Introduction
Industrial socio is a comparatively new term which gained popularly about the middle of the 20st Century. An independent branch of the Science of Sociology, the history of the industrial sociology has been traced to trade studies introduced by Elton Mayo and his associate between 1924 -32: Thus Elton Mayo; a known sociologist has been identified as the father of Industrial socio.
Meaning
The 'term’ industrial sociology includes two terms industry and sociology. ‘The term Industrial means concerning the industry. The word industry is derived from the Latin word 'industrial' which means resourcefulness
Definition
According to Miller and form "Industrial sociology is a substantive area of general sociology which might more accurately be termed the sociology of work organization or the sociology of economy".
According to I.H.Smith, "Industrial sociology is concerned with industry as a social system, including those factors (technical, economic, politic) which effect the structure, the functions and the changes in that system.
Scope of industrial sociology
According to Burls, the subject matter of industrial sociology includes 1. Study of functions 2. Study of functional group 3. Analysis of the beaurocratic industry 4. Analysis of industrial relations 5. The influence of industrialism on the individual
Social relation in industry 1. Internal relation a) Formal b) Informal c) Mixed 2. External relation
Importance of industrial sociology 1. 1. Remedies to problems of industrial society 2. Increase in knowledge 3. Increase in scientific knowledge 4. Stability of industrial society 5. Social labor affaire 6. Helps in personality integration 7. Helps in familial integration 8. Helps in labour legislations 9. Helps in industrial management 10. National peace and management 11. Industrial planning 12.