Social Stratification Social Stratification means system of dividing society up into different layers (or ‘strata’) through which people are ranked – one above another, thus create social hierarchy ‘ It refers to the categorization, classification, or dividing society up into horizontal layers. For example, we Read More ……
How to Prepare Sociology Optional to Score 300+ Marks in UPSC Mains-2019
Prepare to score 300+ Marks in Sociology Optional in UPSC Mains-2019 Selecting a optional subject is very crucial and it plays a significant role in your overall success in civil service examination. You can 300+ Marks in Sociology Optional One Read More ……
Prison Reforms
Need for Prison Reforms • Over two-thirds of India’s prisoners are under trials despite the Section 436-A of the Code of Criminal Procedure stipulating that a prisoner shall be released on bail if he/she has undergone detention of Read More ……
Historical Materialism
Historical Materialism Karl Marx’s general ideas about society are known as theory of historical materialism or “materialist conception of history” is based on Hegel’s claim that history occurs through a dialectic, or clash, of opposing forces . Marx’s theory of Read More ……
USMCA-FTA
Canada, Mexico & U.S. have signed a new free trade pact after more than a year of talks to revamp an existing pact. IMPORTANT POINTS ❖ The U.S.-Mexico-Canada Agreement (USMCA) would replaces North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA). Read More ……
Mode of Production
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 ……
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 ……
Crowdfunding
Crowdfunding means practice of raising capital/fund/money for a particular project/cause from crowd (large number of people) using the internet or social media like Facebook, Twitter, Website etc It helps to improve the presence of small businesses and startups in social media, Read More ……
Delhi Declaration, 2nd RE-Invest and IORA
21 countries in the Indian Ocean Rim Association (IORA) adopted the Delhi Declaration on Renewable Energy in the Indian Ocean Region. What is Delhi Declaration? The Delhi declaration was the outcome of the 2nd IORA Renewable Energy Ministerial Read More ……