Author: Sociology Group

  • Definition of the Disengagement Theory of Aging

    Disengagement theory is a theory of aging, it has been given by Elaine Cumming and William Earle Henry in their book ‘Growing Old’ in 1961. This theory entails that all individuals tend to disengage or detach themselves from the larger society i.e. the social norms, their social roles, and the ways of behaving and doing…

  • What is Bourdieu theory of cultural capital ?

    Cultural capital refers to the various kinds of knowledge, skills, behavior we possess by the virtue of being a part of a specific social group. Read Pierre Bourdieu’s Capital Explained! There are three kinds of capitals that are often recognized as a part of the society, the Economic capital, which refers to the control one…

  • Interesting aspects of Balochistan and Insurgency in Balochistan

    Introduction: Located in the southwestern region of Pakistan, Balochistan is the largest of the four provinces of Pakistan in terms of land area. The region has a very dry desert climate and has an abundance of natural resources which has kept the Pakistani government very much interested in it. Its provincial capital and largest city…

  • what is Discourse Theory and Explanation

    Discourse refers to the way of gathering knowledge together with social practices. It is the study of how people communicate about people, things and social organization of the society, and helps to shape what we think and know at any point in time. However, it does not just mean thinking and producing meanings, it consists…

  • CULTURAL MATERIALISM : Meaning and Short Notes

    It is a major anthropological perspective for studying relationships between physical and economic aspects of the society. Through cultural mechanism, most aspects of human culture can be explained in material terms. It helps the researchers to understand the social organization and different values and beliefs of different societies. The word ‘materialism’ is the opposite of…

  • What is urbanization? definition and meaning

    Urbanization refers to the process of increase in the number of people living in urban areas and the ways in which the population adapts to the change. Urbanization increases with industrialization. As urbanization increases, a number of towns and cities increases, and people begin to live and work in central areas. Urbanization is a result…

  • INDIAN SOCIETY: Social Change and Reforms and Differences

    ‘The #metoo movement, the POSCO act brought in by the government, the rising tendencies of populist leaders around the world, The Independence of India, The French Revolution- are all social changes. These changes can carry values which are either binomial in nature (good or bad) or a mix of these values. Thus, we try to…