Definition of Sub Culture Sub culture defined as a sub division of a national culture, or an enclave within it with a distinct integrated network of human behaviour, beliefs, attitudes, habits, values, norms, and orientation toward life and life after death. The concept of sub culture …
Advantages of the Caste System in Sociology Following are the few advantages of the caste system. The caste determines one’s occupation, social participation, role and status in various social situations with functional emphasis on an individual. It brings solidarity, unity and integration in intra-caste people. People …
Meaning of Social Stratification Social stratification means social structure in which various individuals have been assigned different roles and status (both achieved and ascribed) in such a way that certain persons are at the top, while the others are at the bottom. These people perform their …
Social Organizations Growth & Development There are four stages of social organization growth and development Period of Cultivation Period of cultivation is the initial and embryonic stage of a social organization. It forms a boundary wall around a social organization. In this period the behavior of …
Factors in Social Change Social change results from the interplay of various factors including geographic, biological and cultural. Following are the factors of social change: Geographical Factors Biological Factors Cultural Factors Geographic Factors Climatic and all factors of earth surface influence man’s livelihood. Heat, cold, atmospheric …
The population study is valuable in the field of economics. The study of population trends and economic growth is related to the relationship between economics and demography in the field of population and development, manpower studies, the economics of fertility, and comprehensive economic-demographic models. The number …
Kingsley Davis given the following points of relationship between demography and sociology. Fertility is connected with the attitudes and social institutions. Population changes are related to social and economic change. The labor force is concerned with the population structure and social organization. The family is related …
Demography and Biology The intimate relationship between demography and Biology is pointed out by Hutchison and Dewy, called biology as bio-demography. They were also supported by Malthus and said that the birth rate is influenced by density of population. The study of races and ethnic group …
