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ਸਮਾਜ ਸ਼ਾਸਤਰ ਤੇ ਸਮਾਜਿਕ ਮਾਨਵ ਵਿਗਿਆਨ ਵਿਭਾਗ (Sociology And Social Anthropology) http://SOCIOLOGY.punjabiuniversity.ac.in

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About The Department

The department of Sociology and Social Anthropology was established in 1969. It is unique insofar as it brings together two disciplines, or two intellectual orientations, in its teaching and research. This is indeed rare in the context of Indian universities where social anthropology is usually assigned to the Department of Anthropology. The Department has devised a unique combination of field work and classroom teaching allowing its students to relate sociological concepts and theories with real life issues. At present, the Department has four faculty members, one Associate Professor and three Assistant Professors. The faculty and students in the department have conducted research on many contemporary social issues of Indian society in general and Punjabi society in particular. Sociologically important fields of social inequality, digital divide, social change, political sociology, sports sociology, sociology of media and Information technologies, disability studies, environment sociology, rural sociology, women studies, gender and caste disparities, denotified tribes, etc., have been of significant interest to the department. All the faculty members are well-qualified and experienced with a wide range of publications in their respective fields. The syllabus taught by the faculty is regularly revised and updated keeping in mind the career options for the studentsand the emerging new trends in Sociology. With the help of dedicated faculty and staff along with basic infrastructural facilities including a rich departmental library and a seminar room, the department provides a congenial atmosphere for research. The department is well recognised for its research in the region. The department was notified as the State Social Impact Assessment Unit by the Government of Punjab in 2014. In 2021 with the help of the state government a Centre for the Empowerment of Persons with Disabilities was also started in the department.


Thrust Areas

  • Gender Studies
  • Disability Studies
  • Ethnographic Studies
  • Rural Sociology
  • Sociology of Environment
  • Sociology of Education
  • Sports Sociology
  • Media and Information technolgies

Syllabus

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Courses Offered and Faculty

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Significant Achievements

  • Revised and updated syllabi for the M. A. & Ph.D. Courses.
  • 30 books and 200 research papers and articles have been produced by the faculty so far.
  • Distinguished sociologists and social scientists like John Barnes, S.C. Dube, T.N. Madan, J.P.S. Uberoi, Andre Beteille, Yogesh Atal, David Turner, Richard Buttny, Irfan Habib, Allen Furr, Anand Kumar and many others have visited the Department and delivered talks.
  • Members of the faculty have presented papers abroad- in Italy, UK, US, Canada, Australia, Libya, Germany.
  • The Department has been assigned various projects from time to time by the Punjab Government and other important agencies
  • More than 40 M. Phil. and an equal number of the Ph.D. students have successfully completed their research.
  • Several students have cleared UGC-NET and JRF besides getting selected for civil services and other competitive exams;
  • Our students have made their mark as school teachers, college or university professors, civil servants, politicians, NGO activists etc. to name a few.

Infrastructure Facilities

  • Department Library
  • Department Seminar Room
  • Computer Room with Internet Facility
  • CTV-VCP-DVD (one set)

  • Special Activities

    • Special committee for periodical review of the syllabi to keep it in tune with the changing trends in the discipline.
    • Regular interactive sessions with the sociology faculty in various affiliated colleges of the university.
    • Regular field-work for MA students in all the semesters to give them first hand experience of the field survey and help them in honing their methodological skills and theoretical understanding of the discipline.
    • Seminars/ Conferences and Workshops are conducted by the department from time to time on important themes


    Contact Us

    Dr. Deepak Kumar
    9855651166
    deepskandhala@yahoo.co.in
    0175-5136482, 6483

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    Last Updated on: 22-06-2022

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