CONTENTS:- Introduction to Sociology of Education; Social Structure and Education in India; Culture and the Social Change of Education; Education for the Social Transformation; Educational Inequalities in Indian Society; Gender Discrimination in Education; Education and Employment among Disabled Children; Quantity and Quality in Education; Education for Peace, Human Rights and Democracy; Higher Education in a Globalised Society.
DESCRIPTION
This book takes an erudite, balanced approach towards understanding what the sociological foundation of education entails. Through comprehensive, incisive discussions and discourses on sociological theories that pertain to education, it delineates all that has been understood and propounded by eminent sociologists. Meticulous and informative, it is hoped that the book serves well for all those who read it.