Dynamics of Social Institutions

Social institutions are organized system of practices and actions and the machinery evolved to maintain the system of rules and norms of expected behaviour with which men enter into relations with one another. The stress in sociology is upon human interaction, the groups which people form, and the relationship which occur within groups. Sociology is fundamentally concerned with the ultimate questions of "how" and "why" human beings act the way they do. Sociology makes use of the scientific method in gaining answers to such questions. After an introduction, chapters included in the book deal with scientific approach in sociology, culture and sociology, socialization process, and theory and method in sociology. Elements of theoretical analysis in sociology, selected problems and construction of theory is the subject matter of last two chapters. The book will be found immensely informative and useful for the students and scholars alike.