“The Protestant Ethic and the Spirit of Capitalism,” by Max Weber was a book that stood Karl Marx on his
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Sociology Optional Paper – I
Relevance of Emile Durkheim’s Sociology in Understanding Contemporary Chaos- by Vikash Ranjan
Society currently experiencing tremendous social and political turbulence globaly. At the institutional level, liberal democracy faces the threat of rising
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Sociology is the study of human behavior in society. Sociologists are interested in the study of people and have learned
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Since the capitalistic mode of production aims at profit making it uses gigantic machine for large scale production. The joy
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Relevance: Sociology: Tribal communities in India: (a) Definitional problems. (b) Geographical spread. (c) Colonial policies and tribes. Context Allocation of village
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Relevance: Sociology: Challenges of Social Transformation: Crisis of development: displacement, environmental problems and sustainability. Nearly half a year into the novel
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COVID-19: The pandemic of inequality Relevance: Sociology: Stratification and Mobility: Concepts- equality, inequality, hierarchy, exclusion, poverty and deprivation. Challenges of Social Transformation: Crisis of
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Social Functions of the Family Relevance: Sociology: Systems of Kinship in India: Family and marriage in India. Household dimensions of the family.
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Relevance: Sociology: Paper I: Stratification and Mobility: Concepts- equality, inequality, hierarchy, exclusion, poverty and deprivation. Paper II: Challenges of Social Transformation: Poverty, deprivation and
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Relevance: Sociology: Perspectives on the study of caste system: GS Ghurye, M N Srinivas, Louis Dumont, Andre Beteille. INTRODUCTION Indian social
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Relevance: G.S paper I: Society: & Sociology: Systems of Kinship: Family and marriage in India. Household dimensions of the family ; Patriarchy,
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Relevance: Sociology: Social Change in Modern Society: (a) Sociological theories of social change. The Meaning of Social Change: The word “change” denotes
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Feminization of Agriculture in Indian Society. RELEVANT for UPSC-CSE 2020-21 SOCIOLOGY PAPER 1 ( Work & Economic Life -Social organization of work in
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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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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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