A guide for Sociology students
There is no single solution to bridge the digital divide. The effort has to be multi-dimensional and multi-pronged, because India is a diverse country with many regional and cultural differences. Till now internet users tend to be younger, well-educated and are economically sound.
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
Construction of large dams always faced resistance and criticism from local people, environmentalists and social activists. On the other side, some economists, engineers, agronomists and development planners are in favor of large dams. There are valid arguments and explanations for both sides. Effect on local people :- The main argument for those who are protesting against … Read more
There are two main approaches to understand poverty. One is ‘nutritional’ approach, and the other one is ‘relative deprivation’ approach. Nutritional approach measures poverty in terms of minimum income. This approach is adopted by most of the developing countries. Developed countries adopted the approach of relative deprivation to measure poverty, because deprivation to food is … Read more
‘Information and Communication Technologies’ (ICT) created vast number of employment opportunities as well as took away some jobs. In India, ICTs enhanced the economic productivity across region and geographic location. It created new fields such as online banking, cyber security, mobile apps etc. The proliferation of ICTs brought outsourcing jobs to developing countries, thus benefited Indian economy. In … Read more
