Social stratification- Concept and theories. Basis of social stratification, caste and class.

Social institutions - Family, Marriage and kinship. Structure, functions and changing patterns.

Economic Institutions- Concept of property rights.Pre-industrial and industrial ccomonic system. Indui ration and social change. Social determinants consequences of economic development.

Political Institutions- Concept of State and Bureaucracy. Democratic and authoritarian forms of Government. Leadership, Political parties and voting behaviour.

Religious Institutions- Concept of religion. Functions and disfunctions of religion. Religion, magic and science.Change in religious out look-secularisation.

Social Change- Concept and theories. Factors of social change. Social structure and social change. Planned social change. Role of education in social change.Modernization,

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Indian Society :

Ideological basis:
Hindu social organization, Dharma, Ashram, Karma, Pursharths, Unity and diversity. Impact of Islam and Christianity.

Social Stratification:

Caste and Class:
Caste in relation to equality, social justice and mobility, Casteism. Agrarian and industrial class structure.

Family and marriage :
Family, marriage and kinship, Structure and functions, Joint fantily- its changing forms and disorganization. Marriage among Hindus, Muslims and Christians, Changing trends - Impact of legislations and socio-economic change.

Economic system:
Economic systems in different societies. Market economy, Jajmani system. Social determinants and consequences of economic development. Economic inequalities, exploitation and corruption.

Political system:
Political systems in traditional and modern societies.