CONTENTS:- Preface, PART I: 1. Man and His Environment; 2. Village Social Structure and Development; 3. Higher Education and Employment Before Independence; 4. India After Independence; 5. Some Economic and Social Problems; 6. Life in the University; 7. Social Research and Its Implications; 8. Some Striking Features of U.S.A.; 9. Development, Welfare and Planning; 10. Some Features of Britain and Other European Countries. PART II: 11. Problems of Social Reconstruction; 12. Higher Education; 13. Administrative System; 14. State, Political Parties and Panchayati Raj; 15. Judicial System; 16. Religion, Society and Ultimate Reality; 17. Pre-University and Adult Education; 18. Population, Health and Social Welfare Services; 19. Poverty, Unemployment and Social Security; 20. Family and Its Problems; 21. Voluntary Social Work; 22. In Search of Another Gandhi, Gokhale or Ranade; 23. Recreational and Cultural Activities; 24. Press and Mass Media; 25. Knowledge, Books and Social Progress; 26. Intellectuals and Their Outlike; 27. Casteism, Corruption and Community Conflicts; 28. International Scene; 29. Western Culture and Its Impact;
DESCRIPTION
This book Indian and the West - A Cultural Contrast, makes a comparative study of certain cultural features of some western countries particularly USA & UK in comparison to India on the basis of author's observations made during his stay in USA & UK for one year in each country when he went there for advance studies in Sociology in 1965-66 and 1971-72 respectively.
