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🔅 Sociology Optional Batch for CSE 2022
🚨Starts today 10th November 2021 at 7.00 PM
❗ First 3 classes are Open to all.
🔅 An excellent Optional to ensure your name in the UPSC ranklist.
🚨 Watch the classes here 👇
https://us02web.zoom.us/j/84550041669?pwd=dlhSdHl6L2xWMVdSN3JaNlRzNitGdz09
Meeting ID: 845 5004 1669
Passcode: 789087
📌 Limited Seats Only!!!
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#Reproductive_health
Stigma towards abortion & the
Menace of Self managed Abortion
https://feminisminindia.com/2021/11/11/self-managed-abortions-necessity-procedure-in-the-context-of-rights-across-the-globe/
Stigma towards abortion & the
Menace of Self managed Abortion
https://feminisminindia.com/2021/11/11/self-managed-abortions-necessity-procedure-in-the-context-of-rights-across-the-globe/
Feminism in India
Self Managed Abortions: Necessity & Procedure In The Context Of Rights Across The Globe
Of the 56 million abortions that occur worldwide, 25 million are unsafe. 97% of these unsafe abortions occur primarily in developing countries. This is precisely why reliable information concerning self managed abortions (SMA) needs to be prioritised in mainstream…
#Industrialisation_and_Urbanisation
Identity-linked exclusion in global cities
https://thewire.in/society/can-global-cities-be-made-fair-inclusive-and-just
Identity-linked exclusion in global cities
https://thewire.in/society/can-global-cities-be-made-fair-inclusive-and-just
The Wire
Can Global Cities Be Made Fair, Inclusive and Just?
Experts discuss identity-linked exclusion in global cities, the actions needed to address the issue, the main actors that need to be involved and more.
#ideology
#Religion_in_modern_society
Dhamma traditions of our country provide such paths that can help build a post-Covid world order.
*Eightfold Path, which is constituted by the right view, right aspiration, right speech, right conduct, right livelihood, right effort, right mindfulness, and right meditational attainment.
https://indianexpress.com/article/opinion/columns/buddhism-dhamma-traditions-covid-pandemic-7618785/ India's Dhamma traditions can show way towards post-pandemic life
#Religion_in_modern_society
Dhamma traditions of our country provide such paths that can help build a post-Covid world order.
*Eightfold Path, which is constituted by the right view, right aspiration, right speech, right conduct, right livelihood, right effort, right mindfulness, and right meditational attainment.
https://indianexpress.com/article/opinion/columns/buddhism-dhamma-traditions-covid-pandemic-7618785/ India's Dhamma traditions can show way towards post-pandemic life
The Indian Express
India’s Dhamma traditions can show way towards post-pandemic life
Pema Khandu writes: The precept of right livelihood from the Buddha's Eightfold Path shows that true contentment and happiness lie in needs, not wants. By following it, we can create a more sustainable world.
#Problems_of_rural_labour
#Poverty_alleviation_schemes
MGNREGS has key role in rural sector
https://www.deccanherald.com/opinion/second-edit/mgnregs-has-key-role-in-rural-sector-1049394.html
https://www.deccanherald.com/opinion/second-edit/mgnregs-has-key-role-in-rural-sector-1049394.html
#Poverty_alleviation_schemes
MGNREGS has key role in rural sector
https://www.deccanherald.com/opinion/second-edit/mgnregs-has-key-role-in-rural-sector-1049394.html
https://www.deccanherald.com/opinion/second-edit/mgnregs-has-key-role-in-rural-sector-1049394.html
Deccan Herald
MGNREGS has key role in rural sector
The fact that the entire budget allocation for the Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Scheme (MGNREGS) for this financial year was exhausted by the end of October is proof of the
#inequality
#exclusion
#caste_discrimination
For inclusive development, support Dalit entrepreneurs
https://indianexpress.com/article/opinion/columns/inclusive-development-support-dalit-entrepreneurs-7620348/ For inclusive development, support Dalit entrepreneurs
#exclusion
#caste_discrimination
For inclusive development, support Dalit entrepreneurs
https://indianexpress.com/article/opinion/columns/inclusive-development-support-dalit-entrepreneurs-7620348/ For inclusive development, support Dalit entrepreneurs
The Indian Express
For inclusive development, support Dalit entrepreneurs
Aditi Narayani Paswan writes: Institutional aid must be extended and policies and schemes formulated for their benefit must be closely monitored to ensure the intended beneficiaries are able to make use of them.
#Education_and_social_change
#illiteracy_and_disparity_in_education
Identity-linked exclusion in schools and higher education institutes
https://thewire.in/education/can-inclusivity-be-built-into-global-education-programmes
#illiteracy_and_disparity_in_education
Identity-linked exclusion in schools and higher education institutes
https://thewire.in/education/can-inclusivity-be-built-into-global-education-programmes
The Wire
Can Inclusivity be Built Into Global Education Programmes?
Across the world, those in power have used education to maintain the status quo. A panel of domain experts discuss how this long-standing practice can be challenged and how inclusive empowerment through education can be fostered.
#communal_violence
Example for Communal violence in India
*Amravati violence followed by Tripura violence
https://indianexpress.com/article/cities/mumbai/maharashtra-amravati-violence-curfew-stone-pelting-7620970/
Example for Communal violence in India
*Amravati violence followed by Tripura violence
https://indianexpress.com/article/cities/mumbai/maharashtra-amravati-violence-curfew-stone-pelting-7620970/
The Indian Express
Maharashtra: Curfew announced amid more violence in Amravati; shops, private property destroyed
The Maharashtra Police dispatched four companies of the State Reserve Police Force and another 125 personnel to rein in the mob after the local police, greatly outnumbered, failed to stop them despite a lathicharge
#informal_sector
Unorganised workers
*38crore(economic survey)
*e-shram portal
https://www.financialexpress.com/economy/over-half-of-nearly-7-crore-unorganised-sector-workers-now-on-e-shram/2365973/
Unorganised workers
*38crore(economic survey)
*e-shram portal
https://www.financialexpress.com/economy/over-half-of-nearly-7-crore-unorganised-sector-workers-now-on-e-shram/2365973/
The Financial Express
Over half of nearly 7 crore unorganised sector workers now on e-shram
Launching e-shram on August 26, the Centre had said all of the 38 crore unorganised workers (as per the Economic Survey 2019-20) would be registered on the portal.
#Social_movements_in_modern_India
Munda Rebellion or Great Tumult
https://indianexpress.com/article/opinion/columns/remembering-birsa-munda-on-janjatiya-gaurav-divas-7622723/ Remembering Birsa Munda on Janjatiya Gaurav Divas
Munda Rebellion or Great Tumult
https://indianexpress.com/article/opinion/columns/remembering-birsa-munda-on-janjatiya-gaurav-divas-7622723/ Remembering Birsa Munda on Janjatiya Gaurav Divas
The Indian Express
Remembering Birsa Munda on Janjatiya Gaurav Divas
L Murugan writes: He was one of the tallest icons of India’s freedom movement and his contributions, along with others who were part of the struggles organised by tribal communities, must be acknowledged
#caste_system
#inequality
#affirmative_action
Reservations: A Project of Nation-building
https://www.epw.in/journal/2021/45-46/alternative-standpoint/reservations-%E2%80%8B-project-nation-building.html
#inequality
#affirmative_action
Reservations: A Project of Nation-building
https://www.epw.in/journal/2021/45-46/alternative-standpoint/reservations-%E2%80%8B-project-nation-building.html
Economic and Political Weekly
Reservations: A Project of Nation-building
The history of reservations in India shows that it was an outcome of a long process of struggle to gain recognition and representation for the minorities, especially Dalits. It also shows that the
#informal_sector
#backward_class
70% informal workers from SC/ST & OBC
*agriculture sector (53.6 per cent),
*construction (12.2 per cent)
https://indianexpress.com/article/india/70-informal-workers-sc-st-obcs-majority-in-farm-sector-7626435/ 70% informal workers SC, ST, OBCs; majority in farm sector
#backward_class
70% informal workers from SC/ST & OBC
*agriculture sector (53.6 per cent),
*construction (12.2 per cent)
https://indianexpress.com/article/india/70-informal-workers-sc-st-obcs-majority-in-farm-sector-7626435/ 70% informal workers SC, ST, OBCs; majority in farm sector
The Indian Express
70% informal workers SC, ST, OBCs; majority in farm sector
The estimations are significant because they offer, for the first time, an indicator of the social profile of the informal sector workers in the country.
#illiteracy_and_disparity_in_education
Wide Regional gap in access to education
*only in 5 states(rural areas) more than 50% children has access to online education-ASER
https://www.thehindu.com/education/schools/school-enrolment-fell-during-pandemic-annual-status-of-education-report/article37549996.ece
Wide Regional gap in access to education
*only in 5 states(rural areas) more than 50% children has access to online education-ASER
https://www.thehindu.com/education/schools/school-enrolment-fell-during-pandemic-annual-status-of-education-report/article37549996.ece
The Hindu
School enrolment fell during pandemic: Annual Status of Education Report
Yawning gap between States in access to online education, says the study.
#informal_sector
Decline in contribution to GDP by 20%-SBI survey
*82% of total workforce
https://indianexpress.com/article/opinion/columns/informal-sector-covid-pandemic-sbi-study-7628201/ Understanding why the informal sector really shrank during the pandemic
Decline in contribution to GDP by 20%-SBI survey
*82% of total workforce
https://indianexpress.com/article/opinion/columns/informal-sector-covid-pandemic-sbi-study-7628201/ Understanding why the informal sector really shrank during the pandemic
The Indian Express
Understanding why the informal sector really shrank during the pandemic
R Nagaraj, Radhicka Kapoor write: It was not because of micro and small informal firms’ transition to formality, but because they were squeezed out by large formal enterprises
#patriarchy
#gender_inequality
Patriarchy meandering into relationships
This rigid dichotomy of gender roles is enslaving men and women to far-fetched standards of how they should behave and conduct themselves. At the same time, it is also seeping into their relationships, making them clones of their previous generations.
https://www.dailypioneer.com/2021/vivacity/part-ways-with-patriarchy.html
#gender_inequality
Patriarchy meandering into relationships
This rigid dichotomy of gender roles is enslaving men and women to far-fetched standards of how they should behave and conduct themselves. At the same time, it is also seeping into their relationships, making them clones of their previous generations.
https://www.dailypioneer.com/2021/vivacity/part-ways-with-patriarchy.html
The Pioneer
Part ways with patriarchy
Against the backdrop of the changing times, Snehil Khanor urges everyone to smash age-old notions and to embrace our inherent nature to care for and nurture others this Men’s Day Men will be men; boys don’t cry; mard ko dard nahi hota; men should be fearless;…
#Industrialisation_and_Urbanisation
#slums_and_deprivation_in_urban_area
#informal_sector
Street Vendors are the backbone of Urban economy
https://www.epw.in/journal/2021/45-46/special-articles/plight-street-vendors-india.html
#slums_and_deprivation_in_urban_area
#informal_sector
Street Vendors are the backbone of Urban economy
https://www.epw.in/journal/2021/45-46/special-articles/plight-street-vendors-india.html
Economic and Political Weekly
The Plight of Street Vendors in India : Failure of Urban Governance
Street vendors constitute the most significant and deprived segment of the country’s unorganised sector. Among vendors, the condition of Dalit, women, and child vendors is the most horrific,
#Tribal_communities_in_India
Exclusion of Nomadic and Denotified Tribes in Urban India
https://www.epw.in/engage/article/addressing-exclusion-nomadic-and-denotified-tribes
Exclusion of Nomadic and Denotified Tribes in Urban India
https://www.epw.in/engage/article/addressing-exclusion-nomadic-and-denotified-tribes
Economic and Political Weekly
Addressing the Exclusion of Nomadic and Denotified Tribes in Urban
When urban development is carried out from a human rights perspective and in the spirit of constitutional morality, it leads to social and economic development. Unfortunately, this is not so in the
#Industrialisation_and_Urbanisation
#slums_and_deprivation_in_urban_area
Exclusion of Urban Poor
https://www.thehindu.com/opinion/op-ed/missing-an-inclusionary-vision-for-the-urban-poor/article37569210.ece
#slums_and_deprivation_in_urban_area
Exclusion of Urban Poor
https://www.thehindu.com/opinion/op-ed/missing-an-inclusionary-vision-for-the-urban-poor/article37569210.ece
The Hindu
Missing an inclusionary vision for the urban poor
The Tamil Nadu draft resettlement policy clings to a tired model of peripheral resettlement that fails on social justice
#Tribal_communities_in_India
#exclusion
Marginalisation of Tribals in India
https://www.epw.in/engage/article/covid-19-and-tribal-communities-how-state-neglect
#exclusion
Marginalisation of Tribals in India
https://www.epw.in/engage/article/covid-19-and-tribal-communities-how-state-neglect
Economic and Political Weekly
COVID-19 and Tribal Communities: How State Neglect Increased
In the absence of state support and social security, the COVID-19 pandemic and lockdowns created short- and long-term hardships for already marginalised tribal communities in India.
#Povert_deprivation_inequality
#Stratification_and_mobility
MDPI data
*Five of the six people living in multidimensional poverty in India are from disadvantaged tribes and castes.
*Poverty levels were highest among the STs (50.6%), followed by SCs (33.3%), and OBCs (27.2%).
https://www.epw.in/journal/2021/47/editorials/caste-dimensions-poverty-and-wealth.html
#Stratification_and_mobility
MDPI data
*Five of the six people living in multidimensional poverty in India are from disadvantaged tribes and castes.
*Poverty levels were highest among the STs (50.6%), followed by SCs (33.3%), and OBCs (27.2%).
https://www.epw.in/journal/2021/47/editorials/caste-dimensions-poverty-and-wealth.html
Economic and Political Weekly
Caste Dimensions of Poverty and Wealth
Large income and asset deficits disempower the disadvantaged castes.