Population populism: UP draft population bill will impact the vulnerable, especially women Relevance: GS: Paper lI: Sociology: population dynamicsc The
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Merton Strain Theory of Deviance
Merton Strain Theory of Deviance Relevance: Sociology: Paper I: Sociological thinkers: R.K Merton: Deviance Introduction Argues that crime is a
Continue readingReservation for upper-caste poor: Sociological perspective
Relevance: Sociology: Stratification and Mobility: Concepts- equality, inequality, hierarchy, exclusion, poverty and deprivation Context Sociologist Dipankar Gupta discusses the dynamics of political
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The Tokyo Olympics will be the games of all mothers
RELEVANCE: sociology: Gender:inequality Women empowerment Now that pregnancy no longer marks the end of an athlete’s career, many elite athletes
Continue readingUnpaid care work exposes women to virus-related health risks, violence in Asia and the Pacific: UN
Sociology: Women’s Health Women make up the majority of workers in the health and social welfare sectors globally Unequal distribution
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Relevance: Sociology: Gender: Inequality Context Nitish Kumar-led Janata Dal (United) announced the provision of 33% reservation of seats for women
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India has one of the highest unemployment rates in women Relevance : Sociology: paper I: stratification and Mobility: Gender, Inequality
Continue readingBeing darker makes being a migrant much harder
Being darker makes being a migrant much harder Relevance : Sociology: paper II: population dynamics: components of population growth: birth,
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Ambedkar and Dalit Movements Relevance: Sociology: Social Movements in Modern India: Backward classes & Dalit movement. G.S paper I: Modern
Continue readingHow India remains poor: ‘It will take 7 generations for India’s poor to reach mean income’
How India remains poor: ‘It will take 7 generations for India’s poor to reach mean income’ Relevance : G.s paper
Continue readingSociological Perspectives on Mental Illness
Relevance: sociology; Emerging issues Mental illness is a comparatively new concept although the sorts of behavior to which it is
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COMMUNALISM Relevance: Sociology: Ethnic conflicts, communalism, religious revivalism. G.S: paper I: Society: Diversity in India About Communalism, in a broad
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RELEVANCE: SOCIOLOGY: Population Dynamics: Population size, growth, composition and distribution. Components of population growth: birth, death, migration. Many factors that
Continue readingFunctional Need of Political Entrepreneurs in Indian Society.
Over the past two months or more, India has suffered from governance failures on multiple levels. Without going into the
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Relevance: Sociology: Stratification and Mobility: Concepts- equality, inequality, hierarchy, exclusion, poverty and deprivation. There are two types of inequality: natural
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