Unit -3 : Basic Concepts and Institutions
1. Sociological Concepts
A. Social Structure
B. Culture
C. Network
D. Status and Role
E. Identity
F. Community
G. Diaspora
H. Values, Norms and Rules
I. Personhood, Habitus and Agency
J. Bureaucracy, Power and Authority
2. Social Institutions
Marriage, Family and Kinship
Economy
Polity
Religion
Education
Law and Customs
3. Social Stratification
Social Difference, Hierarchy, Inequality and Marginalization
Caste and Class
Gender, Sexuality and Disability
Race, Tribe and Ethnicity
4. Social Change and Processes
Evolution and Diffusion
Modernization and Development
Social Transformations and Globalization
Social Mobility