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
William Du Bois (1868 – 1963):
William Du Bois was an American sociologist, historian, civil rights activist, Pan-Africanist, author, writer, and editor who was the most important black protest leader in the United States during the first half of the 20th century. During the course of his long life, he authored many books. His study of race and racism is his most important contribution to Sociology.
Du Bois was the first Black man to receive a Ph.D. from Harvard University. He articulated a cultural nationalism and encouraged the development of black literature and art and insisted that his readers must-see “Beauty in Black.
He conducted empirical research into the condition of blacks. For more than a decade he conducted approximately 2,500 in-person interviews of African-American households in Philadelphia. Based on this research he published a book titled 'The Philadelphia Negro' (1899) which is the first case study of a black community in the United States. He also extensively wrote on the extreme economic exploitation of Black workers and the division of workers on the lines of race. He also believed that blacks should develop a separate ‘group economy of producers’ and ‘consumers’ cooperatives as a weapon for fighting economic discrimination and black poverty.
