CONTENTS

Foreword
How to use this textbook
Chapter 1
Introducing Indian Society
Chapter 2
The Demographic Structure of the Indian Society
Chapter 3
Social Institutions: Continuity and Change
Chapter 4
The Market as a Social Institution
Chapter 5
Patterns of Social Inequality and Exclusion
Chapter 6
The Challenges of Cultural Diversity
Chapter 7
Suggestions for Project Work
Glossary
iii
v
1 - 8
9-40
41-60
61-80
81-112
113-140
141-152
153-160