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 Stratification
Definitions of Social Stratification
Definition
Morris Ginsberg: “as portions of the community, or collections of individuals, standing to each other in the relation of equality, and marked off from other portions by accepted or sanctioned standards of inferiority and superiority”.
Oxford Dictionary: “The division of society into strata based on social position or class.”
Harry Johnson: “Social stratification is the process in which layers of persons or groups are ranked differently so that anyone stratum contains many persons or groups of roughly the same rank.”
Notes
Introduction of Social Stratification:
The process by which individuals and groups are ranked in a more or less enduring hierarchy of status is known as stratification. Social stratification refers to the existence of structured inequalities between groups in a society. It can be defined as the structural inequalities between different groups in a society. Sociologists use the concept of social stratification to refer to a system by which a society ranks categories of people in a hierarchy. One has to distinguish between social differentiation or division and social stratification. Social differentiation involves the formation of horizontal social divisions whereas social stratification involves the vertical (hierarchical) ranking of social strata. In the stratified system, the strata are arranged in a vertical manner to show higher and lower levels. The term social inequality refers to the existence of socially created inequalities. A social stratification is a particular form of social inequality. It refers to the presence of distinct social groups which are ranked one above the other.
Definitions of Social Stratification:
1. Morris Ginsberg: “as portions of the community, or collections of individuals, standing to each other in the relation of equality, and marked off from other portions by accepted or sanctioned standards of inferiority and superiority”.
2. Oxford Dictionary: “The division of society into strata based on social position or class.”
3. Harry Johnson: “Social stratification is the process in which layers of persons or groups are ranked differently so that anyone stratum contains many persons or groups of roughly the same rank.”
