Category: Sociology of India

  • Interrelation Between Poverty and Migration,Immigration

    Researchers have stated that lack of opportunities, unemployment and lack of facilities in rural areas including extremely small villages are the biggest cause of increased migration. The conditions of villagers are pathetic. The only work which can support them financially is agriculture or working in factories. They are poor because there’s no development done in…

  • Effects of migration on families | Family and Sociology

    Unlike the Western culture, Indians believe in a traditional and value-based life which is reflected through the institutions of families. The family is an important factor giving rise to migration. Families exist in two forms- as nuclear and as a joint family. Most migrants can be seen from joint or larger families because of a…

  • Kinship: Meaning, Types, Degree, Importance, Descent, lineage

    Read this article to learn about Kinship types and Importance Kinship is one of the most important organizing components of society. From east to west or north to south, you will find this everywhere in society. This social institution ties individuals and groups together and establishes a relationship between them. The basic type of bond…

  • Satya shodhak samaj

    Satya shodhak samaj

    Satya shodhak samaj was founded with a purpose to give education to the lower casts. Scheduled caste, scheduled tribes and made them aware of the exploiting tradition of the society. It was founded by Jyotirao Phule in 1873 in Pune. Like every other society this society also imposed a ban on the admission of the…

  • Buddhism: Origin, Beliefs, Origin, Systems, & Practice

    Buddhism: Origin, Beliefs, Origin, Systems, & Practice

    Introduction to BUDDHISM I don’t know what Buddhism really is- a religion? Or preaching! But what I know, is that it’s the art of living life. It’s finding the purpose in your life. It’s not just about existing but, living. And to live is beyond everything. Which is why Buddha asked one to experience and…

  • Problems of religious minorities – Explained

    Was heading for Kashmiri gate to Rithala, as usual, my cell wasn’t charged thus I started my Sherlock game “let’s deduce”. After browsing around, my eyes found its bait, she was a fair looking lady, not much of elite class and neither that poor but well-dressed, with budget-oriented phone and the typical pink earphones. After…

  • Changing pattern of Hindu Joint Family

    So, here comes the critical question again. Do the changing family patterns of Hindu families affect their lives in a negative way? And is it really changing at all or just seems so. In ancient times, the Hindu families lived in a joint structure. Up to four generations of a family lived in the same…