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Description
This is a general textbook written to meet the specific needs of Indian undergraduate students, particularly those who are trained in professional courses. The book is divided into two parts. Part I is a concise introduction to sociology as science and craft, basic sociological concepts and prominent theories in contemporary sociology. The task is undertaken not from a particular ideological perspective but to sensitize the student to the wide varieties of orientations, which compete and coalesce in modern sociology.
Part II constitutes the bulk of the book and its focus is on Indian social reality. But two unique features may be noted. First, each chapter begins with a brief general discussion so as to sensitize students of the ‘state of art’ in the particular substantive theme of he chapter. Second, a wide variety of themes and topics are covered for the first time in a textbook discussed to Indian students.
The book devotes the deserved attention not only to competing theories and differing perspectives but also to the complex character of social reality. It covers structure and process, stability and change, micro and macro analytical tenor of the book makes it a valuable aid to understand sociology in general and Indian society in particular.
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Contents
Part I – Concepts, Theory and Methodology
1. The Study of Human Society
2. Sociological Perspectives : Units and Methods
3. Theories of Society
4. Scientific Method and Social Research
5. Types of Human Collectivities
6. Social Order
7. Social Process
8. Social Change
9. Social, Culture and Personality
Part II – Indian Society : Structure, Process and Change
10. Family and Kinship
11. Caste and Class
12. Economy and Society
13. Polity and Society
14. Education and Society
15. Law and Society
16. Formal Organizations
17. Occupations and Professions
18. Religious Pluralism
19. Linguistic Diversity
20. Urban, Peasant and Tribal Communities
21. Women and Society
22. Youth and Society
23. Social Movements
24. Social Deviance
25. Social Change in Independent India
Personal Name/Author Index
Subject Index
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Author Details
Dr. T.K. Oommen is Professor of Sociology at the Centre for the study of Social Systems, School of Social Sciences, Jawaharlal Nehru University, New Delhi. An eminent sociologist, he is the author of five major books and numerous research papers in national and ionternational professional journals. Professor Oommen was the recipient of the V.K.R.V. Rao Prize for sociology in 1965. He was the U.G.C. National Lecturer in Sociology in 1985-86. Prof. Oommen was the Secretary –General of the XI World Congress of Sociology held in New Delhi in Autust 1986 and currently he is a member of the Executive Committee of the International Sociological Association.
C.N. Venugopal is Associate Professor in the Centre for the study of Social Systems, Jawaharlal Nehru University, New Delhi. Since 1971 he has been actively associated with teaching and research programmes of the centre. He has aught with distinction many courses in sociology for M.A. and M. Phil. Students. He has published a few papers on the sociology of religion in academic journals in India. He is the author of the book entitled Ideology and Society in India: Sociological Essays.
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