The economic history of India relying on agriculture was primarily based on the zamindari system enforcing a labor-employer class hierarchy. Criticized by political philosophers such as Karl Marx the class hierarchy between the bourgeoisie and proletariat is the hurdle to an equal, just and developed society. Labors in India have a history of being deprived […]
Decision Making Theory: Process, Models and Stages
Decision-making theory was first brought in to existence by Herbert A. Simon in his work on Administrative Behaviour through his book ‘A Study of Decision-Making Process in Administrative Organisation’ in the year 1948. Decision-making process consists of two parts – the actual making of a decision and the other is the process of action or […]
Too Much Pressure On Women To Have A “Perfect Body”
What is meant to have a perfect body? Why is there a race of getting fit into a particular type of body? Why is there too much pressure on women to have ‘perfect’ bodies? Why do we seek approval of the society? Since society has given its definition of ‘perfect’, there are many women facing […]
Food For Thought: Sociological Perspectives on Food and Eating
For a long time, food was viewed as no more than a biological requirement. But over time, scholars have discovered that eating is a central aspect of socialization. This article discusses the contributions of five major sociologists and anthropologists to the study of food as a social phenomenon. The researchers discussed are Claude-Levi Strauss, Jean-Pierre […]
Sociology of Sport: Meaning, Theories and Overview
Sociology of sport, otherwise known as sports sociology, is a discipline of sociology that studies sports as a social phenomenon. Sports sociologists critically examine the functions, impacts and roles that sports have on different societies. The sociology of sport encompasses research in various other fields such as political science, history and anthropology (Maguire 2013). This […]
THE POLITICS OF CLIMATE CHANGE
The whole of the globe is too hot for human habitation, even if survived; humans would soon die of heat. Diseases will increase and mutate. Food shortages will be chronic due to the difficulty in the adaptation of agriculture to the changing climate. The world map will lose certain countries as they submerge into the […]
Social Structure: Meaning, Components ( Examples)
Social interaction, i.e., the ways in which people interact with each other is structured or organized through a particular framework, which is known as social structure. (“Culture,” n.d.). Social structure is one of the foundational concepts in sociology and is defined as “the social patterns through which a society is organized” (Barkan, 2013). These patterns can […]
