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 to Indian Sociologists:
‘Sociology’ and ‘Social Anthropology’, both were brought to India from Britain. British scholars who lived in India and later, Indian scholars who were trained in Britain and the USA played a major role in the development of these two disciplines in India when a Sociology came to be recognized as an independent discipline in India. A separate Department of Sociology was started in the University of Bombay (then Bombay) under the guidance of Patrick Geddes, in the year 1919. Later on, it was developed through the efforts made by pioneers of Sociology in India. They provided foundations for the study of Sociology in India. Among them are G. S. Ghurye, R. K. Mukherjee, D. P. Mukherjee, B. N. Seal, B. K. Sarkar, M. N. Srinivas, A. R. Desai, Iravati Karve, S. C. Dube, and many more.
We are going to understand the role played by G. S. Ghurye, M. N. Srinivasm, and Iravati Karve in the development of Sociology in India, with their specific contribution.
