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Exam pattern

Paper 2 pattern

UGC NET Paper 2 — Sociology

  • 100 questions
  • 200 marks
  • 120 minutes
  • +2 per right answer
  • no negative marking
  • Unit 1 — Sociological Theory10 Qs · 20 marks
  • Unit 2 — Research Methodology and Methods10 Qs · 20 marks
  • Unit 3 — Basic Concepts and Institutions10 Qs · 20 marks
  • Unit 4 — Rural and Urban Transformations10 Qs · 20 marks
  • Unit 5 — State, Politics and Development10 Qs · 20 marks
  • Unit 6 — Economy and Society10 Qs · 20 marks
  • Unit 7 — Environment and Society10 Qs · 20 marks
  • Unit 8 — Family, Marriage and Kinship10 Qs · 20 marks
  • Unit 9 — Science, Technology and Society10 Qs · 20 marks
  • Unit 10 — Culture and Symbolic Transformations10 Qs · 20 marks

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From the chapter: Classical Sociological Traditions: Durkheim, Weber and Marx

Which three characteristics did Durkheim use to define a social fact in The Rules of Sociological Method?

Show the answer and why

Answer: D.

A social fact is external to the individual, constrains him, and is general throughout a society. Meaning and motive belong to Weber's definition of social action; adaptation, integration and latency are Parsons's AGIL functions.

Syllabus

UGC NET Sociology syllabus, unit by unit

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Unit 1 — Sociological Theory5 chapters
  1. Classical Sociological Traditions: Durkheim, Weber and Marx
  2. Structure-Functionalism and Structuralism: Malinowski, Radcliffe-Brown, Parsons, Merton and Lévi-Strauss
  3. Hermeneutic and Interpretative Traditions: Mead, Mannheim, Schutz, Garfinkel, Goffman and Geertz
  4. Post-Modernism, Post-Structuralism and Post-Colonialism: Said, Bourdieu, Foucault, Habermas, Giddens and Castells
  5. Indian Thinkers: Gandhi, Ambedkar, Radhakamal Mukerjee, Ghurye, Srinivas and Irawati Karve
Unit 2 — Research Methodology and Methods2 chapters
  1. Conceptualising Social Reality and Formulating Research Design
  2. Quantitative and Qualitative Methods, and the Techniques of Social Research
Unit 3 — Basic Concepts and Institutions3 chapters
  1. Sociological Concepts: Structure, Culture, Network, Status, Identity, Community, Diaspora, Norms, Personhood and Power
  2. Social Institutions, and Social Change and Processes
  3. Social Stratification: Difference, Hierarchy and Inequality; Caste and Class; Gender, Sexuality and Disability; Race, Tribe and Ethnicity
Unit 4 — Rural and Urban Transformations2 chapters
  1. Rural and Peasant Society: Agrarian Structure, Land Relations, De-Peasantization and Peasant Movements
  2. Urban Society: Urbanism and Urbanization, Cities and Mega-Cities, Slums, the Middle Class and Urban Movements
Unit 5 — State, Politics and Development2 chapters
  1. Political Processes in India: Nation and Border, Bureaucracy, Governance, Public Policy, Political Culture, Grass-root Democracy, Law, Gender and Development
  2. Social Movements and Protests: Theories, Factions and Pressure Groups, Identity Movements, Civil Society and Citizenship, NGOs, and Reservations and Politics
Unit 6 — Economy and Society2 chapters
  1. Economy and Society I: Exchange and Gift, Mode of Production Debates, Property, State and Market, Models of Development, Poverty and Exclusion
  2. Economy and Society II: Factory and Labour, Gender and Work, Business and Family, Digital and Global Business, Tourism and Consumption
Unit 7 — Environment and Society2 chapters
  1. Environment and Society I: Social and Cultural Ecology, Agriculture and Biodiversity, Indigenous Knowledge, Gender, Forests and Adivasis, Degradation and Migration
  2. Environment and Society II: Displacement and Rehabilitation, Water and Exclusion, Disasters, Pollution and Health, Climate Change and Environmental Movements
Unit 8 — Family, Marriage and Kinship2 chapters
  1. Family, Marriage and Kinship I: Theoretical Approaches, Gender and Power, Inheritance and Authority, Sexuality and Reproduction, the Life Course and Emotions
  2. Family, Marriage and Kinship II: Emergent Forms of Family, Changing Marriage and Care, Family Laws, Domestic Violence and Honour Killing
Unit 9 — Science, Technology and Society2 chapters
  1. Science, Technology and Society I: Technological Development, Time and Space, Flows and Boundaries, Virtual Community and Media
  2. Science, Technology and Society II: E-Governance and Surveillance, Technology and Politics, the Digital Divide, Family, Health, Food and Cyber Crime
Unit 10 — Culture and Symbolic Transformations3 chapters
  1. Culture and Symbolic Transformations I: Signs and Symbols, Rituals and Beliefs, Material Culture, Moral Economy, Art and Aesthetics, Ethics and Morality
  2. Culture and Symbolic Transformations II: Religious Organizations and Piety, Commodification of Rituals, Communalism and Secularism, Pilgrimage, Religion and Economy, New Religious Movements
  3. Culture and Symbolic Transformations III: Education, Cultural Identity and Mobilization, Culture and Politics, Gender and the Body, Sports, and Culture and Environment

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What does the UGC NET Sociology course cost?

The first chapter of the UGC NET course is free. All 25 chapters of this subject, in English and Hindi, unlock with the UGC NET plan — ₹29 a month, less than ₹1 a day, cancel anytime — with scored practice, the Paper-2 mock test and spaced revision. Premium adds the AI mentor.

Does it cover the whole Sociology syllabus?

All 10 units of the NTA syllabus (subject code 05) are written, in 25 chapters, from the official document unit by unit.

What is the UGC NET Paper 2 exam pattern for Sociology?

100 questions for 200 marks, with no negative marking. Paper 1 and Paper 2 are taken in one sitting of three hours; the mock test here rehearses Paper 2 in 120 minutes.

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