• • Sociability or the sociality of man 

• • Meaning and Characteristics: Culture is variable, learnt, social, shared, transmissive, dynamic and adaptive 
  • Types: Material & Non –material 
  • Functions: transfer of knowledge, define situation, provide behavior pattern, moulds personality 
  • Elements of culture: norms, values, beliefs, sanctions, customs 
  • Culture and Socialization 
  • Formal and non-formal socialization 
  • Transmission of culture 
  • Cultural relativism 
  • Subcultures 
  • Ethnocentrism and Xenocentrism 
  • Cultural lag 
  • High culture and popular culture 
  • Multiculturalism, assimilation, and acculturation 

• • Meaning and characteristics 
  • Community; meaning and characteristics 
  • Individual and society & Relationship between individual and society 
  • Two main theories regarding the relationship of man and society 
    • The social contract theory 
    • The organismic theory 
  • Social and cultural evolution of society: Hunting and Gathering Society, Herding and Advance Herding Society, Horticultural Society, Agrarian Society, Industrial Society, Postmodern Society 

• • Caste and classes 
  • Forms of social classes 
  • Feudal system in Pakistan 
  • Social Mobility-nature of social mobility and its determinants in Pakistani society 
  • Culture of poverty 

• • Mechanisms of social control-formal and informal means of social control 
  • Anomie, Alienation and social Integration-Means of social integration in Pakistani Society. 

• • Processes of Social and Cultural Change-discovery 
  • Inhibitions to social and cultural change in Pakistan 
  • Social planning and directed social and cultural change 
  • Effect of Industrialization, Urbanization, Modernization and Modern Means of Communication on Social Change. 

• • Formation of public opinion 
  • concept of opinion leader 
  • characteristics of opinion leadership 

• • The rural community 
  • Traditional Characteristics of rural life 
  • The urban community 
  • Rural-Urban convergence 
  • Urbanism & Future of cities in Pakistan 

• • The nature and genesis of institutions 
  • The process of institutionalization 
  • Functions of Social Institutions: Family, Religion, Education, Economy and Politics. 

• • High population growth rate 
  • Rural–urban migration 
  • Issues of technical/vocational training 
  • Deviance and street crime 
  • Unemployment, illiteracy and School dropout 
  • Smuggling, Prostitution, Poverty & Drug Addiction 
  • Child Labour, Child Abuse & Bonded Labour 
  • Social customs and Traditions affecting Women in Pakistan 
  • Violence Against Women and Domestic Violence 
  • Issues concerning the Elderly in Pakistan. 

Sociological Theory

• Three sociological perspectives:

• • Structural Functionalism 
  • Symbolic interactions 
  • Conflict 
• Theorists:
  • Ibn-e-Khaldun 
  • Spencer 
  • August Comte 
  • Emile Durkheim 
  • Max Weber 
  • Karl Marx 
  • Parson 

Methods of Sociological Research

• Scientific Method

• Steps in research

• Types of Questionnaire Research Design

• Surveys, Observation and Case Studies

This is the complete syllabus for preparation of CSS Sociology.

The Candidates should prepare thoroughly to succeed in the examination.

Therefore, here are a few suggested books you can buy for better learning about CSS Sociology from your favorite Multan Kitab Ghar online bookstore.

Suggested Reading Books for CSS Sociology 2025

• Sociology : A down to earth approach by James M. Henslin 
• Methods of Social Research by Bailey 
• Poverty Curtains by Dr. Mehboob-ul-haq 
• Contemporary Sociological Theories by Pitrim Sorokin 
• Master of Sociological Thought by Lewis A.Coser 
• Sociology by Ogburnn & Nimkoff 
• Social Change and History by Robert Nisbet 
• Feudal System in Pakistan by Nawab Haider Naqvi 
• The Sociology of Rural Life by Lynn Smith, T. 
• Sociology-Social Structure and Social Conflict by Kerbo, Harold R. (1989). 
• Sociology: An Introduction to the Science of Society Koening Samuel 
• Marriage and The Family by Lee, Alfred Mclung and Lee, Elizabeth Briant (1961). 
• The Design of Social Research by Ackoff, Russel, L. (Latest ed.) 
• An Introduction to the History of Sociology by Barnes, H.E. (Ed.) (1966) 
• Pakistani Society by Akbar Ahmad, S. 
• Contemporary Sociological Theories by Pitrim Sorokin 
• Sociology,10th edition by John, J. Macionis. 2004. 
• Research Methodology by Neuman, Lawrance (Rvs. Ed.) 
• Sociological Theory by Ritzer, Georg, (1988).
• Anthropology: The Study of Man by Adamson Hoebel, E.
• Family in Asia by Man Singh Das & Pahos D. Bardis
• Ibn-i-Khaldun: His Life and Works by M. Abdullah Enan
• Pakistani Society by M. Iqbal Chaudhry
• Strategies in Social Research by Smith, H.W
• Sociology; Role & Relationship by Everett K. Wilson
• Social Problems by Jon. M. Shepard & Voss
• Social Change and History by Robert Nisbet
• The Sociology of Social Problems by Horton & Leslie
• The Sociology of Religion by Max Weber