Department of Sociology was established in the year of 1963 at Shri Gavisiddeshwar Arts, Science and Commerce College, Koppal (Affiliated by Vijayanagara Srikrishnadevaraya University, Ballari) with the intention of Social Development and Social Reconstruction in the jurisdiction of this region. The department of Sociology particularly focus on the causes and consequences of social inequality and the patterns and processes of culture.
Social inequality: refers to the ways in which socially determined categories of people (Gender, religious, race, class and immigrant status) are hierarchically positioned in terms of access to social goods (e.g., .wealth, education, healthcare, a healthy environment, and community amenities) Sociologists study the causes and consequences of differential access to opportunities as well as differential rewards when those opportunities are accessible.
Culture: refers to ways of acting, thinking, and describing that shape peoples’ and societies ways of life. Every action is embedded in a web of meanings that sociologists analyze interpretively.