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Hi friends, can anyone of you kindly let me know about the course syllabus of PhD program in Sociology subject which is available in Delhi University. Kindly let me know about the course syllabus asap.

PhD in Sociology is a 3 year duration course. This course is based on advanced research methods, statistical inference and sociological theory. The detailed syllabus is given below.

Section I

The meaning and characteristics of sociological theory
Type of theories
Relationship between theory and research

Section II

Structural - Functionalism
The emergence of functionalism
Functional dimensions of social system: Talcott Parsons
Codification of functional analysis: Robert king Merton

Section III

Conflict Theory
Marx Critique and dialectics of conflict: Ralf Dahrendorf
Conflict Functionalism: Lewis Coser
The Power Elite: C. Wright Mills

Section IV

Interactionist Perspective
Symbolic Interactionsism: Herbert Mead
Phenomenological Sociology: Alfred Schutz
Ethnomethodology: Harold Garfinkel

Section V

Structuralism, post-structuralism and post-modernism
Anthropological Structuralism: Claude Levi-Strauss

Section VI

Deconstruction: Jacques Derrida
Relationship between knowledge and power: Michel Foucault

The course syllabus of Doctor of Philosophy (Sociology)in Delhi University is given below:-

=)The meaning and characteristics of sociological theory
=)Type of theories
=)Relationship between theory and research
=)Structural-functionalism
=)The emergence of functionalism
=)Functional dimensions of social system: Talcott Parsons
=)Codification of functional analysis: Robert King Merton
=)Conflict theory
=)Marx critique and dialectics of conflict: Ralf Dahrendorf
=)Conflict functionalism: Lewis Coser
=)The power elite: C. Wright Mills
=)Interactionist perspective
=)Symbolic interactionism: Herbert Mead
=)Phenomenological sociology: Alfred Schutz
=)Ethnomethodology: Harold Garfinkel
=)Structuralism, post-structuralism and post-modernism
=)Deconstruction: Jacques Derrida
=)Anthropological structuralism: Claude Levi-Strauss
=)Relationship between knowledge and power: Michel Foucault

You can check the website http://www.du.ac.in/du/ for more details.