RELEVANCE: SOCIOLOGY: Population Dynamics: Population size, growth, composition and distribution. Components of population growth: birth, death, migration. Many factors that
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SOCIAL INEQUALITY
Relevance: Sociology: Stratification and Mobility: Concepts- equality, inequality, hierarchy, exclusion, poverty and deprivation. There are two types of inequality: natural
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Multiculturalism: Definition, Theories and Examples (Relevant for Sociology Optional UPSC) Multiculturalism describes the manner in which a given society deals
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Sociology of Gender: Sociological Perspective (Relevant for Sociology Optional UPSC) The sociology of gender examines how society influences our understandings and perception
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Relevance: Sociology: Systems of Kinship in India: Family and marriage in India. Context: The most popular trend in the institution
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TRIBAL HUNTING RIGHTS VS WILDLIFE PROTECTION LAWS Relevance: Sociology: Tribal communities in India: Geographical spread. Colonial policies and tribes. Issues
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Relevance: Sociology: Challenges of Social Transformation: Crisis of development: displacement, environmental problems and sustainability. Sociology can help us to understand
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Relevance: Sociology: Paper I: Sociological Thinkers: Karl Marx Class consciousness and false consciousness are concepts introduced by Karl Marx. Class consciousness
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Relevance: Sociology: Work and Economic Life Functionalist Perspective Someone taking a functional perspective will most likely view work and the
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RELEVANCE: SOCIOLOGY: WORK AND ECONOMIC LIFE Key Takeaways Functionalism emphasizes the importance of the economy for any society, and the
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Culture is a term that refers to a large and diverse set of mostly intangible aspects of social life. According
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ANAEMIA AND WOMEN HEALTH: SOCIAL NORMS-BASED INTERVENTIONS AT EVERY PHASE OF A WOMAN’S LIFE
ANAEMIA AND WOMEN HEALTH: SOCIAL NORMS-BASED INTERVENTIONS AT EVERY PHASE OF A WOMAN’S LIFE Relevance: Sociology: Emerging issues: ageing, sex
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Social order is a fundamental concept in sociology that refers to the way the various components of society work
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Key Takeaways Functionalism recognizes the problems arising from population growth that is too rapid, but disagrees on the extent
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CONTEXT Recent news on China allowing Couples for children and Lakshadweep policy There is no evidence that a two-child policy
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