{"id":15276,"date":"2023-07-27T11:42:51","date_gmt":"2023-07-27T06:12:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/triumphias.com\/blog\/?p=15276"},"modified":"2023-08-12T12:30:25","modified_gmt":"2023-08-12T07:00:25","slug":"symbolic-interactionism-sociology-for-upsc-cse","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/triumphias.com\/blog\/symbolic-interactionism-sociology-for-upsc-cse\/","title":{"rendered":"Symbolic Interactionism Sociology: Understanding Human Behavior through Meaningful Symbols and Social Interaction"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_68 ez-toc-wrap-center counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-light-blue ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<div class=\"ez-toc-title-container\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title \" >What's Inside this Blog!<\/p>\n<span class=\"ez-toc-title-toggle\"><a href=\"#\" class=\"ez-toc-pull-right ez-toc-btn ez-toc-btn-xs ez-toc-btn-default ez-toc-toggle\" aria-label=\"Toggle Table of Content\"><span class=\"ez-toc-js-icon-con\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #999;color:#999\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #999;color:#999\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/a><\/span><\/div>\n<nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 ' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-1'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/triumphias.com\/blog\/symbolic-interactionism-sociology-for-upsc-cse\/#Symbolic_Interactionism_Sociology\" title=\"Symbolic Interactionism Sociology\">Symbolic Interactionism Sociology<\/a><ul class='ez-toc-list-level-2' ><li class='ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-2\" href=\"https:\/\/triumphias.com\/blog\/symbolic-interactionism-sociology-for-upsc-cse\/#Introduction\" title=\"Introduction\u00a0\">Introduction\u00a0<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-3\" href=\"https:\/\/triumphias.com\/blog\/symbolic-interactionism-sociology-for-upsc-cse\/#Symbolic_Interactionism_Sociology-2\" title=\"Symbolic Interactionism Sociology\">Symbolic Interactionism Sociology<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-4\" href=\"https:\/\/triumphias.com\/blog\/symbolic-interactionism-sociology-for-upsc-cse\/#Critical_Analysis_of_Symbolic_Interactionism_Sociology\" title=\"Critical Analysis of Symbolic Interactionism Sociology\">Critical Analysis of Symbolic Interactionism Sociology<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-1'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-5\" href=\"https:\/\/triumphias.com\/blog\/symbolic-interactionism-sociology-for-upsc-cse\/#Explore_Sociology_Optional_Syllabus\" title=\"Explore Sociology Optional Syllabus\">Explore Sociology Optional Syllabus<\/a><ul class='ez-toc-list-level-2' ><li class='ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-6\" href=\"https:\/\/triumphias.com\/blog\/symbolic-interactionism-sociology-for-upsc-cse\/#Why_Vikash_Ranjans_Classes_for_Sociology\" title=\"Why Vikash Ranjan&#8217;s Classes for Sociology?\">Why Vikash Ranjan&#8217;s Classes for Sociology?<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-7\" href=\"https:\/\/triumphias.com\/blog\/symbolic-interactionism-sociology-for-upsc-cse\/#Choose_The_Best_Sociology_Optional_Teacher_for_IAS_Preparation\" title=\"Choose The Best Sociology Optional Teacher for IAS Preparation?\">Choose The Best Sociology Optional Teacher for IAS Preparation?<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-8\" href=\"https:\/\/triumphias.com\/blog\/symbolic-interactionism-sociology-for-upsc-cse\/#Find_More_Blogs\" title=\"Find More Blogs\">Find More Blogs<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h1 style=\"text-align: center;\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Symbolic_Interactionism_Sociology\"><\/span><span style=\"font-family: 'times new roman', times, serif; color: #ff0000; font-size: 48px;\"><mark>Symbolic Interactionism Sociology<\/mark><\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h1>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong><span style=\"font-family: 'times new roman', times, serif;\"><em>(Relevant for Sociology Optional for Civil Services Examination)<\/em><\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: center;\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Introduction\"><\/span><span style=\"font-family: 'times new roman', times, serif; color: #333399;\"><strong>Introduction\u00a0<\/strong><\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-family: 'times new roman', times, serif;\"><strong>Symbolic Interactionism Sociology differs from functionalism, Marxism and most feminist theories in that it focuses on small-scale interaction rather than society as a whole.<\/strong> It usually rejects the notion of a social system. As a result it does not regard human action as a response or reaction to the system.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-family: 'times new roman', times, serif;\">Interactionists believe that is possible to analyze society systematically and that it is possible to improve society.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-family: 'times new roman', times, serif;\"><strong>However,<\/strong> improvements have to be made on a smaller scale and in a more piecemeal way than implied by macro or system theories.<\/span><\/p>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Symbolic_Interactionism_Sociology-2\"><\/span><span style=\"font-family: 'times new roman', times, serif; color: #ff0000;\">Symbolic Interactionism Sociology<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-family: 'times new roman', times, serif;\"><strong>In particular, interactionists believe that individuals possess a &#8216;self-concept&#8217;, or image of themselves, that is built up, reinforced or modified in the process of interaction with other members of society.<\/strong> Thus human beings have an image of what sort of person they are, and they will tend to act in accordance with that image. They might see themselves as caring or tough, honest or dishonest, weak or strong, and their behavior reflects this sense of their own character.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-family: 'times new roman', times, serif;\"><strong>Symbols in Everyday Life.\u00a0<\/strong>Without symbols, our social life would be no more sophisticated than that of animals. For example, without symbols we would have no aunts or uncles, employers or teachers\u2014or even brothers and sisters. This sounds strange, but it is symbols that define our relationships. There would still be reproduction, of course, but no symbols to tell us how we are related to whom. We would not know to whom we owe respect and obligations, or from whom we can expect privileges\u2014the essence of human relationships.<\/span><\/p>\n<ul style=\"text-align: justify;\">\n<li><span style=\"font-family: 'times new roman', times, serif;\">Look at it like this: If you think of someone as your aunt or uncle, you behave one way, but if you think of that person as a boyfriend or girlfriend, you behave quite differently. It is the symbol that tells you how you are related to others\u2014and how you should act toward them.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-family: 'times new roman', times, serif;\">Let\u2019s make this a little less abstract. Consider this example:<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong><em><span style=\"font-family: 'times new roman', times, serif;\">\u201c Suppose that you have fallen head over heels in love. Finally, after what seems forever, it is the night before your wedding. As you are contemplating tomorrow\u2019s bliss, your mother comes to you in tears. Sobbing, she tells you that she had a child before she married your father, a child that she gave up for adoption. Breaking down, she says that she has just discovered that the person you are going to marry is this child. \u201d<\/span><\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-family: 'times new roman', times, serif;\">You can see how the symbol will change overnight\u2014and your behavior, too! It is not only relationships that depend on symbols to exist, but even society itself. Without symbols, we could not coordinate our actions with those of others. We could not make plans for a future day, time, and place. Unable to specify times, materials, sizes, or goals, we could not build bridges and highways. Without symbols, there would be no movies or musical instruments. We would have no hospitals, no government, no religion.<\/span><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<ul style=\"list-style-type: square;\">\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-family: 'times new roman', times, serif; color: #ff0000; font-size: 24px;\"><strong>Meaningful Symbols: <\/strong><strong>G.H. Mead\u00a0<\/strong><\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-family: 'times new roman', times, serif; font-size: 20px;\"><strong><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-15317 alignleft\" src=\"https:\/\/triumphias.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/ghmead-236x300.jpg\" alt=\"Symbolic Interactionism Sociology, Symbolic interaction, meaningful symbols, social interaction, human behavior, language, dramaturgical analysis, labeling approach, sociological theories, critical analysis.\" width=\"236\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/triumphias.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/ghmead-236x300.jpg 236w, https:\/\/triumphias.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/ghmead-118x150.jpg 118w, https:\/\/triumphias.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/ghmead.jpg 314w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 236px) 100vw, 236px\" \/>Meaningful symbols makes society possible.<\/strong> According to him the ongoing process of Symbolic Interactionism Sociology and creation definition, recreation, redefinition of meaningful symbols make society possible. The meaningful like <strong>MOTHER, FATHER, LIGHTS, and GREEN<\/strong> etc. According to G.H. Mead represents something other than themselves and are critical in understanding social reality. <\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-family: 'times new roman', times, serif; font-size: 20px;\">The language is the most powerful symbol that humans have created, because it allows us to communicate through shared meanings of symbols.<\/span><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<ul style=\"list-style-type: square;\">\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-family: 'times new roman', times, serif; color: #ff0000;\"><strong><span style=\"font-size: 24px;\">Definition of Situations: Thomas &amp; Thomas<\/span><br \/>\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/jNIbFo8lpio\" width=\"800\" height=\"449\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><br \/>\n<\/strong><\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-family: 'times new roman', times, serif; font-size: 20px;\"><strong>Thomas &amp; Thomas:<\/strong> Broadened the scope as symbolic interaction. He added new idea according to Thomas &amp; Thomas, It is not only meaning to symbols but meaning to the situation also influence the social behavior. The definition of situation or individual\u2019s meaning of situation determines the behavior.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-family: 'times new roman', times, serif;\"><mark><span style=\"font-size: 20px;\"><em>Definition of the situation\u00a0<\/em>refers to the idea that \u201cif [people] define situations as real, they are real in their consequences\u201d (Thomas and Thomas, 1928:572). Simply put, people define social reality through a process of give and- take interaction. Once a definition is established, it shapes all further interactions. For example, have you ever decided that you were \u201cin love\u201d with someone? If so, how did that change the way you interacted with that person? Conversely, what happens when a married couple decides they are no longer in love? If they define their marriage as meaningless or decide they have irreconcilable differences, how does that affect their relationship? Is a marriage likely to survive if both partners have defined it as \u201cover\u201d?<\/span><\/mark><\/span><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<ul style=\"list-style-type: square;\">\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-family: 'times new roman', times, serif; font-size: 24px;\"><strong><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\">Looking Glass Self \u2013 C.H. Cooley<\/span> <\/strong><\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-family: 'times new roman', times, serif;\"><strong><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-15316\" src=\"https:\/\/triumphias.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/The_looking_glass_self-300x232.png\" alt=\"Symbolic Interactionism Sociology, Symbolic interaction, meaningful symbols, social interaction, human behavior, language, dramaturgical analysis, labeling approach, sociological theories, critical analysis.\" width=\"804\" height=\"622\" srcset=\"https:\/\/triumphias.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/The_looking_glass_self-300x232.png 300w, https:\/\/triumphias.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/The_looking_glass_self-1024x791.png 1024w, https:\/\/triumphias.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/The_looking_glass_self-150x116.png 150w, https:\/\/triumphias.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/The_looking_glass_self-768x593.png 768w, https:\/\/triumphias.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/The_looking_glass_self.png 1056w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 804px) 100vw, 804px\" \/><\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/h2>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-family: 'times new roman', times, serif; font-size: 20px;\"><strong>According to C.H. Colley<\/strong> \u2013 Society is like a mirror. Individual\u2019s behavior is determined by the meanings attached to other\u2019s perception about the individual.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><em><span style=\"font-family: 'times new roman', times, serif; font-size: 20px;\">Under the transgender persons (protection of rights) Act 2019 Trans persons can apply for an ID card based on their <strong>self-perceived<\/strong> identity. In Context.<\/span><\/em><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><mark><span style=\"font-family: 'times new roman', times, serif; font-size: 20px;\">The\u00a0<em>looking-glass self\u00a0<\/em>refers to the idea that an individual\u2019s self-concept is largely a reflection of how he or she is perceived by other members of society (Cooley, [1902] 1922). Society is used as a mirror to reflect a feeling of selfpride, self-doubt, self-worth, or self-loathing. These important elements of symbolic interactionism contribute to socialization and the process of becoming human as we establish our personal and social identities.<\/span><\/mark><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<ul style=\"list-style-type: square;\">\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-family: 'times new roman', times, serif; color: #ff0000; font-size: 24px;\"><strong>Dramaturgical Analysis:- GOFFMAN<\/strong><\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\" wp-image-15318 alignleft\" src=\"https:\/\/triumphias.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/Erving_Goffman.jpg\" alt=\"Symbolic Interactionism Sociology, Symbolic interaction, meaningful symbols, social interaction, human behavior, language, dramaturgical analysis, labeling approach, sociological theories, critical analysis.\" width=\"154\" height=\"197\" srcset=\"https:\/\/triumphias.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/Erving_Goffman.jpg 220w, https:\/\/triumphias.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/Erving_Goffman-117x150.jpg 117w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 154px) 100vw, 154px\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-family: 'times new roman', times, serif; font-size: 20px;\">In drama, the role of every individual is fixed and meanings are attached. And individuals are not only aware about his\/her own role, but other\u2019s also similarly according to <strong>GOFFMAN<\/strong> society is a drama stage, where different individual assign meaning to not only his\/her own role, but attaches\/understands meaning to other\u2019s roles also. <\/span><strong><em><span style=\"font-family: 'times new roman', times, serif; font-size: 20px;\">\u201cSociety becomes possible with meaningful role sets\u201d<\/span><\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-family: 'times new roman', times, serif; font-size: 20px;\">Eg- In family \u2013 son and father<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-family: 'times new roman', times, serif; font-size: 20px;\">Son \u2013 understands his role and role of father.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-family: 'times new roman', times, serif; font-size: 20px;\">It\u2019s not only definition to symbols or situations but meaning to role assigned also influence behavior of individual. <\/span><span style=\"font-family: 'times new roman', times, serif; font-size: 20px;\">In performance of roles the individuals have consciousness about their role.<\/span><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<ul style=\"list-style-type: square;\">\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-family: 'times new roman', times, serif; color: #ff0000; font-size: 24px;\"><strong>The Labelling Approach: Howard Becker<\/strong><\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\" wp-image-15319 alignright\" src=\"https:\/\/triumphias.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/Howard-S.-Becker-square.jpg\" alt=\"Symbolic Interactionism Sociology, Symbolic interaction, meaningful symbols, social interaction, human behavior, language, dramaturgical analysis, labeling approach, sociological theories, critical analysis.\" width=\"173\" height=\"173\" srcset=\"https:\/\/triumphias.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/Howard-S.-Becker-square.jpg 240w, https:\/\/triumphias.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/Howard-S.-Becker-square-150x150.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 173px) 100vw, 173px\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-family: 'times new roman', times, serif; font-size: 20px;\">Individual behavior is influenced by social label certain behavior individuals, groups are labelled by the society and such labels become part of social indemnity and deterring other\u2019s attitude towards the behavior individual and groups and the responses of individuals and groups towards the others.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-family: 'times new roman', times, serif; font-size: 20px;\">Another theoretical viewpoint within <em><strong>symbolic interactionism<\/strong><\/em> is the\u00a0<strong>labeling approach, <\/strong>which\u00a0<em>contends that people attach various labels to certain behaviors, individuals, and groups that become part of their social identity and shape others\u2019 attitudes about and responses to them<\/em>. For example, in\u00a0<em>Outsiders<\/em>, Howard Becker (1963) explored the fascinating world of jazz musicians and how their non-traditional music, penchant for marijuana, and open racial integration during the 1950s led mainstream Americans to label them \u201cdeviant.\u201d The influence of the Chicago School and symbolic interactionism waned in the late 1950s, when a faction of sociologists argued that its approach was too dependent on ethnographic studies, personal observations, interviews, and subjective interpretations. Insisting that sociology must be more scientific, or at least, as Comte had envisioned, more positivistic, this group believed that sociology should rely more heavily on quantifiable data, facts, figures, and statistics. This led to the development of the Iowa School of symbolic interaction and also fueled a revival of structural functionalism.<\/span><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-family: 'times new roman', times, serif;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-15281\" src=\"https:\/\/triumphias.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/9-300x50.jpg\" alt=\"Symbolic Interactionism Sociology, Symbolic interaction, meaningful symbols, social interaction, human behavior, language, dramaturgical analysis, labeling approach, sociological theories, critical analysis.\" width=\"834\" height=\"139\" srcset=\"https:\/\/triumphias.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/9-300x50.jpg 300w, https:\/\/triumphias.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/9-1024x171.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/triumphias.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/9-150x25.jpg 150w, https:\/\/triumphias.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/9-768x128.jpg 768w, https:\/\/triumphias.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/9-1536x256.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/triumphias.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/9-2048x341.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 834px) 100vw, 834px\" \/><\/span><\/h2>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Critical_Analysis_of_Symbolic_Interactionism_Sociology\"><\/span><span style=\"font-family: 'times new roman', times, serif;\"><strong>Critical Analysis of Symbolic Interactionism Sociology <\/strong><\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<ol style=\"text-align: justify;\">\n<li><span style=\"font-family: 'times new roman', times, serif;\">Symbolic Interactionism Sociology criticized for <strong>ignoring social and economic factors<\/strong> in explanation of human behavior. Symbolic interaction seems to explaining human behavior in vacuum. Critics question from <strong>where does the meanings emanates<\/strong>?<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-family: 'times new roman', times, serif;\">According to critics (<strong>structural functionalist, Marxist<\/strong>), Symbolic Interactionist <strong>over emphasized face to face interaction,<\/strong> small level interaction and ignored larger social structure and social systems (micro v\/s macro)<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-family: 'times new roman', times, serif;\"><strong>Skidmore &#8211;<\/strong> Symbolic Interactionism Sociology largely <strong>failed to explain why people consistently<\/strong> choose to behave in a certain way instead of all possible ways available to him\/her. This means that behavior of individuals constrained by outside factor (social structure, institutions, values, norms etc.)<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-family: 'times new roman', times, serif;\">According to <strong>C.W. Mills<\/strong> in personality market, the personality or <strong>symbol\u2019s meaning can\u2019t be used to interpret the reality.<\/strong><\/span><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<hr \/>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-family: 'times new roman', times, serif;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-15254\" src=\"https:\/\/triumphias.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/7-300x50.jpg\" alt=\"Symbolic Interactionism Sociology, Symbolic interaction, meaningful symbols, social interaction, human behavior, language, dramaturgical analysis, labeling approach, sociological theories, critical analysis.\" width=\"822\" height=\"137\" srcset=\"https:\/\/triumphias.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/7-300x50.jpg 300w, https:\/\/triumphias.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/7-1024x171.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/triumphias.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/7-150x25.jpg 150w, 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(max-width: 369px) 100vw, 369px\" \/><\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<h1 style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Explore_Sociology_Optional_Syllabus\"><\/span><span style=\"font-family: 'times new roman', times, serif; font-size: 20px;\"><span style=\"font-size: 28px;\"><span style=\"font-size: 48px; color: #ff0000;\">Explore Sociology Optional Syllabus<\/span><br \/>\n<\/span><\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h1>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-family: 'times new roman', times, serif;\">Paper-1<\/span><\/h3>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-family: 'times new roman', times, serif;\"><em><strong>FUNDAMENTALS OF SOCIOLOGY<\/strong><\/em><\/span><\/p>\n<ol style=\"text-align: justify;\">\n<li><span style=\"font-family: 'times new roman', times, serif;\"><strong><em>Sociology &#8211; The Discipline<\/em><\/strong><\/span>\n<ol>\n<li><span style=\"font-family: 'times new roman', times, serif;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/triumphiasblogs.com\/modernity-and-social-changes-in-europe-and-emergence-of-sociology\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Modernity and social changes in Europe and emergence of sociology.<\/a><\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-family: 'times new roman', times, serif;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/triumphiasblogs.com\/scope-of-the-subject-and-comparison-with-other-social-sciences\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Scope of the subject and comparison with other social sciences.<\/a><\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-family: 'times new roman', times, serif;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/triumphiasblogs.com\/sociology-and-common-sense\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Sociology and common sense.<\/a><\/span><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-family: 'times new roman', times, serif;\"><em><strong>Sociology as Science:<\/strong><\/em><\/span>\n<ol>\n<li><span style=\"font-family: 'times new roman', times, serif;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/triumphiasblogs.com\/science-scientific-method-critique\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Science, scientific method and critique.<\/a><\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-family: 'times new roman', times, serif;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/triumphiasblogs.com\/major-theoretical-stands-of-research-methodology\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Major theoretical strands of research methodology.<\/a><\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-family: 'times new roman', times, serif;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/triumphiasblogs.com\/positivism-and-its-critique\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Positivism and its critique.<\/a><\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-family: 'times new roman', times, serif;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/triumphiasblogs.com\/fact-value-and-objectivity\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Fact value and objectivity.<\/a><\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-family: 'times new roman', times, serif;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/triumphiasblogs.com\/non-positive-methodology\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Non- positivist methodologies.<\/a><\/span><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-family: 'times new roman', times, serif;\"><em><strong>Research Methods and Analysis:<\/strong><\/em><\/span>\n<ol>\n<li><span style=\"font-family: 'times new roman', times, serif;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/triumphiasblogs.com\/qualitative-quantitative-methods\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Qualitative and quantitative methods.<\/a><\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-family: 'times new roman', times, serif;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/triumphiasblogs.com\/techniques-of-data-collection\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Techniques of data collection.<\/a><\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-family: 'times new roman', times, serif;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/triumphiasblogs.com\/variables-sampling-hypothesis-reliability-validity\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Variables, sampling, hypothesis, reliability and validity.<\/a><\/span><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-family: 'times new roman', times, serif;\"><em><strong>Sociological Thinkers:<\/strong><\/em><\/span>\n<ol>\n<li><span style=\"font-family: 'times new roman', times, serif;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/triumphiasblogs.com\/karl-marx-historical-materialism-mode-of-production-alienation-class-struggle\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Karl Marx- Historical materialism, mode of production, alienation, class struggle.<\/a><\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-family: 'times new roman', times, serif;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/triumphiasblogs.com\/emile-durkheim-division-of-labour-social-fact-suicide-religion-society\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Emile Durkheim- Division of labour, social fact, suicide, religion and society.<\/a><\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-family: 'times new roman', times, serif;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/triumphiasblogs.com\/max-weber-social-action-ideal-types-authority-bureaucracy-protestant-ethic-the-spirit-of-capitalism\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Max Weber- Social action, ideal types, authority, bureaucracy, protestant ethic and the spirit of capitalism.<\/a><\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-family: 'times new roman', times, serif;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/triumphiasblogs.com\/talcolt-parsons-social-system-pattern-variables\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Talcott Parsons- Social system, pattern variables.<\/a><\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-family: 'times new roman', times, serif;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/triumphiasblogs.com\/robert-k-merton-latent-manifest-functions-conformity-deviance-reference-groups\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Robert K. Merton- Latent and manifest functions, conformity and deviance, reference groups.<\/a><\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-family: 'times new roman', times, serif;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/triumphiasblogs.com\/mead-self-identity\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Mead &#8211; Self and identity.<\/a><\/span><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-family: 'times new roman', times, serif;\"><em><strong>Stratification and Mobility:<\/strong><\/em><\/span>\n<ol>\n<li><span style=\"font-family: 'times new roman', times, serif;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/triumphiasblogs.com\/concepts-equality-inequality-hierarchy-exclusion-poverty-deprivation\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Concepts- equality, inequality, hierarchy, exclusion, poverty and deprivation.<\/a><\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-family: 'times new roman', times, serif;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/triumphiasblogs.com\/theories-of-social-stratification-structural-functionalist-theory-marxist-theory-weberian-theory\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Theories of social stratification- Structural functionalist theory, Marxist theory, Weberian theory.<\/a><\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-family: 'times new roman', times, serif;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/triumphiasblogs.com\/dimensions-social-stratification-of-class-status-groups-gender-ethnicity-race\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Dimensions \u2013 Social stratification of class, status groups, gender, ethnicity and race.<\/a><\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-family: 'times new roman', times, serif;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/triumphiasblogs.com\/social-mobility-open-closed-systems-types-of-mobility-sources-causes-of-mobility\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Social mobility- open and closed systems, types of mobility, sources and causes of mobility.<\/a><\/span><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-family: 'times new roman', times, serif;\"><em><strong>Works andEconomic Life:<\/strong><\/em><\/span>\n<ol>\n<li><span style=\"font-family: 'times new roman', times, serif;\">Social organization of work in different types of society- slave society, feudal society, industrial \/capitalist society<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-family: 'times new roman', times, serif;\">Formal and informal organization of work.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-family: 'times new roman', times, serif;\">Labour and society.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-family: 'times new roman', times, serif;\"><em><strong>Politics and Society:<\/strong><\/em><\/span>\n<ol>\n<li><span style=\"font-family: 'times new roman', times, serif;\">Sociological theories of power.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-family: 'times new roman', times, serif;\">Power elite, bureaucracy, pressure groups, and political parties.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-family: 'times new roman', times, serif;\">Nation, state, citizenship, democracy, civil society, ideology.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-family: 'times new roman', times, serif;\">Protest, agitation, social movements, collective action, revolution.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-family: 'times new roman', times, serif;\"><em><strong>Religion and Society:<\/strong><\/em><\/span>\n<ol>\n<li><span style=\"font-family: 'times new roman', times, serif;\">Sociological theories of religion.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-family: 'times new roman', times, serif;\">Types of religious practices: animism, monism, pluralism, sects, cults.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-family: 'times new roman', times, serif;\">Religion in modern society: religion and science, secularization, religious revivalism, fundamentalism.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-family: 'times new roman', times, serif;\"><em><strong>Systems of Kinship:<\/strong><\/em><\/span>\n<ol>\n<li><span style=\"font-family: 'times new roman', times, serif;\">Family, household, marriage.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-family: 'times new roman', times, serif;\">Types and forms of family.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-family: 'times new roman', times, serif;\">Lineage and descent.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-family: 'times new roman', times, serif;\">Patriarchy and sexual division of labour.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-family: 'times new roman', times, serif;\">Contemporary trends.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-family: 'times new roman', times, serif;\"><em><strong>Social Change in Modern Society:<\/strong><\/em><\/span>\n<ol>\n<li><span style=\"font-family: 'times new roman', times, serif;\">Sociological theories of social change.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-family: 'times new roman', times, serif;\">Development and dependency.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-family: 'times new roman', times, serif;\">Agents of social change.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-family: 'times new roman', times, serif;\">Education and social change.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-family: 'times new roman', times, serif;\">Science, technology and social change.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-family: 'times new roman', times, serif;\">Paper-2<\/span><\/h3>\n<h4 style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-family: 'times new roman', times, serif;\"><em><strong>INDIAN SOCIETY: STRUCTURE AND CHANGE<\/strong><\/em><\/span><\/h4>\n<h4 style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"color: #ff0000; font-family: 'times new roman', times, serif;\">INTRODUCING INDIAN SOCIETY<\/span><\/h4>\n<ol style=\"text-align: justify;\">\n<li><span style=\"font-family: 'times new roman', times, serif;\"><strong>Perspectives on the study of Indian society:<\/strong><\/span>\n<ol>\n<li><span style=\"font-family: 'times new roman', times, serif;\">Indology (GS. Ghurye).<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-family: 'times new roman', times, serif;\">Structural functionalism (M N Srinivas).<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-family: 'times new roman', times, serif;\">Marxist sociology (A R Desai).<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-family: 'times new roman', times, serif;\"><strong>Impact of colonial rule on Indian society :<\/strong><\/span>\n<ol>\n<li><span style=\"font-family: 'times new roman', times, serif;\">Social background of Indian nationalism.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-family: 'times new roman', times, serif;\">Modernization of Indian tradition.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-family: 'times new roman', times, serif;\">Protests and movements during the colonial period.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-family: 'times new roman', times, serif;\">Social reforms.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<h4 style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"color: #ff0000; font-family: 'times new roman', times, serif;\"><strong>SOCIAL STRUCTURE<\/strong><\/span><\/h4>\n<ul style=\"text-align: justify;\">\n<li><span style=\"font-family: 'times new roman', times, serif;\"><strong>Perspectives on the study of Indian society:<\/strong><\/span>\n<ol>\n<li><span style=\"font-family: 'times new roman', times, serif;\">The idea of Indian village and village studies.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-family: 'times new roman', times, serif;\">Agrarian social structure &#8211; evolution of land tenure system, land reforms.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-family: 'times new roman', times, serif;\"><strong>Caste System:<\/strong><\/span>\n<ol>\n<li><span style=\"font-family: 'times new roman', times, serif;\">Perspectives on the study of caste systems: GS Ghurye, M N Srinivas, Louis Dumont, Andre Beteille.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-family: 'times new roman', times, serif;\">Features of caste system.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-family: 'times new roman', times, serif;\">Untouchability &#8211; forms and perspectives.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-family: 'times new roman', times, serif;\"><strong>Tribal communities in India<\/strong><\/span>\n<ol>\n<li><span style=\"font-family: 'times new roman', times, serif;\">Definitional problems.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-family: 'times new roman', times, serif;\">Geographical spread.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-family: 'times new roman', times, serif;\">Colonial policies and tribes.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-family: 'times new roman', times, serif;\">Issues of integration and autonomy.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-family: 'times new roman', times, serif;\"><strong>Social Classes in India:<\/strong><\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ol style=\"text-align: justify;\">\n<li style=\"list-style-type: none;\">\n<ol>\n<li><span style=\"font-family: 'times new roman', times, serif;\">Agrarian class structure.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<ul style=\"text-align: justify;\">\n<li style=\"list-style-type: none;\">\n<ul>\n<li style=\"list-style-type: none;\">\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"font-family: 'times new roman', times, serif;\">Industrial class structure.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-family: 'times new roman', times, serif;\">Middle classes in India.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-family: 'times new roman', times, serif;\"><strong>Systems of Kinship in India:<\/strong><\/span>\n<ol>\n<li><span style=\"font-family: 'times new roman', times, serif;\">Lineage and descent in India.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-family: 'times new roman', times, serif;\">Types of kinship systems.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-family: 'times new roman', times, serif;\">Family and marriage in India.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-family: 'times new roman', times, serif;\">Household dimensions of the family.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-family: 'times new roman', times, serif;\">Patriarchy, entitlements and sexual division of labour<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-family: 'times new roman', times, serif;\"><strong>Religion and Society:<\/strong><\/span>\n<ol>\n<li><span style=\"font-family: 'times new roman', times, serif;\">Religious communities in India.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-family: 'times new roman', times, serif;\">Problems of religious minorities.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-family: 'times new roman', times, serif;\">Patriarchy, entitlements and sexual division of labour<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h4 style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"color: #ff0000; font-family: 'times new roman', times, serif;\"><strong>SOCIAL CHANGES IN INDIA<\/strong><\/span><\/h4>\n<ol style=\"text-align: justify;\">\n<li><span style=\"font-family: 'times new roman', times, serif;\"><strong>Visions of Social Change in India:<\/strong><\/span>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"font-family: 'times new roman', times, serif;\">Idea of development planning and mixed economy<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-family: 'times new roman', times, serif;\">Constitution, law and social change.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-family: 'times new roman', times, serif;\">Education and social change.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-family: 'times new roman', times, serif;\"><strong>Rural and Agrarian transformation in India:<\/strong><\/span>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"text-align: left;\"><span style=\"font-family: 'times new roman', times, serif;\">Programmes of rural development, Community Development Programme, cooperatives,poverty alleviation schemes<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-family: 'times new roman', times, serif;\">Green revolution and social change.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-family: 'times new roman', times, serif;\">Changing modes of production in Indian agriculture.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-family: 'times new roman', times, serif;\">Problems of rural labour, bondage, migration.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-family: 'times new roman', times, serif;\"><strong>3. Industrialization and Urbanisation in India:<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<ul style=\"text-align: justify;\">\n<li style=\"list-style-type: none;\">\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"font-family: 'times new roman', times, serif;\">Evolution of modern industry in India.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-family: 'times new roman', times, serif;\">Growth of urban settlements in India.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-family: 'times new roman', times, serif;\">Working class: structure, growth, class mobilization.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-family: 'times new roman', times, serif;\">Informal sector, child labour<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-family: 'times new roman', times, serif;\">Slums and deprivation in urban areas.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-family: 'times new roman', times, serif;\"><strong>4. Politics and Society:<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<ul style=\"text-align: justify;\">\n<li style=\"list-style-type: none;\">\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"font-family: 'times new roman', times, serif;\">Nation, democracy and citizenship.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-family: 'times new roman', times, serif;\">Political parties, pressure groups , social and political elite<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-family: 'times new roman', times, serif;\">Regionalism and decentralization of power.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-family: 'times new roman', times, serif;\">Secularization<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-family: 'times new roman', times, serif;\"><strong>5. Social Movements in Modern India:<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<ul style=\"text-align: justify;\">\n<li style=\"list-style-type: none;\">\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"font-family: 'times new roman', times, serif;\">Peasants and farmers movements.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-family: 'times new roman', times, serif;\">Women\u2019s movement.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-family: 'times new roman', times, serif;\">Backward classes &amp; Dalit movement.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-family: 'times new roman', times, serif;\">Environmental movements.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-family: 'times new roman', times, serif;\">Ethnicity and Identity movements.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-family: 'times new roman', times, serif;\"><strong>6. Population Dynamics:<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<ul style=\"text-align: justify;\">\n<li style=\"list-style-type: none;\">\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"font-family: 'times new roman', times, serif;\">Population size, growth, composition and distribution<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-family: 'times new roman', times, serif;\">Components of population growth: birth, death, migration.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-family: 'times new roman', times, serif;\">Population policy and family planning.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-family: 'times new roman', times, serif;\">Emerging issues: ageing, sex ratios, child and infant mortality, reproductive health.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-family: 'times new roman', times, serif;\"><strong>7. 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Questions such as &#8220;<strong><em>which optional subject is the best?<\/em><\/strong>&#8221; and &#8220;<strong><em>which optional subject is the most scoring?<\/em><\/strong>&#8221; frequently come to mind. Choosing the right optional subject, like choosing the <strong><em>best sociology optional teacher<\/em><\/strong>, is a subjective yet vital step that requires a thoughtful decision based on facts. A misstep in this crucial decision can indeed prove disastrous.<\/span><\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\" style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-family: 'times new roman', times, serif; font-size: 20px;\">Ever since the exam pattern was revamped in 2013, the UPSC has eliminated the need for a second optional subject. Now, candidates have to choose only one <strong>optional subject for the UPSC Mains<\/strong>, which has two papers of 250 marks each. One of the compelling choices for many has been the sociology optional. 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After all, most students score similarly in General Studies Papers; it&#8217;s the score in the optional subject &amp; essay that contributes significantly to the final selection.<\/span><\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\" style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-family: 'times new roman', times, serif;\"><span style=\"color: #ff0000; font-size: 20px;\"><strong><em><span style=\"font-size: 36px;\">\u201c<\/span>A sound strategy does not rely solely on the popular<br \/>\n<\/em><\/strong><\/span><span style=\"color: #ff0000; font-size: 20px;\"><strong><em>Opinion of toppers or famous YouTubers cum teachers.<span style=\"font-size: 36px;\">\u201d<\/span><\/em><\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\" style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-family: 'times new roman', times, serif; font-size: 20px;\">It requires understanding one&#8217;s ability, interest, and the relevance of the subject, not just for the exam but also for life in general. 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