Author: Sabnam
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Short Notes on Mythology
Mythology is the study or collection of those stories, narratives, or myths about people that explain their origin, history, religious practices, culture, tradition, or their ancestors. It consists of the narratives about gods, demigods, legendary warriors, as well as the common people which can be in anthropomorphic, theriomorphic, or in elemental form. It attempts to…
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Short Notes on Nepotism
Nepotism refers to the unfair favoritism shown towards relatives or personal friends by those in power, against co-workers or the deserving candidates. The unfair privileges are given due to the relationships of closeness rather than their abilities. It is derived from an Italian word, nepotism that is again derived from a Latin word Nepos that…
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What does it mean to have objectivity?
Objectivity is the state of mind in which the social scientist remains objective, just, unbiased and is not influenced by emotions, personal prejudices, or preferences. It restrains the social scientist from contaminating or manipulating the collection and analysis of data. This is important in order to generalize the findings. This is done by making it…
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What is Ethnomethodology? Write a Short notes
Ethnomethodology, literally meaning people’s methodology, is the method by which people study the social order in which they live. The term when broken down into three parts can be explained as ethno, which means a specific socio-cultural group, method, which refers to those methods, and techniques that this group uses to negotiate everyday life situations,…
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Theory of Linguistic Relativity
The theory of linguistic relativity consists of the hypothesis that the structure of a language and the way it is formed expresses a lot about the manner the speakers view and understand the world. In other words, a language’s structure affects its speaker’s worldview or cognition. The numerous cultural concepts intrinsic in any language affect…
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Mores (strongest social norms) in sociology and Examples
The term, mores, introduced by the US Sociologist William Graham Sumner, can be understood as the norms which are very strictly enforced due to their importance in maintaining the well being of the group. They are considered essential to the core values of the society, so widely observed and have great moral significance. As they…
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Manifest and Latent Functions – Differences and Examples
The function can be explained as the result or consequence of people’s action. These consequences can be either latent function or manifest function in any social institution. The distinction is explained by Robert K. Merton in his book, Social Theory and Social Structure, in 1949. Latent functions are those functions which are unintended or unrecognized…