Category: Social Issues

  • The Social Exclusion of Dalits with Disabilities

    Abstract – This paper will be analyzing the social exclusion of three types of people- Dalits, people with disabilities, and Dalits with disabilities. Social exclusion is a very widely practised concept in India; It can be defined as the “denial of basic welfare rights which provide citizens positive freedom to participate in the social and…

  • The Gendered Nature of Labour and Leisure

    Women spend two to ten times as much time as men on unpaid care jobs across the world. This unfair and skewed distribution of responsibilities is associated with discriminatory gender roles. “Gender differences in unpaid care work is the missing link in the analysis of gender gaps in labour outcomes, such as labour force participation,…

  • Education For All? Analysing Social Mobility and Academic Inequalities in India

    India is burdened by distinct, rigid social hierarchies that mark almost all bureaucracies and institutions in the country, of which academia is certainly not an exception. For the longest time, the popular discourse has been that schooling and education in general, bring about certain benefits that ensure a secure route to upward social mobility (Froerer,…

  • What are Social Movements in the United States?

    Social movements are not just a movement that only has some goals, but it is also an effective way to transform the existing society into a more efficient society. In which through these movements the people mould society into what they desire. The people in a society are the individuals who live there, so it…

  • Social Change: Definition, Characteristics, Causes, Types, and Examples

    Humans are social beings. We exist in a social world and observe norms, rules and traditions that are all social constructs. Therefore social change is a concept that is threaded to the very root of society. Similar to the Earth completing a strenuous rotation around the Sun every year, society undergoes social change. It shapes…

  • UNDERSTANDING OF THE FAT ACCEPTANCE MOVEMENT

    The fat acceptance movement is certainly a lot more than one would think it might be. It means that all body types (especially those of the larger size) are inherently worthy. So who are the fat people? Every individual has a set height and weight is usually determined as per the height, for example, the…

  • Examining the portrayal of Hyper-Masculinity in Advertisements

    Abstract Gender socialization is heavily influenced by advertising. Hyper-masculinity appears to be prevalent in advertising content geared at men. Because advertising is a socializing agent, this could be damaging. Hyper-masculinity’s acceptance and idealization in advertising, as well as in our culture as a whole, should be questioned. Many young men are currently taught that being a…