Mode of Production PRODUCTION People need food, clothing, shelter and other necessities of life in order to survive. They cannot get all these things ready-made from nature. To survive, they produce material goods from objects found in nature. Read More ……
Category: Sociology
Karl Marx on Alienation
Alienation in general refers to ‘Separation from. For Karl Marx it is a phenomenon related to the structure of those societies in which the producer is divorced from the means of production and in which “dead labor” (capital) Read More ……
Class and Class Struggle
Class and Class Struggle Karl Marx recognized class ( a group of people.) as a unique feature of capitalist societies. In Capital (1894), under the title of ‘Social Classes’ Marx distinguished three classes, related to the three sources of Read More ……
Demerits of Caste System
Disadvantage or Demerits of Caste System 1. Undemocratic:Caste system denied equal opportunity for advancement to persons belonging to different castes. It is, therefore, undemocratic. 2. No Vertical Mobility: Caste system expected every individual to adopt the occupation prescribed for Read More ……
Advantage or Merits of Caste System
Advantage or Merits of Caste System 1. Preservation of Culture: Caste system helped in preservation of culture and these were passed on from generation to generation. 2. Preservation of Purity: Caste system, because of its endogenous nature, permitted Read More ……
Difference between Class and Caste
Difference between Class and Caste Major difference between class and caste is that class in open for all, flexible, ascribed status, dynamic and secular in nature and social mobility is possible, while caste system is relatively closed, rigid, achieved Read More ……
Sociology Notes of Akshat Kaushal Rank 55 CSE 2017
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Definition of Key Terms Sociology-Part-1
Definitions of KEY TERMS used in Sociology Mains Syllabus Definitions play most important role to understand a topic and subject clearly. We are providing definitions of few important terms used in Sociology UPSC Mains Syllabus (Most important for Read More ……
Sanskritization
The concept ‘Sanskritization’ was first introduced by Prof. M.N. Srinivas in his book “Religion and society among the coorgs of South India” to describe the cultural mobility in the traditional caste structure of Indian society. MN Srinivas defeined “Sanskritization Read More ……
Sociological Perspectives
Sociological Perspectives are tool to analysing social life or social phenomena at different levels (micro or macro or mixed). Sociologists analyse social phenomena at different levels and from different Sociological Perspectives. It helps us to understand social phenomena from different ways/ Read More ……