Society in India: Concepts, Theories and Recent Trends

Book Details

• Author: Ahuja Ram

• Publisher: Rawat Publications

• Language: English

• Edition: 1999

• ISBN: 9788170335443

• Publication Year: 1999

• Pages: 516

• Cover: Hardcover

• Sale Territory: India

About the Book

Society in India: Concepts, Theories, and Recent Trends by Ahuja Ram offers a comprehensive analysis of Indian society from various perspectives including religio-philosophical, historico-political, and Marxian. This work bridges the gap between traditional views and modern sociological thought, illustrating the evolution of Indian society from a traditional to a modern framework.

The book delves into the contributions of Indian philosophers and radical writers, who have brought a fresh perspective to the problems faced by Indian society, distinct from the Western approaches. With a strong foundation of theoretical analysis and rich empirical data, the work addresses the complexities of social issues in both existing and emerging societal contexts.

Targeted towards postgraduate students of sociology as well as those preparing for competitive exams like IAS, State Administrative Services, and NET, this book provides a thorough exploration of India's social dynamics. It also offers in-depth analysis on social stratification, the impact of caste and untouchability, family structures, economic systems, and more.

Contents

1. Historical Moorings of the Indian Society

2. Social Stratification

3. Scheduled Castes, Untouchability, and Backward Classes

4. Family, Marriage, and Kinship

5. Economic System

6. Political System

7. Educational System

8. Religion

9. Tribal Society

10. Rural Social System

11. Urban Social Organization

12. Population Dynamics

13. Corruption

14. Black Money

15. Smuggling

16. Social Change and Modernization

About the Author

Ram Ahuja is a retired Professor of Sociology from the University of Rajasthan, where he taught for over three decades. An accomplished author, he has written numerous books, including four translations into Hindi. His works have been widely adopted as standard texts in universities and are used in training academies for competitive exams. Dr. Ahuja has also served as a guest faculty at several national and state academies, imparting training to IAS, IPS, and state administrative officers.