ICSSR Research Surveys and Explorations: Indian Sociology

Box Set, Vols 1-3

Edited by Yogendra Singh

Extremely valuable body of intellectual resources in the key areas of sociological and social anthropological research in India
Discusses history of Indian sociology, its theories, knowledge, science, and society, caste, community, and power, governance, and urban studies
First-hand research by senior scholars unpublished elsewhere
Discusses key concepts of development, education, justice and equality, sociology of law, sociology of health and medicine
Greater reflexivity and participatory involvement in observation and analysis of data
Discusses Dalit studies, gender, sociology of tribes, communication research in India, globalization and culture, and justice and equality
Captures most of the relevant and dominant streams of researches conducted in sociology and social anthropology during the last decade

ICSSR Research Surveys and Explorations: Indian Sociology

Box Set, Vols 1-3

Edited by Yogendra Singh

Description

Vol I: This is the first of a three-volume survey of research and developments in the field of sociology and its practice in India in the last decade, undertaken by Indian Council of Social Science Research (ICSSR).

The essays included in this volume scrutinize a gamut of contemporary and critical themes and concepts in Indian sociology. They contextualize sociological knowledge-building and theorization of both, the key structural elements of Indian society, such as, caste, class, community, and the processual changes of the rural-urban divide. This survey marks the emergence of new conceptual tools, and outlines and reviews the growth of literature capturing India's social, economic, and cultural transition in the last decade.

Vol II: This volume brings together in-depth explorations in the key areas of sociological and social anthropological research in India from 2000 to 2010. The researches in this volume discuss sociology of development, of education, and law. The contributions use new conceptual and theoretical paradigms, leading to a comprehensive analysis of the themes they have undertaken for the review.

This volume includes a paper that discusses the themes of sociology and economics-the interrelationship of economy and society as an important approach of developmental analysis. Another paper talks about the sociological research on school education in India, emphasizing the need for a sociological study of education to understand the complexity of this sphere of society and social reality in India. Other contributions discuss industrial sociology, sociology and law, and an assessment of the development of the sociology of health and medicine in India. The sociological ideas of justice and equality, distributive justice, diversity, and inclusive growth are also analysed.

Vol III: The third volume includes researches focusing primarily on the nature of marginalization and demand for empowerment by the Dalits, tribes, religious minorities, women, and the displaced communities.

One of the contributions offers a historical review of ideologies and commitments to policies on social justice and equality since Independence. Another paper presents a conceptual analysis of the place of the Dalits in the Hindu social order, making a distinction between the 'book view' and 'field view' of the social realities on this issue. Another paper offers a comprehensive survey of researches on tribal studies, dealing with family systems and institutions of marriage and kinship. There is a discussion on communication research in India-the predominant role of the state on media policies, its developmental objectives after independence, and the contemporary transitions. This volume also covers researches on religion and cultural pluralism, concepts of gender and its interface with social structure from a feminist point of view, and globalization and culture.

ICSSR Research Surveys and Explorations: Indian Sociology

Box Set, Vols 1-3

Edited by Yogendra Singh

Vol I
List of Tables
Acknowledgements
List of Abbreviations
Introduction Yogendra Singh
1. Historical Sociology in India Hetukar Jha
2. Theory and Methods in Indian Sociology Maitrayee Chaudhuri and Jesna Jayachandran
3. Knowledge, Science, and Society V. Sujatha and Anubhav Sengupta
4. Caste: Continuity and Change K.L. Sharma
5. Rural and Agrarian Studies in India: A Survey of Contemporary Trends Surinder S. Jodhka and Tanvi Sirari
6. Middle Class in India Archana Singh
7. People, Power, and Paradigm Shift: New Trajectory of Politics and Governance Anand Kumar
8. Urban Studies Ranvinder Singh Sandhu
Index
About the Editor and Contributors
Vol II
Acknowledgements
List of Abbreviations
Introduction Yogendra Singh
1. Sociology of Development: Explorations and Trends Sheobahal Singh
2. Research in Sociology of School Education in India, 2000-10 Geetha B. Nambissan
3. Review of Research in Industrial Sociology, 2003-10 Sharit K. Bhowmik
4. Sociology of Law: Some Reflections J.S. Gandhi and Sheetal Sharma
5. Sociology of Health and Medicine Madhu Nagla
6. Sociology of Migration, Displacement, and Refugeehood Pradip Kumar Bose
7. The Pursuit of Equality in India M.N. Panini
Index
About the Editor and Contributors
Vol III
Acknowledgements
List of Abbreviations
Introduction Yogendra Singh
1. Dalit Studies: Continuities and Change Vivek Kumar
2. Sociology of Tribes Virginius Xaxa
3. Sociology of Gender: Some Reflections Raj Mohini Sethi
4. Communication Research in India Biswajit Das
5. Globalization and Culture Kameshwar Choudhary
6. Religion and Cultural Pluralism Rowena Robinson and Surya Prakash Upadhyay
Index
About the Editor and Contributors

ICSSR Research Surveys and Explorations: Indian Sociology

Box Set, Vols 1-3

Edited by Yogendra Singh

Author Information

Edited by Yogendra Singh, Emeritus Professor of Sociology, Centre for the Study of Social Systems, School of Social Sciences, Jawaharlal Nehru University, New Delhi

Yogendra Singh is Emeritus Professor of Sociology, Centre for the Study of Social Systems, School of Social Sciences, Jawaharlal Nehru University, New Delhi.

Contributors:

Volume 1

Maitrayee Chaudhuri is Professor of Sociology, Centre for Studies of the Social Systems, School of Social Sciences, Jawaharlal Nehru University, New Delhi; Jesna Jayachandran is a Research Scholar, Centre for Studies of the Social Systems, School of Social Sciences, Jawaharlal Nehru University, New Delhi; Hetukar Jha is former Professor, Sociology, Patna University; Surinder S. Jodhka is Professor of Sociology, Centre for Studies of the Social Systems, School of Social Sciences, Jawaharlal Nehru University, New Delhi; Anand Kumar is Professor of Sociology, Centre for Studies of the Social Systems, School of Social Sciences, Jawaharlal Nehru University, New Delhi; Ranvinder Singh Sandhu is former Professor of Sociology, Guru Nanak Dev University, Amritsar; Anubhav Sengupta is a Research Scholar, Centre for Studies of the Social Systems, School of Social Sciences, Jawaharlal Nehru University, New Delhi; K.L. Sharma is Vice-Chancellor, Jaipur National University, Jaipur; Archana Singh is Associate Professor of Sociology, Indira Gandhi National Open University, New Delhi; Tanvi Sirari is a Research Fellow of Sociology, Centre for Studies of the Social Systems, School of Social Sciences, Jawaharlal Nehru University, New Delhi; V. Sujatha is Associate Professor, Centre for Studies of the Social Systems, School of Social Sciences, Jawaharlal Nehru University, New Delhi.

Volume 2

Sharit K. Bhowmik is Professor and Dean, School of Management and Labour Studies, Tata Institute of Social Sciences, Mumbai; Pradip Kumar Bose is former Professor of Sociology, Centre for Studies in Social Sciences, Calcutta; J.S. Gandhi is former Professor of Sociology, Centre for Studies of the Social Systems, School of Social Sciences, Jawaharlal Nehru University, New Delhi; Madhu Nagla is Professor of Sociology, Maharshi Dayanand University, Rohtak; Geetha B. Nambissan is Professor of Sociology of Education, Zakir Husain Centre for Educational Studies, Jawaharlal Nehru University, New Delhi; M.N. Panini is former Professor, Centre for Studies of the Social Systems, School of Social Sciences, Jawaharlal Nehru University, New Delhi; Sheetal Sharma is Assistant Professor, Centre for European Studies, School of International Studies, Jawaharlal Nehru University, New Delhi; Sheobahal Singh is former Professor and Head of Department of Sociology, Gorakhpur University, Uttar Pradesh.

Volume 3

Kameshwar Choudhary is Head and Professor of Sociology, Babasaheb Bhimrao Ambedkar University, Lucknow; Biswajit Das is Professor of Sociology and Director, Centre for Culture, Media and Governance, Jamia Millia Islamia, New Delhi; Vivek Kumar is Associate Professor, Centre for Studies of the Social Systems, School of Social Sciences, Jawaharlal Nehru University, New Delhi; Rowena Robinson is Professor of Sociology, Department of Humanities and Social Sciences, Indian Institute of Technology Bombay, Mumbai; Raj Mohini Sethi is former Professor of Sociology, Punjab University, Chandigarh; Surya Prakash Upadhyay is Assistant Professor, Apeejay Stya University, Gurgaon; Virginius Xaxa is Professor of Sociology, University of Delhi.