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S Chand & Co Ltd Sociology Principles of Sociology with an Introduction to Social Thought by Shankar C. N. Rao
PRINCIPLES OF SOCIOLOGY WITH AN INTRODUCTION TO SOCIAL THOUGHT.This revised edition is enlarged to cover a few more topics that are found in the syllabi of I.A.S. and K.A.S. Examinations.Three new chapters manely-Science, Technology and Society; Types of Societies; Social Mobility; Race and Ethnic Relations and Bibliography are added to the existing Book.Table Of Contents:Part—I Introduction Sociology ✦ Introduction✦ Definition, Scope and Uses of Sociology ✦ Some Branches of Sociology✦ Methods of Sociology Part—II Basic Sociological Terms ✦ Some BasicConcepts Part—III Individual—Culture And Societyf Individual and Society✦ Heredity and Environment ✦ Individual and communities ✦ CulturePart-IV Social Inequality✦ Social Differentiation and Social Stratification✦ Caste — Estates and Class Part— V Social Institutions -MarriageMarriage in India ✦ The Family ✦ Kinship System ✦ The EducationalSystem Part—VI Social Control ✦ Meaning and Nature of Social Control✦ Folkways — Mores — Customs and Sanctions ✦ Social Norms andSocial balues Part—VII Social Change ✦ Meaning and Nature of SocialChange ✦ Theories and Factors of Social Change Part— VIII CollectiveBehaviour and Social Movements ✦ Collective Behaviour ✦ SocialMovements Part—IX Social Disorganisation and Social Problems ✦Social Disorganisation ✦ Juvenile Delinquency, Youth Unrest andProblems of Aged ✦ Population Problem and Beggary