Most of the world has been rural most of the time. Even today the percentage of the world’s population that live in cities is indeed very small. What are the characteristics of urban communities? In almost all the countries of the world, urban communities are distinguished from rural ones on the basis of population. Thus,… Continue reading Rural and Urban Communities
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Top 8 Approaches of Sociological Methods
The following points highlight the top eight approaches of sociological methods. The approaches are: 1. Historical or Evolutionary Approach 2. The Comparative Approach 3. Structural-Functionalist Approach 4. Social Fact Approach 5. Social Action Approach 6. Verstehen Approach 7. Statistical or Mathematical Approach. Sociological Method # 1. Historical or Evolutionary Approach: Early sociologists were concerned with… Continue reading Top 8 Approaches of Sociological Methods
Society Type: 4 Important Types of Societies
The following points highlight the three important types of societies. The types are: 1. Tribal Society 2. Agrarian Society 3. Industrial Society 4. Post-Industrial Society. Type # 1. Tribal Society: The leaders of Indian tribes met at a conference in Shillong in 1962 and defined a tribe as “an indigenous homogeneous unit speaking a common… Continue reading Society Type: 4 Important Types of Societies