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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Relevance: sociology II India, as we all know is a home of many religions and is a multi-religious society. Religion
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Relevance: sociology: Paper I & II Renaissance Between the 14th and 16th centuries, many people in Europe who could read
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THE SECULARISATION PROCESS The Struggle between the Sacred and the Secular Secularisation has occurred throughout history. Though uneven, it
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Relevance: Sociology paper I & II The word secular is derived from the Latin word ‘secular’, which means the ‘present
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Q. Describe the salient features of poverty alleviation programmes. what modifications would you suggest to make them more effective? (2007)
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Relevance: Sociology Paper I: Sociological Thinkers CONCEPT OF FUNCTION Perhaps it is not difficult to describe the term function. You
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Relevance: Sociology paper I: Social Change In his later writings particularly. Societies: Evolutionary and Comparative Perspectives, The Sociological Theory and
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Relevance: Sociology: Paper I: Social Change Elements of functionalism are clearly evident in Parsons’ explanation of social changes that takes
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Relevance: Sociology: paper-I In Parsons’ view the stability of a social system is maintained not only through the rules and
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Relevance: Sociology Paper: I: Sociological Thinkers American sociologist and scholar whose theory of social action influenced the intellectual bases of
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Q. Critically examine positivistic approach in sociological studies. (2013) (150 words) Model answer Positivism is the term used to describe an
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Relevance: Sociology paper I: System of kinship: marriage and family Marriage and family are key structures in most societies. While
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