Neeraj IGNOU Society & Stratification (ESO - 14)- Hindi Medium

About Neeraj IGNOU Society & Stratification (ESO - 14)- Hindi Medium

Chapters in this book: Social Stratification- Meaning and Approaches, Approaches to Social Stratification, Caste and Class in India, Stratification - Implications of Gender and Ethnicity, Marx and Weber, Parsons and Davis, Coser and Dahrendorf on Social Classes, Theories of Stratification - Towards A Synthesis Lenski, Luhmann, Berghe, Ethnicity as a Basis of Stratification, Tribal Ethnicity - The North-East, Religious Ethnicity - The Case of the Punjab, Linguistic Ethnicity in India, Gender as a Basis of Discrimination, Formation of Gender Identities, Gender Status and Power, Women’s Empowerment - Some Illustrations, The Basis of Caste Hierarchy- Purity and Pollution, Dimensions of Caste- Rituals and Power, Caste Identity - Attributional and Interactional Approaches, Caste Dynamics- Economic and Political

About the Publisher

Neeraj Publications was established in 1982. The first book published by him was “Local Government”. The second title was “Applied Sociology”. Both were for students of Osmania University, Hyderabad and they were an immediate success. There followed a series of books, mostly that aimed at helping students in easily understanding the subjects and passing the exams with good marks. Today Neeraj Publications has also become a prominent name in developing Customized study materials for several Universities / Institutions In the Self Learning Material (SLM) format.