UNDERSTANDING SOCIOLOGY

  RAMKRISHNA MUKHERJEE THE DYNAMICS OF A RURAL SOCIETY   Born in 1917   (Bengal) Died in 2015 Belongs to an educated middle class Bengali family. Pursued M.Sc. in anthropology Completed his PhD from Cambridge University Very urban person as he had not visited any village till the age of 20. Books The Dynamics of   A Rural Society (1957) Six Villages of Bengal (1957) The Rise and Fall of British East India Company Sociology of Indian Sociology (review) Systematic Sociology Quality of Life The Dynamics of   A Rural Society Three context to understand any society Biographical context Social context of that time Historical context He was definitely an urbanite. His first visit to the village was in 1935. After earning his M.Sc. in 1941, he believed he was required to go to the village. It occurred during the Second World War, which affected both India and Europe.It was a really disturbing period. People were being exploited ...

  MODERNIZATION OF INDIAN TRADITION PROF YOGENDRA SINGH Prof. Yogendra Singh is a renowned Indian sociologist who has made significant contributions to the understanding and theorization of India’s modernization. Born in 1932, he has held various prestigious positions, including being the founder and director of the Centre for the Study of Social Systems at Jawaharlal Nehru University, New Delhi. Prof. Singh has authored several books and articles on Indian society, culture, and modernization, with his most notable work being “Modernization of Indian Tradition” (1973) Methodology: Yogendra Singh was neither functionalist nor Marxist but he empha­sizes theory in relation to context.  Therefore, he related structural-functional, structuralism, structural-historical, culturalism and Marxist orientation and constructs in the study social stratification. He applied integrated approach for his analysis of social stratification, modernization and change in Indian society. Sin...