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Social Institutions and Processes of Change
This paper is intended to acquaint the students with basic institutions of society,their forms and functions. The student will also acquire and understanding of social dynamics and the processes of change.
The Economic System: Meaning, Features, Types (Simple and Complex Economic system) The Political System: Concept and Relations
Religion and Society: Concept and Relations. Education and Society: Concept and Relations.
Family: Meaning, Forms and Functions; Marriage: Meaning, Forms & Functions. Kinship: Concept and Usages.
Social Change: Concept, Factors and Types. Sub-Processes of Social Change: Social Evolution, Social Progress and Social Development. Theories of Social Change.
Socio-Cultural Processes: Co-Operation, Competition and Conflict. Globalization: Concept, Attributes and Consequences.
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