Sociology has always been a popular subject in civil services examination and during previous years its popularity has kept on increasing. It is such a subject that with the help of standard books anyone can score good marks but still some deserving candidates fail to clear the coveted civil services exam because of lack of proper guidance.
Here I have enlisted Four books for sociology optional which every aspirant must have.
1 - Sociology: Themes And Perspectives - This book presents an extensive introduction to the field of sociology. It contains a detailed coverage of the concepts. For more than twenty years, it has served as a textbook for various undergraduate courses on the subject. It is a handy reference book for aspirants of the Indian Civil Services examination who have chosen sociology as one of their subjects.
The book covers concepts such as social stratification, sex and gender, poverty, social exclusion, religion, crime and deviance, education, politics, power, communication, and the media. It also explores topics like race, ethnicity, nationality, health, medicine, work, unemployment, culture, and identity.
2 - Modernization of Indian Tradition - This is a comprehensive sociological study of the processes and problems of modernization in contemporary India. It refers to the vast range of changes that are taking place today in the forms and functions of the Indian ‘social structure’ and ‘traditions’.The theoretical analysis not only places the existing concepts into their logical and meaningful context, but also offers an alternative conceptual scheme for the study of social change in India.
3 - Social Background Of Indian Nationalism - is a doctoral thesis which documents the changes that have occurred in the Indian society over the last 150 years that have contributed to nationalism today. The book documents the development of nationalism up to the start of the Second World War.Social Background Of Indian Nationalism is still considered to be the most prominent sociological interpretation on the subject of Indian nationalism.
4 - Handbook Of Indian Sociology - The handbook provides students of sociology in India with an understanding of key theoretical, thematic, and historical issues in the discipline.
Here I have enlisted Four books for sociology optional which every aspirant must have.
1 - Sociology: Themes And Perspectives - This book presents an extensive introduction to the field of sociology. It contains a detailed coverage of the concepts. For more than twenty years, it has served as a textbook for various undergraduate courses on the subject. It is a handy reference book for aspirants of the Indian Civil Services examination who have chosen sociology as one of their subjects.
The book covers concepts such as social stratification, sex and gender, poverty, social exclusion, religion, crime and deviance, education, politics, power, communication, and the media. It also explores topics like race, ethnicity, nationality, health, medicine, work, unemployment, culture, and identity.
2 - Modernization of Indian Tradition - This is a comprehensive sociological study of the processes and problems of modernization in contemporary India. It refers to the vast range of changes that are taking place today in the forms and functions of the Indian ‘social structure’ and ‘traditions’.The theoretical analysis not only places the existing concepts into their logical and meaningful context, but also offers an alternative conceptual scheme for the study of social change in India.
3 - Social Background Of Indian Nationalism - is a doctoral thesis which documents the changes that have occurred in the Indian society over the last 150 years that have contributed to nationalism today. The book documents the development of nationalism up to the start of the Second World War.Social Background Of Indian Nationalism is still considered to be the most prominent sociological interpretation on the subject of Indian nationalism.
4 - Handbook Of Indian Sociology - The handbook provides students of sociology in India with an understanding of key theoretical, thematic, and historical issues in the discipline.
