Topics
Introduction of Sociology
Contribution of Western and Indian Sociologists
- 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
- 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)
Basic Concepts in Sociology
- Introduction of Society
- Definition of Society
- Characteristics of Society
- Introduction of Community
- Definition of Community
- Elements of Community
- Introduction of Social Group
- Definition of Social Group
- Characteristics of Social Group
- Types of Social Group
- Concept of Social Status
- Types of Social Status
- Concept of Social Role
- Social Role Related Concept
- Concept of Social Norms
- Types of Social Norms
Social Institutions
- Concept of Social Institutions
- Characteristics of Social Institutions
- Concept 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
Culture
Socialization
Social Stratification
Social Change
Introduction of Social Change
Definition of Social Change
Definition
Harry Johnson: “In its basic sense social change means a change in the social structure.”
Horton and Hunt: “Social change is a change in the social structure and social relationships of the society."
Merril & Elbridge: "Social change means, that large no. of persons are engaging in activities that differ from those which they or their immediate forefathers engaged in some time before."
Gillin & Gillin: "Social changes are variations from the accepted mode of life, whether due to alteration in geographical condition, in cultural equipment, the composition of the population. Or ideologies & whether brought about by diffusion or inventions within the group."
Notes
Introduction of Social Change:
Change means a differentiation in anything observation over some time. If we feel that there's some alteration we call it changes. It this change is in a contest to social structure, institution, etc, i.e. social context then it is social change.
Definitions of Social Change:
Harry Johnson: “In its basic sense social change means a change in the social structure.”
Horton and Hunt: “Social change is a change in the social structure and social relationships of the society."
Merril & Elbridge: "Social change means, that large no. of persons are engaging in activities that differ from those which they or their immediate forefathers engaged in some time before."
Gillin & Gillin: "Social changes are variations from the accepted mode of life, whether due to alteration in geographical condition, in cultural equipment, the composition of the population. Or ideologies & whether brought about by diffusion or inventions within the group."
All the definitions given above make reference to a structural-functional approach to social change. This implies that changes in the ‘structure’ of society have an impact on social relationships that are found within them.
