A guide for Sociology students
While India was under British rule, in 1882, Hunters commission recommended government’s withdrawal from the higher education sector and suggested that it should be taken care by private institutions and government should take care of elementary education. Even now, after many years, this recommendation is relevant. There is a dire need for the involvement of … Read more
According to Emile Durkhiem, a French sociologist, a religion is a unified set of beliefs and practices, which unite people into a single moral community. Carlton J.H.Hayes says that Nationalism had become a genuine religion as it arouses a deep and compelling emotion. Civil religion is the “religious or quasi-religious regard for certain civic values … Read more
Social effects of urbanization in Indian society :- Family structure is changing from the joint family form to the nuclear family form & small joint family system. Kinship relations are weakening and the bonds of community are getting disrupted. ‘Egalitarian family’ system is replacing ‘Husband-dominated’ family type as wife is being involved in the decision … Read more
Power :- Power can be defined as the ability to influence another person or a group in order to make them act according to his/her desires. Power can also be exerted to prevent others from influencing him. The people, who has control over limited resources tend to have more power than the rest. This causes … Read more
Sustainable development :- According to Brundtland commission’s report, “Our Common Future”. sustainable development is a development that takes care of the needs of present generation without compromising the ability of future generations to meet their own needs. The idea of sustainable development made us to reconsider the goals and strategies of development. This concept was … Read more
