Category: Sociology

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

A SYSTEM OF HIERARCHY- feature of Tradition. A SYSTEM OF HIERARCHY The Indian school system is built on hierarchy, like

PATRIARCHY– DOMESTIC VIOLENCE IN INDIA PATRIARCHY– DOMESTIC VIOLENCE IN INDIA The right to residence of domestic violence victims in India –

INEQUALITY AND PANDEMICS Inequality is not a tool that creates impact during pandemic. It is also the reason behind the