Category: Political Sociology

  • What is Social Stratification? Definition, Types, Theories and Examples

    Social Stratification: Introduction and Overview A society where stratification does not exist is a sentence which will always be illogical and untrue. Now the question is what stratification is. A system which has been followed by society from a generation in which there is some kind of classification between people in the name of race,…

  • Social Mobility: Meaning, Types, Examples, Causes, Factors, Importance

    Social mobility refers to the movement of individuals or groups in social positions over time Definition: Social stratification is the system by which society categorises people and ranks them in a hierarchy. If one were to consider society to resemble the ranks of a ladder, wherein higher rungs represent higher in the hierarchy; then the position…

  • Urban Growth and Migration

    Both urban growth and migration have to influence and stimulating effect on one other. The desire to become a part of the urban setup and to leave the dried and unambitious rural life motivate one to migrate. And when the place of destination received these migrants, their growth, and productivity increase if we look from…

  • Essay on Caste and Migration

    Caste is also an important feature that gives rise to migration. Ones position in the society is based on his association with which caste he belongs to. It causes social stratification. It places one in the hierarchical society and depending on his level he is treated. There’s a lot of discrimination done based on the…

  • 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…

  • What is Citizenship and T.H. Marshall’s Theory – Analysis

    The concept of citizenship as we understand today has not always been the same, considering it existed even in the times of the Greeks and the Romans. Aristotle in his book ‘Politics’, said that man is a social animal and for the development of his personality he needs to participate in affairs of the polis….

  • Secret Ballot System: Merits, Demerits, Effects in Democracy

    While talking about the secret ballot system of voting, we cannot ignore the open ballot system either. How the former replaced the latter in most of the countries in the recent world will only make us conclude that it is this system which is considered ‘better’ by the people. And, we may not even deny…