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

 Max weber  Max weber was born in 1864 germany. In his beginnings he studied law. Later, he shifted to the study of social sciences.His Ph.D thesis was on the history of commercial societies of the middle ages.In 1896 he became a professor of economics.In additional to his scholarly concerns,Weber also pursed his political interests.It appeared that he will be major figure in German intellects life.In 1897, Weber had a clash with his father after a month his father died.Shortly thereafter,Weber suffered a complex breakdown and did not recover for more than fiver years.He travelled a great deal especially to Switzerland and Italy.Then,almost unexpectedly in 1903, his intellectual forces were gradually restored.He became the th editor of a leading German Social Science Jorunal.He again resumed a full life i.e. 1918 to 1920,he again took active part in politics and wrote a no. Of newspaper articles and papers on politics of the hour.Weber died in june 1920. The Protestant Ethic a...

  NATURE OF SOCIETY To chalo ham log baat karte Hain Aaj nature of society ke bare mein toh yahan per question hota hai ki what is the  nature of society to uske liye simple se do theory ham log padhenge theek hai to vah do theory kis chij ka hai to ek hota hai social contract ka theory aur ek Hai organic theory. So what is organic theory Sociologist compare society or state to a magnified human being he divided society into three classes the rulers the warriors and the partitions based upon the three faculties of the human soul that is wisdom courage and desire.  Iska matlab yah hai ki jo sociologist the unhone kiya tha ki society ko unhone divide kiya tha three classes mein jo ki pahla hota hai ruler dusra hota hai warrior aur teesra hota Hai artisans. For example the worker form the soil and the man who work in the mines factories and workshops are the elementary organs of society the wholesalers retailers bankers railway and stream shape men may correspond to the vasc...

WHAT IS SOCIETY  Introduction  Sociology is the study of society. But the main question is, what is society? Many students think that society is just a group of people living together. But in Sociology, society has a different meaning. In this post, we will discuss the definition of society, evolution of society and types of society in simple language. What is society? According to Sociology society is not the group of people, it is the forms of interactions that takes place between two or more individuals it is known as society.  Impact of society on individual  According to Sociology an individual is nothing without a society because society teaches  the individual to speak,how to behave,how to eat, how to work and even the knowledge system through which he is studying now is given by the society.  So we can say that in every aspect of life society is one step ahead of an individual. ‘‘An individual is responsible for his own actions but the actions are r...

Some fundamental concepts of sociology First we will define what is a society so society according to sociology is not the group of people but it is the complex forms of interactions that takes place between two people or more than two people it is known as society.Example family Society versus individual  •Society is composed of individuals and the individuals cannot exist without society.  •As a coin has two faces, heads and tales society and individuals are the faces of that coin.  •Society cannot exist without cooperation.  •Society cannot exist without like mindness.  •An individual cannot claim that he is not part of society as society has taught him how to speak how to behave and even how to eat and also gave him the language. •Hence Society according to Maclver is the web of social relationships. Characteristics of society-: 1. Society composed of individuals  2. Society cannot exist without cooperation  3. Society cannot exist without like - m...

  Sociology vs history Basis Sociology History Definition Scientific study of society and social relationships Study of past events of human society Time Focus Studies present society Studies past events Nature It is a general science, studies society as a whole It is a special science, studies only past Methods Uses observation, survey, comparison Uses historical records and documents Example What is the effect of unemployment on society today? What were the causes of French Revolution in 1789? Next. Basis Sociology Political Science Meaning Study of all social institutions and relationships Study of State, Government and power only Scope Very wide, studies whole society Narrow, studies only political life Origin New science, 1838 by Comte Old science, started from Ari...

WHAT IS SOCIOLOGY? Toj jo Sociology hai ye human society,human behaviour,human culture ye sb ko padhta hai ek systematic aur scientific way mein issi ko SOCIOLOGY bolte hh.. MEANING OF THE TERM SOCIOLOGY  •Sociology is made up of latin word socio means socius meaning society and the greek word logos means study or science. •It is the youngest of all social sciences. Sociology ko jo hai 1 latin word aur 1 greek word se derive kiya gya hh jiska matlab hota hh socio means society and logos means study or science. NOW LETS DISCUSS WHO GAVE THE TERM SOCIOLOGY? The term SOCIOLOGY was given by a french philosopher known as AUGUST COMTE .He is known as the father of sociology because he was the first person to coin this term in 1839. August comte wo pehle insaan the jinhone ne SOCIOLOGY ka term invent kiya esliye inhe father of sociology bola jane lga. WHY THE NEED WAS FELT TO STUDY THE TERM CALLED SOCIOLOGY? The need to study the term sociology was felt due to the major changes happening ...