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 rank holders. At present, the Department has a four-member faculty- 2 Assistant Professors and 2 State Aided College Teachers (SACT I) 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 

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.

PSO 3: Students will be able to identify, understand and differentiate between social institutions which form the framework of any society.

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

PSO 5: Students will be able to gain an understanding of some of the classical contributions in Sociology, and their contemporary relevance

PSO 6: It enables students to understand various social problems that prevail in the Indian society

PSO 7: Students develop the knowledge, skills and attitude necessary to be an engaged member of the community

PSO 8: Students will process analytical skills in areas such as policy analysis, administration analysis and problem-solving.

PSO 9: It helps to understand the concepts of social welfare and development and therefore helps to bring about positive social change.

PSO 10: Students will be able to do field-based research. 

Course Outcome

PSO Mapping and Bloom’s Taxonomy 

PO and CO matrix

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 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 the 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 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 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 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.

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

PSO 5: Students will be able to gain an understanding of some of the classical contributions in Sociology, and their contemporary relevance

PSO 6: It enables students to understand various social problems that prevail in the Indian society

PSO 7: Students develop the knowledge, skills and attitude necessary to be an engaged member of the community

PSO 8: Students will process analytical skills in areas such as policy analysis, administration analysis and problem-solving.

PSO 9: It helps to understand the concepts of social welfare and development and therefore helps to bring about positive social change.

PSO 10: Students will be able to do field-based research. 

Course Outcome

PSO Mapping and Bloom’s Taxonomy 

PO and CO matrix 

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 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 the 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 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 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 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.

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

PSO 5: Students will be able to gain an understanding of some of the classical contributions in Sociology, and their contemporary relevance

PSO 6: It enables students to understand various social problems that prevail in the Indian society

PSO 7: Students develop the knowledge, skills and attitude necessary to be an engaged member of the community

PSO 8: Students will process analytical skills in areas such as policy analysis, administration analysis and problem-solving.

PSO 9: It helps to understand the concepts of social welfare and development and therefore helps to bring about positive social change.

PSO 10: Students will be able to do field-based research.

Course Outcome

PSO Mapping and Bloom’s Taxonomy 

PO and CO matrix 

Advanced and Slow Learners Policy 

The Department of Sociology follows its policy of slow and advanced learners which it adopted from July 2021 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 practice. They are also hard-working behaviours and are driven 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.

Identifying Slow and Advanced Learners 

Slow learners

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

1. Less involvement in the classroom teaching-learning process.
2. Low capacity to understand the core concepts
3. Less than 50% class test scores
4. Poor results in the previous semesters
5. Poor attendance in class
6. 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:

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

Steps Taken 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 Placement

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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