Neha Ankam

Neha is currently pursuing a degree in Sociology paired with International Relations and Media Studies. She aspires for a global career as an academic researcher and advocate of humanitarian action. She is deeply passionate about human rights and social justice, and she profoundly researches socio-economics, politics, and public policy to better understand the society and its institutions. One of her biggest accomplishments would be starting a free school in her backyard for kids with no access to education during the pandemic.

Political Sociology: Definitions, Scope, Importance, Theories

Political sociology is a discipline that is widely known as the study of states, societies, and political affairs. The analysis of social trends that directly affect political progress is the major focus and to understand this, the historical context of political forces and theories, formation, and behavior of social groups concerning the state is majorly … Read more

Slums: History, Characteristics, Types, and, Approaches to Slum Problems

Sociology of Slums: The study of Urban Human Settlements in the Post- Liberalization Era Introduction: The Post- Liberalization era has led to prominent changes in ecology. The world’s population living in cities and towns has grown from 5% to 50% and urbanization has been blamed for this phenomenon. This process of rapid urbanization which started … Read more

Emergence and Development of Sociology (Notes): Explained

Orgin and Development of Sociology: The study of sociology attempts to provide a scientific analysis of human social life and its wide-ranging characteristics and systems. Human social life is an intricate system organized in multiple and diverse levels of social domains. The rise of sociology can be correlated to the rise of the term ‘modernity;’ … Read more