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  • Sociology Important Questions and Answers for Exams – A level

    How do you write a good answer in sociology? An Open to All Answer Writing Initiative!  Stratification Questions Discuss inequality with suitable examples what is gendered stratification? discuss with suitable examples Critically examine a functionalist approach to social stratification. How is marxism’s notion of class different from the Weberian notion of class? Kinship Questions Discuss…

  • 6 Major Social Issues in India: Causes and Measures

    India suffers from a host of social issues ranging from poverty to gendered violence. This article covers the concept of social issues and highlights the different experiences of rural and urban sectors. Further, it studies six important social issues namely poverty, unemployment, illiteracy, the caste system, gendered violence and communalism by analyzing their causes and…

  • 10 SOCIOLOGICAL CONCEPTS THAT EVERYONE SHOULD KNOW

    This article is going to explore ten sociological concepts ( explained with simple examples) that everyone should know about. 10 SOCIOLOGICAL CONCEPTS SOCIAL STRATIFICATION: It refers to the categorization of groups into a hierarchy base on their socio-economic conditions like wealth, income, caste, race, etc. In western Societies, social stratification exists in three layers: The upper class,…

  • What is Society? Here’s a Simple Explanation

    This article dives into the questions on what society is and this particular question has been debated, fought and multiple meanings have been formed and made thus this paper tries to give an insight on it and the importance of tolerance and acceptance of differences to continue living. We often hear from people that we…

  • AMBEDKAR’S IDEOLOGICAL UNDERSTANDING OF SOCIETY

    Babasaheb Ambedkar is arguably one of the most eminent personalities the Republic Of India has ever seen. While India was collectively fighting against the colonial rule, Ambedkar saw social democracy as the desired goal. Babasaheb, through his literary contributions, has left his imprint on the Indian society, and how it ought to be. Every social…

  • Mode of production under Marxist anthropology

    ABSTRACT: This paper reviews three texts and their work done on Karl Marx and his concept of “Mode of Production” It reviews literature and tries to apply the concept of MP to the contemporary context. It also discusses the debates that led to this approach being followed. The main point that this paper aims to…

  • How ‘social’ are social facts? – An interpretation of Emile Durkheim’s “Rules of Sociological Method”

    Introduction: In the study of Rules of Sociological Method, Emile Durkheim aims to provide a concrete definition of ‘social facts’ and the components they entail. This is done by deconstructing the definition and providing an expansive explanation of its components. Therefore, Durkheim follows a pattern wherein first, he provides a definition of the components and…