Department of Sociology

The Department of Sociology was established in 1961. In India generally 4 schools of sociology are referred and acknowledged, Bombay school, Lucknow school, Kashi Vidyapith School and Calcutta School. Amongst them, Kashi Vidyapith School of Sociology is referred prominently for extra ordinary contribution to Sociology with special reference to Indian social thought, the Indology. In Kashi Vidyapith, as an important subject (paper) sociology was started at UG level from the beginning of the university (1921). The massive contribution given by world famous scholars like Dr. Bhagwan Das the first Bharat Ratna & Acharya Narendra Dev created the grace of Kashi Vidyapith School of sociology.

Courses Offered :

=> B.A Sociology
=> M.A Sociology
=> M.Phil Sociology
=> Ph.D Sociology

Research :

=> Advanced Sociological Theory.
=> Globalization and Society.
=> Social Stratification and Dynamics.
=> Indian Social Thought.
=> Urban Society in India.
=> Sociology of Culture.
=> Population and Society.
=> Criminology and Penology.
=> Gender and Society.
=> Rural Society in India.
=> Sociology of Development.
=> Social Movement in India.
=> Gandhian Thought and Society.
=> Industry and Society.
=> Social Demography.
=> Sociology of Religion.
=> Social Anthropology.
=> Social Statistics.
=> Sociology of Administration.