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Category: Introduction to sociology

  • The Indian Education System : Features, Pros, Cons and Way forward

    Why is India still one of the developing countries and what is stopping it from being a developed one? This particular question strikes me every time when I read something about India’s education system. I see India’s education system as an obstacle towards its objectives of achieving inclusive growth. The Indian Education system: Overview  …

  • Sociology of Law: Origin, Subject Matter and Developments

    Synopsis: This article gives a brief overview of the broad subject matter of Sociology of Law. By understanding how the multifaceted sub-discipline varies from the traditional approaches, exploring how sociology can be used in different ways in legal studies, and providing various modern approaches to socio-legal discourses, the article aims to explain how sociology and law…

  • Interpretive Sociology: Meaning, Explanation and Overview

    Interpretive sociology was developed by Max Weber. Georg Simmel acquaintance of Max Weber was an important developer of interpretive sociology.   It focuses on the meaningful understanding of human behavior which has interrelations and regularities. It studies how human groups actively formulate the reality of their everyday lives through the meaning they give to their actions….

  • What kind of jobs can you get with a sociology degree

    Obviously completing something could be a very satisfying and relief giving experience for one, but turns out to be a horrible and emotional moment when it comes to completing one’s schooling and gets even worse when you don’t even know what to do next. With thousands of options served in front of you, choosing sociology…

  • Colonialism: Meaning, History, Types, and Evolution

    What is colonialism? It is a sort of domination policy through which a political party/ power of one territory or area, by force, tries to establish its own colony in another territory. Once the colony is set up, then the party seeks to expand its magnitude. But in order to prevent the colony from collapsing,…

  • Institutions: Meaning, Characteristics, Types, Functions

    Institutions Introduction: For any individual or group to survive, it is important that certain human functions are kept in mind. like the function of controlling the process of reproduction. For the society to exist, it’s important that the members of this society themselves keep supplying its members with a nurturing environment. And this is possible…

  • Association: Meaning, Characteristics, Examples and Overview

    An association can be called a group of people who come together to achieve any particular purpose or goal and that too for a limited period of time. An association is different from a normal group or team in the way that it sticks to formal space. Where a group is just a collection of…