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This collection of 20 articles, published over the years in the Sociological Bulletin, attempts to present the various dimensions of political sociology of India. Focusing on the conceptual aspects, it discusses at length the continuity and change in caste and class, hierarchical and competitive inequality, nationalism and nation-building.
It also takes stock of the Panchayati Raj institutions and democratic polity in the country, sociological approach of trade ...
This collection of 11 articles, published over the years in the Sociological Bulletin, attempts to present a sociological analysis of dalits in India. Situating dalits in Indian sociology, it examines social status of scheduled castes and scheduled tribes as depicted in the works of G. S. Ghurye.
Further focusing on the issues of caste, untouchability and exclusion, the contributors seek to study the interaction between scheduled castes and Brahmins, role of ...
This collection of 14 articles, published over the years in the Sociological Bulletin, attempts to address the crucial issues concerning environment in India. It deals with population pressure, migration, technological changes, the changes in land-use patterns for livelihood practices, and depletion and destruction of resources due to mega projects in the country.
Explaining demographical approach to the study of urban ecology, it analyses the ecology and ...
This collection of 20 articles, published over the years in the Sociological Bulletin, attempts to present a sociological analysis of rural society in India. Taking a close look at the social change in rural India, it seeks to examine the rural-urban relations, industrialization and urbanization of rural areas, modernization and urban-rural gap, folk-urban continuum and rural family patterns.
Presenting profiles of some villages of Rajasthan, Punjab and South ...
