Department of Sociology

Initiation and brief overview

 The Department of Sociology started in 2003 and has been operating as an Honours Department since 2008. From its inception, the Department has a good academic record with a high pass percentage for all its outgoing batches. The Department has also consistently produced University rankers. At present, the Department has a four-member faculty (2 Assistant Professors, 1 SACT I and 1 SACT II lecturer) with different specializations who teach various papers of the discipline.

Vision and outlook

The Department strives to inculcate a strong sociological sense among students with a specific focus on developing their analytical and writing abilities. At the same time, it focuses on introducing students to empirical field-based research which is central to Sociology as a discipline. The Department further ensures that students are well prepared academically and otherwise to chart their career paths in future while applying the skills they have picked up in the three years at this Department.

Methods of Teaching

The Department believes in a comprehensive approach towards teaching keeping in mind the nature and scope of Sociology as a discipline. Apart from the usual lecture method, the Department uses audio-visual aid, such as power point presentations and films to stimulate the learning process and to ensure that students develop a keen and critical sociological sense. The Department also encourages a field-based approach towards Sociology and regularly organizes educational and field trips to expose students to sociological processes and changes in society around them. Projects both individual and group-based also form an integral part of the evaluative scheme for students. Regular assessments through class-tests and written assignments ensure that students are well prepared for their final end-semester examinations.

Email: sociology@rksmvv.ac.in

Department of Sociology
Courses offered
The following courses are offered under the NEP and Choice Based Credit System:

Honours

Generic Elective

General

Major

Minor

Skill Enhancement Courses

NEP Syllabus
https://wbsu.ac.in/web/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/4.-WBSU-Sociology-UG-Syllabus_Major.pdf

https://wbsu.ac.in/web/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/5.-WBSU-Sociology-UG-Syllabus_Minor.pdf

https://wbsu.ac.in/web/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/7.-WBSU-Sociology-UG-Syllabus_SEC.pdf

CBCS Syllabus
https://wbsu.ac.in/web/Syllabus/UG%20Syllabus/sociology-honours-cbcs-draft-syllabus.pdf

https://wbsu.ac.in/web/Syllabus/UG%20Syllabus/sociology-general-cbcs-draft-syllabus.pdf

 Programme Outcomes (CBCS)

 PO1: Communication Skills : Confident to speak, write, read, listen and understand the English language and one or more Indian languages. Relate the ideas, knowledge, books, and people. Think and decide rationally, and adopt technology and electronic/print media in disseminating thoughts, facts and realities.

PO2: Social responsibility: Develop an obligation to act for the benefit of society at large. Cultivate the responsibility to maintain a balance between the economy and the ecosystems. Nurture a moral obligation to minimize the adverse effect on those immediately around them.

PO3: Critical, logical and rational thinking: Acquire the ability for objective, rational, sceptical, logical, and unbiased analysis of factual evidences to form a judgment or conclusion. Enhance the process of rational thinking, problem solving and analytical evaluation from different perspectives.

PO4: Enlightened and effective Citizenship: Cultivate progressive citizenship for a knowledge society for peace and prosperity of nations and the world. Develop clear, rational and progressive thinking. Participate in decision-making concerning the society and upholding national development, integrity, unity and fraternity.

PO5: Values and Ethics: Recognize the importance, worth and usefulness of principles and standards of behavior and moral dimensions of one’s own decisions and judgements. Be aware of various aspects of social responsibility through social, outreach, and cultural activities during the programme. Shape a personality which understands and appreciates religious and cultural diversity and plurality.

PO6: Sustainable development: Understand, organize and promote the principle of human development goals by sustaining the ability of natural systems, natural resources and ecosystem services upon which the economy and society depends.

PO7: Life-long process of Learning: Cultivate the proficiency to engage in independent, life-long and progressive learning abilities in the broadest context of changing socio-political-economic-cultural and technological scenario.

PO8: Employment Skills: Be prepared for employment in various fields by developing reading, writing and comprehension skills which make the students fit and eligible for jobs in the government and non-government sectors. A broad spectrum study of various subjects helps the students compete in various examinations for employment after graduation.

Programme Specific Outcome

PSO 1: Help students develop a critical sociological imagination and understand, articulate, and apply sociological theory to understand the social worlds they live in.

PSO 2: To observe, explore and process the diversity of Indian society and formulate research to critically understand them.

PSO 3: Students will be able to identify, understand and differentiate between social institutions which form the framework of any society. They will also be able to comprehend the processes through which social structures respond to change and evolve with time.

PSO 4: To formulate hypothesis, measure variables and test, verify and validate sociological theory by applying research methods.

 Course Outcome

SO Mapping and Bloom’s Taxonomy 

PO and CO matrix 

Programme Outcomes (NEP)

PO1: Communication Skills: Confident to speak, write, read, listen and understand the English language and one or more Indian languages. Relate the ideas, knowledge, books, and people. Think and decide rationally, and adopt technology and electronic/print media in disseminating thoughts, facts and realities.

PO2: Social responsibility: Develop an obligation to act for the benefit of society at large. Cultivate the responsibility to maintain a balance between the economy and the ecosystems. Nurture a moral obligation to minimise the adverse effect on those immediately around them.

PO3: Critical, logical and rational thinking: Acquire the ability for objective, rational, sceptical, logical, and unbiased analysis of factual evidence to form a judgment or conclusion. Enhance the process of rational thinking, problem-solving and analytical evaluation from different perspectives.

PO4: Enlightened and Effective Citizenship: Cultivate progressive citizenship for a knowledge society for peace and prosperity of nations and the world. Develop clear, rational and progressive thinking. Participate in decision-making concerning the society and upholding national development, integrity, unity and fraternity.

PO5: Values and Ethics: Recognize the importance, worth and usefulness of principles and standards of behaviour and moral dimensions of one’s decisions and judgements. Be aware of various aspects of social responsibility through social, outreach, and cultural activities during the programme. Shape a personality which understands and appreciates religious and cultural diversity and plurality.

PO6: Sustainable development: Understand, organise and promote the principle of human development goals by sustaining the ability of natural systems, natural resources and ecosystem services upon which the economy and society depend.

PO7: Life-long process of Learning: Cultivate the proficiency to engage in independent, life-long and progressive learning abilities in the broadest context of changing socio-political-economic-cultural and technological scenarios.

PO8: Employment Skills: Be prepared for employment in various fields by developing reading, writing and comprehension skills which make the students fit and eligible for jobs in the government and non-government sectors. A broad spectrum study of various subjects helps the students compete in various examinations for employment after graduation.

Programme Specific Outcome

PSO 1: Help students develop a critical sociological imagination and differentiate between social institutions which form the framework of any society and understand the social worlds they live in.

PSO 2: To observe, explore and process the diversity of Indian society and formulate research to critically understand them.

 Course Outcome

PSO Mapping and Bloom’s Taxonomy 

PO and CO matrix

Ramakrishna Sarada Mission Vivekananda Vidyabhavan

Department of sociology

Routine 2022-23 (Odd Sem) 

 Total number of classes: 72

 AC-18

BB-18

UKM-14

APC-14

DS-8

Even sem 2023-24

Ramakrishna Sarada Mission Vivekananda Vidyabhavan

Even Sem Lesson Plan (SOCA) 2023-24

Sociology Department

Semester II 

Major: Discipline-Specific Core Course (DS-2)

Introducing Indian Society- I

Total Credit- 5 (75 Hours)

Minor Discipline Paper 2 (MA-2)

Introducing Indian Society- I

Credits 5 (75 hours)

Skill Enhancement Course (SEC): Gender Sensitization

(SE-II)

Total Credit -3 (45 hours)

SEMESTER- IV

CORE COURSE- 8;

Economic Sociology (SOCACOR08T)

CORE COURSE- 9;

Sociology of Kinship(SOCACOR09T)

CORE COURSE- 10;

Social Stratification(SOCACOR10T)

Generic Elective 04  

Methods of Sociological Enquiry (SOCHGEC04T)

SEMESTER- VI

CORE COURSE- 13; Sociological Thinkers II (SOCACOR13T)

CORE COURSE- 14;

Sociological Research Methods II (SOCACOR14T)

DSE- 4; SOCIOLOGY OF WORK (SOCADSE04)

DSE- 6; Indian Sociological Traditions (SOCADSE06T)

Discipline Specific Elective 03; 

Social Stratification (SOCGDSE03T)

Ramakrishna Sarada Mission Vivekananda Vidyabhavan

Lesson plan (SOCA) 2023-24

Sociology Department

 Semester I 

Major: Discipline Specific Core Course (DS-1)

Introducing Sociology 

Total Credit- 5 (75 Hours)

Minor Discipline Paper 1 (MA-1)
Introducing Sociology 
Credits 5 (75 hours)

Skill Enhancement Course (SEC): Development of Social Research Methods (SE-1)
Total Credit -3 (45 hours)

SEMESTER- III
CORE COURSE- 5; Political Sociology (SOCACOR05T)

CORE COURSE- 6; Sociology of Religion (SOCACOR06T)

CORE COURSE- 7; Sociology of Gender (SOCACOR07T)

GE-3; Sociological Theories (SOCGCOR03T)

SEMESTER- V

CORE COURSE – 11; Sociological Thinkers I (SOCACOR11T)

CORE COURSE- 12; Sociological Research Methods I (SOCACOR12T)

DSE- 1; Urban Sociology (SOCADSE01T)

DSE- 2; Agrarian Sociology (SOCADSE02T)

Discipline Specific Elective 02 (SOCGDSE02T): Marriage, Family and Kinship

Ramakrishna Sarada Mission Vivekananda Vidyabhavan

Lesson plan (SOCA) 2023-24

Sociology Department

 Semester I 

Major: Discipline Specific Core Course (DS-1)

Introducing Sociology 

Total Credit- 5 (75 Hours)

Minor Discipline Paper 1 (MA-1)

Introducing Sociology 

Credits 5 (75 hours)

Skill Enhancement Course (SEC): Development of Social Research Methods (SE-1)

Total Credit -3 (45 hours)

SEMESTER- III

CORE COURSE- 5; Political Sociology (SOCACOR05T)

CORE COURSE- 6; Sociology of Religion (SOCACOR06T)

CORE COURSE- 7; Sociology of Gender (SOCACOR07T)

GE-3; Sociological Theories (SOCGCOR03T)

SEMESTER- V

CORE COURSE – 11; Sociological Thinkers I (SOCACOR11T)

CORE COURSE- 12; Sociological Research Methods I (SOCACOR12T)

DSE- 1; Urban Sociology (SOCADSE01T)

DSE- 2; Agrarian Sociology (SOCADSE02T)

Discipline Specific Elective 02 (SOCGDSE02T): Marriage, Family and Kinship

SOCACOR01T-SOCIOLOGY (CC1)

                                                                Group-A

1.   Write a note on the emergence of Sociology as an academic discipline. 10

প্রতিষ্ঠানিক বিষয় হিসাবে সমাজবিজ্ঞানের উত্থানের উপর একটি টীকা লেখ।

Group-B

Answer any Two questions from the following                           (2×5=10)

1. How is Sociology related with Social Anthropology?

সামাজিক নৃবিজ্ঞান এর সাথে সমাজতত্ত্ব কিভাবে সম্পর্ক যুক্ত

1.  How is Sociology related with History?

ইতিহাস এর সাথে সমাজতত্ত্ব কিভাবে সম্পর্ক যুক্ত

1. Discuss how Sociology is related with Psychology?

মনস্তত্ত্ব এর সাথে সমাজতত্ত্ব কিভাবে সম্পর্ক যুক্ত

SOCACOR13T-SOCIOLOGY (CC13)

1. Write a note on AGIL model as propounded by Parsons. 10
2. Briefly discuss about George Herbert Mead’s idea of ‘Interactional Self’.

SOCADSE01T-SOCIOLOGY (DSE1)

1. অভিবাসন এর সম্পর্কে সংক্ষেপে টিকা লেখো 10
2. শহর এবং সংস্কৃতি সম্পর্কে সংক্ষেপে টিকা লেখো

Mock Test 2022-2023
Semester 4 Paper II
11.07.2023
(No. of students: 5)
Answer all questions
Group A

Each question carries 10 marks. Answer within 700 words
1. Analyze the three dimensions of stratification following Max Weber (10)
2. Explain the relationship between New reproductive technologies and culture (10)

Group B

Each question carries 5 marks. Answer within 300 words

1. Write any two forms of stratification
2. Briefly discuss the main elements of patriarchy
3. Write a short note on marriage migration
4. Trace the discriminatory issues of LGBTQ indentities
Group C

Each question carries 2 marks. Answer within 100 words

1. Distinguish between race and ethnicity
2. What do you mean by stratification?
3. What is globalization?
4. Write a short note on live-in relationship

5. Define kinship

Sem- III (Hons)
Practice Examinations

Time: 2 Hours Full Marks: 50
All questions are compulsory

The number of marks carried by a question/part is indicated against it.

GROUP-A

(Answer the following questions within 700 words each)

1. Discuss Mill’s notion of power elite 10
2. Write a short note on Karl Marx theory of religion as alienation 10

GROUP-B

(Answer the following questions within 300 words each)

3. Briefly discuss the characteristics of totalitarianism 5
4. Briefly discuss the concept of ruling class 5
5. LGBTQ Movements in India 5
6. Write a short note on Weber’s notion of authority 5

GROUP-C

(Answer the following questions within 100 words each)

7. Difference between sex and gender 2
8. Define governing elite 2
9. Define state. 2
10. Who wrote the book ‘The Protestant Ethic and the Spirit of Capitalism’? 2
11. What is religious fundamentalism? 2

Name of activity: Talk on Transgender Day of Remembrance

Category: Workshop

Topic: Transgender Remembrance Day

Organising unit: Departments of History and Sociology

Date: 30th November 2023

Time: 2:30 pm to 4 pm

Venue: Room no. 8, RKSMVV

Name of resource person (with designation): Anurag Maitrayee, Trans Activitist

Number of participants:

Brief description of the event

The program started at 2:30 pm with a welcome address by our IQAC Coordinator, Dr. Chaiti Mitra. The event started with an introduction on why we are celebrating the Transgender remembrance day after which the students from the Department of History and Sociology did a PowerPoint presentation where they talked and showed about the injustices against transgender people and the names of some of the transgender people who lost their lives due to hate and violence. Our speaker, Anurag Maitrayee gave a powerful lecture on various difficulties and concerns faced by the transgender people and how we as ordinary people can help them in their rights. The event ended with an interactive session with the students and faculty and it proved to be a successful talk.

Programme outcome

The students learned more deeply about the experiences of trans people coming from the personal experience of the trans activist, Anurag Maitrayee. It was an enlightening session with discussion and sharing of knowledge generating empathy and a sense of power among the students and everyone who were involved in listening to the lecture. 

Geo-tagged photos and flyer in jpg format

Events 2022-23

Name:  Book Fair

Category: Student’s Activity

Organizing unit: Department of Sociology

Date: 10/2/2023

Time: 1:30pm -5:30pm

No of students: 20

No of teachers: 4

Brief description of the event:

As part of the curriculum, one-day educational book fair visit was organized by the department of Sociology and this trip was meant to brighten the young minds and stimulate their way of thinking. Our destination was Milan Mela Ground at Karunamoyee, Salt Lake. Students took some pictures from outer facades of the Mela. Then we went inside the book fair, which was decked up very well. Due to the international book fair, there were lots of foreign book stalls. Every year, the Kolkata Book Fair has a focal theme, on which the event is based. For this year the theme is Spain, where we tried to capture the culture & art scene of Spain. Then we had a break and enjoyed our lunch in a small stall. After that we reached to the middle of the mela ground, where the students strolled around, clicked some panoramic shots of the Kolkata Book Fair. It was an excellent, informative and eventful day for all of us.

Outcomes:

This trip was meant to get a chance to come in contact with the book lovers and publishers.  Its helps to build reading and comprehension skills, knowledge and vocabulary, critical for understanding new subject matters. Students were seen engaging themselves in bargaining, resulting in expansion of their collection of books. It allowed students to discover new books and writers, and it helped to foster a love of reading in our future generations.

Name:  Departmental Excursion

Category: Student’s Activity

Organizing unit: Department of Sociology

Date: 17/12/2022

Time: 10:30am -5:30pm

No of students: 16

No of teachers: 2

Brief description of the event:

As part of the curriculum, one-day educational trip was organized by the department of Sociology. This trip was meant to brighten the young minds and stimulate their way of thinking. Our first destination was St. Paul’s Cathedral; Photography was barred inside the premises, so the students took some shots of the outer facades. Then we moved on to the Nandan; it was decked up very well due to the international film festival, where we tried to capture the cinematic & aesthetic art scenes. Then we had a break and enjoyed our delicious lunch in an Indo-Chinese restaurant. After that we reached our final & last destination Maidan, where students strolled around and clicked some panoramic shots of the Victoria Memorial. It was an excellent, informative, eventful day for all of us.

Outcomes:

This trip was meant to get a chance to come in touch with the urban Culture and the colonial history of Kolkata. Through this trip student could understand the scenario of the city-culture, which is in their syllabus; i.e., “Culture and leisure” (semester-VI). Its helps to build the overall understanding of the urban cultures. Students took full advantage of getting themselves exposed to new ideas, customs, and the social pattern of urban ambience. It enhances the students’ ability to accommodate with different cultures for sustenance.  The tour helped us to appreciate the importance of preserving our history, culture, and environment. Overall, it was an enriching experience for all of us.

Name: ‘Smile as a Gesture’

Category: Extension lecture

Organising unit: Department of Sociology, RKSMVV

Date: 02.03.23

Time: 1 p.m- 2 p.m

Number of Students: 18

Number of Resource Persons: 01

Name of Resource Person: Debadyuti Karmakar, Assistant Professor, Department of Sociology, Prasanta Chandra Mahalanobis Mahavidyalay

Number of beneficiaries: 18 students are the beneficiaries.

Brief description of the event: The resource gave an insightful lecture on smiling as a gesture and showed a PowerPoint presentation and some videos and pictures related to his talk. He talked about how in sociology, a smile is a non-verbal or non-vocal gesture that carries significant social and emotional meaning. He shed light on how smiles are an essential part of social interaction and are often used to convey friendliness, warmth, and approachability. Smile can also mask or hide negative emotions in certain social situations. Smiles can signal various social intentions. For example, a genuine smile may indicate goodwill, while a forced or insincere smile might signal politeness or discomfort. This way he mentioned the various ways in different social situations.

Outcome: Students came to know the variations of smile and laughter and how smiles as a form of informal way of social interaction works in our everyday life, the relevance of the use of emoticons without saying any word and how the concept of happy face measured through smile over the periods. It was a very innovative, new topic of discussion. The session was insightful. Overall, the students learned how to see even a small thing as a smile from a sociological perspective and how they serve in conveying emotions, intentions, and social norms, influencing how individuals interact with each other and navigate various social situations.

Name: Talk on ‘Society and Health: perspectives from Clinical Research’

Category: Extension Lecture

Organizing unit: Sociology Department

Date: 16th December 2022

Time: 11:30-12:15 pm

No of students: 12

No of teachers: 3

Name of resource Person: Bony  Dasgupta, Clinical Research Coordinator, Tata Medical Centre Kolkata

Brief description of the event: The talk held on ‘Society and health: Perspectives from Clinical Research’ was given by Bony Dasgupta who is a Clinical Research Coordinator at Tata Medical Centre Kolkata. She talked about her experience working as a clinical researcher, and how society views health in general. She made the students understand clinical research and how it focuses on the scientific evaluation of treatments, interventions, drugs, devices, and procedures to assess their safety and efficacy in human subjects. She mentioned the importance of clinical research in the development and evaluation of healthcare interventions and how the social, cultural, and structural factors that influence health and healthcare systems. 

Outcome: The students were able to understand the various health problems of society interplaying with financial, family and other factors. They were also able to understand the various avenues students can take after studying sociology and how clinical research is also a future prospect the students can give thought to. The students had many questions on the opportunities in this field of clinical research and they were cleared of their questions.

Name:  Farewell and freshers Party

Category: Student’s Activity

Organizing unit: Department of Sociology

Date: 10/07/2023

Time: 11:00am – onwards

No of students: 20

No of teachers: 5

Brief description of the event:

As part of the curriculum, the Department of Sociology had organized a farewell and freshers party for Semester- VI and Semester- II students. All the departments had attended the programme and the day was filled with excitement, joy, music, enthusiasm, and happiness.

Outcomes:

The purpose of Fresher’s Party and Farewell is to welcome the new students and bid adieu the old students in a friendly atmosphere and to encourage their creative impulses to boost their confidence for future as well as new phases of their lives. Being part of the college, seniors and juniors make friendship with each other to celebrate this day. Freshers along with their seniors got chance to showcase their talent by various performances like solo dance, dual dance, group dances, recitations, song and at the final hour small games were organized to make the function more artful and full of fun. Without the help of each and every student of our department such an amazing event could not be successful.

Event Report Format

Name: Student’s day out for the Film, ‘Holy Conspiracy’

Category: Departmental Activity

Organizing unit: Sociology Department

Date: 23.08.2022

Time: 2:30pm-6:30 pm

Resource Person: NA

No of students: 7

No of teachers: 4

Brief description of the event:

The students of 2nd year and 3rd year were taken out for the film titled, ‘Holy Conspiracy’ on 23.08.2022 to watch and review the film critically so as to give them a project to write their understanding of the film.

Outcome

The students were able to see and explain the societal issues highlighted in the film. They were taught to watch the movie not only as entertainment but also to sharpen their critical thinking.

Name: Understanding the Pride Movements: Diverse Expressions of the LGBTIQ Communities

Category: Workshop

Organising unit: Departments of History, Sociology and Psychology and Sappho For Equality in collaboration with IQAC, RKSMVV

Date: 28.06.2023

Time: 1.30 P.M- 3.30 P.M

Number of Participants: 72 (64 students + 8 teachers)

Number of teachers: 8

Number of Resource Persons: 03

Name of Resource Persons: Minakshi Sanyal, Koyel Ghosh and Madhurima Ghosh

Brief description of the event: The workshop was organized in order to spread awareness and celebrate Pride Month. The message was ‘Our bodies, our minds, our rights’ and Sappho for Equality did a brilliant workshop focusing on the basic concepts of sex, gender and sexuality, LGBTQIA, and gender dysphoria. They shared their life- experiences and interacted with students. They showed a short film too. Students from three departments presented posters on the above-mentioned topic. At the end of the session, the announcement of the best poster was held. The programme ended on a happy note.

Outcome:  The LGBTIQ community advocates for equal rights, acceptance, and visibility, and works to combat discrimination, prejudice, and violence based on sexual orientation, gender identity, or intersex status. The students and all the participants present in the workshop gained a much better understanding of the LGBTIQ community, its various terms and identities and such as who are identified as Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, Intersex and Queer. The students became more aware of the struggles and hardships still faced by the people from these communities which helped in generating empathy and open-mindedness for them.

Name: Poster Presentation: Violence against women

Category: Student’s Activity

Organizing unit: Department of Sociology

Date: 09/12/2022

Time: 11:00am – onwards

No of students: 20

No of teachers: 2

Brief description of the event:

As part of the curriculum, the department of Sociology organized a poster presentation for all the departmental students. They made a single poster on “Violence against women”. The event envisaged that, empowering a woman was a way to defend not only violation against a specific gender but also it could raise the level of standard of the society.

Outcomes:

This event threw light on the value of women in our society. To create awareness on gender equality was thought as one of the supreme pillars of good governance in our society. The event made us realise the role of importance of women in our society. They shared the concerns about how women face challenges in cyberspace and sexual harassment everywhere. To create awareness and to rise one’s voice against the violence is understood as the need of the hour. Among the various forms of violence, domestic aggression against women is a serious issue. Violence is considered a “silent epidemic”. The event highlighted the lack of proper education, lack of awareness and lack of adequate laws as the root cause for gender-against violence. The main aim to celebrate this event is to create awareness of gender equality for a healthy society.

Events 2021-22

Name: Perspectives of Indian Society

Category: Extension lecture

Organizing unit: Sociology Department.

Date: 15.03.2022

Time: 11 am-1 pm

Resource Person: Dr. Aniruddha Chowdhury, Visiting Faculty, West Bengal State University

No of students: 12

No of teachers: 3

Brief description of the event:  

The extension lecture was attended by the students of all three semesters. Dr. Aniruddha Sir explained clearly the history of Indian Society and its various perspectives from Structural functionalism, conflict and modernisation perspectives. 

Outcome  

The students had an interactive session and after the lecture, the students were able to understand Indian society and its various perspectives. Dr. Aniruddha Sir also clearly explained their doubts and suggested a book for the students named ‘Indian Sociological Thought by B.K Nagla’

Event Report Format

Name: Interdisciplinary Seminar on Research Methodology

Category: Extension lecture

Organizing unit: Sociology, Education and Philosophy Department.

Date: 08.03.2022

Time: 11 am-1 pm

Resource Person: Dr. Prarhita Biswas, Professor & Head of the Department, School of Education, Adamas University

Dr. Maushumi Guha, Jadavpur University, Department of Philosophy

No of students: 76

No of teachers: 10

Brief description of the event: The extension lecture was attended by the students of the three departments. The lecture was on Research Methodology where the concepts of research and how to carry out research were discussed such as what is research- quantitative and qualitative research, research design, data collection methods, research, validity, reliability and other such concepts. An interactive session was also conducted at the end of the lecture where students asked questions and learned more about research.

Outcome

 The students were introduced to research methodology. It helped them have a better understanding of research methods in order to carry out the research process.

Name:  Film Screening

Category: Student’s Activity

Organizing unit: Department of Sociology

Date: 23/2/2021

Time: 11:00am – onwards

No of students: 14

No of teachers: 4

Brief description of the event:

As part of the curriculum, the department of Sociology had organized a virtual film screening for all the departmental students. The students were shown the Hindi film ” Article 15 ” directed by Anubhav Sinha, to understand the role, influence and importance of the fundamental rights and Socio-political values of  India.

Outcomes:

The message of this film was very clear, the lack of awareness and breach of fundamental rights enshrined in our Indian constitution in a rural set up. The students could understand the importance of the Indian constitution. They realized the real value of article 15 i.e. “Prohibition of discrimination on grounds of religion, race, caste, sex or place of birth”. Through this story we understood the corrupt practices and loopholes, that are in existence in the administrative affairs of the Govt.  This film also identified the Indian caste system and behaviour of different communities in handling the caste system. “Caste system” is also one of the parts of our syllabus. The Movie diverts our attention to a very relevant problem in a very hard-hitting manner.

Name: Feminism in India: The Tale and its Telling

Category: Online lecture

Organizing unit: Sociology Department in collaboration with Gender Resource Centre

Date: 29.01.2021

Time: 5:30-6:30

Resource Person: Prof. Maitrayee Chaudhuri, Centre For Study of Social Systems, JNU

No of students: 70

No of teachers: 4

Brief description of the event: The speaker discussed feminism in the context of India and provided a history of Indian feminism. She presented a schematic account of feminism in India; brought up some theoretical and methodological issues entailed in representing it and talked about the practice and theory of feminism. She also discussed and brought into light the changes over time in the contemporary context. She talked about her early years as a student of Indian women’s issues in the late 1970s and early 1980s, the developments since, and the rich and complex body of feminist writings that emerged which in many ways have become institutionalized within academia as well as within policy-making, whether of various states or of international agencies, the rise of multiculturalism and postmodernism, postcolonial studies, and the greater visibility of India and Indian scholarship in the last decades.

Outcome

The students were able to know the detailed history of Feminism in India and how it has progressed over the years. The students had many questions in the interactive session where they were able to clear their doubts and gain much overall knowledge about feminism in India. The students also received e-certificates after filling up the feedback form at the end of the webinar.

Event Report Format

Name: Digital Poster Making Presentation on World Environment Day

Category: Student’s Presentation

Organizing unit: Sociology Department

Date: 15.06.2021

Time: 11 am-1 pm

Resource Person: NA

No of students: 13

No of teachers: 4

Brief description of the event: A poster presentation was done by the 2nd and 3rd-year students of Sociology. The students were required to make an original digital poster on World Environment Day on any topic related to the environment. They were also required to send a write-up on their poster within 100 words. This had to be submitted within 10.06.2021, and the poster presentation was held on the same where the students described their poster on 15.06.2021

Outcome

 It was an interactive session for the students where students talked about what their posters conveyed and the challenges facing the environment.

Events 2019-20

Name: Challenges of the New Normal: COVID-19 and the experiences of women

Category: Extention lecture Webinar

Organising unit: Sociology Department

Date: 24.06.2020

Time: 4:30-5:30 pm

Resource Person: Dr. Basabi Chakraborty, Founder Head and Senior Faculty, Department of Sociology, RBU, Former visiting faculty of Women’s Studies Centre, CU and RBU

No of students: 15

No of teachers: 4

Brief description of the event: The speaker talked about how the pandemic was proving to be a difficult time for women staying behind closed walls increasing the risk of domestic violence and the inability to seek help. Some key points she addressed about this issue were about the surge in domestic violence cases during lockdowns and quarantine measures. Isolation, financial stress, and uncertainty contributed to heightened tensions within households. Job losses and financial strain during the pandemic added to the stress within households, which could trigger or worsen incidents of domestic violence. Other issues such as access to proper services and few opportunities for the victim to report the incident.

Outcome: The students gained awareness about the issue of domestic violence and how it might be negatively affecting women more than men because of the COVID-19 pandemic. It was a very much thought-provoking and interactive session. Students also asked their queries. The speaker also mentioned a short film related to this issue.

Event Report Format

Name: Challenges of the New Normal: COVID-19 and Disability in India

Category: Extention lecture Webinar

Organising unit: Sociology Department

Date: 25.06.2020

Time:12pm-1 pm

Resource Person: Dr. Kumkum Sarkar, Assistant Professor, Department of Sociology, School of Social Sciences, NSOU

No of students: 15

No of teachers: 4

Brief description of the event: The speaker about the intersection of COVID-19 and disability in India and it was difficult for them to survive in such a situation. She brought into light the various issues that the PWD people suffered such as mental health, economic loss, access to healthcare, vaccine accessibility, and the hindrance to getting many of the support services like counselling, therapy etc. that they might need. She also mentioned the ways Govt. helped them and what laws should be enabled in order to support these sections of the people better.

 Outcome: We were really very much enriched by this lecture, this opened a new vision of thinking, and changed our thinking towards PWD people and learned about their struggles more and saw the COVID-19 pandemic from the view of the handicapped people.  We genuinely felt for them and empathy was created among all of us. It was an insightful and thought-provoking talk.

Name: Challenges of the New Normal: A Discussion on the Space, Gender and the ‘Other’

Category: Extention lecture Webinar

Organizing unit: Sociology Department

Date: 26.06.2020

Time: 11 am-12 pm

Resource Person: Dr Kamalini Mukherjee, Faculty, Department of Sociology, Bhawanipore Education Society College, Kolkata

No of students: 15

No of teachers: 4

Brief description of the event: The Department of Sociology organized a webinar series on the Challenges of COVID-19 and the New Normal that was being faced by society. In this webinar series, a discussion on Space, Gender and the ‘other’ was done. She first made the students understand the concept of space in sociology which refers to how societies are organized, how individuals interact, and how social phenomena are shaped. She mentioned the ways in which physical, social, and virtual spaces influence human behaviour, relationships, and the overall structure of society and how this space was functioning and interacting in the covid pandemic in gendered spaces, public spaces, home and family space, work space etc as it intersects with gender and the other

Outcome

 The students became more aware of the concept of space in sociology and how space interacts with other aspects of society such as gender. It taught the students to see the new normal in a different light of gender and space, how the two interacted with each other and how it affected the different parts of society.

Department of Sociology

Advanced and Slow Learners Policy

The Department of Sociology follows its policy of slow and advanced learners so as to cater to students who may learn at a different pace or have advanced learning needs. These policies aim to ensure that all students receive an appropriate and effective education tailored to their individual abilities and needs.

Advanced learners

Advanced learners are the students who understand a taught topic relatively faster than the other students in the class and achieve high scores. They have more potential and talent than the others in the class. They have more potential with their answer writing skills, retention, memory, critical thinking ability, creativity and contextualization practices. They also show hard-working behaviours and have the drive to do their best in their studies.

Slow learners

Slow learners on the other hand mostly find it difficult to understand the subject. They may fail in exams or will score only poor grades. However, the poor performance may not be a sign of poor capacity or talent but may be due to inappropriate teaching methods, socio-economic background, lack of motivation and support, unorganized learning practices or even the inability to converse in the language taught in class.

Policy for Identifying Slow and Advanced Learners

Slow learners

The slow learners in the classroom are identified on the basis of the following grounds:

• Less involvement in the classroom teaching-learning process
• Low capacity to understand the core concepts
• Less than 50% class test scores
• Poor results in the previous semesters
• Poor attendance in class
• Poor retention of concept and answer writing ability

Advanced Learners

The advanced learners in the classroom are identified on the basis of the following grounds:

• Higher than 70 % in class tests and internals
• Good performance in the previous semester
• Good involvement in class with quick responses
• High capacity to grasp concepts easily
• Self-motivated and driven to do well in their academic life

Policy Guidelines for Slow Learners and Advanced Learners

After the identification of the learners, the department’s following policies are adopted:-

Slow Learners

1. Remedial Classes are to be conducted regularly for the identified slow learners, as per the routine prepared. During these classes, teachers engage in problem-solving exercises, provide additional study materials and notes, etc. to the students, and try to further clear their concepts and direct their focus to these few students who are lagging behind and try to bridge the knowledge gap.
2. Provide simplified but standard lecture notes/course material and also provide handwritten notes for easy understanding
3. Giving additional learning materials like question banks, university question papers etc
4. Corrective classes and revision of topics more thoroughly for the slow learner students during tutorial classes based on the result of class test
5. Guidance through mentor-mentee sessions in order to build a more healthy relationship with the students.
6. Conducting activities to enhance their critical and problem-solving skills, orienting them to think and participate more in class.

Advanced Learners

1. Advanced assignments or tasks would be assigned to advanced learners.
2. Guidance to crack competitive examinations and orient them for better career planning and growth.
3. Organizing micro-teaching sessions by the advanced learners to the slow learners to make the learning process more participatory and interesting for both groups
4. Stimulating the research aptitude by giving them projects and assignments beyond the curriculum.
5. Inspire them to get engaged in certificate/value-added courses to nurture their skills on SWAYAM, NPTEL, Course Era etc.
6. Motivate them to participate in group discussions, debates, elocution, quiz to develop analytical and problem-solving abilities.
7. Organize activities to polish their critical thinking abilities.

Result of CBCS System

Sociology Department 

Annual Mode Results

Student’s Progression- Student’s Placed

Sociology Department

Student’s Progression- Admitted to Higher Education

Sociology Department

Workshop on Understanding the Pride Movements: Diverse Expressions of the LGBTIQ Communities

Date: 28.06 2023

This jointly held Workshop organized by the Department of Sociology, History and Human Rights attempted at discussing the different nuances of the queer spectrum. It was held in June, the Internationally Acclaimed Pride Month. The Welcome Address, delivered by the Principal, emphasized human (gender-blind) differences at many levels/shades (sartorial, hair style, body) and she emphasised that we all are not identical. The Workshop from the very beginning wanted first to listen to the voices of the students and their takes on queers. It was followed by a thorough and sharply focused interaction on the Sex and Gender System among both faculty and students.

Farewell and freshers Party

Date: 10.07.2023

As part of the curriculum, the Department of Sociology organized a farewell and freshers party for Semester- VI and Semester- II students. All the departments had attended the programme and the day was filled with excitement, joy, music, enthusiasm, and happiness. Being part of the college, seniors and juniors make friends with each other to celebrate this day. Freshers along with their seniors got a chance to showcase their talent through various performances like solo dances, dual dances, group dances, recitations, songs and at the final hour small games were organized to make the function more artful and full of fun. Without the help of each student in our department, such an amazing event could not be successful.

Book Fair

Date: 10.02.2023

As part of the curriculum, a one-day educational book fair visit was organized by the Department of Sociology and this trip was meant to brighten the young minds and stimulate their way of thinking. Our destination was Milan Mela Ground at Karunamoyee, Salt Lake. Students took some pictures from the outer facades of the Mela. Then we went inside the book fair, which was decked up very well. Due to the international book fair, there were lots of foreign book stalls. Every year, the Kolkata Book Fair has a focal theme, on which the event is based. For this year the theme is Spain, where we tried to capture the culture & art scene of Spain. Then we had a break and enjoyed our lunch in a small stall. After that, we reached the middle of the mela ground, where the students strolled around, and clicked some panoramic shots of the Kolkata Book Fair. It was an excellent, informative and eventful day for all of us.

Departmental excursion

Date: 17.12.2022 

As part of the curriculum, a one-day educational trip was organized by the Department of Sociology. This trip was meant to brighten the young minds and stimulate their way of thinking. Our first destination was St. Paul’s Cathedral; Photography was barred inside the premises, so the students took some shots of the outer facades. Then we moved on to the Nandan; it was decked up very well due to the international film festival, where we tried to capture the cinematic & aesthetic art scenes. Then we had a break and enjoyed our delicious lunch in an Indo-Chinese restaurant. After that we reached our final & last destination Maidan, where students strolled around and clicked some panoramic shots of the Victoria Memorial. It was an excellent, informative, eventful day for all of us.

Name: Poster Presentation: Violence against women

Date: 09/12/2022

As part of the curriculum, the Department of Sociology organized a poster presentation for all the departmental students. They made a single poster on “Violence against women”. The event envisaged that empowering a woman was a way to defend not only violation against a specific gender but also it could raise the level of standard of the society.

Digital Poster-Making Presentation on World Environment Day

Date: 15.06.2021 

A poster presentation was done by the 2nd and 3rd-year students of Sociology. The students were required to make an original digital poster on World Environment Day on any topic related to the environment. They were also required to send a write-up on their poster within 100 words. This had to be submitted within 10.06.2021, and the poster presentation was held on the same where the students described their poster on 15.06.2021

Student’s Presentation on the Film, ‘Holy Conspiracy’

Date: 30.11.2022

The students were taken out for the film titled, ‘Holy Conspiracy’ on 23.08.2022 to watch and review the film critically. The students were given a project to write their understanding on the film. Thereafter, on the basis of their film project, on 9th December 2022, the students gave their presentations and gave their critical film reviews. The students were able to see and explain the societal issues highlighted in the film. They were taught to watch the movie not only as entertainment but also to sharpen their critical thinking and explain the intention and moral behind the making of the movie which was to highlight the use of religion in politics.

Online film Review

Date:  27.05.21 and 28.05.21 

The Department of Sociology organized  two-day virtual film review session on the basis of 3 films: Samantaral, Article 15 and Brahma Janen Gopon Kommoti. All the students participated in this programme and they had analysed the film through their sociological perspective. In Article 15; they realized the real value of the article 15, i.e., “Prohibition of discrimination on grounds of religion, race, caste, sex or place of birth”. In Bhrahma janen gopon komoti; the students became aware about the irrational thought process of our society and in Samantaral, the students became aware about the loophole of our mindset. Through the screening of these film series students understood the socio-cultural and status of women in our society and the importance of the Indian constitution.

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