PATERNALISM: For better functioning of society, there are certain functions and responsibilities which every person takes on his shoulder to carry. Paternalism is such an important factor in society in which a father or mother takes some of the behavioral patterns in their day-to-day life. The various techniques involved for the better functioning of the … Read more
Pastoralism is the branch of agriculture that emphasizes the development of farm animals. Animal husbandry is a popular term in which animals like cow, camel, goats are taken care with cattle and other necessities to earn better agriculture results. It is a process which involves the movement of herds for grazing and water just like … Read more
PARALLEL DESCENT: Every community in a society follows some set pattern in which a hierarchical process of giving some amount of money or land is observed in the same lineage. It also accounts for the basic relationship between parents and off-springs. From early times it has been observed that there is two kind of descent in … Read more
Parallel and Cross Cousins There are different relationships in this world, in which siblings relationship are studied in two different ways too. Firstly there was an only concept leading to real siblings irrespective of their gender which has evolved from your parents. But then two types of siblings came into the picture that is a … Read more
Actionalism The term is associated with the French sociologist Alan Touraine. It is often confused with the action Theory but is not same as it. In his words, it aims to ‘replace a sociology of society with a sociology of actors.’ It means that the people are the agents of the system in the society … Read more
The theory was proposed in relation to the word attribution which is a process by which individuals explain the concepts of certain behavior and events and their causes. According to Fiske and Taylor, “Attribution theory deals with how the social perceiver uses the information to arrive at causal explanations for events. It examines what information … Read more
Androgyny: It is an ambiguous identity. A combination of feminine and masculine traits in one person. It can be seen a part of fashion, sexual and gender identities and also a sexual lifestyle. The society especially in India treats such people very differently and are often discriminated because they are considered the negative influence on … Read more
