Author: Sociology Group

  • 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…

  • Monetary Policy : Meaning, Basics, Types and Tools

    The policy undertaken by the monetary authority particularly the central bank in order to manage the supply of money is called the monetary policy. The Bank of England in 1694 with the responsibility of printing notes and back it with gold was the first one to get an idea to introduce monetary policy independently. For…

  • Fiscal Policy: Meaning and Expansionary, Contradictory and Neutral Types

    FISCAL POLICY- The policy undertaken by the government in order to utilize the government revenue in necessary expenditure is called fiscal policy. This policy is actually based on the concepts presented by UK economist John Maynard Keynes (1883-1946). The two major specimens of it are tax cuts and increased government spending. Both of which lead to…