Unit 1 of Sociology (syllabus: Module I — the nature and scope of sociology; its relation to the other social sciences; basic concepts — society, community, association, institution; and the individual and society). Below: what the unit covers, the provisions it turns on, and the cases an examiner expects you to name.
What this unit covers
- What is sociology, and why did a new science of society have to be invented at all?
- How do the specialistic and the synthetic schools differ on the scope of sociology, and which answer does this paper take?
- Why should a law student study sociology?
- What are the theoretical perspectives in sociology, and what does each one see that the others miss?
- How do society, community and association differ, and what makes a collection of people a social group?
- Where does law sit among norms, mores and folkways?
- What are the social institutions the paper covers, and how is each one defined?
- What is social stratification, and how do caste and class differ as its types?
Treat that list as a self-test: recite each topic's rule from memory before you open its cases.