Social System and Social Structure

Social system is a concept used relatively early in sociology by functionalists and social structure can also be divided into microstructure and macrostructure. Microstructure is the pattern of relations between most basic elements of social life, that cannot be further divided and have no social structure of their own. The book is meant for detailing and analysing the fundamentals of our social system since ancient period to till date in a very lucid way. Keeping in view the expected consequences of socio-economic development as an instrument of change in the structure and culture, the present work mainly deals with agrarian social structure, cast structure, power structure, culture and changing conditions of women. Social structure and change has given me maximum satisfaction. College and university students and those preparing for competitive examinations have equally found it useful. This book is a comprehensive and exhaustive study, dealing with various aspects of Indian social system, at micro level.