Patriarchy definition and meaning

Patriarchy in simple words can be defined as the dominance of patrilineal lineage in a society. The control of a clan or family is in the hands of a male body and women are kept away from decisions, control and politics of a country. For example, the monarchy always followed a king ruler but queen … Read more

Pedagogy: Meaning, emergence and examples

Pedagogy is dealing with ideation and techniques of teaching. The main concern of pedagogy lies in setting up an environment where the needs and dreams of a student are being understood by the teacher. And the teacher is also trained in such a manner that he/she delivers the best attitude towards students.  The broader sense … Read more

Patrilineal Concept: Meaning, Role in succession

Patrilineal means the male lineage system in which there is a transference of rights, property, surname, and wealth from father to coming generations. For example from ages, it has been seen that an offspring irrespective of gender takes his father’s surname. On the contrary mother’s surname is not taken for generations at a global rate, … Read more

Delhi university, BA(Hons) Sociology 3rd year Past Question papers

SEM -V RESEARCH AND METHODS-1 SOCIOLOGICAL THINKERS-1 URBAN SOCIOLOGY ENVIRONMENTAL SOCIOLOGY SOCIOLOGY OF WORK Agrarian Sociology SEM- VI Methods – II Thinkers – II Traditions Visual and Culture Reading Ethnographies Sociology of Health and Medicine All three years – 2019 Sociology Honours Question Papers  First year’s question papers Second year’s question papers Check on our … Read more

Basics and Key Concepts – Sociology Dictionary

We started Sociology Dictionary, Please read all Sociology Basics from this Dictionary List of the Basic concepts in the Sociology – updated !  Institutionalization Understanding Max Weber’s “Iron Cage” Egalitarian Society Ideal and Real Culture – Differences and Examples Ethnocentrism Culture Lag Resource Mobilization Theory philosophy Penology Peasant Plural Society Concept and Examples of Peer … Read more

Social pathology: meaning, emergence and reasons

To maintain positive kind of demeanor and equilibrium in society, one needs to view the negative points of a society too. Social pathology was the term introduced by Mary Douglas. Social pathology is assessing the crimes and problems origin from specific age, values and criminal history. For example, there is much crime shows running on … Read more