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
Notes
Introduction of Socialization:
Process of Socialization “Begins At Birth, Ends with Death” The Human Infant comes into the world as a biological organism. He is gradually moulded into a social being by the groups in society. He learns social ways of acting and feeling by imitating others. The process of moulding into a person is known as “Socialization.” In the story of ‘The Honest Woodcutter’, the angel gives the woodcutter the golden and silver axes along with his own iron axe, as a reward for his honesty. The moral of ‘honesty is the best policy’ is narrated to children in an effective manner. Fables and stories which were usually narrated to children by elders are transmitted today through animated forms and decorative storybooks filled with lots of colourful pictures.
The forms may have changed. But for centuries together moral stories are being passed on from one generation to another. The function of all children’s stories is to create a sense in the children of the right/wrong, acceptable/non-acceptable, do’s/don’ts prevalent in a particular society. It gives them a sense of growing up in their own world. This process whereby vulnerable infants become self-aware, skilled individuals is termed as socialization.
