Culture: Material Culture and Non-material culture

This topic introduces the family as a fundamental social institution, exploring its importance, roles in socialization and societal reproduction, and examining various scholarly definitions and universal characteristics.

This section delves into the diverse classifications of family structures based on birth, marriage, residence, ancestry, authority, nature of relations, and state, alongside outlining the essential aims and functions family performs within society.

This topic examines the significant factors—economic, educational, legal, and urbanisation—that have influenced changes in Indian family and marriage systems, leading to the rise of new family patterns like nuclear households within broader mixed family contexts.

This topic explores the multifaceted nature of religion, discussing its etymology, various academic and philosophical definitions, and detailing its fundamental components such as belief in supernatural powers, sin, salvation, sacred objects, and worship practices.