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Indian Society is a CBSE Class 12 book for the subject Sociology on Edzy.

## Knowledge Snapshot

| Field         | Details                          |
| :------------ | :------------------------------- |
| Board         | CBSE        |
| Curriculum    | CBSE   |
| Class         | Class 12 |
| Subject       | Sociology  |
| Book          | Indian Society     |
| Book Slug     | indian-society         |
| Chapter Count | 7 |
| Topic Count   | 44   |
| Last Updated  | 2026-06-24  |

## Book Overview

The book belongs to Class 12 and is categorized under the subject Sociology for the CBSE board and curriculum. It contains 7 chapters and 44 topics, forming the available book-level OKF inventory.

## OKF Hierarchy

| Level   | Title                            | Canonical URL                           | Markdown URL                            |
| :------ | :------------------------------- | :-------------------------------------- | :-------------------------------------- |
| Class   | Class 12 | https://www.edzy.ai/cbse-class-12   | https://www.edzy.ai/okf/class/cbse-class-12.md   |
| Subject | Sociology  | https://www.edzy.ai/cbse-class-12-sociology | https://www.edzy.ai/okf/subject/cbse-class-12-sociology.md |
| Book    | Indian Society     | https://www.edzy.ai/cbse-class-12-sociology-indian-society        | https://www.edzy.ai/okf/book/cbse-class-12-sociology-indian-society.md        |

## Chapter Index

| No.             | Chapter         | Pages                                     | Page Count                | Topics                             | Canonical URL           | Markdown URL           |
| :-------------- | :-------------- | :---------------------------------------- | :------------------------ | :--------------------------------- | :---------------------- | :--------------------- |
| 1               | Introducing Indian Society | 1-4                                     | 4                        | 10                                | https://www.edzy.ai/cbse-class-12-sociology-indian-society-introducing-indian-society | https://www.edzy.ai/okf/chapter/cbse-class-12-sociology-indian-society-introducing-indian-society.md |
| 2               | The Demographic Structure of the Indian Society | 5-34                                    | 30                       | 5                                 | https://www.edzy.ai/cbse-class-12-sociology-indian-society-the-demographic-structure-of-the-indian-society | https://www.edzy.ai/okf/chapter/cbse-class-12-sociology-indian-society-the-demographic-structure-of-the-indian-society.md |
| 3               | Social Institutions: Continuity and Change | 35-52                                   | 18                       | 6                                 | https://www.edzy.ai/cbse-class-12-sociology-indian-society-social-institutions-continuity-and-change | https://www.edzy.ai/okf/chapter/cbse-class-12-sociology-indian-society-social-institutions-continuity-and-change.md |
| 4               | The Market as a Social Institution | 53-68                                   | 16                       | 8                                 | https://www.edzy.ai/cbse-class-12-sociology-indian-society-the-market-as-a-social-institution | https://www.edzy.ai/okf/chapter/cbse-class-12-sociology-indian-society-the-market-as-a-social-institution.md |
| 5               | Patterns of Social Inequality and Exclusion | 0-0                                     | 0                        | 8                                 | https://www.edzy.ai/cbse-class-12-sociology-indian-society-patterns-of-social-inequality-and-exclusion | https://www.edzy.ai/okf/chapter/cbse-class-12-sociology-indian-society-patterns-of-social-inequality-and-exclusion.md |
| 6               | The Challenges of Cultural Diversity | 96-116                                  | 21                       | 5                                 | https://www.edzy.ai/cbse-class-12-sociology-indian-society-the-challenges-of-cultural-diversity | https://www.edzy.ai/okf/chapter/cbse-class-12-sociology-indian-society-the-challenges-of-cultural-diversity.md |
| 7               | Suggestions for Project Work | 117-128                                 | 12                       | 2                                 | https://www.edzy.ai/cbse-class-12-sociology-indian-society-suggestions-for-project-work | https://www.edzy.ai/okf/chapter/cbse-class-12-sociology-indian-society-suggestions-for-project-work.md |

## Chapter Source Index

| No.             | Chapter         | Source PDF  |
| :-------------- | :-------------- | :---------- |
| 1               | Introducing Indian Society | https://edzy-ai.s3.ap-south-1.amazonaws.com/edzy-express-ts/be1b0f52-f0ab-4986-86bd-4fadfa33b0cd.pdf |
| 2               | The Demographic Structure of the Indian Society | https://edzy-ai.s3.ap-south-1.amazonaws.com/edzy-express-ts/8564edb6-9ca4-458c-b7b4-b406453b77de.pdf |
| 3               | Social Institutions: Continuity and Change | https://edzy-ai.s3.ap-south-1.amazonaws.com/edzy-express-ts/52d02911-c8b4-4a32-8fee-38dca530f274.pdf |
| 4               | The Market as a Social Institution | https://edzy-ai.s3.ap-south-1.amazonaws.com/edzy-express-ts/38fae54b-2834-47ab-9feb-de8a535819ae.pdf |
| 5               | Patterns of Social Inequality and Exclusion | https://edzy-ai.s3.ap-south-1.amazonaws.com/edzy-express-ts/2bdea6cb-c192-4b7f-9033-79c24b6641a7.pdf |
| 6               | The Challenges of Cultural Diversity | https://edzy-ai.s3.ap-south-1.amazonaws.com/edzy-express-ts/7f4f6aeb-130a-4e47-9a25-41bf61df3589.pdf |
| 7               | Suggestions for Project Work | https://edzy-ai.s3.ap-south-1.amazonaws.com/edzy-express-ts/04e22621-bdd5-4047-b882-807e003e3dcd.pdf |

## Topic Inventory

| No. | Topic ID               | Topic                            |
| :-- | :--------------------- | :------------------------------- |
| 1   | 69aa7c13a243cecf96289b9f | INTRODUCTION |
| 2   | 69aa7c13a243cecf96289ba1 | THE SOCIOLOGICAL IMAGINATION: THE PERSONAL PROBLEM AND THE PUBLIC ISSUE |
| 3   | 69aa7c13a243cecf96289ba3 | PLURALITIES AND INEQUALITIES AMONG SOCIETIES |
| 4   | 69aa7c13a243cecf96289ba5 | INTRODUCING SOCIOLOGY |
| 5   | 69aa7c13a243cecf96289baf | THE GROWTH OF SOCIOLOGY IN INDIA |
| 6   | 69aa7c13a243cecf96289ba7 | SOCIOLOGY AND COMMON SENSE KNOWLEDGE |
| 7   | 69aa7c13a243cecf96289ba9 | THE INTELLECTUAL IDEAS THAT WENT INTO THE MAKING OF SOCIOLOGY |
| 8   | 69aa7c13a243cecf96289bab | THE MATERIAL ISSUES THAT WENT INTO THE MAKING OF SOCIOLOGY |
| 9   | 69aa7c13a243cecf96289bad | WHY SHOULD WE STUDY THE BEGINNING AND GROWTH OF SOCIOLOGY IN EUROPE? |
| 10  | 69aa7c13a243cecf96289bb1 | THE SCOPE OF SOCIOLOGY AND ITS RELATIONSHIP TO OTHER SOCIAL SCIENCE DISCIPLINES |
| 11  | 69aa7c36a243cecf9628a8d4 | Introduction to Sociology |
| 12  | 69aa7c36a243cecf9628a8d6 | Social Groups and Society |
| 13  | 69aa7c36a243cecf9628a8d8 | Stratification Systems |
| 14  | 69aa7c36a243cecf9628a8da | Status and Role |
| 15  | 69aa7c36a243cecf9628a8dc | Social Control |
| 16  | 69aa7c8ea243cecf9628c2c7 | INTRODUCTION |
| 17  | 69aa7c8ea243cecf9628c2c9 | FAMILY, MARRIAGE AND KINSHIP |
| 18  | 69aa7c8ea243cecf9628c2cb | WORK AND ECONOMIC LIFE |
| 19  | 69aa7c8ea243cecf9628c2cd | POLITICS |
| 20  | 69aa7c8ea243cecf9628c2cf | RELIGION |
| 21  | 69aa7c8ea243cecf9628c2d1 | EDUCATION |
| 22  | 69aa7c45a243cecf9628ac67 | Introduction to Culture |
| 23  | 69aa7c45a243cecf9628ac69 | Diverse Settings and Different Cultures |
| 24  | 69aa7c45a243cecf9628ac6b | Defining Culture |
| 25  | 69aa7c45a243cecf9628ac6d | Dimensions of Culture |
| 26  | 69aa7c45a243cecf9628ac6f | Culture and Identity |
| 27  | 69aa7c45a243cecf9628ac71 | Ethnocentrism |
| 28  | 69aa7c45a243cecf9628ac73 | Cultural Change |
| 29  | 69aa7c45a243cecf9628ac75 | Socialisation |
| 30  | 69aa7c8ba243cecf9628c212 | Introduction to Sociology |
| 31  | 69aa7c8ba243cecf9628c214 | Methodological Issues |
| 32  | 69aa7c8ba243cecf9628c216 | Multiple Methods and Choice of Methods |
| 33  | 69aa7c8ba243cecf9628c218 | Participant Observation |
| 34  | 69aa7c8ba243cecf9628c21a | Fieldwork in Social Anthropology |
| 35  | 69aa7c8ba243cecf9628c21c | Fieldwork in Sociology |
| 36  | 69aa7c8ba243cecf9628c21e | Surveys |
| 37  | 69aa7c8ba243cecf9628c220 | Interviews |
| 38  | 69aa7cb9a243cecf9628cf3d | The Importance of Community Identity |
| 39  | 69aa7cb9a243cecf9628cf3f | Regionalism in the Indian Context |
| 40  | 69aa7cb9a243cecf9628cf41 | Religion-Related Issues and Identities |
| 41  | 69aa7cb9a243cecf9628cf43 | Communalism, Secularism, and the Nation-State |
| 42  | 69aa7cb9a243cecf9628cf45 | State and Civil Society |
| 43  | 69c224a29db8f9e79595efd7 | Variety of Methods |
| 44  | 69c224a29db8f9e79595efdf | Possible Themes and Subjects for Small Research Projects |

## Chapter-Wise Topic Map

### Introducing Indian Society

| No. | Topic ID               | Topic                            |
| :-- | :--------------------- | :------------------------------- |
| 1   | 69aa7c13a243cecf96289b9f | INTRODUCTION |
| 2   | 69aa7c13a243cecf96289ba1 | THE SOCIOLOGICAL IMAGINATION: THE PERSONAL PROBLEM AND THE PUBLIC ISSUE |
| 3   | 69aa7c13a243cecf96289ba3 | PLURALITIES AND INEQUALITIES AMONG SOCIETIES |
| 4   | 69aa7c13a243cecf96289ba5 | INTRODUCING SOCIOLOGY |
| 5   | 69aa7c13a243cecf96289baf | THE GROWTH OF SOCIOLOGY IN INDIA |
| 6   | 69aa7c13a243cecf96289ba7 | SOCIOLOGY AND COMMON SENSE KNOWLEDGE |
| 7   | 69aa7c13a243cecf96289ba9 | THE INTELLECTUAL IDEAS THAT WENT INTO THE MAKING OF SOCIOLOGY |
| 8   | 69aa7c13a243cecf96289bab | THE MATERIAL ISSUES THAT WENT INTO THE MAKING OF SOCIOLOGY |
| 9   | 69aa7c13a243cecf96289bad | WHY SHOULD WE STUDY THE BEGINNING AND GROWTH OF SOCIOLOGY IN EUROPE? |
| 10  | 69aa7c13a243cecf96289bb1 | THE SCOPE OF SOCIOLOGY AND ITS RELATIONSHIP TO OTHER SOCIAL SCIENCE DISCIPLINES |

### The Demographic Structure of the Indian Society

| No. | Topic ID               | Topic                            |
| :-- | :--------------------- | :------------------------------- |
| 1   | 69aa7c36a243cecf9628a8d4 | Introduction to Sociology |
| 2   | 69aa7c36a243cecf9628a8d6 | Social Groups and Society |
| 3   | 69aa7c36a243cecf9628a8d8 | Stratification Systems |
| 4   | 69aa7c36a243cecf9628a8da | Status and Role |
| 5   | 69aa7c36a243cecf9628a8dc | Social Control |

### Social Institutions: Continuity and Change

| No. | Topic ID               | Topic                            |
| :-- | :--------------------- | :------------------------------- |
| 1   | 69aa7c8ea243cecf9628c2c7 | INTRODUCTION |
| 2   | 69aa7c8ea243cecf9628c2c9 | FAMILY, MARRIAGE AND KINSHIP |
| 3   | 69aa7c8ea243cecf9628c2cb | WORK AND ECONOMIC LIFE |
| 4   | 69aa7c8ea243cecf9628c2cd | POLITICS |
| 5   | 69aa7c8ea243cecf9628c2cf | RELIGION |
| 6   | 69aa7c8ea243cecf9628c2d1 | EDUCATION |

### The Market as a Social Institution

| No. | Topic ID               | Topic                            |
| :-- | :--------------------- | :------------------------------- |
| 1   | 69aa7c45a243cecf9628ac67 | Introduction to Culture |
| 2   | 69aa7c45a243cecf9628ac69 | Diverse Settings and Different Cultures |
| 3   | 69aa7c45a243cecf9628ac6b | Defining Culture |
| 4   | 69aa7c45a243cecf9628ac6d | Dimensions of Culture |
| 5   | 69aa7c45a243cecf9628ac6f | Culture and Identity |
| 6   | 69aa7c45a243cecf9628ac71 | Ethnocentrism |
| 7   | 69aa7c45a243cecf9628ac73 | Cultural Change |
| 8   | 69aa7c45a243cecf9628ac75 | Socialisation |

### Patterns of Social Inequality and Exclusion

| No. | Topic ID               | Topic                            |
| :-- | :--------------------- | :------------------------------- |
| 1   | 69aa7c8ba243cecf9628c212 | Introduction to Sociology |
| 2   | 69aa7c8ba243cecf9628c214 | Methodological Issues |
| 3   | 69aa7c8ba243cecf9628c216 | Multiple Methods and Choice of Methods |
| 4   | 69aa7c8ba243cecf9628c218 | Participant Observation |
| 5   | 69aa7c8ba243cecf9628c21a | Fieldwork in Social Anthropology |
| 6   | 69aa7c8ba243cecf9628c21c | Fieldwork in Sociology |
| 7   | 69aa7c8ba243cecf9628c21e | Surveys |
| 8   | 69aa7c8ba243cecf9628c220 | Interviews |

### The Challenges of Cultural Diversity

| No. | Topic ID               | Topic                            |
| :-- | :--------------------- | :------------------------------- |
| 1   | 69aa7cb9a243cecf9628cf3d | The Importance of Community Identity |
| 2   | 69aa7cb9a243cecf9628cf3f | Regionalism in the Indian Context |
| 3   | 69aa7cb9a243cecf9628cf41 | Religion-Related Issues and Identities |
| 4   | 69aa7cb9a243cecf9628cf43 | Communalism, Secularism, and the Nation-State |
| 5   | 69aa7cb9a243cecf9628cf45 | State and Civil Society |

### Suggestions for Project Work

| No. | Topic ID               | Topic                            |
| :-- | :--------------------- | :------------------------------- |
| 1   | 69c224a29db8f9e79595efd7 | Variety of Methods |
| 2   | 69c224a29db8f9e79595efdf | Possible Themes and Subjects for Small Research Projects |

## Important Book Facts

* The book belongs to Class 12.
* The subject is Sociology.
* The board is CBSE.
* The curriculum is CBSE.
* The book contains 7 supplied chapters.
* The metadata contains 44 supplied topics.

## Related OKF Entities

| Entity Type | Title                            | Markdown URL                            |
| :---------- | :------------------------------- | :-------------------------------------- |
| Class       | Class 12 | https://www.edzy.ai/okf/class/cbse-class-12.md   |
| Subject     | Sociology  | https://www.edzy.ai/okf/subject/cbse-class-12-sociology.md |
| Chapter     | Introducing Indian Society | https://www.edzy.ai/okf/chapter/cbse-class-12-sociology-indian-society-introducing-indian-society.md |
| Chapter     | The Demographic Structure of the Indian Society | https://www.edzy.ai/okf/chapter/cbse-class-12-sociology-indian-society-the-demographic-structure-of-the-indian-society.md |
| Chapter     | Social Institutions: Continuity and Change | https://www.edzy.ai/okf/chapter/cbse-class-12-sociology-indian-society-social-institutions-continuity-and-change.md |
| Chapter     | The Market as a Social Institution | https://www.edzy.ai/okf/chapter/cbse-class-12-sociology-indian-society-the-market-as-a-social-institution.md |
| Chapter     | Patterns of Social Inequality and Exclusion | https://www.edzy.ai/okf/chapter/cbse-class-12-sociology-indian-society-patterns-of-social-inequality-and-exclusion.md |
| Chapter     | The Challenges of Cultural Diversity | https://www.edzy.ai/okf/chapter/cbse-class-12-sociology-indian-society-the-challenges-of-cultural-diversity.md |
| Chapter     | Suggestions for Project Work | https://www.edzy.ai/okf/chapter/cbse-class-12-sociology-indian-society-suggestions-for-project-work.md |

## Source Attribution

| Field          | Value                            |
| :------------- | :------------------------------- |
| Source         | Edzy                             |
| Reference Type | examSubjectBook                |
| Reference ID   | 66ae541b191fdf5766655bfe                  |
| Book ID        | 66ae541b191fdf5766655bfe          |
| Canonical URL  | https://www.edzy.ai/cbse-class-12-sociology-indian-society |
| Markdown URL   | https://www.edzy.ai/okf/book/cbse-class-12-sociology-indian-society.md |
| Last Updated   | 2026-06-24  |