This textbook covers the introductory perspective of political sociology, its relations with other fields in social sciences and the scope and distinctiveness of this sub-discipline. A comprehensive interweaving has been done between the aspects of social stratification, power and authority, political development, political communication and modernization to help students get familiar with the concept of the subject which is inclined both towards sociology and political science. It analyses the inter-linkages and tries to look at how major social trends can affect the political process, as well as explores how various social forces work together to change political policies.