SociologyBA notes and study material for 1st 2nd 3rd year

What is a Social Group, Society, and Community? Types with Examples A man cannot live alone. From birth to death, we live with others. Sociology studies these relationships through concepts like social group, society, and community. *1. What is a Social Group?* A social group is a collection of two or more people who interact frequently, share a sense of unity, and have common goals. There is a structure and norms. *2. What is Society?* Society is not a group of people. Society is a _system of relationships_ and patterns of interaction among individuals. A society is abstract, while a group is concrete. *3. Types of Social Groups* *a) Primary Group:* Small, intimate, face-to-face interaction for a long time. Emotional bonding is strong. _Example: Family, close friends, peer group._ *b) Secondary Group:* Large, formal, and goal-oriented. Interaction is indirect and temporary. _Example: Office colleagues, a hospital staff, political party._ *c) In-group and Out-group:* In-group is the gr...

Sociological imagination  The view of sociological imagination was given by C.Wright Mills. He says that the problems that an individual face are not his personal problem instead they are the public issue of social structure. So all the problems that an individual face are the problems of public issue? No, to make it a public issue it should affect the larger part of the society. Untill the larger part of the society is not affected by the issues created by society it will not become a public issue. Example-: A student failing in an exam is his own personal problem but what if the large number of students fails in an exam? Will it become an public issue? Actually Yes it will now become an public issue because this impacts the society. How? So it creates unemployment, depression, Anxiety etc. So as written in the ncert the trouble occurs within the character of an individual and his immediate relations. The above example clearly explains the concept hidden in this line. Introducing ...