Sociology

Course Description

Course Objectives

Course Contents

Reference Books

1. 1.Giddens, A., Duneier, M., Appelbaum, R.P. & Carr, D. (2018). What is Sociology? in Introduction to Sociology, eleventh ed., W.W. Norton & Company, pp. 3-20.
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22. 22.Ritzer, G. & Wiedenhoft Murphy, W. (2019). Dimension of social stratification, from Chapter 8, in Introduction to Sociology, fifth ed. Los Angeles: Sage Publication, pp. 188-197.
23. 23.Luintel, Youba R. (2018). Gender and women's subordination, in Gender and Development: Some Essays, Kathmandu: Academic Book Center, pp. 1-28.
24. 24.Luintel, Youba R. (2018). Caste and the dynamics of change in livelihoods, in Caste and Society: Changing Dynamism of Inter-Caste Relations in Nepal, Kathmandu: Academic Book Center, pp. 13-31.
25. 25.Luintel, Youba R. (2018). Disposition of contemporary caste hierarchy, in Caste and Society: Changing Dynamism of Inter-Caste Relations in Nepal, Kathmandu: Academic Book Center, pp. 69-99.
26. 26.Macionis, J. J. (2010). Social groups and organizations, Chapter 6, in Sociology, thirteenth ed., Prentice Hall: Pearson Education, pp. 120-137.
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30. 30.Dobson J., Gorospe N., and Jeong S. S. (2017). Third-wave feminism, ethics of care, and corporate governance: The case of gender quotas on corporate boards, International Handbooks in Business Ethics, New York: Springer, pp. 283-295.
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33. 33.Macionis, J. J. (2010). Collective behavior and social change, Chapter 18, in Sociology, thirteenth ed., Prentice Hall: Pearson Education, pp. 417-429.
34. 34.Tischler, H. L. (2011). Collective behaviour and social change; globalization and social Change, Chapter 18, in Introduction to Sociology, tenth ed., Belmont: Wardsworth Publishing, pp. 267-289.
35. 35.Wu, C. (2016). Moving from urban sociology to the sociology of the city, The American Sociologist, Vol. 47(1), pp. 102-114.
36. 36.Tischler, H. L. (2011). Sociological investigation, Chapter 2, in Introduction to Sociology, tenth ed., Belmont: Wardsworth Publishing, pp. 29-47.
37. 37.Giddens, A., Duneier, M., Appelbaum, R.P. & Carr, D. (2018). Asking and answering sociological questions, in Introduction to Sociology, eleventh ed., W.W. Norton & Company, pp. 25-35.
38. 38.Prasad, M. (2018). Problem-solving sociology, Contemporary Sociology, Vol. 47(4), pp. 393-398.
39. 39.Bradach, J. L. & Eccles, R. G. (1989). Price, authority, and trust: from ideal types to plural forms, Annual Review of Sociology, Vol. 15, pp. 97-118.
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41. 41.Bogenhold, D. (2013). Social network analysis and the sociology of economics: filling a blind spot with the idea of social embeddedness, The American Journal of Economics and Sociology, Vol. 72(2), pp. 293-318.
42. 42.Thornton, P. H. (1999). The sociology of entrepreneurship, Annual Review of Sociology, Vol. 25, pp. 19-46.