Dr. B.R. AMBEDKAR On Untouchability Ambedkar described the Untouchables as belonging to the same religion and culture, yet shunned and
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Dr. B.R. AMBEDKAR On Untouchability Ambedkar described the Untouchables as belonging to the same religion and culture, yet shunned and
Continue readingFACT VALUE & OBJECTIVITY: FOLKWAYS, MORES, CUSTOMS, SANCTIONS FOLKWAYS Meaning and Definition William Greham Sumner introduced the term ‘folkways’ in
Continue readingPEASANT MOVEMENTS AT THE EVE OF INDEPENDENCE AND AFTERWARDS This movement was launched in the state of Andhra Pradesh against
Continue readingDr. B.R. AMBEDKAR On Untouchability Ambedkar described the Untouchables as belonging to the same religion and culture, yet shunned and
Continue readingConflict Theory of Social Change (Relevant for Sociology Optional UPSC Paper I) Conflict theorists focus on the conflict of interests
Continue readingRURAL DEVELOPMENT AFTER INDEPENDENCE Relevant for Sociology Paper-II : Rural & Agrarian transformation in India:- The programmes of village development
Continue readingIMPORTANCE OF PEASANTRY IN INDIA Relevant for Sociology Paper-II: Social Structure – Rural and Agrarian Social Structure Gandhiji was the
Continue readingViews of Gandhi on Caste (Relevant for Sociology Paper-II) In his younger years, Gandhi disagreed with some of Ambedkar’s
Continue readingMARRIAGE IN INDIA Relevant For Sociology Paper-II- System of Kinship Marriage and family, the two social institutions with biological foundations,
Continue readingCASTE SYSTEM Relevant For Sociology Paper-II :- Caste System Meaning and Definition The word ‘caste’ is taken from the Spanish
Continue readingCONFLICT THEORY OF SOCIAL CHANGE Relevant for Sociology Paper-I : Social Change in Modern Society- Sociological theories of social change.
Continue readingLITTLE AND GREAT TRADITIONS The concepts of little and great traditions also stand for change in rural caste system. Both
Continue readingSOCIAL STRATIFICATION Relevant for Sociology Paper-I : Social Stratification & Mobility Individuals and societies differ everywhere. Differentiation is the central
Continue readingTHE SECULARISATION OF INDIAN CULTURE Relevant for Sociology Paper-I -Religion and Society Srinivas finds the changes among Hindus regarding the
Continue readingFUNDAMENTALISM Meaning of Fundamentalism Fundamentalism is: a movement to recapture an ideological ‘purity’ within a religion, that supposedly has been
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