Sociology II · 20 marks
Analyze how Indian villages illustrate the structural-functional historic relationships among various communities, with reference to S.C. Dube's Shamirpet study.
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Syllabus: Rural and Agrarian Social Structure: (a) The idea of Indian village and village studies. (b) Agrarian social structure - evolution of land tenure system, land reforms.
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