Society-Sociology notes for UPSC

The concept of society can be traced back to the fourteenth century.  However, proper sociological meaning of society was not developed until the nineteenth century. The term Society is the most fundamental...
caste system

Important objectives- Caste System in India/Jajmani System

The caste system is responsible for? a. Low status of women  b. The suffering of the untouchables c. Hindrance to progress

Fact, Value, Objectivity

A glimpse by Classical Thinkers The debate about whether sociology is endowed with value or objectivity is based on the assumption that the existence of one necessarily implies the...

Critique of Positivism

Many scientists now advocate the use of the deductive method. Although the logic of the deductive method is similar to positivism in many respects, the differences are significant. Karl Popper supports this...

Manifest and latent functions and dysfunctions

Latent functions are those functions that are the unintended or unrecognized consequences of any social model. They exist, but they are not very obvious. On the other hand, the conscious or intentional function...
Karl Marx

Positivism and its critique

Positivists emphasize that the observable "facts" are mainly due to the belief that human behavior can be explained in the same way as material behavior.Natural scientists do not study the meaning and...

Sushanth Singh Rajput’s Death Shocks The Nation

Suicide is the act of intentionally ending one’s own life. Emile Durkheim was a famous sociologist, and his monographic studies claim that suicide is fundamentally a social marvel regarding the breakdown of...

FAMILY LAWS & CUSTODIAL RIGHT

Recently a bench headed by Justice Arun Mishra issued notice to the Centre after petitioner’s counsel argued that the 1956 law’s gender-based discrimination for grant of guardianship of children violated constitutional right...

The legislation’s in India for the safeguard of women

The Crime under Indian Penal Code (IPC) Rape (Section 376 IPC)Kidnapping & abduction for the specified purpose (Section 363-373 IPC) Homicide for dowry(dowry death) or...

Know the  Inside minds of  “Serial Killers” and their Sociology 

Hi there!! This is a new kind of article sequence from our website. The motto of this section is the sociological analysis of articles, situations, and all current events....