Category: Sociology of India
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INDIAN SOCIETY: Social Change and Reforms and Differences
‘The #metoo movement, the POSCO act brought in by the government, the rising tendencies of populist leaders around the world, The Independence of India, The French Revolution- are all social changes. These changes can carry values which are either binomial in nature (good or bad) or a mix of these values. Thus, we try to…
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Patriarchy, Entitlement and Sexual division of labour: Overview
Patriarchy, Entitlement and Sexual division of labour: Humans have existed for more than 400,000 years and our social systems have gone through a continuous change in some spheres which can be felt and is obvious while in some spheres where it is extremely influent but proportionately more latent. The same applies to our social structure…
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Radhakamal Mukherjee’s Biography and Contributions
Radhakamal Mukherjee along with his colleagues D.P. Mukherji and G.S. Ghurye are considered the pioneers of in sociology of India. Radhakamal Mukherjee’s contribution made Lucknow one of the leading centers of social science studies. Radhakamal Mukherjee was greatly influenced by the works of Comte, Herbert Spencer, Lester Ward, Bagehot, Hobhouse, and Giddings. His encounter of…
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Human Trafficking in India: Statistics, Reasons and Suggestions
According to a new report from the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC), the vast majority of all human trafficking victims – some 71 per cent – are women and girls and one third are children. Every year millions of women and children are being subjected to trafficking in India. An 80% of…
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Freedom of the Press – Facts & Summary
In a country like India, where there are certain rights and duties to be exercised by the citizens, there is a full fledged freedom for speech. The citizens are entitled to freedom of speech, where one can express their feelings and thoughts through various media platforms. Freedom of press or Freedom of media is the…
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Women in India: Status, Position and their problems in India
Women’s position in India: Humans are widely divided on the basis of biological differences, into two categories, viz males, and females. Males are genetically gifted with aggression, explosive power, heavy generation of H.G.H. hormone, high testosterone level which enables their physical structure to grow at a rapid pace. Females are conferred with same hormones as the…