Studies in Indian sociology.

Format:

Book

Conference/Event

Contributor:

Thara Bhai, L.

Indian Sociological Society.

Alumni and Friends Memorial Book Fund.

Conference Name:

All India Sociological Conference.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Sociology--India.

Sociology.

India.

Physical Description:

7 volumes ; 23 cm

Place of Publication:

New Delhi : SAGE Publications, 2011.

Summary:

Celebrating 60 years of professional activity, the Indian Sociological Society offers this seven-volume set as a retrospective and a reference. The first six volumes each contain a selection of 10 to 15 papers originally published in the ISS's biannual journal Sociological Bulletin. Organization is thematic, as follows: the growth of the discipline over 75 years (v.1); dimensions of the caste system (v.2); agrarian structures and their underlying effects on other aspects of rural life (v.3); marginalization in Indian society (v.4); theoretical perspectives and empirical studies in the sociology of education (v.5); and conventional and new social movements of India and the subcontinent (v.6). The seventh, on changing themes in Indian sociology, presents a selection of ISS presidential addresses. Each volume is separately indexed and includes an introductory essay by the volume editor. Annotation ©2012 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)

Contents:

V. 1. Indian sociology : issues and challenges / edited by L. Thara Bhai

v. 2. Changing caste : ideology, identity, and mobility / edited by Surinder S. Jodhka

v. 3. Agrarian change and mobilisation / edited by B.B. Mohanty

v. 4. On the margins : tribes, castes, and other social categories / edited by Abhijit Dasgupta

v. 5. Themes in sociology of education / edited by R. Indira

v. 6. Sociology of social movement / edited by D.R. Sahu

v. 7. Indian sociology over the years : selected presidential addresses of All India Sociological Conferences (1967-2010) / edited by Jacob John Kattakayam.

Notes:

The first six volumes in this series are a collection of articles that have been published in the Indian Sociological Society's biannual journal Sociological bulletin; the seventh volume is a collection of select ISS presidents' addresses.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Local Notes:

Acquired for the Penn Libraries with assistance from the Alumni and Friends Memorial Book Fund.

ISBN:

813210711X

9788132107118

OCLC:

756767614

Publisher Number:

99947630650