Syllabus: Violence against women. News In short: The Chhattisgarh High Court acquitted a man of marital rape and ruled that
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Secularisation – Sociological Perspective: Explained
Secularisation – Sociological Perspective: Explained Relevance: Sociology: Politics and Society: Secularization G.S paper I: Society and social Issues Max Weber
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Relevance: Gender; Inequality: Caste System: Perspectives on the study of caste systems: GS Ghurye, M N Srinivas, Louis Dumont, Andre
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Sociology: Caste System: Untouchability – forms and perspectives. Challenges of Social Transformation: Crisis of development: displacement, environmental problems and sustainability.
Continue readingLGBTQ Individuals Struggle To Maintain Work-Life Balance: Report
RELEVANCE : Sociology Stratification and Mobility: Dimensions – Social stratification of class, status groups, gender, ethnicity and race NEWS IN
Continue readingTantrik dupes woman of Rs 4.57 lakh under pretext of performing ‘black magic’ to help her win back estranged lover
RELEVANCE : Sociology Religion and Society: Sociological theories of religion. Types of religious practices: animism, monism, pluralism, sects, cults. NEWS
Continue readingDowry atrocities: Kerala Governor Arif Mohammad Khan will join fast to protest against the social evil today
Relevant for SOCIOLOGY Syllabus Systems of Kinship in India: Family and marriage in India. Challenges of Social Transformation: violence against
Continue readingIn Karnataka, inter-caste couple attacked nearly 28 years after marriage
Relevant for SOCIOLOGY Syllabus Challenges of Social Transformation: Caste Conflicts NEWS IN SHORT: A couple who was married nearly 28
Continue readingIndia has one of the highest unemployment rates in women
Relevant for SOCIOLOGY Syllabus- G.s paper III: Indian Economy: Unemployment Sociology: Gender; Inequality; Poverty, deprivation and inequalities. NEWS IN
Continue readingUnpaid care work exposes women to virus-related health risks, violence in Asia and the Pacific: UN
Relevant for SOCIOLOGY Syllabus- Emerging issues: ageing, sex ratios, child and infant mortality, reproductive health. Violence against Women NEWS IN
Continue readingCountries that allow gender self-identification, and the law in India
Relevant for SOCIOLOGY Syllabus- Stratification and mobility: Gender; inequalities Visions of Social Change in India: Constitution, law and social change.
Continue readingSouth Africa considers letting women have multiple husbands. Uproar follows
Relevant for SOCIOLOGY Syllabus- Systems of Kinship: Family, household, marriage. Patriarchy NEWS IN SHORT The government document has said that
Continue readingThe Tokyo Olympics will be the games of all mothers
Relevant for SOCIOLOGY Syllabus- Stratification and mobility: Gender; inequality; Patriarchy and sexual divisions of labour NEWS IN SHORT Now that
Continue readingPopulation populism: Assam’s population control policy: A misguided approach?
Relevant for SOCIOLOGY Syllabus- Population dynamics: Population size, growth, composition and distribution. Components of population growth: birth, death, migration. Population
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Effect of high temperatures, low productivity on India’s growth prospects
Effect of high temperatures, low productivity on India’s growth prospects Relevant for SOCIOLOGY SYLLABUS- PAPER 2 – PATRIARCHY & ENTITLEMENTS.
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