History of Science, Philosophy and Culture in the Indian Civilization: Communication, Anthropology and Sociology
Social Sciences: Communication, Anthropology and Sociology deliberates on the interface of communication, sociology and anthropology and aims at locating the advances made in these disciplines. The book is divided into two parts. Part I, Communication and Social Sciences, has three sections that offer an overview of the theoretical and cultural dimensions of the forms and processes of communication in India. Part II, Anthropology and Sociology, has five sections that deal with sociological and anthropological issues of contemporary significance. The essays in these sections include debates on the concepts of tribe and caste, discussions on family as an institution, discourse on aspects of religion and an examination of the sociology of the marginalized groups.
Through all the essays, though the focus is primarily on the growth of communication, anthropology and sociology within India, their linkages with the advancements made in the Western social sciences have also been analysed. With its comprehensive coverage of topics and essays by experts recognized for their contributions in these areas of study, this volume will be invaluable for scholars and students of sociology, anthropology, cultural and communication studies, and media studies.
Table of Content
General Introduction, by D. P. Chattopadhyaya
Acknowledgements
Editors
Contributors
Part I: Communication and the Social Sciences
- Introduction: Communication and the Social Sciences, by Yogendra Singh
- Folk Culture, the Oral and Traditional Forms of Communication, by Guy Poitevin
- Construction of Community in Communication Research: A Study of Audiences for Radio Broadcasting, by Biswajit Das
- Theory and Social Structure: Perspective from a Village Study, by Meenakshi Singh
- Language, Speech Communities and Identities, by Salil Misra
- Communication, National Movement and Political Mobilization in India, by Visalakshi Menon
- Articulating His Master’s Voice: Reflections on the Ecology of Early Recorded Sound, by Vibodh Parthasarathy
- Communication and Popular Culture in India, by Anjan Ghosh
- Communicaton: The Challenges of Globalization, Information Society, Identity and Development, by Dipankar Sinha
Part II: Anthropology and Sociology
- Introduction: Anthropology and Sociology, by Yogendra Singh
- Tribal Polity: ‘State Formation to Formation of States’, Tribals in Pursuit of Sakti, by K. S. Singh
- Continuity and Change in Tribal Movements (with Particular Reference to the Northeast India), by S. M. Dube
- Tribal Religion, by Baidyanath Saraswati
- Tribal Identities and Cultural Changes: Aspects of Exclusion, and Inclusion, by Virginius Xaxa
- Caste, Class and Ethnicity: Continuities and Emerging Trends, by K. L. Sharma
- The Family and Its Representation: From Indology to Market Research, by Maitrayee Chaudhuri
- Community in India: Conceptual Continuities and Change, by Pradip Kumar Bose
- Paradigm, Culture and Society: The Case of Some Professional, Categories in India, by J. S. Gandhi
- Economy and Entrepreneurship: Social Matrix and Change, by Sheo Bahal Singh
- Cultural Discourse in India: Identity and Development, by Yogendra Singh
- The Sociology of Religion in India, by C. N. Venugopal
- Dalits, Dalit Consciousness and Sociology, by S. P. Punalekar
- Sociology of Gender: Changing Issues and Paradigms, by Raj Mohini Sethi
Index
|
Salient Features
|
|
|
|
|