Encyclopaedia of Indian Sociology (In 2 Volumes)

This is an Encyclopaedia of Indian Sociology for the candidates opting Sociology subject in I.A.S., P.C.S. and other competitive examinations. An eminent senior sociologist of India who has taught sociology, done and guided many research and written many books on Sociology, culture, education and current problems of Indian society has written it. It presents a very comprehensive, detailed and up-to-date sociological treatment of all the aspects of the Indian Society. It is divided into three parts: Introductory Themes: This part contains four chapters – The Basics of Sociology, Approaches to the Study of Indian Society and Culture, Evolution of the Indian Society & Unity in Diversity, and Sociology of the Indian Society. Social Structure of the Indian Society: This part contains eleven chapters on Social Demography of the Indian Society, Rural-Urban Divide & Their Linkages, Caste System in India, Social Classes in India, Tribal Society in India, Kinship, Marriage, Divorce, Family and Woman in India, Religion in India, Education in India, The Indian State and Politics, Mass Media in India, and The Indian Minorities. Social Change in India: This part contains nine chapters on Social Change: Characteristics, Causes and Forms, The Social Structural Processes of Industrialization, Urbanization and Modernization in India, The Cultural Change Processes of Sanskritization, Islamization, Westernization send Secularization in India, Social Movements in India, Economic Development and Social Change in India, Globalization and Liberalization, Education and Social Change in India, and Social Deviance: Crime and Violence in India. This book is a must for all highly motivated and achievement-oriented readers, students, teachers, teachers and citizens of the 21st Century.