Courses

Theories of industrial relations: the systems theory, Marxist model, social action model, human relations model, etc; Forces influencing patterns of industrial relations; Sources of conflicts and conflict management; Trade Unions: their aims and objectives,...

The nature, history and scope of Industrial Sociology; Nature of work and its centrality in human lives; Growth of formal organizations and bureaucracy; Sociological theories of formal organizations: classical and human relations schools; Management in formal...

Development as ideology and comparative study of conditions facilitating or impeding development in Third World countries (Africa, Asia and Latin America): State and postcolonial development policies/strategies and impacts; IMF and World Bank policies; Aid...

Inequalities among nations; Affluence and socio-economic deprivations; The Three Worlds: their characteristics, emergence and dynamism; European contact and colonialism in the world, Nationalism; Post-World War II context and origins of development as planned...

Defining Africans and tracing their origin; The African environment and diversity and similarities of its people; Worldviews of Africans; Religious belief systems: the supernatural, witchcraft, sorcery, magic, etc.; Cultural norms, values and practices;...

Anthropology and its sub-fields; Nature, scope and methodology of social/cultural anthropology; Evolution and diversity of humans; Culture; Environments and modes of making a living/Adaptive Strategies; Marriage, family, kinship and descent; Economic...

Family as basic social institution; the nexus between marriage, family and kinship; Importance of kinship, descent groups, descent systems; Inheritance and succession; Marriage: processes and forms; Marital stability, divorce and its implications; Types of...

Health as a human value; Medical Sociology: Rationale and Scope; Culture, Health and Illness; Medical pluralism and hierarchy of resort; The doctor–patient encounter; Pharmaceuticals in the Developing World; Socio-cultural aspects of women’s...

Development and scope of political sociology; Power, domination and legitimacy; Authority patterns in society; Social stratification and political domination; Theories for analyzing the state and power: Structural Functionalism, Pluralism, Marxism, Neo-...

Deviance as a universal phenomenon; Definitions; Development and scope of Sociology of Deviant Behaviour; Historical trends; Predisposition of individuals to deviate from social norms; “Causal” theories: biological, psychological and sociological...