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Labour Commitment: Overview

December 6, 2019 by Sakthi

Resources are essential for conducting the activities of the economy in a country which includes capital, raw materials, and pieces of machinery, buildings, transport and importantly man-power. The word ‘commitment’ is so big in value when compared to the word ‘engagement’ which does not show the importance of willingness towards working. Here, we can analyse […]

Filed Under: Basic Concepts, Civil Services, Criminology, Karl Marx, Sociology Dictionary, Sociology Optional

Consumerism : Short Notes & Examples

December 5, 2019 by Sakthi

Consumerism: Human beings always keep the money as secondary when there is a desire to acquire material possessions whatever the financial situation is. Consumption, as we all know is one of the activities of the economy without which industrialisation cannot be achieved. But, when we consider society engaging in the consumption of goods, we cannot […]

Filed Under: Basic Concepts, Introduction to sociology, Political Sociology, Sociological Thinkers, Sociology Dictionary, Sociology Optional

Self-fulfilling prophecy : Explained with Examples

November 30, 2019 by Sociology Group

The self-fulfilling prophecy is an expectation about something or a prediction that later becomes true due to the terms of the prophecy itself. Although the prophecy might not be true initially, the positive feedback between belief and the behavior results in the initial false conception turn true. It affects the way people behave in the […]

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Unilateral Descent: Sociology of Kinship Notes

November 30, 2019 by Sociology Group

Unilateral descent is a system of kinship in which descent is one can trace one’s ancestors through only one gender, either the male or the female. Based on this we can divide between the patrilineal or matrilineal line of descent. When descent is traced through the father it is called patrilineal descent. Here, the father’s […]

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Value Added Theory: Explained with Examples

November 28, 2019 by Sociology Group

The value-added theory recommends that for any social movement to emerge, certain determinants are necessary. This theory was developed by Neil Smelser and he proposed six determinants responsible for the development of a social movement. These six conditions, he believed, helped to give rise to collective behaviour. The first stage is that of structural conduciveness […]

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Value Neutrality: Explained with Examples

November 28, 2019 by Sociology Group

The concept of value-neutrality was proposed by Max Weber. It refers to the duty and responsibility of the social researcher to overcome his personal biases while conducting any research. It aims to separate fact and emotion and stigmatize people less. It is not only important in sociology but outlines the basic ethics of many disciplines. […]

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SocioBiology: E. O. Wilson

November 28, 2019 by Sociology Group

The discipline that studies the biological aspects of social behaviour among animals and humans scientifically and the way they evolve is known as sociobiology. It assumes social behaviour to have been resulting from evolution. So, it aims to study and explain the social behaviours within that context. The term emerged in the 1940s. However, only […]

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