SOCIAL STRATIFICATION: THEORETICAL UNDERSTANDING Social stratification can be defined as the arrangement of groups of individuals in hierarchical positions on the basis of criteria like wealth, prestige, ethnicity, gender, and…
ORIGIN AND DEVELOPMENT OF CASE WORK Though social work as a profession is a product of the twentieth century as a helping activity it is as old as mankind. Historically,…
Culture Meaning and Definition The concept of culture has rightly received prime attention in sociological research owing to its centrality in understanding the nature and performance of the social arrangement…
MAJOR CONCERNS OF SOCIOLOGY Sociology seeks to study society and to analyze it in terms of the social relations that have a pattern. Sociology addresses itself to three basic questions:…
Emergence of Sociology During the 19th century, sociology emerged as separate social science in Europe and its objective was the study of society. Auguste Comte, Spencer, and Emile Durkheim besides…