Department Sociology

1. Name of the Department : Sociology

2.Year of Establishment :1972

3. Faculty of Department:

4. Brief History of Department

The Department of Sociology of Tingkhong College was introduced in the year 1972 as Core Course and in the year 1991 as Honours Course. Sunit Gogoi (1972) was the founder teacher (Ho D) of the Sociology Department . He was followed by Jogneswar Gogoi as HoD. Another faculty member of the department was late Bhuban Ch. Handique(1986). Present faculty members of the department are Deepanjali Borah, Dr.Diganta kr. Gogoi and Rashmi Rekha Handique .

5. The Motto of the Department

The motto of the department is to impart theoretical knowledge regarding society as a whole and to study social life, social change and the causes and consequences of human behavior. Investigate structure of groups, organizations and societies, and how people interact within these contexts. Through Sociology, the department trains students to understand the basic social processes of society, social institutions and pattern of social behavior.

6. Programme Outcomes

The main subject -matter of Sociology is to study about the human society and human behavior . The motto of the sociology department is to impart theoretical knowledge regarding development of sociology as an academic discipline and how over a period of time thinkers have conceptualized various aspects of society and draw attention to the key concepts and institutions of Indian society from an interdisciplinary perspectives , which are useful for the understanding of Indian society. Thus the course will provide knowledge to the students regarding major theoretical debates and concepts and linkage between social, political, economic and religion through themes such as power, governance, states etc. Thus students will able to learn the significance of sociological analysis for the studies of economic processes in local and global contexts. Social stratification is a key concepts of Indian society, through the course the students will be able to know about divers forms of social inequalities. The students of both honours and non- honours will be able to learn the methodologies of social research through the course “Sociological Research Methods” which are more needful for research work and career development of the students.

1st Semester

Core Course 01: Introduction to Sociology I ( 6 Credit)

Through this course students will be able to know about the sociological way of thinking . It also provides a foundation for the other more detailed and specialized courses in sociology.

Core Course 02: Sociology of India I ( 6 Credit )

Students will be introduced the processes and modes of construction of knowledge of India aims to draw attention to the concepts and institutions which are useful for the understanding of Indian society. 

Generic Elective 01:Indian Society:Images and Reality ( 6 Credit )

The course seeks to provide an interdisciplinary introduction to Indian society.

2 nd Semester

Core Course 03: Introduction to Sociology II ( 6 Credit )

Students will able to gain knowledge regarding general introduction to sociological thought. It also aims to draw attention to the variety of ideas and debates about Indian society. .

Core Course 04 : Sociology of India II ( 6 Credit )

The course focus on multiple socio-political forces and ideologies which shape the terrain of the nation which will help the students to know about Indian society.

Generic Elective 02: Family and Intimacy (6 Credit)

The course attempts to introduce students about the social institution from the sociological perspective and with an interdisciplinary orientation.

3 rd Semester

Core Course 05: Political Sociology ( 6 Credit )

This course introduces the students to some major theoretical debates and concepts in political sociology.

Core Course 06: Sociology of Religion ( 6 Credit )

In this course students will be introduced about religious system and its impact over individual religion .It also focus on the relationships between socio-economic action and religion.

Core Course 07: Sociology of Gender (6 Credit )

In this course students will be introduced gender as a critical sociological lens of enquiry in relation to various social fields . It also interrogates the categories of gender, sex and sexuality.

Generic Elective :03 Rethinking Development ( 6 Credit )

It introduces the students the ideas of development from a sociological perspective. It will also help the students to know about different approaches from an interdisciplinary perspective.

3 rd Sem Non-honours

Core Course 03 : Social Stratification ( 6 Credit)

The course introduces the student to various ideas of social inequality and their sociological study. So students will able to acquire knowledge regarding Social differenciation, social inequality etc.

4 th Semester

 Core Course 08 ; Economic Sociology (6 credit )

By going through this paper students will learn regarding understanding of the social and cultural bases of economic activity. It highlights the significance of sociological analysis for the study of economic processes in local and global contexts.

Core course 09 : Socioloy of Kinship (6 credit)

Through this paper students will be introduced about general principles of kinship and marriage by reference to key terms and theoretical statements substantiated by ethnographies.

Core course 10 :Social Stratification (6 Credit)

Through this coursestudents will be introduced to sociological study of social inequalities.

Generic Elective 04 : Gender and Violence (6 Credit )

The main objective of this course is to provide an understanding of the logic of gender

 violence, awareness of its most common forms and tries to equip the students with a 

 sociologically.

 4 th Semester Non honours

Sociology Core : 4 : Methods of Sociological Enquiry

The course is a general introduction to the methodologies of sociological research which will help the students of Non-Honours Course to doing a research work by educating them in research methodologies.

5^th Semester

Core Course 11 : Sociological Thinkers I (6 Credit )

The course introduces the students to the classics in the making of the discipline of

sociology through selected texts by the major thinkers through which students will able to get

knowledgeregarding contributions of social thinkers towards history and development of

Sociology.

Core Course 12 :Sociological Research Methods I( 6 Credit )

The course is a general introduction to the methodologies of sociological research

method. It will provide the student with some elementary knowledge regarding

sociological research.

 DSE Course 02: Agrarian Sociology (6 th Credit)

This course will explores the traditions of enquiry and key substantive issues in agrarian 

Sociology.

DSE Course 04 : Sociology of Work (6 credit)

The paper will provide an outline as how values and ideals of pluralized industrialism have

 caused an absorbed multiple transformative shifts to the local and global contemporary

 social networks of the contemporary world.

 Non Honours

DSE 01 :Religion and Society in India 01 : (6 Credit )

Students will be introduced about Indian politics from a sociological perspective. It attempt to

give the students theories, categories and conceptual tools to understand politics in relation to

society in general.

 6 th Semester

Core Course 13: Sociological Thinkers II (Credit 6)

Main objective of this paper is to introduce students to post classical sociological

thinking through some original texts.

Core Course 14 :Sociological research Method II (6 Credit )

By going through this paper students will able to know how research is actually done. Besides they will be able to know regarding formulating research design,method of data collection and data analysis.

DSE Course 06 : Indian Sociological Tradition (6 Credit )

Through this paper students will be able to know about Indian traditional society and Indian civilization and how the Indian founder sociologists have been engaged with issues of tradition and modernity ,caste tribe and gender and other issues.

Non Honours DSE- 03 : Social Stratification

Here students will be introduced about various ideas of social inequality and their sociological study both theoretically and through case studies.

7. Seminar/ Group Discussion/ Orientation Programme

The faculty members of the Sociology Department have been conducting Departmental Seminar, Group Discussion and Workshop to impart theoretical and practical knowledge of the students of every semester since 2011. The department also conducted many orientation programmes for the benefits of the students such as on 3rd November, 2014, an orientation programme was organized on the topic “Society and Social Development”. Trailukya Dehingia , Associate Professor, Khuwang College was attended as the Resource Person .

Another Orientation Programme was organized on 28-06-2018 on the topic “Career Opportunities of SociologY’’ .Dr.Bikash Deka, Associate Professor of Sociology Department , Dibrugarh University and Dr. Dipankar Sharmah Assistant Professor, Dept. of Sociology, Monuhari Devi Kanoi College Dibrugarh were attended as the Resource Persons.

Departmental Seminar/ Group Discussion/ Workshop conducted by Sociology Department

8. Departmental Library

Besides central library, there is a departmental library which was started in the year 1990 to fulfill the need of the students coming from poor family. At present there are 286 copies book in the departmental library.

9. Book Donation Camp

A “Book Donation Camp’’ was started in the year 2013. Outgoing students of the department donate books to the departmental library at the end of their 6th semester examination.

10. Departmental Magazine

The first Departmental Magazine ‘PROGYA’ was published in the year 2015. Bhaskar Boruah was the editor of the first edition. Second edition of the publication will be published in the year 2022.

11. National Seminar

The Sociology Department organized an ICSSR(New Delhi) sponsored National Seminar on 19th and 20th February,2021 on the topic “ Development of Weaker Sections in North East India : Issues and Challenges” .Dr. Diganta kr. Gogoi , Dept. of Sociology was the Co-ordinator of the Organizing committee.

12. Teaching Methods

For teaching students the department adopts different teaching methods. The usual teaching methods are: classroom teaching, PPT classroom, students seminar ,group discussions, sessional examination , home assignment etc.

HIGHER SECONDARY COURSE

13. Field Survey/Educational Tour

Sociology department, Tingkhong College have been organizing a field work/educational tour among the students of B.A. programme within and outside Assam every year except pandemic period(2020), under the guidance of faculty members of sociology department. Here we have mentioned last 5years field work programmes as shown below:

14. Extension Activities

Sociology department conducted field survey for collecting socio-economic data in the selected villages of Tingkhong locality. Under the guidance of faculty members of Sociology department, students of B.A. programme collect data, when needed.

15. Students Achievement

16. Students Higher Education and Placement (2016 onwards)

17. Total Students Enrollment (1st, 3rd and 5th):

18. Students result (B.A. Final):

 19.Action Plan for the Year 2022

(1) To Conduct a Socio- Economic and Medical Survey in the Sagunesua Village (adopted Village)

(2) To conduct a Health Awareness Programme

(3) To publish a book of Research based Articles with ISBN.

(4) To organise a national seminar

(5) To organize a national level workshop

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