aT INTRODUCTION TO Sociology Ce et araPast-d Foundations of Sociology Part-tt Basis of Society Part-mt Social Institutions Peta Collective Behavior & Social Change Part-V sutltione | of Pakistan BRIEF CONTENTS (Chapter 1: Sociology ~ An Introduction ‘Chapter: Sociological Theory ~ An Introduction 27 (Chapter: Social Research - An loteoduetion 86 Chapter 4: Social Action and Social Interaction 113 Chapter 5: Social Groups 133, Chapter 6: Community & Society 43 (Chapter: Social Status and Role 162 Chapter8: Culture 169 Chapter 9: Social Norms and Social Suncions 187 (Chapter 10: Deviance and Social Control 198 Chapter 11: Social Values and Hliefs 205, ‘Chapter 12: Socialization and Personality 213, Chapter 13: Power and Authority 25 ‘Chapter 14 Social Statfication & Social Mobility 238 (Chapter 15: Mass Comitnication 264 ‘Chapter 16: Social System and Social Organization 248 (Chapter 17: Social institutions 264 (Chapter 18:Family and Kinship 252 ‘Chapter 19: Educational Institution 300 Chapter 20: Religious Institution 308 ‘Chapter 2: Beonomic institution 308 [Chapter 22 Political institutions 314 ‘Chapter 28: Recreational Institutions 323, (Chapter 24 Social Structure & Social Integration 326 (Chapter 25: Collective Behavior and Social Movement 345 ‘Chapter 26 Socio-Cultural Change 264 (Chapter 27 Introduction to Socal Problem 386 (Chapter 28 Social Problems of Pakistan 391 Glossary of Key Sociological Terms 419 References 404CONTENTS Part =I Founpations or Sociotocy Chapter Sociology ~ An Introduction Introduction 1 Definitions 2 Origin and Development 2 Sociology before Auguste Comte Early Sociologists 4 Nature of Sociology 5 Sociology is Knowledge 6 Sabject-mater or Branches of Sociology 7 Major Theoretical Perspectives 10 Evolutionary Perspective L1 Functionaist or Order Perspective 11 Conflict Perspective 12 Interactonist Perspective 12 Sociology As Science 13, ‘Typesof Science 14 Science as Knowledge 35 Science as Method 16 Sociology and other Social Sciences 17, ‘Sociology and Economics 17 Sociology an Political Science 18 Sociology and History 19 Sociology and Anthropology 20 Sociology and Psychology 21 Sociology and Statistics 22 ‘Sociology, Criminology & Education 22 Application of Sociology 22? Scope and Importance of Sociology 24 Chapter2 Sociological Theory — An Introduction Socal Thougnt 27 Sociological Theory 28 Characteristics 28 Ditference: Social Thought ond Theory 28 ‘TYPES OF THEORY 29) Speculative Theory vs Grounded Theory 30 Grand Theory vs Miniature Theory 30, “Macro Theories vs Micro Theories 30 Functions of Theories 31 MAJOR SOCIOLOGICAL THEORISTS 31 Evolutionary Theorists 31 Allama Tbn--Khaldoon 3t Herbert Spencer 34 Ferdinand Tonnies 42 (Order Theorists 44 ‘August Comte 44 Emile Durkhoim 48 Max Weber St ‘Conflict Theorists 55 George Withelm Friedrich Hogel 55 Karl Marx 60 Lawis A. Coser 72 C. Wright Mills 78 Chapters ‘Social Research ~ An Introduction Introduction 86 Types87 Importance and Uses 89