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
Introduction of Social Institutions
Definition of Social Institutions
Definition
Definition of Social Institutions:
Horton and Hunt : An institution is an organized system of relationships which embodies certain common rules and procedures and meets certain basic needs of the society.
E. S. Bogardus : A social institution is a structure of society that is organized to meet the needs of people chiefly through well established procedures.
H. E. Barnes : Social institutions are the social structures and machinery through which human society organizes, directs and executes the multi-farious activities required for human needs.
Notes
Introduction of Social Institutions:
Sociology as a discipline is interested in understanding the mutual link between individuals and society. All our founding scholars like Comte, Durkheim, Marx, and Weber have illustrated that the specificity of the human species lies in its social nature. The fundamental element of human reality is our social existence and our mutual interrelations with each other. Society and individual are inseparable entities. Society forms through interactions between individuals, and individuals carry society within them - in the form of roles they perform, statuses they occupy, values they cherish, and norms that they follow.
To explain the mutual relation between individual and society, sociologists use a fundamental concept of social institutions. Social institutions are important components of society. Society is comprised of various social institutions like family, marriage, education, religion, state, mass media, law, and economy. Individuals interact with each other as members of these institutions.
Definition of Social Institutions:
Horton and Hunt: An institution is an organized system of relationships which embodies certain common rules and procedures and meets certain basic needs of the society.
E. S. Bogardus: A social institution is a structure of society that is organized to meet the needs of people chiefly through well established procedures.
H. E. Barnes: Social institutions are the social structures and machinery through which human society organizes, directs, and executes the multi-farious activities required for human needs.
