Author: Sociology Group

  • What is Family institution: Importance and Functions

    Family institution Importance and Functions The functions of a family institution itself tell us how much relevance it has to one’s life and how important they are. The main function of the family is considered as the continuation of the human race which is through giving birth and properly nurturing and caring for the child…

  • Religious minorities in India and the problems faced by them

    Religious minorities The pluralist character of the Indian society is reflected in the multitude of religious communities that inhabit the country. The numerical strengths of some of these communities are more overwhelming than the others. Such communities have been designated as majority religious communities (example: the Hindus). India being a multi-religious country, it becomes an…

  • Industrial Sociology: Overview

    Industrial Sociology is a relatively young branch of sociology. While Durkheim and Max Weber made some analysis of industrial institutions, industrial sociology as a separate branch got its push due to the famous experiments at Hawthorne Works in Chicago, of the Western Electric Company, conducted by George Elton Mayo and his associates between 1924 and…

  • What is Estate System and Characteristics of Feudalism

    Stratification has existed in our society since the beginning of humankind. Stratification existed mainly in three factors which are Slavery System, Estate System, and Caste System. What is Estate System? The estate system in earlier times was seen as something like feudalism. Now the question arises: what is feudalism. Feudalism was practiced around the 9th…

  • What is Slavery system and various Types

    What is Slavery system and various Types

    Slavery system has seen two major eruptions which gave rise to Conflict theory to have a different view and abolish this kind of system from the society. The two major examples of slavery system are as follows What is Slavery System? Slavery system is highlighting the term Stratification in the society which exists due to…

  • kinship organization in India: Irawati Karve ( Summary Notes)

    kinship organization in India: Every individual has relationships with other people around them. this is the basic system that takes place in all human societies. it organizes people and groups and therefore it is known as the system of kinship. Radcliffe Brown viewed kinship as a part of the social structure and gave importance to…

  • What is Functionalist Theory and Comte’s Three stages

    Society has been seen thoroughly in three views viz. Functionalist Theory, Conflict Theory, and Interactionism Theory. Our society has emerged time to time from different perspective of sociologists. Functionalist Theory was the first theory in the world which was broadly studies and researched by sociologists like Parson, Kingsley Davis, Moore etc. You can guess the…