Ingredients of Sociology : Themes and Paradigms

This Book covers the “Themes and Paradigms of Sociology” that has proven to be keys to development in the 21st century. These includes Sociological Theories, Social Gerentology, Work and Employment, Crime and Deviance, Social Media, Health and Medicine, Basic Concepts of Sociology, Socialization, Family and Marriage, Kinship among others. The identified issues were electically treated with relevant illustrations. Empathically, this book adopted the group-atomistic approach in Socio logical Analysis, with its micro-macro paradigms. These various themes were compared, contrasted, and integrated as appropriate in understanding social reality as it were. Practical illustrations drawn from both Indian and Nigerian societies enable readers into applying these analyses into resolving personal experiences and social problems.

This edited volume will be very useful to students of Sociology, Anthropology and similar disciplines at Graduation and Post Graduation Level and Research Scholars in different universities across the world. Besides this, it will also interest other scholars, faculty members, policy maker, NGOs and practitioners throughout the globe for its distinctive features. Obviously, it will provide valuable intellectual insight for social workers, among other persons interested in the understanding of human behavior and society. This volume is different and unique in nature.