www.unipune.ac.in University Of Pune : Ph.D Entrance Test Syllabus

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DEPARTMENT OF SOCIOLOGY
UNIVERSITY OF PUNE

Syllabus : Entrance Test for Research( Ph.D.)
Module 1 : Concepts
1. Basic concepts : Institutions, Culture, Norms and Values, Social Structure
2. Institutions
3. Concepts related to development and globalization, dimensions of globalization, changing concept of work

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Module 2 : Theory
2. A.
1. Marx
2. Durkheim
3. Weber
4. Structure –Functionalism
5. Symbolic interactionism and Phenomenology

2.B.
1. Critical Theory
2. Post –structuralism
3. Giddens
4. Beck

Module 3 : Conceptualising Indian Society
1. Theoretical Perspectives –
- Indological/Textual Perspective : G.S.Ghurye
- Structural – Functional Perspective : M.N.Srinivas
- Marxian Perspective : A.R.Desai
- Feminist Perspective : Leela Dube
- Subaltern Perpective : B.R.Ambedkar

Module 4 : Issues related to development and globalization:
- Poverty – rural and urban
- Ecological degradation, displacement
- Health
- Education
2. Debates : Tradition & modernity in India, Secularism

Module 5 : Methods
1. Nature of Social Research – Definition, hypothesis, theory and concept , Research design
2. Quantitative and Qualitative methodology
3. Methods :
A. Quantitative : Survey, Questionnaire, Structured interview.
B. Qualitative : Case Study, unstructured interview, ethnography.

Format of Subject Question paper for Entrance Test for Ph.D.
Section One : 20 marks
Q.1. Objective type (all modules) : (out of 13 – answer any 10)
Section Two : 80 marks
Q.2. Module I - 20 marks (out of 4 – answer any 2)
Q.3. Module II - 20 marks (out of 4 – answer any 2)
Q.4. Module III - 20 marks (out of 4 – answer any 2)
Q.5. Module IV - 20 marks (out of 4 – answer any 2)