LECTURER (Sociology) FPSC

Part-I

Vocabulary, Grammar Usage, Sentence Structuring

Part-II

I. Social Interaction: 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.

II. Social Control: Mechanisms of social control-formal and informal means of social

control, Anomie, Alienation and social Integration-Means of social integration in

Pakistani Society.

III. Social and Cultural Change and Social Policy: 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.

IV. Public Opinion: Formulation of public opinion, concept of opinion leader,

characteristics of opinion leadership.

V. Community: The rural community, Traditional Characteristics of rural life, The urban

community, Rural – Urban convergence, Urbanism, Future of cities in Pakistan.

VI. Social Institutions: The nature and genesis of institutions, The process of

institutionalization, Functions of Social Institutions: Family, Religion, Education,

Economy and Politics.

VII. Social Problems in Pakistan: 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 and Abuse, Bonded Labour, Social customs and Traditions affecting Women 

in Pakistan, Violence Against Women and Domestic Violence, Issues concerning the

Elderly in Pakistan.

VIII.Methods of Sociological Research: Scientific Method, Steps in research, Types of

Questionnaire Research Design, Surveys, Observation and Case Studies.

Part-III

 Education System in Pakistan,

 Teaching Techniques and Methodology,

 Classroom Management and Discipline,

 Testing and Evaluation,

 Knowledge of Bloom’s Taxonomy