CSS Sociology (100)Syllabus for 2023 and onward

CSS Sociology Syllabus

 Sociology is one of the optional subjects in the Federal Public Service Commission (FPSC) CSS exams, carrying 100 marks. To prepare for the CSS exam, it is recommended to refer to the suggested readings provided by the Federal Public Service Commission (FPSC). Also view past paper questions to get the idea what type of question may be asked.

Here is the link to Past Papers Of Sociology

 Sociology CSS Syllabus 2016 is available here. 

Sociology Syllabus

I. General Sociology

1. Individual: Sociability or the sociality of man.
2. Culture: Meaning and Characteristics (Culture is variable, learnt, social, shared, Transmissive, dynamic and adaptive), types (Material, Non –material), functions (transfer of knowledge, define situation, provide Behaviour pattern, moulds personality) and elements of culture (norms, values, beliefs, sanctions, customs).
3. Culture and Socialization; formal and non-formal socialization, transmission of culture, cultural relativism. Sub-cultures. Ethnocentrism and xenocentrism, Cultural lag, High culture and popular culture. Multiculturalism, assimilation, and acculturation.
4. Society: Meaning and characteristics. Community; meaning and characteristics. Individual and society. Relationship between individual and society. Two main theories regarding the relationship between man and society are (i) the social contract theory and (ii) the organismic theory. Social and cultural evolution of society (Hunting and Gathering Society, Herding and Advance Herding Society, Horticultural Society, Agrarian Society, Industrial Society, Postmodern Society).
5. Social Interaction: Caste and classes, Forms of social classes, Feudal system in Pakistan, Social Mobility-nature of social mobility and its determinants in Pakistani society, Culture of poverty.
6. Social Control: Mechanisms of social control, formal and informal means of social control, Anomie, Alienation and social Integration-Means of social integration in Pakistani Society.
7. Social and Cultural Change and Social Policy: Processes of Social and Cultural Change-discovery, inhibitions to social and cultural change in Pakistan Social planning and directed social and cultural change, the effect of Industrialization, Urbanization, Modernization and Modern Means of Communication on Social Change.
8. Public Opinion: Formation of Public, Opinion, Concept of opinion leader, characteristics of opinion leadership.
9. Community: The rural community, Traditional Characteristics of rural life, The urban community, Rural-Urban convergence, Urbanism, Future of cities in Pakistan.
10. Social Institutions: The nature and genesis of institutions, the process of institutionalization, Functions of Social Institutions: Family, Religion, Education, Economy and Politics.
11.  Social Problems in Pakistan: High population growth rate, Rural-urban migration. Issues of technical/vocational training, Deviance and street crime, Unemployment, illiteracy and School drop-outs, Smuggling, Prostitution, Poverty, Drug Addiction, Child Labour and Abuse of Bonded Labour, Social Customs and Traditions affecting Women in Pakistan, Violence Against Women’s and Domestics Violence, Issues concerning the Elderly’s in Pakistan.

II. Sociological Theory:

Three sociological perspectives: Structural Functionalism, Symbolic interactions and Conflict. Theorists: Ibn-i-Khaldun Spencer, August Comte, Emile Dukheim, Max Weber, Kari Marx, Parson.

III. Methods of Sociological Research:

Scientific Method, Steps in Research, Types of Questionnaire Research Design, Surveys, Observation and Case Studies.

 

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