Know the Inside minds of “Serial Killers” and their Sociology
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Different types of families
Sociologists identify different types of families based on how one enters into them
Extended family: All of the family relationships beyond the basic two-generation nuclear or blended family we call it as an Extended...
Features, function, and dysfunctions of caste system
The caste system is associated with Hinduism and it has been governing the Hindu society for ages. The caste system in India consists of two different concepts namely Jati and Varna.
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...
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...
Caste System in India
Introduction
The caste system in India is closely connected with the Hindu philosophy, religion, custom, and convention. The caste system in India is believed to have had a divine...
Various concepts of the caste system in India
Concept of Purity and pollution: The concept of purity and pollution are extremely complex and vary among different religious groups, castes, and regions. Purity and pollution are the basis of untouchability practice...
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...
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...