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Sociology A book Contents: UNIT - I 1.Sociology : Meaning, Scope and Subject-Matter, 2. Nature of Sociology, 3. Relation Between Sociology and Other Social Sciences : Social Philosophy and Other Social Sciences, 4. Study Methods of Sociology, 5. Society, 6. Human and Animal-Society, 7. Community, 8. Association and Institution, 9. Social Group : In-Group and Out Group and Primary Group and Secondary Group, 10.Social Institutions : Marriage, 11. Family, 12.Religion, 13. Political Institutions, 14. Economic Institutions, 15. Education, 16. The Concept of Total Environment, Geographical Environment and its Impact on Social Life, 17. Social Ecology, 18. The Village and City, 19. Individual and Society : Social Contract and Organismic Theory, 20. Social Stratification and Differentiation, 21. Caste and Class, 22. Status and Role, 23. Basic Social Processes : Co-operation, Competition and Conflict, 24. The Concept of Culture, 25. Tradition, Folkways and Mores, UNIT - II 1.Textual View of Indian Society, 2 .Field Views about Indian Society, 3 .Traditional Bases of Indian Social System : Varnashram System, 4. Ashram System, 5. Purushartha, 6. Sanskar, 7. The Concept of Dharma : Samanaya and Vishistha, 8. The Doctrine of Karma : Karma and Rebirth, 9. Caste System : Definition, Characteristics and Theories of Origin, 10. Recent Changes in the Caste-system, Factors Responsible for Changes, Emerging Patterns of Stratification and Caste and Class, 11. Hindu Marriage : Sacramental Nature, Forms, Rules of Marriage and Recent Changes, 12. The Hindu Family : Forms and Functions and Recent Changes, 13.Muslim Family and Marriage, 14. Chritian Family and Marriage, 15. Family and Marriage in Tribes, 16 The Problems of Acculturation of Indian Tribes.