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
Types of Social Norms:
(1) Folkways: The term was first used by William Sumner in 1906. According to him, “the folkways are the recognised ways of behaving and acting in society”.
(2) Mores: According to William Sumner, mores are “the popular habits and traditions when they include a judgment that are conducive to social welfare and when they exert coercion on an individual to conform to them”.
(3) Laws: Karl Manheim defined Law as “the body of rules, which are recognized, interpreted, and applied to a particular situation by the court of the state”.Law is obligatory in a complex society.
There are two types of Laws :
(a) Customary Law: It is followed in tribal as well as in rural society. It is not in a written form but orally transmitted.
(b) Enacted Law: This law is in a written form. It is important as well as
obligatory in a modern, complex, and dynamic society.
