Hypothesis : Concept and Formulation 4. Research Design 5. Social Survey 6. Research Methodology : Case Study 7. Research Methodology-Sampling 8. Techniques of Data Collection 9. Question-naire 10. Schedule 11. Interview 12. Observation 13. Scaling Techniques 14. Classification and Tabulation of Data 15. Report Writing 16. Meaning of Statistics, Utility and Limitations 17. Measurement of Central Tendency : Mean, Median and Mode 18. Graphical and Diagramatical Presentation of Data 19. Use of Computer in Social Research.