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# Sociology Topics from Harlambos
- URL: https://www.upscprep.com/sociology-topics-harlambos/
- Published: 2022-06-15T13:57:09.000Z
- Updated: 2024-06-07T07:19:40.000Z
- Description: To be covered from Harlambos (Blue book)
- Author: Abhijeet Y
- Tags: Sociology, #show-toc

Harlambos and Holborn is a reference book that is often used while preparing for the sociology optional. It's a more than 1500 page book that covers the breadth of the subject.

But for UPSC CSE purposes you don't need to do the entire book. 

All that you need to cover are these topics ticked below.

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### Introduction - Sociological Perspectives

![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/92/07/9207d054-5e99-4b26-b8c8-424994497a07/content/images/2022/06/image1.JPG)

### Chapter 1 - Social Stratification

![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/92/07/9207d054-5e99-4b26-b8c8-424994497a07/content/images/2022/06/image2.JPG)

### Chapter 2 - Sex and Gender

![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/92/07/9207d054-5e99-4b26-b8c8-424994497a07/content/images/2022/06/image3.JPG)

### Chapter 3 - 'Race', Ethnicity and Nationality

![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/92/07/9207d054-5e99-4b26-b8c8-424994497a07/content/images/2022/06/image4.JPG)

### Chapter 4 - Poverty, Social Exclusion, and the Welfare State

![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/92/07/9207d054-5e99-4b26-b8c8-424994497a07/content/images/2022/06/image5.JPG)

### Chapter 6 - Crime and Deviance

![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/92/07/9207d054-5e99-4b26-b8c8-424994497a07/content/images/2022/06/image6.JPG)

### Chapter 7 - Religion

![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/92/07/9207d054-5e99-4b26-b8c8-424994497a07/content/images/2022/06/image7.JPG)

### Chapter 8 - Families and Households

![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/92/07/9207d054-5e99-4b26-b8c8-424994497a07/content/images/2022/06/image8.JPG)

### Chapter 9 - Power, Politics and the State

![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/92/07/9207d054-5e99-4b26-b8c8-424994497a07/content/images/2022/06/image9.JPG)

### Chapter 14 - Methodology

![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/92/07/9207d054-5e99-4b26-b8c8-424994497a07/content/images/2022/06/image10.JPG)

### Chapter 15 - Sociological theory

![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/92/07/9207d054-5e99-4b26-b8c8-424994497a07/content/images/2022/06/image11.JPG)

This will form the foundation for your understanding of sociology, which must then be supplemented by other resources.

Best of luck!

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## Detailed booklist for Sociology Optional

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