(c)Write short notes on ‘Objectivity’ as a sociological goal Model Answer: Objectivity is the goal of scientific investigation. It is
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Write short notes on “Post–Modernity” in sociology MODEL ANSWER: Modernity refers to a post-traditional, post-medieval historical period, marked by the
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“Emergence of sociology was not merely a‘ coincidence”. Comment Answer: The emergence of Sociology can be traced to the parallel
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SOCIAL AND CULTURAL BARRIERS IN FAMILY PLANNING IN INDIA
Relevance: Sociology-II Family planning in India is based on efforts largely sponsored by the Indian government. Over the years, contraceptive
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Relevance: Sociology-II Urbanization is the movement of people from rural to urban areas, thereby increasing the concentration of population in
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Emile Durkheim, division of labour The Division of Labour in Society has been called sociology’s first classic. In this work,
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“Davis and Moore‘s theory of stratification has provoked a lengthy debate” ‘The functionalist perspective seeks to explain social stratification in
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“Religion is the opium of masses and an instrument of classes” Marx wrote this line in 1843 as part
Continue readingViolent masculinity is oppressive, exacerbates social conflict and is incompatible with democracy
Relevant for sociology paper 2 Patriarchy, entitlements and sexual division of labour. Violence Against women Three images of social violence
Continue readingSociology: Crime in Indian Metropolitan Cities
Relevance: Sociology Paper II The city is the point of maximum concentration of power and culture of a community (Mumford).
Continue readingSustainable Tourism in the context of Meghalaya: A Sociological Perspective
Relevance: Sociology Paper II Introduction Sustainable tourism is a theme of global and local interests, and also a theme that
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Relevance: mains: Sociology paper II According to Yengde, a PhD holder from University of the Witwatersrand in Johannesburg, is a
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Relevance: Sociology paper II Urbanisation has been viewed as an important force of social
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MEANING AND DEFINITION OF URBAN SOCIAL STRUCTURE When we think of the term “urban” we immediately associate it with the
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Fundamentalism Fundamentalism is the first of our three concepts and it stresses the infallibility of a scripture (e.g. the Bible,
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