Society currently experiencing tremendous social and political turbulence globaly. At the institutional level, liberal democracy faces the threat of rising
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Theoretical Frameworks in Sociology- by Vikash Ranjan
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Pradeep Singh from Gopalganj, Bihar clinched the 18th rank in the civil services examination, 2019, conducted by the Union Public
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The controversy surrounding the death of actor Sushant Singh Rajput took a new turn as the actor’s father filed an
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Violence Against Women in Indian Society RELEVANT for UPSC-CSE SOCIOLOGY, ESSAY & GENERAL STUDIES PAPER 1 Of all forms of
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National Education Policy 2020 The Union Cabinet approved the National Education Policy 2020. Below are some of the key features
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Relevance: Sociology: Tribal communities in India: (a) Definitional problems. (b) Geographical spread. (c) Colonial policies and tribes. Context Allocation of village
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Relevance: Sociology: Challenges of Social Transformation:Poverty, deprivation and inequalities. Violence against women. Illiteracy and disparities in education. Context The legal age of marriage
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Relevance: Sociology: Population Dynamics: (a) Population size, growth, composition and distribution. (b) Components of population growth: birth, death, migration. (c) Population
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Relevance: Sociology: Challenges of Social Transformation: Crisis of development: displacement, environmental problems and sustainability. Nearly half a year into the novel
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COVID-19: The pandemic of inequality Relevance: Sociology: Stratification and Mobility: Concepts- equality, inequality, hierarchy, exclusion, poverty and deprivation. Challenges of Social Transformation: Crisis of
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Social Functions of the Family Relevance: Sociology: Systems of Kinship in India: Family and marriage in India. Household dimensions of the family.
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