Welcome To The Department Of Sociology

Department of Sociology

Department at a glance:

The department of Sociology was established in 1979 under the headship of Dr. Dhiren Kalita. In 1982, Dr. Ruhit Saikia joined as Assistant Professor in the department. Dr. Ruprekha Bordoloi joined in the year of 1989 and Mrs Dipti Tamuli joined as Assistant Professor in the department in 1993.  Borsha Rani Bora and Minakshi Mili joined as assistant professor in the department in 2016 and Mr Probin Das joined in 2020. Sociological Study Centre, an Academic Centre of the department was established in 2001. Dr. Ruprekha Bordoloi joined as Principal on 15^th November, 2013 and Dr Dhiren Kalita superannuated on 30^th September, 2015 and Dr Ruhit Saikia superannuated on 2017.

Students of the department are able to show good results in BA final Examination. A few students of the Department are able to get 1^st class 1^st rank in Dibrugarh University B.A examination. Many students have attained 1^st class with distinction in B.A examination under affiliating university.

Vision and Mission of the Department

Vision and Mission:

Vision:

v  To emphasize on the holistic department of the students by providing modern and quality education in social science (Sociology).

v  To enrich the knowledge of the student s to become an independent responsible citizen of the society.

Mission: 

v  To offer relevant and quality education to the students with a view of shaping their practical understanding on societal issues, problems, knowledge and awareness to uplift their career.

v  To inculcate research temperament, problem solving methodology and to make the students self reliant,   and responsible in the society by introducing new thoughts and ideas.

Programmes

Courses and Programme:
Higher Secondary
BA in Sociology (honors)
Add on course
B.A/ M.A in Sociology (Krishna Kanta Handique State Open University): All the faculty members are allotted classes in B.A and M.A under KKHSOU and they supervise in the dissertation in M.A. course under KKHSOU

Course & Programme Outcomes

Programme Outcome and Course Outcome:

Programme Outcome

1.      Students will study Introduction to Sociology-I; Sociology of India- I

2.      Students will learn about Introduction to Sociology-I, Sociology of India –II

3.      Students will study on Political Sociology; Sociology of Religion; Sociology of Gender

4.      Students will study on Economic Sociology; Sociology of Kinship; Social Stratification

5.      Sociology of Development; Sociology in North- East India; Understanding Social Psychology; Understanding Social Psychology

6.      Globalization and Society; Science, technology and Society; Sociology and Industry; Sociology of Health and Hospital Management

Programme Outcome

After completing Undergraduate Programme in Sociology, a student will acquire in depth knowledge of the subjects that he/she studied in UG programme and become competent for further Higher Studies; to prepare for competitive examination and can apply for jobs of his/her interest.

 Course Outcomes

The learning outcomes i.e. knowledge or skills acquired by the students from B.A course in Sociology of the institution are listed below:

B. A Major Course Outcome (Non-CBCS)

Department	Course/Paper		Course Outcome
Sociology	101		General Sociology: emergence, notions and concepts
	201		Theoretical Knowledge on Social change and development
	301		Theoretical perspective in Sociology
	302		Theoretical knowledge on social change and development: Classical, modern and Indian Sociological Thinkers
	401		Social Survey, research and Statistics: Conceptual meaning of Sociology of development, scope,, models, aspects of economic development along with socio-economic planning
	402		Social problems and social welfare: Fundamentals and the emerging issues of Social Problems, social welfare and security from sociological perspective.
	501		Sociology of development : meaning of Sociology of development and changing conception of development, basic knowledge of theories, path and agencies of development along with Indian experience of development
	502		Sociology in North-East India: Historical background of the North- East Frontier Region as an unique sociological spot observation as it has been occupied by different ethnic groups or people, their diverse cultural traits and preservation of respective social system
	503		Understanding Social Psychology: Basic understanding of Social psychology, development of student’s own personality in the society
	504		Sociology of mass communication: Sociological understanding of mass communication, to develop the process of interaction in day to day and everyday working life.
	601		Globalization and society : Characteristics and issues relating to globalization, various agencies involved in the process and examines its socioeconomic and cultural impact
	602		Science, technology and society : Sociological understanding of Science and technology, the impact of science and technology on the society
	603		Sociology and Industry: Theoretical knowledge of society of industry, to understand the social structure of industry and its practical aspects.
	604		Sociology of health & hospital management : inter-relationship between society and health, the problems of health in India in its dimensions and also the relationship between political economy and health at national and international levels
B. A Non-Major Course Outcome (Non-CBCS)
Department		Course	Course Outcome
		101	General Sociology
		201	Society in India
		301	Techniques of social research
		401	Theoretical perspectives in Sociology
		501	Social problems and Social welfare
		601	Sociology of Rural Development

 

Short term Add on Certificate Course outcomes:

Course	Course Outcome
Entrepreneurship Development	Necessary knowledge and skills to develop and strengthen entrepreneurial quality, to analyze environmental set up relating to small industry and promoting it, understanding the process and procedure involved in setting up small units., sources of help and support available for starting and a small scale industry etc

 

Teachers and students are aware of the stated B.A Programme and course outcomes of the B. A Programme (CBCS) in Sociology offered by the institution

Course Name and Code	Course Outcome
C – 1 (Introduction to Sociology – I)	The mandate of the course is to introduce the discipline to students from diverse trainings and capabilities. The course is intended to introduce the students to a sociological way of thinking. It also provides a foundation for the other more detailed and specialized courses in sociology.
C – 2 (Sociology of India – I)	This paper introduces the processes and modes of construction of knowledge of India. Further, it aims to draw attention to the key concepts and institutions which are useful for the understanding of Indian society.
C – 3 (Introduction to Sociology – II)	The course aims to provide a general introduction to sociological thought. The focus is on studying from the original texts to give the students a flavor of how over a period of time thinkers have conceptualized various aspects of society. This paper also provides a foundation for thinkers in the other papers.
C – 4 (Sociology of India – II)	This paper aims to draw attention to the variety of ideas and debates about India. Further, it critically engages with the multiple socio-political forces and ideologies which shape the terrain of the nation.
C – 5 (Political Sociology)	Political Sociology: Paper seeks to establish relationship between society and politics through the themes of power, governance etc. Students should be aware about the theoretical debate about politics.
C – 6 (Sociology of Religion)	Sociology of Religion: This paper seeks to link between social setting and religion, how the religion has been institutionalized by any community in society.
C – 7 (Sociology of Gender)	Sociology of Gender: It seeks to make the students aware about the societal construction of sexes through many theoretical debates; how and why man and woman are placed in different position in society.
C – 8 (Economic Sociology)	Economic Sociology: This paper aims to provide understanding of the social and cultural bases of economic activity.
C – 9 (Sociology of Kinship)	Sociology of Kinship: This paper aims to give the principles of marriage and kinship in society with the help of many ethnographic study and theoretical perspectives.
C – 10 (Social Stratification)	Social Stratification: This paper aims to introduce the students towards sociological understanding of social inequalities in societies.
GE – 1 (Indian Society: Images and Realities)	This course seeks to provide an interdisciplinary introduction to Indian society.
GE – 2 (Family and Intimacy)	Family is one of the vital institutions of human society. It is experienced intimately and debated keenly. This course attempts to introduce students to a range of contemporary concerns pertaining to this institution from a sociological perspective and with an interdisciplinary orientation.
GE – 3 (Rethinking Development)	Rethinking Development: This paper aims to provide the broader understanding of Development. It aims to teach students that development is not limited only to economy, but also it extends to the quality of life of people.
GE – 4 (Gender and Violence)	Gender and Violence: The objective of this paper is to provide the knowledge that gendered violence is based on gender created in society and it is routine, structured and situated.
C – 11 (Sociological Thinkers – I)	The students will be able to gain knowledge about some of the classical sociological thinkers and their ideas which helps in understanding the system of a society.
C–12 ( Sociological Research Methods-I)	The students will be able to understand the theoretical knowledge of sociological research methods.
DSE – 3 (Environmental Sociology)	This paper seeks to link between society and Environment, different approaches within the sub discipline and how these approaches may be used to understand environmental issues and movements in India.
DSE – 4 (Sociology of Work)	This paper Interlinking between work and Industry of construction of knowledge of India. Further, it aims to draw attention to the key concepts and industrialization which are useful for the understanding value and ideals of pluralized industrialism have caused an absorbed multiple transformation shift to the local and global social networks of the contemporary world.
C – 13 (Sociological Thinkers – II)	The outcome of this course is to introduce the students to some of the modern sociological thinkers and their ideas which help in shaping the society.
C – 14 (Sociological Research Methods – II)	The outcome of this course is to understand the methods of social research and the students will be able to do research work.
DSE – 5 (Sociology of Health and Medicine)	Hospital management: inter-relationship between society and health, the problems of health in India in its dimensions and also the relationship between political economy and health at national and international levels
DSE – 6 (Indian Sociological Traditions)	This paper focus is on studying from the original texts to give the students a flavor of how over a period of time thinkers have conceptualized various aspects of Indian society.

Syllabus

Activities

Department Activities

Journal and Magazine

Wall Magazine of the Department of Sociology

Wall Magazine on the theme ‘Samaj aru Mulyabudh’ has been published in the year 2019-2020

Wall magazine on the theme ‘Sanskritir prakashvongi aru porichay’ has been published in the year 2020-21.

Wall magazine on the theme ‘Samaj-Ujjwal’ has been published in the year 2021-22.

Hand Written Magazine

Hand written magazine named ‘Samaj Darpan’ has been published in the year of 2017-18 and 2021-22.

 Department of Sociology under the Sociological Study Centre publish a Newsletter named ‘Sociological Insight‘in every year.

Department published a Compilation copy of Survey Report conducted in Kotikuchia Village, Teok, Jorhat District under the Sociological Study Centre, Department of Sociology.

Achievement of the Department:

 Department of Sociology has been awarded by ACTA, Jorhat Zone and Assam Down Town University for the outstanding achievement of students in University level in the year of 2018 especially for achieving 1^st class 1^{st (}university toper) by Miss Ananya Boruah.

Academic Achievement of students

Sukanya Gohain, Best Graduate (Arts) in the year of 2017. She secured 73.50% in the final exam of Sociology.

In the year of 2018, Ananya Boruah secured 1st class 1^st position in Sociology under Dibrugarh University. She secured 78 %.

Pubali Sarmah awarded as the Best Graduate (Arts) in the year of 2019. She secured 84% in the B.A. final exam in Sociology. She stood top in the Dibrugarh University MA Entrance Exam. Pubali Sarma has cleared NET-JRF, NET, and SLET in 2022. She has enrolled in Ph.D programme in the Department of Sociology, Dibrugarh University in 2023.

Parismita Bhattacharya, alumni of the department (batch 2018-20) has cleared UGC-NET in 2023.

Achievement in Co-Curricular Activity (Department level )

         Department of Sociology got 3^rd prize in Cultural Rally Competition held in the college week in the

Session of 2016-17.

         Department of Sociology got 2nd prize in Cultural Rally Competition held in the college week in the session of 2017-18. The theme of the Rally was ‘Naree Samasya aaru iyar Somadhan’.

         Department of Sociology got 1^stprize in Cultural Rally Competition held in the college week in the session of 2019-20. The theme of the Rally was ‘Aaomoya Bibahor paramporagoto parba : ek Obolukon’

The theme of the Wall Magazine in the session of 2020-21 was ‘Sanskritir prakashvongi aru porichay’ It also achieved 2^nd prize in Wall Magazine Competition in the session of 2020-21.

Departmental Events:

Academic

1.      Department of Sociology organized a special programme on 28/12/2017 on the occasion of Death anniversary of G.S. Ghurye, the father of Indian Sociology. The programme aims to make recognition of Ghurye as father of Indian Sociology.  Lecture delivered by the faculties of the department along with displaying of his contribution towards Sociology in India.

2.      Department of Sociology organized a Special talk on Max Weber, one of the great classical Sociologists on the occasion of his birthday on dated 21/4/2018. Dr. Ruprekha Bordoloi, renowned Sociologist as well as Principal of the College delivered a talk on the contribution of Max Weber.

 

 

Popular Talk:

Ø  A popular talk was organized in the department on the topic - Tribal Society in North East India with special reference to Bodo and Khasi tribe on 9/9/2017. 

Ø  A popular talk on ‘Importance of Hypothesis in Social Research’ was organized on 2/4/2019. 

Ø  Department of Sociology organized a webinar on ‘Sociology as Discipline: Importance and Recent Development’ on 15/ 7/2020.

Ø  A popular talk was organized under Sociological Study Centre on 25/2/2021 on the topic ‘Culture and Literature in Social Change’.

Ø   An Online Popular talk on ‘Science, Research and Sociology’ was organized by the department of Sociology on 1^6th November, 2021.Dr.

MoU of the Department

Department of the Sociology signed MoU with Department of Sociology, Cinnamara College Jorhat on 9/2/2021

Career Oriented Programme organized by the Department:

A student workshop on ‘Career: Information and Guidance’ was organized by the department of Sociology on 19/3/2018

Department of Sociology organized a career oriented talk on ‘Sociology as Career Oriented Discipline’ on 13/3/2019 which helped students to think Sociology as a career providing subject. Dr. Ruprekha Bordoloi, active sociologist and Principal of Kakojan College was the Resource person for the programme.

Student Exchange Programme of the Department

A Student Exchange Programme was organized on 15/9/2018 under the supervision of Minakshi MIli, Faculty of the department. Total 45 students were brought to Assam Kaziranga University, Jorhat, to attend a lecture on Gender Sensitisation.

Students of the Department visited Cinnamara College to attend a talk College on Research Methodology on 24/12/2022

 

 

Faculty Exchange Programme of the Department

Mrs Minakshi Mili Assistant Professor invited to deliver a lecture CKB College, teok as a part of Faculty Exchange Programme organised by CKB College, Teok, Jorhat on 13/9/2019.

Extension Activity

Department of Sociology organised a Cleanliness Awareness Programme on 01/08/2018 at Kakojan Adarsha Parthamik Vidyalaya..

On 17/4/2022 the students of 4^th semester of the department of Sociology, distributed food as corporate responsibility at the time of Bohag Bihu to the destitute in Jorhat city.

Department of Sociology, Kakojan College established a Library in Kotikuchia Village (the adopted village of the college) in collaboration with NSS Unit, on 01/06/2022.The faculty members donated a book shelf, 55 numbers of books and student also donated 10 numbers of books to the library. 

Field Study:

 6^th semester students visited Kakojan  Primary Health Centre nearby Kakojan College to study on the topic ‘pre-natal and post-natal care of the mother and new born baby; A sociological Study on Kakojan Primary Health Centre’ under the supervision of faculty members of the department of Sociology- Dipti Tamuli ,Borsha Rani Bora, Minakshi Mili,  and SnigdhanjolI Kalita on 12/4/2017. The major objective of the study was to observe the facilities provided by PHC, Kakojan to pre -natal and post-natal mothers and new born babies.

On 15/3/2019, the students of 6^th semester visited Kakojan Primary Health Centre to study on Kakojan PHC as a Social Organization. Total 25 number of students observed and collected data on the topic ‘Hospital as Social Organisation; A Sociological Study in reference to Kakojan PHC’ under the supervision of Borsha Rani Bora. The major objective was to observe the relationship between doctor and patient, doctor and nursing staff and availability of material resources and other facilities.

The 4^th semester students of the department of Sociology (2019-20), Kakojan College has done a field study on the topic ‘problems of Old Aged people: A Sociological Study in Kotikuchiya Village, Jorhat, Assam’ on 20/4/2019. The major objective of the field study WAS to find out the problems of old age person the village.

            A field study on Socio- economic condition of Mariya Community with Special reference to Do-Gaon, Kakojan, and Jorhat was done by the Department of Sociology, Kakojan College on 10/9/2019 under the supervision of Borsha Rani Bora and Amorjyoti Borah.

A field study was conducted in Durgabari Tea Estate on 24/9/2019 by the students of 3^rd semester of the Department on the topic ‘Impact of Education in changing trends among the tea garden community, A Sociological Study in Durgabari Tea estate’.

Department tof Sociology Conducted a field study by the students of 6^th semester in Kotikuchiya Village, Teok and Jorhat on 1^st June, 2022 under the supervision of the faculties of the Department. The students were divided into five groups and they collected data on the following aspects in the village – socio-economic condition, political participation, health seeking behavior, agriculture and farming etc.

Students of the 6^th semester conducted field study on various topics such as Socio- Economic Condition, medical pluralism, Self Help Group and Women Empowerment, culture and rituals, political participation and political awareness, Socio-economic Condition of Munda etc. Students collected the data in the month of March – April, 2022

Students of the 6^th semester conducted a field study on their own locality on ‘Medical Pluralism’. They collected data in the month of March and April, 2023.

Field trip:

 1/ A field trip was organized by the Department to Tezpur, A historical place in Assam on 18/3/2018 under the supervision of Minakshi Mili and Borsha Rani Bora.

The 5^th semester students of the department visited Charaideu district, the hisoric place OF Assam on 23/2/2020.

Celebration of Special Day:

v  Department of Sociology organized a special programme in the nearby Girls’ High School on the occasion of International Day of Girl Child on 11/10/2019.

v  An online programme on the occasion of Girl Child Day was organised by the Department of Sociology on 24^th January, 2022.

v  The National Girl Child Day was observed on 24^th January, 2021. A Poster making competition was arranged on the occasion of the day. It was a small effort to fostering the attitude of gender equality and to convey the message of equality among the students through the posters

v  On the occasion of National Girl Child Day on 24^th January, a talk on ‘Child Marriage as a social problem’ was organized by the Department on 25^th January, 2023.

v  Alumni Meet was held on 1^st April, 2023, organised by Department.

ICT Class

All the faculty members use ICT tools as important teaching- learning methods in the department.  Teaching is being assisted by the use of whatsApp, Google classroom, Smart TV, Smart Board etc.  Hence, the materials are provided through the e- learning website of the college through which students can access materials or lecture in need. Students are also encouraged to use ICT especially during Seminar Presentation.

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