MA Sociology from JNU is not just an MA! Your thinking about the Society will not be anymore like before. It’s one of the most competitive centre in JNU and the Course Work will be rigid. M.A. (Sociology) JNU Entrance Examination (Recommended Readings for preparation)
1. Sociological Theory (Marx, Weber and Dukhaim) Read: 1. Marx, Durkheim, Weber: Formations of Modern Social Thought by Ken Morrison
2. Status &Role, Norms & Values, Group, Community, Cultural Processes and the related terms/Concepts: Read:Dictionary of Sociology by Penguin
3. Village in India, Agrarian Social Structure Read: 1. Indian Society by (S.C. Dube) 2. Indian Sociology by (Andre Beterille)
4. Social Structure in India (Caste, Class and Gender) Read: 1. Social Stratification in India by (Dipankar Gupta) (Eds.) 2. India’s Social Structure by (M.N. Srinivas)
5. Cultural Process like Modernisation, Sanskrtisation, Westernisation etc.. Read: 1. Modernisation of India Tradition by (Yogendra Singh)
6. Globalisation, Feminism, Education and Social Change, Population and Development, Structuralism, Post-Modernism, Nationalism etc.. Read: 1. Sociological Theory by (George Ritzer) 2. Sociology by (J.J. Macionis) 3. Modern Sociological Theory by (Francis Abrahams)