What is CBSE Class 12th Sociology Syllabus?

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Students can check below the Chapter and units covered in the CBSE Class 12 Sociology syllabus 2026.

Unit	Chapter/Topics
Unit 1: Introducing Indian Society	Colonialism, Nationalism, Class and Community (Nonevaluative)
Unit 2: The Demographic Structure of the Indian Society	Theories and concepts in demography Rural-Urban Linkages and Divisions Population Policy in India
Unit 3: Social Institutions: Continuity and Change	Caste and the Caste System Tribal Communities Family and Kinship
Unit 5: Patterns of Social Inequality and Exclusion	Social Inequality and Social Exclusion Systems justifying and perpetuating Inequality - Caste, Tribe, the Other Backward Classes Adivasi Struggles The Struggle for Women’s Equality and Rights The Struggles of the Differently Abled
Unit 6: The Challenges of Cultural Diversity	Cultural communities and the nation state Regionalism in the Indian context The Nation state and religion related issues and identities Communalism, secularism and the nation state State and Civil Society
Unit 8: Structural Change	Understanding Colonialism, Industrialization, Urbanization
Unit 9: Cultural Change	Social Reform Movements Different Kinds of Social Change: Sanskritisation, Westernization, Modernization, Secularization
Unit 11: Change and Development in Rural Society	Agrarian Structure : Caste & class in Rural India Land Reforms, Green Revolution and Emerging Agrarian society Green revolution and its social consequences Transformation in Rural Society Circulation of labour Globalization, Liberalization and Rural Society
Unit 12: Change and Development in Industrial Society	From Planned Industrialization to Liberalization How people find Jobs Work Processes: How work is carried out, working conditions, home based work, Strikes and Unions
Unit 15: Social Movements	Concept of Social Movements Theories and Classification of Social Movements Environmental Movements Class-Based Movements: Workers, Peasants

To know more on CBSE Class 12 Sociology Syllabus 2026 and to download subject-wise syllabus PDF, click on CBSE 12th syllabus 2026.

<p>Students can check below the Chapter and units covered in the CBSE Class 12 Sociology syllabus 2026.</p><table border="1"><tbody><tr><th>Unit</th><th>Chapter/Topics</th></tr><tr><td>Unit 1: Introducing Indian Society</td><td><ul><li>Colonialism, Nationalism, Class and Community (Nonevaluative)</li></ul></td></tr><tr><td>Unit 2: The Demographic Structure of the Indian Society</td><td><ul><li>Theories and concepts in demography</li><li>Rural-Urban Linkages and Divisions</li><li>Population Policy in India</li></ul></td></tr><tr><td>Unit 3: Social Institutions: Continuity and Change</td><td><ul><li>Caste and the Caste System</li><li>Tribal Communities</li><li>Family and Kinship</li></ul></td></tr><tr><td>Unit 5: Patterns of Social Inequality and Exclusion</td><td><ul><li>Social Inequality and Social Exclusion</li><li>Systems justifying and perpetuating Inequality - Caste,</li><li>Tribe, the Other Backward Classes</li><li>Adivasi Struggles</li><li>The Struggle for Women’s Equality and Rights</li><li>The Struggles of the Differently Abled</li></ul></td></tr><tr><td>Unit 6: The Challenges of Cultural Diversity</td><td><ul><li>Cultural communities and the nation state</li><li>Regionalism in the Indian context</li><li>The Nation state and religion related issues and</li><li>identities</li><li>Communalism, secularism and the nation state</li><li>State and Civil Society</li></ul></td></tr><tr><td>Unit 8: Structural Change</td><td><ul><li>Understanding Colonialism, Industrialization, Urbanization</li></ul></td></tr><tr><td>Unit 9: Cultural Change</td><td><ul><li>Social Reform Movements</li><li>Different Kinds of Social Change: Sanskritisation, Westernization, Modernization, Secularization</li></ul></td></tr><tr><td>Unit 11: Change and Development in Rural Society</td><td><ul><li>Agrarian Structure : Caste & class in Rural India</li><li>Land Reforms, Green Revolution and Emerging Agrarian society</li><li>Green revolution and its social consequences</li><li>Transformation in Rural Society</li><li>Circulation of labour</li><li>Globalization, Liberalization and Rural Society</li></ul></td></tr><tr><td>Unit 12: Change and Development in Industrial Society</td><td><ul><li>From Planned Industrialization to Liberalization</li><li>How people find Jobs</li><li>Work Processes: How work is carried out, working conditions, home based work, Strikes and Unions</li></ul></td></tr><tr><td>Unit 15: Social Movements</td><td><ul><li>Concept of Social Movements</li><li>Theories and Classification of Social Movements</li><li>Environmental Movements</li><li>Class-Based Movements: Workers, Peasants</li></ul></td></tr></tbody></table><p>To know more on CBSE Class 12 Sociology Syllabus 2026 and to download subject-wise syllabus PDF, click on <a href="https://www.shiksha.com/boards/cbse-12th-board-syllabus">CBSE 12th syllabus 2026</a>.</p><p> </p>

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