Category: Poverty
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Sociology of Poverty: Functionalist and Conflict Perspectives
Defining Poverty: Poverty is the state of being financially incapable of affording the essentials for the prevailing standard of living (The Editors of Encyclopaedia Britannica, 2020). Within this understanding of poverty, the prevailing standard of living and basic human needs, while overlapping are not synonymous. Basic human needs include goods that are necessary for survival,…
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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 …
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Short notes on Poverty, Inequalities, Absolutive and Relative
short notes on poverty,inequalities,absolutive and relative Poverty is something which one can relate to “lack”.One of the great ecologist R H. Tawney also explains social inequality led to extremes of both wealth and poverty and both were dehumanizing and has compared poverty with inequality. On studying and visualizing inequality from sociological point of view; inequalities…
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What is Culture of Poverty ?
Oscar Lewis was the first sociologist who came up with the concept of Culture of Poverty. In his work, he managed to deliver the ideation of cultural norms set up by a poor farmer. He further explained why a poor peasant remains in the same financial position. What is Culture of Poverty? The culture of…