Social Instutions of India
Publisher: Sinha Publication House
Published: 1974
Place of publication: Calcutta
Copyright date: 1974
First sentence: Social institutions are the building blocks of social system.The soliderity of a society depends upon the intregation of these institutions into a systematic whole. The strength of social institutions depend on nature of foundations on which they are based. If philosophical foundation of a social system is logically cogent and empirically sound , it develops and flourishes. If philosophical foundation of a social institution is weak the structure of the institution tends to disintegrate.
Description: An effort has been made in this book to show whether or not the social institutions are based on a sound philosophical foundation. The various causes for disintregation of of some of the social institutions of India have been empirically analized. Attempt has been also made to show why why  some of social institutions have internal strength. The students of social sciences as well as general readers may get some insight into the nature of working of social istitutions of India.An attempt has been made to explain the mood of functioning of the social institutions of India from the impirical point of view.

Contents; 1. Social structure of India 2. Caste structure and role stratification 3. Marriage and family system 4. Urban change %. Rural change
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