IGNOU BOOK | Indian Sociological Traditions [English medium] BSOE-142

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BSOE-142: Indian Sociological Traditions

BSOE-142 – Indian Sociological Traditions is an IGNOU sociology course that introduces the major ideas, thinkers, concepts, and traditions that have shaped the development of sociology in India.

What the course covers

The course mainly helps you understand:

1. Emergence of sociology in India

• Development of sociology as an academic discipline.
• Social, historical, and intellectual conditions that influenced Indian sociology.
• Relationship between Indian sociology and Western sociological thought.

1. Indological tradition

• Study of Indian society through ancient texts, traditions, religion, culture and institutions.
• Important scholars and their approaches to understanding Indian civilisation and social structure.

1. Structural-functional tradition

• Analysis of Indian social institutions and their functions.
• Concepts such as caste, family, kinship, village and social structure.
• Contributions of sociologists such as G. S. Ghurye, M. N. Srinivas and S. C. Dube.

1. Marxist tradition

• Understanding Indian society through class, exploitation, capitalism, agrarian relations and social change.
• The relationship between caste and class.
• Marxist interpretations of Indian social and economic structures.

1. Subaltern and alternative approaches

• Focus on groups and communities that have historically remained marginalised.
• Understanding Indian society from the perspective of tribals, peasants, Dalits, women and other subordinate groups.

1. Dalit and feminist perspectives

• Critique of caste-based inequality and social exclusion.
• Women's experiences of patriarchy, inequality and social change.