INDIAN SOCIETY AND SOCIAL INSTITUTIONS

The book deals with all aspects of the Indian Society and Social Institutions in detail in a beautiful way. The Characteristics of Indian Society, Indian Culture, Values of Indian Social System, Hindu Social Organisation and the Caste System have been described in the first five chapters with enormous facts so as to meet the requirements of the students. The book also provides a good picture of the Casteism, Untouchability, the Hindu Family System, Muslim Social System, Christian Social System, Tribal Social System and Rural Problems in India along with Social Legislations and Status of Women in Hindu Society from sixth chapter to twentyfith chapter. The remaining chapters i.e., twentysix to forty give a cryptic account of Social Disorganisation, Sanskritization, Westerni-sation, Secularisation, Modernisation, Condition of Housing, Education and Industrial Workers, Trade Unions, Indian Political System and the Role of Religion in Politics. In brief, sufficient informations have been given in an elaborate way in the book regarding Indian Society and Social Institutions so as to meet the requirements of the students and the common readers.

Book Contents

1. Characteristics of Indian Society 2. Indian Culture 3. Values of Indian Social System 4. Hindu Social Organisation (i) Varnashram Dharma (ii) Varna and Caste (Jati) (iii) Sociological Significance of Ashrama System (iv) Purusharthas (v) Rinas (vi) The Sanskaras 5. The Caste System (i) Features (ii) Origin (iii) Merits and Demerits (iv) Decline (v) Definition of Class (vi) Class Consciousness (vii) Distinction between Caste and Class 6. Casteism in India 7. Untouchability (i) Definition (ii) Causes of untouchability (iii) Movements against untouchability (iv) Suggestions to be made to eredicate untouchability 8. The Hindu Family 9. The Joint Family System 10. The Hindu Marriage System (i) Problem of Hindu Marriage (ii) Different Forms of Marriage 11. Social Legislations (i) The Hindu Marriages Act, 1955 (ii) Void and Voidable Hindu Marriages (iii) Divorce (iv) Dowry Act, 1961 (v) Hindu Succession Act, 1965 12. Status of Women in Hindu Society (i) Contribution of Social Reformers (ii) Social Legislations 13. Social and Religious Movements in India (i) Hindu Movement (ii) Muslim Movement (iii) Parsi Movement (iv) Christian Movement 14. Muslim Social System and Institutions 15. Christian Social System and Institutions 16. Race and Racism 17. Tribal Social System (i) Tribe and its Characteristics (ii) Difference between Tribe and Horde and Tribe and Caste (iii) Dormitory (iv) Tribal Marriage System (v) Tribal Economy (vi) Tribal Religion (vii) Tribal Culture (viii) Tribal Development Measures (ix) Status of Women in Tribal Society 18. Indian Rural Society 19. The Jajmani System 20. Religion in Rural India