Author: Sociology Group
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Women in India: Status, Position and their problems in India
Women’s position in India: Humans are widely divided on the basis of biological differences, into two categories, viz males, and females. Males are genetically gifted with aggression, explosive power, heavy generation of H.G.H. hormone, high testosterone level which enables their physical structure to grow at a rapid pace. Females are conferred with same hormones as the…
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Ibn Khaldun : His Life and Work – Muslim Philosophy
Ibn Khaldun, who was born in Tunis. He was a North African Arab historian. A historian is a person who studies the history of a particular thing, place, culture, society etc. He is considered as a father of the modern disciplines of sociology. He also, has written a book and become very famous at his…
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What is Sapir-Whorf Hypothesis and Explanation
Sapir-Whorf hypothesis Language, a term that connects an individual’s heart to another individual. Language has a very great role in forming and shaping one’s culture and it is the first and major element of the culture. Sapir and Whorf are two anthropologists in period around 1930, Edward Sapir and Benjamin Whorf felt strange when they…
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What is Hermeneutics Theory and Summary
Hermeneutics: Sociology also studies the psychology of an individual. Psychology means the science which studies the mental emotions of an individual. It interprets, analyses, study and then modifies, proposes and then accordingly, brings changes in the culture of the society. If psychological aspects of the society are not taken into account before making recommendations of such…
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Authoritarianism: Meaning, Definition and Examples
Authoritarianism: It is a form of government where the power is concentrated between the leader or leaders of the country. In other words, an authoritarian government has one person or a group to control politics. Further, there are no limits on the power and accountability. Usually, the leaders are self-appointed in an authoritarian rule. These…
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What is Blue Collar ? Definition and Meaning
A blue collar is generally referred to a worker who performs manual work for hourly wages. Mostly the blue-collar workers do physical work which needs strength rather than office work. They work in factories and workshops which requires physical labor. For any work that is to be termed as blue collar, it should be output…
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Explanation on Cultural Materialism and Historicism
Society’s ideas about what creates our drive to live have not only been simplified over the years but also been overwhelmingly pragmatized. What are you working your day job for? The answer is simple – money. The fact that millions of people are just mulling over how they hate doing what they do for a…