Problems of Religious Minorities in India (Relevant For Sociology Optional Paper II) Problems of Sikhs Minorities Social Problems: Sex
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Compare and contrast Karl Marxs and Max webers analysis of the modern phenomena of capitalism | Sociology Optional for UPSC Civil Services Examination | Triumph IAS
Compare and contrast Karl Marxs and Max webers analysis of the modern phenomena of capitalism Relevance: Sociology: Paper I: Sociological
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Medical Termination of Pregnancy (Amendment) Bill 2020
Relevance: Sociology: Paper II: Population Dynamics: Population policy and family planning. Emerging issues: ageing, sex ratios, child and infant mortality, reproductive health. Challenges
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Relevance: Sociology: Paper I: Religion and society Monism is a religious-philosophical worldview in which all of reality can be reduced
Continue readingKarnataka anti-superstition law
Relevance: Sociology: religion and science & Mains: G.S paper II: Polity: Governance Why in news? A controversial anti-superstition law in
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Highlight the problems encountered by the religious minorities in Indian society.
Relevance: Sociology Paper II: Religion and Society: Problems of religious minorities. Model Answer Arnold Rose, defines minority as ‘a group of people
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Relevance: Sociology: Paper I: Thinkers: Religion and society Animism refers to the belief/FAITH that not ONLY HUMANS, BUT non-human entities
Continue readingAccording to Robert K. Merton, deviance results not from pathological personalities but from the ‘culture and structure of society itself’. Evaluate Robert K. Merton’s ‘middle range theory of deviance’.
Relevance: Sociology Paper I: Thinkers: Robert Merton: Deviance Approach: Description of ‘middle range theory’, in theory formulation in sociology Sociological
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Establishment of Chairs named after eminent Women in Universities
Relevance: Mains: G.S paper I: Society and social Issues & Sociology paper II: Gender: Education And Social Change Why in
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Ban child sexual abuse
Relevance: Mains: G.S paper II: Governance: Social Justice & Sociology paper II: Patriarchy entitlements and sexual division of labour. Sexual abuse
Continue readingCritically examine the “social consequences of rapid Urbanization”.
Relevance: Sociology Paper II: urbanization Model Answer: Urbanization is the movement of people from rural to urban areas, thereby increasing
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Theory of Power Elite (Relevant for Sociology paper I Thinkers) Wright Mills explains elite rule (Theory of Power Elite) in
Continue readingExplain the transition from class-in-itself to class-for-itself, according to Karl Marx.
Relevance: Sociology: Paper I: thinkers Model Answer format- Karl Marx distinguished between a ‘class in itself’ and a ‘class
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The elite theory of power (Relevant For Sociology Optional UPSC Paper I) The Elite Theory of Power is a fundamental
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Relevance: Sociology: paper I: Thinkers Parsons regards power as something possessed by society as a whole. As such power is
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