Author: Sociology Group

  • UPSC Mains Economics Optional: All you need to know

    Economics Optional Overview: Adam Smith, the Father of Modern Economics defined Economics as, “an inquiry into the nature and causes of the wealth of nations.” Economics, one of the most popular social science subjects is one of the most important aspects of a country. Any civil servant should be aware of the Indian Economy and…

  • Difference between life chances and lifestyle

    Life Chances is a theory propounded by famous sociologist Max Weber. This term embraces the description of opportunities and recourses that one gets to improve the prevailing condition of one’s life. Opportunities in this context refer to one’s ability to access resources both visible and intangible goods like food, shelter clothes, and education and health…

  • Higher education in India: Problems and Suggestions

    Higher education v/s primary education: Debates on educational transformation have found their place in every political agenda. The government is constantly focused on finding out the best possible ways to reform the education system. To become an economic power it is essential to focus on higher education. It is commonly found that even after several…

  • Difference between Family and Household : Sociology Notes

    Households and families are basic units of analyzing demography. They are often used as interchangeable words but there’s a distinction between the two of them. And it is important to understand the difference between both of these terms. Family: ‘Family’ has no particular definition. It could mean all the generations after a common ancestor (an…

  • Marx’s ideas on modes of production

    Karl Marx was a German philosopher and sociologist. Besides, he mastered many other subjects like economics, political theory, history, etc. In Marxism, the mode of production is a very important concept. It refers to the way in which a society is organized so as to produce goods and services. It is composed of two main…

  • Feminization of Poverty

    The ‘Feminization of poverty’ was noted by Diana Pearce in the late 1970s. It was popularized, though, by the United Nations in the 1990s. Women experience poverty at rates that are disproportionately higher than that of men. It is not to be confused with poverty since poverty is a state while the feminization of poverty…

  • 100 Sociology MCQs Quiz for MA, M.Phil, and PhD entrance exams

    Practise Sociology MCQs  1. Social Strain Theory associated with a. Robert K. Merton b. Karl Marx c. Max Weber d.  Durkheim 2. Pattachitra is an old traditional art of  a. Telangana and Andhra Pradesh b. Maharasthra and Gujurat c. Kerala and Karnataka d. Odisha and West Bengal 3.  Patua Sangeet or Poter Gan is a cultural tradition of…