Category: Sociology Dictionary

  • (PDF) Important Books and Sociology Optional Toppers Notes

    Download Sociology Optional Toppers Free Notes PDF Neha Bhosle AIR 15, 2019 Akshat Kaushal AIR 55, 2017 Tusharanshu Sharma AIR 75, 2014 Kshitij Tyagi AIR 148, 2011 Mahapatra Sir Notes   These are Some Important Books for Sociology Optional MAINS Preparation A Dictionary of Sociology (very useful) [Sociology- Optional] [NICE -IAS By Praveen Kishore] [English…

  • Definition of the Disengagement Theory of Aging

    Disengagement theory is a theory of aging, it has been given by Elaine Cumming and William Earle Henry in their book ‘Growing Old’ in 1961. This theory entails that all individuals tend to disengage or detach themselves from the larger society i.e. the social norms, their social roles, and the ways of behaving and doing…

  • What is Bourdieu theory of cultural capital ?

    Cultural capital refers to the various kinds of knowledge, skills, behavior we possess by the virtue of being a part of a specific social group. Read Pierre Bourdieu’s Capital Explained! There are three kinds of capitals that are often recognized as a part of the society, the Economic capital, which refers to the control one…

  • what is Discourse Theory and Explanation

    Discourse refers to the way of gathering knowledge together with social practices. It is the study of how people communicate about people, things and social organization of the society, and helps to shape what we think and know at any point in time. However, it does not just mean thinking and producing meanings, it consists…

  • CULTURAL MATERIALISM : Meaning and Short Notes

    It is a major anthropological perspective for studying relationships between physical and economic aspects of the society. Through cultural mechanism, most aspects of human culture can be explained in material terms. It helps the researchers to understand the social organization and different values and beliefs of different societies. The word ‘materialism’ is the opposite of…

  • What is urbanization? definition and meaning

    Urbanization refers to the process of increase in the number of people living in urban areas and the ways in which the population adapts to the change. Urbanization increases with industrialization. As urbanization increases, a number of towns and cities increases, and people begin to live and work in central areas. Urbanization is a result…

  • The Power Elite by C. Wright Mills – Meaning, Types and Explanation

    C. Wright Mills, a famous sociologist published the book “The Power Elite” in the year 1956. It focuses on the interlinked interests of leaders of military, corporate etc. As per Mills, the term “Power Elite” which is commonly used in his book stands for the individuals who usually hold the dominant post in supreme institutions…