Hub Sociology Desk

SOCIETY: Meaning, Role and Charecteristics

by

Society is the main focus of the study of sociology. The famous philosopher Aristotle said, “Man is a social creature, he cannot live without society.” In sociology, the word “society” is a key term. It comes from the Latin word ‘socius’, which means ‘companionship’. From this, we can understand the importance of society in human … Read more

Types of Digital Divide and Digital Inclusive Policies in India

by

  Ever since Jean Jacques Rousseau in his magnum opus The Social Contract and Discourse pointed out the difference between natural and social inequalities (Beteille, 1977, pp. 3-4), sociologists have evinced more interest in the latter. Social inequality stems from wealth, prestige, and power in Indian society like other societies since time immemorial. Knowledge is … Read more

DIGITAL DIVIDE: Introduction and Concept

by

                                         DIGITAL DIVIDE The digital divide implies the gap among those who have access to digital technologies and those who do not have such access. The term assumes that such an access differential leads to social disparities owing to the differences in the benefit bestowed … Read more

SOCIOLOGY AND OTHER SOCIAL SCIENCE

by

Sociology is youngest subject of social science. It deals with every aspect of society that may be infrastructure, behavior, custom and tradition, norms, value etc. It has also deals with other social science. Let us discuss about it relationship with other social science:- 1) Sociology and Political Science: Sociology and Political Science both are inter-related and … Read more

CULTURE (MCQ)

by

1) Who has given theory of “Culture Lag” –    a)Morton                                    b) Taylor    c) Ogburn                                   d) Malinouski         … Read more

INTRODUCTION OF SOCIOLOGY

by

◆Meaning of Sociology:- We know that human beings are social beings, they cannot survive without society. Everything around us, everything that influences our lives is a matter of society. The word SOCIOLOGY is made up of two different words, namely the Latin word socius, which means society and the Greek word logos, which means to … Read more

Housing Environment And Health Status Among The Female Bidi Workers

by

Quality of Housing Environment And Health Status Among The Female Bidi Workers: A Case Study Dr. Areful Hoque** Abstract: Housing environment can influence our health in many ways. Health can be adversely affected by poor water quality, bad sanitation condition, nature of houses, housing using fuels and nature of works done by the dwellers for … Read more

Population and Health

by

     1.  The study of Human Population known as-      a) Topography               b) Demography      c) Seismography           d) Physiography Ans: (b) 2.  ………………… is the number of children women are capable of bearing.        a) Fecundity                      b) Fertility        c) Mortality                      d) none of … Read more

Rural Sociology (MCQ)

by

Rural Sociology Related MCQ: 1. Gram Swaraj was vision of     a) M.N. Srinivas         b) R.K. Narayan     c) M.K. Gandhi           d) R.N. Tagore Ans: (c) 2. Which is the feature of Rural Society    a) Formal Relationship    b) Face to face Interaction    c) … Read more