Urban Sociology (Hardbound-2022)

The book studies the emergent trends in Urban Sociology which is gaining momentum in Indian Universities. It attempts to explain the basic concepts and ideas of the subject incorporating the tremendous changes that the traditional, legal, institutional, and normative approaches to the study of Urban Sociology have undergone. It tries to analyze and assess social phenomena and behaviour from the sociological perspective.

The book presents a clear picture about the definition, origin, scope, and value of Urban Sociology along with methods of urban study. The book deals with issues like origin and growth of cities, process of urban development, urban sociological theories, characteristics of urban society, types of cities, urban ecology, urban family, cultural-social-political aspects of urban life, urbanization/industrialization and its consequences, urban problems such as overcrowding and social problems, urban juvenile delinquency, urban alcoholism and drug addiction, urban stratification, status and mobility, problems of beggary, poverty, unemployment, transport and traffic, labour problems, housing and slums, urban social welfare in India, urban outlook and social change, urban planning, community organization, etc.

The book is designed to enable the students of Urban Sociology to comprehend the basic elements of the subject. It is intended to meet the needs of students attending the institutions of higher learning along with the requirements of the examinees of Civil Services examination in Sociology.

Prof. N. Jayapalan, M.A. (History and Political Science), M.Phil. (History), Ph.D. (History), has retired from Government Arts College (Autonomous), Karur, Tamil Nadu. A keen participant at seminars and conferences connected with Indian History and Political Science, Prof. Jayapalan has authored several books on History and Political Science including Indian Society and Social Institutions, History of India, History of World Civilisation, Problems of Indian Education, Comprehensive Modern Political Analysis, Comprehensive Study of Aristotle, Comprehensive Study of Plato, Comprehensive History of Political Thought, Social and Cultural History of India Since 1556, Sociological Theories, History of English Literature, Indian Administration, History of the United States of America, Human Rights, and Historiography. He is one of the most popular authors in Tamil Nadu.