Standard Operating Procedure (SOP) on Crimes against Women
SOP on Crimes against Women: According to the Indian Evidence Act, 1872 – The statement, written or verbal, by a person who is dead shall be treated as a relevant…
Society
Economic Anthropology with definition and example
Economic Anthropology is the study of different kinds of economic life and its evolution. Aim of Economic Anthropology (by Ralph Piddington) To gather information about economic human nature. To study the process and result of economic contacts. To study primitive society and economic institutions in their most elementary form. Three interrelated aspects of Economic systems […]
G S Ghurye gives 7 Characteristics of Caste in India
Following are the 7 Characteristics of Caste in India according to G S Ghurye:
Magic and Religion: Similarities and Differences
Religion is said to be that system of beliefs related to…. On the other hand, Magic is the means by which supernatural power is….
Define Religion and its impact on Society
Religion and its impact on Society: Religion is a social-cultural system of a collection of beliefs that are based on the faith in a god or gods and the activities associated with it.
What is Anthropology? Relation of Anthropology with Sociology and Psychology
Anthropology and its relation with Sociology and Psychology: Anthropology is consists of two basic words – ‘Anthropos’ and ‘Logas’. Anthropos means man and logos means science.
Swa-Dharma and Sadharan Dharma: Differences
Swa-Dharma (“own dharma”) is a set of moral principles to be served ….whereas, Sadharan Dharma is…
Religion of the Sikh was the main force of their Unity
Sikhism was, essentially, a monotheistic and egalitarian religious movement that originated in Punjab at the end of the 15th century CE. But, as it faced the outbreak…..
Society in Post-Mauryan period (200 BC To 300 AD) India
The Society in Post-Mauryan Period was characterized by a number of changes. Much higher degree of social rigidity developed during the Period.
Types of Marriages in the Whole World
Endogamy Endogamy is a marriage within the same group to which we belong to. Examples – Jews, Polynesians, French Canadians and etc. Exogamy Exogamy is marriage outside the group. Example – Gotra exogamy – North Indian Hindu kinship does not marry their brothers and sisters. It is based on lineage. Monogamy Marriage in which a […]
