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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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The Public Oversight of Surveillance Technology (POST) Act
The Public Oversight of Surveillance Technology (POST) bill was introduced by the New York City Council with Vanessa L. Gibson as the sponsor in March 2017. The bill intended to reduce red-tapism. It also wanted to know of the New York City Police Department’s (NYPD) usage of the surveillance technologies and information sharing it began…
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Active aging theory: Definition, Factors and Differences in aging
Active aging is a non-traditional example of aging. In this, there is an improvement in health in spite of the increasing age. This is contradictory to the usual aging wherein an increase in age leads to an increase in morbidity. It is also referred to as successful aging, aging well or healthy aging. Morbidity, which…
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Social Security and Schemes in India: Overview
Social security is a system wherein the government supports people who have menial or no income by giving them monetary assistance. In the US, it’s called Welfare while it’s called the Social safety net in Europe. This provision is found in Article 22 of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights. Social Security in India: In…
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Problems of Rural Labour: Bondage, and Migration
Agrarian reforms always get a particular and vital place in transforming India. Problems and atrocities faced by laborers, workers, peasant, sharecroppers, and sub-tenants are more prevalent in rural areas. These people face more susceptible conditions. The rural labor force has only one source of income, i.e., labor work. They work on the land but they…
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Sylvia Walby views on Patriarchy
The core emphasis of every feminist is on patriarchy to understand the structure of a society. With a motto called ‘personal is political’, every feminist thinker wants to show certain evil practices into the public domain which were justified earlier. Sylvia Walby has a very great influence on smashing certain norms of patriarchy. The idea…