Category: Social Issues
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Scripts of Heterosexuality on Instagram Reels
In today’s day and age of digital media, social media has become an essential aspect of our lives. With around 825.30 Million internet users in India (“The Indian Telecom Services Performance Indicators”, 2021), out of which 755.47 million people are social media users (“India: number of social network users 2015-2040”, 2021), it is sufficient to…
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I Don’t Care: Rediscovering Compassion in Today’s Society
How many times in the past few years have you heard the phrase “I Don’t Care”? Even more important the question “does anyone really care”. If you give it some thought it is kind of scary hey! Is there a way to make people care? I am really struggling with that question right now and…
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Broken Promises: A critical examination of the Indian State’s approach to Caste Violence since Independence
The paper attempts to critically evaluate the Indian State’s Approach to caste violence against specific communities in a caste-ridden society which condones such violence through its inaction and ambivalence. Through a review of the existing literature, an attempt has been made to investigate the structural nature of the violence which is densely woven into the…
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UNDERSTANDING CASTE SYSTEM: A SOCIOLOGICAL PERSPECTIVE
Synopsis: Caste is an important topic of discussion under the umbrella of social segmentation, especially in the context of India where the caste system exists even today. To understand any social concept, which in this case is caste, there are three theoretical frameworks in Sociology. These act as tools which help examine a subject from…
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THE ISLAMIC VEIL: PATRIARCHAL OPPRESSION, RELIGIOUS IDENTITY, OR EMPOWERMENT?
ABSTRACT: Contemporary discourses have come to associate the hijab and the veiled woman with gender-oppressive customs in Islam. This meaning was created and perpetuated by the Western hegemonic discourses, which have homogenized, reified, de-contextualized, and ‘otherized’ it. The Muslim veil has also been politicized, making it a heavily contested symbol that needs to be understood…
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Towards Understanding Disability – Sociology and Models of Impairment
Understanding and conceptualizing disability and impairment is crucial to the modern pursuit of social justice and therefore, is essential to academic study and sociology in general. The social sciences hold tremendous potential for bringing about true inclusion and total diversity to the world at large; however, this potential has not historically been fully realized, particularly…
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Globalization and Contemporary Issues – AS and A Level Notes
This article discusses some of the global contemporary issues, such as poverty, inequality, migration, and crime in relation to globalization. Introduction: Globalization, the interconnectedness and integration of markets, societies, and cultures, has had a profound impact on contemporary issues. As economies become increasingly interconnected, the effects of globalization are felt in various domains, including economics,…