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Why Are People Not Reading Books Anymore?
Exploring the Decline in Book Reading in the Digital Age Reading habits have changed since knowledge has become more and more accessible. The increase of digital technology in our lives is one of the major reasons as to why people nowadays don’t read. Fewer people pick up a book to read day by day in…
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THE COMPARATIVE METHOD IN SOCIAL ANTHROPOLOGY
The purpose of comparative method in social anthropology is to study varieties of form of social life and to understand human social phenomena. Franz Boas delineated two methods in the study of anthropology. First, was to reconstruct the history which means to understand the past and reconstructing theories in present. Second, was comparison of social…
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Interview with Dr. Christina Jackson: Insights into Sociology, Activism, and the Journey Ahead
Short Bio: Dr. Christina Jackson, an Associate Professor of Sociology at Stockton University, specializes in urban sociology, social welfare, and inequality from sociological and public health perspectives. Beyond academia, she’s an engaged scholar-activist, facilitating and consulting with community partners and creative groups on topics like anti-violence, gentrification, housing, food justice, and racial justice. She’s co-authored…
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How To Apply Sociology In Everyday Life: Explained Real Examples
Sociology is the study of society through many theoretical perspectives. The most important lesson of sociology is that society is not an external object to be studied. Instead, all of us are active members of society and constantly influence it. Thus, sociology can be applied in everyday life by all members of society. This article…
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Interlinking of Rivers: Advantages, Disadvantages and Way Forward
Interlinking of Rivers: Floods and Droughts are two major disasters of India. Due to Global Warming, the frequency of floods and drought has enhanced. Taking all these into consideration, the Government of India started the river interlinking project for various rivers. It is a Civil Engineering project which aims to join Indian rivers by several…
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Privatization: Meaning, Advantages and Disadvantages
After independence, India is famous for its Non-Alignment Movement. We did not gather the courage to interfere in worldly affairs and remain neutral. This conservatism is causing a slow down in the economy. Then during the 1990s when India adopted Liberalization, Privatization, and globalization, popularly known as LPG policy, it started surpassing in many sectors….
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Anthropology Optional: Everything You Need to Know
Anthropology Optional is becoming a popular choice for aspirants especially students from a science background. The preference increases because of its scoring capacities. There are strategies for every subject to complete all topics. It varies from person to person. It has vast spheres as it includes domains like arts, humanities, science, and social sciences and…
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India is the internet shutdown capital of the world
Internet Shutdown: As far as growth is concerned, the Internet connection is working as a boon for every nation. It ensures to connect everyone whether to maintain relationships, business firms, two or more nations and so on. But considering political and national security, state orders to block internet service have become “normal” for many nations….
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MN Srinivas views on religion and society among Coorgs
Mysore Narasimachar Srinivas was born in 1916 in Mysore. He belonged to a Brahmin Family and studied various areas like caste, society, religion and so on. He brought up various ideas related to sociology. He published a book called ‘Religion and Society among the Coorgs of South India’. It put forward a new approach to…
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MGNREGA: Features, Problems, Achievements, and Way forward
The Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act (MGNREGA) was passed in 2005 as National Rural Employment Guarantee Act. It intends to provide guaranteed employment in manual work for 100 days in every financial year to rural adults willing to work. The Ministry of Rural Development was given charge of supervising its implementation and is…