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  • Commercial Surrogacy in India

    In this paper, I will focus on the advantages and exploitation that result from commercial surrogacy, the Surrogacy (Regulation) Bill and the family dynamics of the intending couple and the surrogate through reflection and analysis. Introduction: Childbearing is claimed to be one of the most important stages in the life of a married couple. The…

  • Understanding our society through Durkheim’s Division of Labour

    Emile Durkheim, in his book ‘The Division of Labour in Society’; talks about the relationship between individuals and society and explores the division of labour as a function. The French sociologist observed how society has changed right from the primitive ages to the post-modern world. Published in 1893; the book is responsible for developing various…

  • History of Slavery: Here’s The Simple Explanation

      Slavery was a condition where a human being is owned by another and is by law, the property of another. Slaves were deprived of all human rights ordinarily held by free individuals. Slaves were not separate legal entities. Thus in most societies, they could not sign contracts or be legally accountable for their actions….

  • Explained: What is a Community in Sociology

    Community is a vague term often used in sociology, social sciences in general and even natural and physical sciences. While there is no commonly agreed definition of community, various sociologist have tried to define it in the following way based on certain common features- Talcott Parsons stated that community can be defined as a “collectivity,…

  • Sociology of Knowledge: What you need to know

    The sociology of knowledge is a subfield of sociology which examines the social production of knowledge. It believes that knowledge and knowing are subjective to social positionality in terms of race, nationality, class, culture, gender, etc. It includes the entire field of knowledge, ideas, theories and mentalities to understand how groups and institutions come to…

  • What is Urbanisation and Urban Problems in India

    In the last decade saw more than half the world population becoming urbanised and India is the rate of urbanisation is growing at a rapid rate. Over the last 17 years, the urban population in India has been growing by 5.4% and in the year, 2030 more than 41% of the Indian population is expected…

  • What are the impacts of globalization in India? Explained

    Globalization incorporates a huge impact on various aspects of people’s lives such as culture, social-economic, political, and community life. Ample theoretical studies proved that globalization intervenes in a cultural life of public that raises numerous critical issues (Robertson, 1992). In a broad sense, the term ‘globalization’ means a blend of economies and societies through cross…