New IGNOU MSOE-04 Help Book Urban Sociology in English – MA Sociology Latest Edition Guide and Study Material.

Block 1 – Concepts
What is Urban Sociology?
Urban Centre, Urbanisation and Urban Growth
City and Metropolis
Rural-Urban Continuum

Block 2 – Urban Ecological Processes and Theories
Invasion, Succession, Concentration, Centralization and Segregation
Models of Urban Growth: Concentric Zones, Sectors, Multiple Nuclei, Explaitative, Syrnbolic
Social Area Analysis and Recent Advances

Block 3 – Indian Cities: Case Studies
Ancient, Medieval and Colonial Cities: Case Studies
Typologies of Cities
Temporal Evolution of Ancient, Modern, Pre-Industrial and Industrial Cities
Functional Classification of Cities: Commercial, Administrative and Pilgrimage Towns
Trends and Pattern of Urbanisation

Block 4 – Urban Sociology in India
Development of Urban Sociology
Urban Sociology in lndia

Block 5 – Urbanisation and It’s Impact
Level, Trends and Patterns
Marriage, Family and Kinship
Traditional Neighbourhoods and Modern Cities
Urban lnfluences on Rural Areas

Block 6 – City and Occupations: Coparative Perspectives (Case Studies)
Formal Sector
Urban Informal Sector
Changing Occupational Structure and Impact of Economic Liberalization

Block 7 – Urban Issues in India
Poverty
Slums
Environment and Infrastructure

Block 8 – Urban Governance
Local Self Government and the Emergence of Voluntary Organisation
Urban Planning
Media and Urban Governance