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
Education and Social Division:
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For sociologists who look at society as unequally divided and differentiated, education – at all levels - becomes a means to reproduce social inequalities.
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Scholars like Bowles and Gintis (2002) argue that workplace inequalities are mirrored in the organization of schools and that the education system reproduces these inequalities.
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Scholars like Bourdieu (1986) analyze the relationship between education and economy and criticize the education system for functioning as the means through which higher classes reproduce their economic domination.
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We go to different kinds of schools depending upon our socio-economic background and we acquire different kinds of privileges and opportunities.
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Although the ‘gender gap’ in education has narrowed in recent decades, gender remains a challenge: for equal access to educational opportunities.
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Gender difference is evident enough when we consider issues like the preference for a boy’s schooling over a girl’s, or high school drop out rate among girls, or ‘soft’ subject choices for girls.
