IGNOU BOOK | Sociology of India- I [English medium] BSOC 102

Product Overview & Details

BSOC-102: Sociology of India–I is a sociology course that introduces you to the structure, diversity, institutions, and major social processes of Indian society. It helps students understand India from a sociological perspective rather than simply from a historical or political perspective.

Main Areas Covered

1. Understanding Indian Society

• Meaning and characteristics of Indian society
• Unity in diversity
• Social and cultural diversity
• Continuity and change in Indian society

2. Caste System

• Meaning and features of caste
• Caste hierarchy
• Caste and social inequality
• Changes in the caste system
• Caste in contemporary India

3. Tribe and Tribal Society

• Meaning and characteristics of tribes
• Tribal social organisation
• Tribal identity
• Problems and challenges faced by tribal communities
• Processes of tribal transformation

4. Family and Kinship

• Meaning and types of family
• Joint and nuclear families
• Marriage and kinship
• Changing patterns of family and marriage in India

5. Religion in Indian Society

• Religious diversity
• Religion and social life
• Hinduism, Islam, Christianity, Sikhism and other religious traditions
• Communalism and secularism

6. Rural and Agrarian Society

• Features of rural society
• Agrarian social structure
• Land relations
• Rural social change
• Impact of modernisation and development

7. Urban Society

• Growth of towns and cities
• Urbanisation
• Migration
• Urban social problems
• Changing nature of urban communities

8. Social Change in India

Important processes include:

• Sanskritisation
• Westernisation
• Modernisation
• Secularisation
• Globalisation
• Industrialisation and urbanisation

Important Sociological Themes

The course particularly helps you understand:

• Caste and inequality
• Class and social stratification
• Tribal communities
• Family, marriage and kinship
• Religion and secularism
• Rural–urban differences
• Social change and modernisation
• Unity and diversity in India