Category: sociology upsc mains

Relevance: Gender; Inequality: Caste System: Perspectives on the study of caste systems: GS Ghurye, M N Srinivas, Louis Dumont, Andre

Sociology: Caste System: Untouchability – forms and perspectives. Challenges of Social Transformation: Crisis of development: displacement, environmental problems and sustainability.

RELEVANCE : Sociology Stratification and Mobility: Dimensions – Social stratification of class, status groups, gender, ethnicity and race NEWS IN

RELEVANCE : Sociology Religion and Society: Sociological theories of religion. Types of religious practices: animism, monism, pluralism, sects, cults. NEWS

Relevant for SOCIOLOGY Syllabus Systems of Kinship in India: Family and marriage in India. Challenges of Social Transformation: violence against

Relevant for SOCIOLOGY Syllabus Challenges of Social Transformation: Caste Conflicts NEWS IN SHORT: A couple who was married nearly 28

Relevant for SOCIOLOGY Syllabus- Emerging issues: ageing, sex ratios, child and infant mortality, reproductive health. Violence against Women NEWS IN

Relevant for SOCIOLOGY Syllabus- Systems of Kinship: Family, household, marriage. Patriarchy NEWS IN SHORT The government document has said that

Relevant for SOCIOLOGY Syllabus- Stratification and mobility: Gender; inequality; Patriarchy and sexual divisions of labour NEWS IN SHORT Now that

Relevant for SOCIOLOGY Syllabus- Population dynamics: Population size, growth, composition and distribution. Components of population growth: birth, death, migration. Population

Sociology: violence against women; Gender, inequality; patriarchy and sexual division of labour NEWS IN SHORT Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan