Category: Sociology

SOCIAL MEDIA HELPS THE INDEPENDENT WOMAN FIND AND FORGE NEW SOLIDARITIES Social media tribes can never be substitutes for family

A quasi-universal transfer, combined with a small increase in taxes on luxury items consumed or used by the wealthy, seems

WHY BASIC INCOME SEEMS TO BE THE BEST BET IN TIMES OF COVID-19 (A quasi-universal transfer, combined with a small increase

THE LEGACY OF CHILDHOOD TRAUMA Policies on domestic violence ignore the effect of trauma on children and inter-generational transmission of

Gender stereotyping automatically encourages problem behaviors such as gender discrimination, negative gender stereotyping, limiting opportunities instead of harnessing gender-fair roles.

The greater emphasis on domestic and care work, decline in certain industries, has affected the well-being and economic freedom of

WAY TO COMBAT INEQUALITY (Collectivist societies fail to achieve economic equality) A common belief, even among economists, is that inequality

THE NEED FOR A MORE PROFESSIONAL BUREAUCRACY Growing governance and development complexities require innovative ideas Very often, context overshadows content

IMPACT OF LOCKDOWN AND COVID ON SOCIAL REALITY Post-COVID society, Impact of lockdown and COVID on women’s movement, caste, elderly, child labour,

ALIENATION IN THE 21ST CENTURY ALIENATION IN THE 21ST CENTURY: the relationship between work and technology Alienation at work was described

FAITH IN A FOREST GODDESS How faith in a forest goddess helps the Sundarbans survive. The Indian Express looks at

Reservation in higher education has become a serious issue, created differences between sections of society: Madras High Court “Knowledgeable, deserving

SOCIAL RECESSION ‘Social recession’: how isolation can affect physical and mental health As countries across the globe hunker down, long-term isolation can

SOCIAL DISTANCING AND THE PANDEMIC OF CASTE SOCIAL DISTANCING AND THE PANDEMIC OF CASTE  Social distancing set in motion an