Maharashtra State Board 11th Standard Sociology Syllabus - Free PDF Download
Maharashtra State Board Syllabus 2026-27 11th Standard: The Maharashtra State Board 11th Standard Sociology Syllabus for the examination year 2026-27 has been released by the MSBSHSE, Maharashtra State Board. The board will hold the final examination at the end of the year following the annual assessment scheme, which has led to the release of the syllabus. The 2026-27 Maharashtra State Board 11th Standard Sociology Board Exam will entirely be based on the most recent syllabus. Therefore, students must thoroughly understand the new Maharashtra State Board syllabus to prepare for their annual exam properly.
The detailed Maharashtra State Board 11th Standard Sociology Syllabus for 2026-27 is below.
Maharashtra State Board 11th Standard Sociology Revised Syllabus
Maharashtra State Board 11th Standard Sociology Course Structure 2026-27 With Marking Scheme
| # | Unit/Topic | Weightage |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Introduction of Sociology | |
| 2 | Contribution of Western and Indian Sociologists | |
| 3 | Basic Concepts in Sociology | |
| 4 | Social Institutions | |
| 5 | Culture | |
| 6 | Socialization | |
| 7 | Social Stratification | |
| 8 | Social Change | |
| Total | - |
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Syllabus
- Introduction of Sociology
- Concept of Sociology
- Concept of Sociological Imagination
- Definition: Sociological Imagination
- Origin
- Importance
- Personal Troubles vs. Public Issues
- Example: Personal Troubles vs. Public Issues
- Introduction: Mills's Three Fundamental Questions
- Understanding Mills’ Three Fundamental Questions
- Examples: Mill's Three Fundamental Questions
- Key Takeaways
- Nature of Sociology
- Emergence of Sociology
- Factors that Influenced the Emergence of Sociology
- Scope of Sociology
- Importance of Sociology
- Introduction to Western Sociologists
- Auguste Comte (1798-1857)
- Emile Durkheim (1858-1917)
- Karl Marx (1818-1883)
- Abdul Rahman Ibn-khaldun
- Harriet Martineau (1802 – 1876)
- Durkheims’ Theory of Suicide
- Definition of Suicide
- Forms of Suicide
- William Du Bois (1868 – 1963)
- Marxian Theory of ‘Class Conflict’
- Introduction to Indian Sociologists
- Dr. G. S. Ghurye (1893-1983)
- Dr. M. N. Srinivas (1916-1999)
- Dr. Iravati Karve (1905-1970)
- Introduction of Society
- Definition of Society
- Characteristics of Society
- Introduction of Community
- Definition of Community
- Elements of Community
- Social Groups
- Characteristics of Social Group
- Types of Social Group
- Concept of Social Status
Introduction
Definitions
- Types of Social Status
- Concept of Social Role
Introduction of Social Role
Definitions of Social Role
- Social Role Related Concept
- Concept of Social Norms
- Introduction
- Definition: Social Norms
- Importance
- Changes in Social Norms
- Types of Social Norms
- Concept of Social Institutions
Introduction of Social Institutions
Definition of Social Institutions
- Characteristics of Social Institutions
- Concept of Family
- Introduction of Family
- Definition of Family
- Functions of Family
- Forms of Family
- Twenty-first Century Families
- Concept of Marriage
- Forms of Marriage
- Family, Marriage and Kinship
- Economy and Work
- Concept of Education
- Types of Education
- Importance of Education
- Education and Social Division
- Introduction of Socialization
- Concept of Socialization
Meaning of Socialization
Definition of Socialization
- Re-socialization
- The Process of Socialization
- Agencies of Socialization
- Social Stratification
Introduction of Social Stratification
Definitions of Social Stratification
- Characteristics of Social Stratification
- Types of Social Stratification
- Caste and the Caste System
- Introduction of Caste
- Definitions of Caste
- Caste in the Past
- Colonialism and Caste
- Caste in the Present
- Characteristics of Caste
- Concept of Class
Introduction of Class
Definition of class
- Characteristics of Class
- Concept of Gender
- Concept of Social Mobility
- Types of Social Mobility
- Concept of Social Change
Introduction of Social Change
Definition of Social Change
- Nature of Social Change
- Characteristics of Social Change
- Factors Responsible for Social Change
