A guide for Sociology students
The concept of social forestry was introduced to work towards afforestation and to meet rural people’s needs. Under this program, unused and fallow land is used to plant species that can be beneficial to local people’s needs. At the same time social forestry helps in afforestation, prevents soil erosion and also helps in generating food … Read more
The term ‘soft state’ was introduced by Gunnar Myrdal, while comparing South Asian countries with European countries. According to him, South Asian countries follow the policy of soft state. The policy of ‘soft state’ means a lenient attitude of state towards social deviance. Soft states do not take hard decisions, even if the situation demands. This … Read more
A delinquent is the one, who fails to obey the laws. ‘Juvenile delinquency’ or the ‘Juvenile offending’ is the illegal behavior by juveniles. If a juvenile commits crime, he/she will not be tried as adult by court, but will be dealt with by the Juvenile Justice Board. The punishment is mostly of reformative in nature. … Read more
* Note :- The answers that are not yet published, will be posted soon. June, 2016 SECTION I Answer any two of the following questions in about 500 words each. Discuss the Marxist approach to the understanding of social problems in India. What are the visible patterns of social transformation in India ? Discuss. “Migration is an important … Read more
* Note :- The answers that are not yet published, will be posted soon. July 2017 and January 2018 Section – I Answer the following questions in about 500 words each. Discuss the situation of girl child in India. Examine the problems of urbanization with special reference to India. Section II Answer the following questions … Read more
