Category: Social Issues

  • Slums: History, Characteristics, Types, and, Approaches to Slum Problems

    Sociology of Slums: The study of Urban Human Settlements in the Post- Liberalization Era Introduction: The Post- Liberalization era has led to prominent changes in ecology. The world’s population living in cities and towns has grown from 5% to 50% and urbanization has been blamed for this phenomenon. This process of rapid urbanization which started…

  • Secularism : Introduction, Meaning, Examples and Overview

    secularism introduction The early man, curious of the events of nature, was desperate to seek an answer. Curiosity about the natural phenomenon along with the desire to control them drove our ancestors to shelter under the belief of a supernatural power, which gradually evolved to religion. Religion is not merely the belief in God, but…

  • Agrarian Class Structure in India

    Post- Independence, we can say that rural India has structured itself into four classes and that is what becomes a part of the system. If we look at the agricultural field then it has three classes within itself- landowners, tenants and the laborers; while the fourth class being of the non- agriculturalists. The data of…

  • My Vision – Corruption Free India – Essay Competition

    A country like India has always gone through a lot of difficult phases politically, financially and socially. Corruption is one of the social issues to consider, which is there for ages. India is rich in its culture and it is known for it around the world. But, it surely needs to develop a lot and…

  • Purity and Pollution in caste system

    A society which has seen stratification done on each and every level has also seen the notion of purity and pollution by distance respective of their castes. The ideation of purity and pollution is the major aspect in understanding the hierarchy process of the caste system. Purity and Pollution is also known as the basis…

  • Law: Meaning, Features,Sources, and Types of Law

    Law: Meaning, Features, Sources, and Types of Law Every country, every city, every town, every district present in this world has to follow certain rules or regulations or we can say “Law” There is always a sovereign which formulates laws for a state which is believed to be good for the state and which helps…

  • NGO’s : Introduction, History, Role, functions, Importance

    NGO’s are bodies which function free from the control of governmental control. These are said to be nonprofit governmental bodies which work for the welfare of societies. They act as a mediator between society and government. When some issues are not solved or reached to the government NGO’s play an important role in conveying these…