Month: November 2022

Agrarian economy Sociology When the main economic activity of a country is centered around agriculture, and animal farming, we call that country’s economy as ‘agrarian economy’. Generally, these countries lag behind in industries, and services. So, a large part of their GDP comes from agriculture. … Read more

Dominant caste system in India Sociology This is something so typically Indian. It’s a scourge that has caused immense misery to millions of people over centuries. The Brahmins are at the top of the caste hierarchy, lording over other castes. Their treatment of the Dalits … Read more

Globalisation Sociology 1. Meaning of Globalisation When trade, commerce and culture move around seamlessly across boundaries of nations, we say ‘globalization’ has begun. It facilitates free exchange of intellectual ideas, products and services and technologies among nations. It promotes Foreign Direct Investment in poorer countries … Read more

Rural Sociology Sociology How and where it originated Rural Sociology as related to American society: As a branch of Sociology, Rural Sociology came to be studied in depth in the United States. As is well-known, America, as we see it today, was created by European … Read more

Village community – Meaning and Types Sociology Meaning Villages are the building blocks of the social fabric of India. This is true because, more than half of India’s population lives in villages. Villages are well-knit, more or less self sufficient units that remain immune to … Read more

Rural-Urban Contrast and Continuum Sociology Contrast A rural society and a highly urbanized society present starkly different looks due to obvious reasons: A rural society is anchored to the middle stages of human evolution where as an urban society stands at the frontier of modern … Read more

Emergence of Class System in rural India Sociology 1. Class system during British rule The Zamindari system in which a single influential person got the right to collect land revenue from farmers, and then deposit a big portion of it with the British administration had … Read more