RELEVANT FOR UPSC-CSE SOCIOLOGY PAPER 2 With the coronavirus pandemic continuing its spread around the world, the Indian prime minister,
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Sociology Optional
Racism: Why does racism prevail?
Relevance: Sociology: Ethnic conflicts, communalism, religious revivalism. Introduction Much of what that was accomplished was the act of discussion itself. Significant
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Urban form and travel to completely change after COVID-19
Urban form and travel to completely change after COVID-19 Relevance: G.S paper I: Urbanization: developmental issues, urbanization, their problems and their
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FEMALE WORK & LABOUR FORCE PARTICIPATION (FLFP) IN INDIA RELEVANT for UPSC-CSE 2020-21 SOCIOLOGY PAPER 1 ( Work & Economic Life
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Patriarchy, Entitlement and Sexual division of labour
Relevance: Sociology: Paper I: Systems of Kinship: Patriarchy and sexual division of labour. INTRODUCTION Humans have existed for more than 400,000 years
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Relevance: Sociology: Paper I: Religion and society Introduction How do people decide which religion to follow, if any? How does
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Relevance: Sociology: Paper I: Religion and Society Introduction From the Latin religio (respect for what is sacred) and religare (to bind, in the sense
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Relevance: Sociology: Paper I: Sociological Thinkers: G.H Mead: Mead – Self and identity. Theories of Socialisation Socialisation is heavily centred upon
Continue readingSocial Distancing and emerging form of Untouchability- A Sociological View.
Relevant for UPSC SOCIOLOGY OPTIONAL PAPER 2; G.S. MAINS SOCIETY. Social scientists in general and sociologists in particular have been
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Talcott Parsons: Social system | Sociology Optional for UPSC Civil Services Examination I Triumph IAS
Talcott Parsons: Social system Relevance: Sociology: Paper I: Sociological Thinkers: Talcott parson: Social System INTRODUCTION The term ‘system’ implies an
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Relevance: Sociology: Paper I: Sociological Thinkers: Max Weber: Protestant Ethic and the Spirit of capitalism INTRODUCTION Weber located a positive relationship
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Relevance: Sociology: Paper I: Sociological Thinkers: Max Weber: Bureaucracy Introduction It was Max Webber who propounded the bureaucratic theory of organisation
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Relevance: Sociology: Paper I: Sociological Thinkers: Max Weber: Authority Max Weber’s Three Types of Authority The philosopher and sociologist Max
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Relevance: Sociology: Paper I: Sociological Thinkers: Max Weber: Ideal types Weber’s “Ideal Types” The ‘ideal type’ is one of Weber’s
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Relevance: Sociology: Paper I: Sociological Thinkers: Max Weber: Social Action The Max Weber’s Theory of Social Action Max Weber conceived
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