Category: Relationships

Here is your Short Speech on Religion.A religion is an organized approach to human spirituality which usually encompasses a set of narratives, symbols, beliefs and practices, often with a supernatural or transcendent quality, that give meaning to the practitioner’s experiences of human beings as a collectivity in all parts of the world, (b) Relationships between human beings, probably in all walks of their life, and (c) to all facets of everyday human life, for example, education, politics, economy etc. Every society has religious beliefs, rites and organizations. Religion very often affects our understanding of the everyday life. The way in which we relate to each other is very often influenced by our religious beliefs.Religions are also related to politics, and to economic activities like production, distribution and consumption. Religion can…

School is a special institution, created to serve specific social needs. It, therefore, not only gets aims and objectives from society but its contents and methods are also determined in accordance with the activities, carried on in society, for which the school functions.But society is dynamic and changes very frequently. It is, therefore, essential that the character and nature of education, imparted in the school, also change according to the needs and developments of the society. ADVERTISEMENTS: A school is not merely a place of formal learning, but also a place of social learning. It is a social unit and an integral part of the total organisation of society.In the words of professor K.G. Saiyidain: “A people’s school must obviously be based on the people s needs and problems. Its…

The Important Relationships between Political Sociology and Political Science/Politics are listed below:(1) There is a deep relationship between Political Sociology and Political Science. A large majority of political scientists regard Political Sociology as a sub-field of Political Science. Political Scientists have been using the knowledge of Sociology for developing several approaches, concepts, theories of politics. ADVERTISEMENTS: Several approaches being used in Political Science have a direct link with the sociological approach. Political Sociology interacts with the state and other political institutes which require acknowledge of the social structure in which they are at work.(2) Political Sociology uses several concepts, theories and approaches and generalizations of Political Science for studying state, government and politics. It needs their knowledge for undertaking the study of their social context. Image Source: i.guim.co.ukIn fact, both…

Essay on Marx’s Theory of Social Change – Marx’s theory of social change is much interlinked with his concept of social classes and class conflicts. Marx’s focus on the process of social change is so central to his thinking that its shadow pervades all his writings. The motor force of history for Marx is not to be found in any extra-human agency but in man himself. “Marx insisted that men make their own history. Human history is the process through which men change themselves….” (Coser). Marx declared that “Violence is the midwife of history”. In a similar tone, Mao who was one of the strong supporters of Marxian views wrote that “Change comes from the barrel of a gun”. Marx who is the most prominent and eloquent exponent of the…

Essay on Comparative Differences Between Industrial and Pre-Industrial Societies – Striking differences do exist between what are known as “traditional”, or “pre-modern” or “pre-industrial” societies, and “modern” or “industrial” societies. Both these types of societies still exist in various regions of the world. Many sociologists and anthropologists have made attempts to clarify the differences in the quality of social life by distinguishing between the two extremes.1. Durkheim’s Classification: ADVERTISEMENTS: The French sociologist Emile Durkheim in his book “Division of Labour in Society” [1893], distinguished societies based on two types of solidarity namely; (i) mechanical solidarity, and (ii) organic solidarity. The former one which corresponds to ‘pre-modern’ or traditional society serves as bonds of common activities and values.Here the society is held together by the fact that people perform the same…

Essay on the Unity of Society – As it has already been pointed out an analysis of the problem of the unity of society revolves round the discussion of two approaches or theories concerning the unity of social life or society. Those two approaches or theoretical models namely, value-consensus theory and conflict theory, as delineated by Peter Worsley, may be discussed at greater length here.(i) The Consensus View Established: ADVERTISEMENTS: The consensus view stresses the social nature of man. It believes that the individual becomes truly human through socialization and through membership in society. It stresses the co-operative nature of society itself.Co-operation makes possible the completion of complex and elaborate tasks. Men appreciate the company of others, their approval, and want to participate with them on common enterprise. Image Source:…

The social life of man has undergone different stages of development. The earliest humanly communities were perhaps the loosely organised aggregations of a few families who carried oil mutually interdependent activities in gathering food and defending themselves against their enemies.These primitive bands were migratory. Gradually, man acquired skill and knowledge in agriculture. Then began the settled life of man. With the development of agriculture and the consequent stabilisation of the source of food, human communities became more permanent. These communities came to known as Village Communities. The village is the oldest permanent community of man.All early communities were basically rural in character. As Kropotkin points out, “We donor know one single human race of single nation which has not had its period of village communities. Bogardus says, “Human society has…

Essay on Primary Group – The concept of ‘printers groups’ is a significant contribu­tion of C.H. Cooley to the social thought. Primary groups are found in all the societies.The primary group is the nucleus of all social organisations. It is a small group in which a few persons come into direct contact with One another. These persons meet face to face for mutual help, companionship and discussion of common questions.Cooley used the term ‘primary groups’ to mean a social group characterised by ‘face-to-face’ relationship, mutual aid and companionship. By primary groups, Cooley meant the intimate, per­sonal ‘face-to-face’ groups in which we find our companions and comrades as the members of our family and our daily associates. Image Source: blog.resourcezoneinternational.com ADVERTISEMENTS: These are the people with whom we enjoy the more…

Essay on Different Classification of Sciences – Comte’s theory relating to the “classification of sciences” is directly related with/his “Law of Three Stages.” Just as mankind progresses only through certain determined stages, so also scientific knowledge passes through similar stages of development. But all the sciences do not attain progress with the same rate of speed.Hence, he felt the need to provide a hierarchy of sciences. The classification of the sciences with sociology as the latest and greatest of the group, occupies the third phase in the Comtean system of thought. ADVERTISEMENTS: Existence of “Classification of Sciences” – Prior to Comte: The idea of the “classification of sciences” did not originate with Comte. It did exist prior to Comte. From times immemorial thinkers have been trying to classify knowledge on…

Essay on Social Structure – A number of sciences deal with the phenomenon of ‘structure’ in their own way mainly to discover the characteristics of “structure” of their interest.For example, atomic physics deals with the structure of atoms, chemistry with the structure of molecules, crystallography and colloidal chemistry with the structure of crystals and colloids, and anatomy and physiology with the structures of organisms.In sociological and social anthropological studies also the term ‘social structure’ is relevant because, the main task here is to discover the general characteristics of those ‘social struc­tures’ the component parts of which are human beings. Image Source: acb26d91ffd70289a984-9fe58673bddbc058b8f0b77e0094f82c.r48.cf2.rackcdn.com ADVERTISEMENTS: ‘Social Structure’ is one of the basic concepts of sociology. But it has not been used consis­tently or unambiguously. In the decade following the Second World War…