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
Definition
Bogardus E.S.: “A community is a social group with some degree of ‘we feeling’ and living in given area.”
Oxford Dictionary: “A group of people living in the same place or having a particular characteristic in common.”
George Lundberg: “Community is a human population living within a limited geographical area and carrying on a common interdependent life.”
Notes
Definition of Community:
Bogardus E.S.: “A community is a social group with some degree of ‘we feeling’ and living in given area.”
Oxford Dictionary: “A group of people living in the same place or having a particular characteristic in common.”
George Lundberg: “Community is a human population living within a limited geographical area and carrying on a common interdependent life.”
Community therefore includes:
(i) Common area
(ii) Common interests
(iii) Common interdependent life
(iv) Sense of ‘we-feeling’
