A report by Boston Consulting Group earlier this year found that around 84 per cent Indian smartphone users check their phones within 15 minutes of waking up.
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Socio Sutras
15 Nov, 07:54
https://indianexpress.com/article/opinion/columns/can-understanding-caste-as-a-way-of-life-bring-about-true-equality-or-inclusion-9669940/
Socio Sutras
13 Nov, 10:33
Now try to recollect Sociological Reasons for child labour in India..
You can write in the comments.
You can write in the comments.
Socio Sutras
12 Nov, 11:50
Singles’ Day in China
The idea for Singles Day is believed to have originated at China’s Nanjing University in 1993 and was originally called “Bachelor’s Day”.
On the day, single people — particularly men — treated themselves with gifts and presents and organised social gatherings and parties.
The concept of dating was new to China in the 1990s, with marriage being the predominant way people coupled up.
Exposure to Western culture resulted in dating, and singledom in conjunction, becoming popular.
For single people, the day became one to celebrate their single identities, in the face of society at large mostly recognising couples and families on festivals.
In 2009, e-commerce giant Alibaba turned November 11 into a 24-hour mega-shopping festival with attractive deals.
By emphasizing that singles—often shamed over their status—should treat themselves, Alibaba created a kind of party feeling.
criticism
promoting excessive consumption and consumerism,
impacting the environment with the sheer volume of goods sold, their deliveries resulting in fuel emissions, packaging with plastic and other difficult-to-recycle materials, and so on.
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The idea for Singles Day is believed to have originated at China’s Nanjing University in 1993 and was originally called “Bachelor’s Day”.
On the day, single people — particularly men — treated themselves with gifts and presents and organised social gatherings and parties.
The concept of dating was new to China in the 1990s, with marriage being the predominant way people coupled up.
Exposure to Western culture resulted in dating, and singledom in conjunction, becoming popular.
For single people, the day became one to celebrate their single identities, in the face of society at large mostly recognising couples and families on festivals.
In 2009, e-commerce giant Alibaba turned November 11 into a 24-hour mega-shopping festival with attractive deals.
By emphasizing that singles—often shamed over their status—should treat themselves, Alibaba created a kind of party feeling.
criticism
promoting excessive consumption and consumerism,
impacting the environment with the sheer volume of goods sold, their deliveries resulting in fuel emissions, packaging with plastic and other difficult-to-recycle materials, and so on.
#sociosutras
Socio Sutras
11 Nov, 11:36
Criticism
Apart from sexist and violent comments on social media, 4B and its predecessor movements have seen thoughtful and reasoned criticism too.
Some point out that just cutting off contact with men is not a solution — this puts the onus of staying away from men on the woman, instead of demanding change and accountability from men.
Believing men as incapable of reform can play into the ‘boys will be boys’ school of thought, it is argued.
Meaningful change can come by raising awareness and a sense of responsibility among men, and this can happen by pushing back from within relationships, it is pointed out.
Others point out that such totalising movements can be exclusionary of transgender rights.
Yet others say that these movements rob women of choice: one can be frustrated with inequality but still want children, or in the case of heterosexual women, sexual pleasure.
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Apart from sexist and violent comments on social media, 4B and its predecessor movements have seen thoughtful and reasoned criticism too.
Some point out that just cutting off contact with men is not a solution — this puts the onus of staying away from men on the woman, instead of demanding change and accountability from men.
Believing men as incapable of reform can play into the ‘boys will be boys’ school of thought, it is argued.
Meaningful change can come by raising awareness and a sense of responsibility among men, and this can happen by pushing back from within relationships, it is pointed out.
Others point out that such totalising movements can be exclusionary of transgender rights.
Yet others say that these movements rob women of choice: one can be frustrated with inequality but still want children, or in the case of heterosexual women, sexual pleasure.
#sociosutras
Socio Sutras
11 Nov, 11:33
4B Movement
4B stands for four bis, or no in the Korean language: bihon, bichulsan, biyeonae, and bisekseu,
meaning the refusal of (heterosexual) marriage, childbirth, romance, and sexual relationships, respectively.
4B movement belongs to the strain of radical feminism that believes that heterosexual relationships at their heart remain structures of oppression, and women need to break free of them to be truly independent and happy.
In the Indian context, consider this — marriage often involves dowry, the burden of running the married home and raising the child is disproportionately on women, many women are penalised at their workplaces for motherhood duties, and intimate partner violence is common. While women are supposed to endure all this for the sake of love and duties, there are very little expectations from men except earning money.
The proponents of the 4B movement believe that unless men work more actively for a gender-just society, women should not reward them with children, love, and emotional and other forms of labour.
The movement started in South Korea around 2016, when a young woman was murdered in a Seoul subway station. Her killer said he had “felt ignored by women”. This was also the time when multiple women in South Korea reported having been filmed by spycams in washrooms or while having sex, by strangers as well as men known to them. In many cases, the police were hostile to the victims. The MeToo movement gave further impetus to women talking about their struggles and their rights more vocally.
4B is largely an online movement and it is difficult to measure its impact.
the movement wants women to imagine more roles for themselves than just wife and mother. Women not bogged down by domestic duties and not being controlled by a man can focus on their own aims, hobbies, comfort and happiness, the movement’s followers believe.
They also advocate women building strong solidarities with other women. This includes, but is not limited to, lesbian relationships.
Women can depend on each other for comfort, companionship and emotional support, while working together to achieve common goals.
4B is sometimes expanded to 6B4T, which advocates staying away from firms perceived as misogynist, rejecting the fandom culture, rejecting beauty standards that conform to the male gaze, etc.
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4B stands for four bis, or no in the Korean language: bihon, bichulsan, biyeonae, and bisekseu,
meaning the refusal of (heterosexual) marriage, childbirth, romance, and sexual relationships, respectively.
4B movement belongs to the strain of radical feminism that believes that heterosexual relationships at their heart remain structures of oppression, and women need to break free of them to be truly independent and happy.
In the Indian context, consider this — marriage often involves dowry, the burden of running the married home and raising the child is disproportionately on women, many women are penalised at their workplaces for motherhood duties, and intimate partner violence is common. While women are supposed to endure all this for the sake of love and duties, there are very little expectations from men except earning money.
The proponents of the 4B movement believe that unless men work more actively for a gender-just society, women should not reward them with children, love, and emotional and other forms of labour.
The movement started in South Korea around 2016, when a young woman was murdered in a Seoul subway station. Her killer said he had “felt ignored by women”. This was also the time when multiple women in South Korea reported having been filmed by spycams in washrooms or while having sex, by strangers as well as men known to them. In many cases, the police were hostile to the victims. The MeToo movement gave further impetus to women talking about their struggles and their rights more vocally.
4B is largely an online movement and it is difficult to measure its impact.
the movement wants women to imagine more roles for themselves than just wife and mother. Women not bogged down by domestic duties and not being controlled by a man can focus on their own aims, hobbies, comfort and happiness, the movement’s followers believe.
They also advocate women building strong solidarities with other women. This includes, but is not limited to, lesbian relationships.
Women can depend on each other for comfort, companionship and emotional support, while working together to achieve common goals.
4B is sometimes expanded to 6B4T, which advocates staying away from firms perceived as misogynist, rejecting the fandom culture, rejecting beauty standards that conform to the male gaze, etc.
#sociosutras
Socio Sutras
11 Nov, 02:43
The great scholar of care, Nel Noddings, saw practical education and experience of caregiving as being central to the cultivation of caring in society.
People who cared for another person through a specific series of routinised one-on-one encounters could also be persuaded to care about wider injustices and inequality in public life.
She defined this “education” as “a constellation of encounters, both planned and unplanned, that promote growth through the acquisition of knowledge, skills, understanding and appreciation”.
Care Economy
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People who cared for another person through a specific series of routinised one-on-one encounters could also be persuaded to care about wider injustices and inequality in public life.
She defined this “education” as “a constellation of encounters, both planned and unplanned, that promote growth through the acquisition of knowledge, skills, understanding and appreciation”.
Care Economy
#sociosutras
Socio Sutras
06 Nov, 11:39
'Let’s work to promote global peace’: PM Modi congratulates Donald Trump on ‘historic’ US election win
"As you build on the successes of your previous term, I look forward to renewing our collaboration to further strengthen the India-US Comprehensive Global and Strategic Partnership," Modi wrote on X.
"As you build on the successes of your previous term, I look forward to renewing our collaboration to further strengthen the India-US Comprehensive Global and Strategic Partnership," Modi wrote on X.
Socio Sutras
03 Nov, 06:59
As B R Ambedkar pointed out,
caste leads not only to the division of labour but of labourers as well.
Dalits often face discrimination when seeking employment in sectors that are considered “pure”. Manual scavenging or cleaning of dry latrines, for instance, is a job that the Dalit classes have been burdened with.
Although the practice was banned under the Prohibition of Employment of Manual Scavengers Act, 2013, the inhumane exercise continues.
According to government data, 97 per cent of manual scavengers are Dalits.
The breakdown of numbers reveals that 42,594 manual scavengers belong to Scheduled Castes, 421 belong to Scheduled Tribes and 431 belong to Other Backward Classes.
Caste remains a reality
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caste leads not only to the division of labour but of labourers as well.
Dalits often face discrimination when seeking employment in sectors that are considered “pure”. Manual scavenging or cleaning of dry latrines, for instance, is a job that the Dalit classes have been burdened with.
Although the practice was banned under the Prohibition of Employment of Manual Scavengers Act, 2013, the inhumane exercise continues.
According to government data, 97 per cent of manual scavengers are Dalits.
The breakdown of numbers reveals that 42,594 manual scavengers belong to Scheduled Castes, 421 belong to Scheduled Tribes and 431 belong to Other Backward Classes.
Caste remains a reality
#sociosutras
Socio Sutras
03 Nov, 06:51
https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/life-style/relationships/love-sex/the-new-trend-in-dating-what-is-throning-and-why-are-people-doing-it/amp_articleshow/114855719.cms
Socio Sutras
29 Oct, 01:14
Reasons for child marriage
What is Void & Voidable marriage
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What is Void & Voidable marriage
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Socio Sutras
20 Oct, 13:06
Hello Socio Tribe,
I hope you're all doing well!
Here's an important message for all of you: by December end, it’s crucial to not only complete your Sociology reading but also focus on answer writing.
Optional marks can be the game-changer when it comes to the UPSC CSE Mains, so make sure you’re giving it the attention it deserves.
If you haven’t started yet, now’s the time to gear up!
Regular practice will help you refine your answers and improve your presentation, which is key to scoring high.
This is the time to have competitive advantage
Abhi Nhi kiya toh Kabhi nhi kiya
Regards
I hope you're all doing well!
Here's an important message for all of you: by December end, it’s crucial to not only complete your Sociology reading but also focus on answer writing.
Optional marks can be the game-changer when it comes to the UPSC CSE Mains, so make sure you’re giving it the attention it deserves.
If you haven’t started yet, now’s the time to gear up!
Regular practice will help you refine your answers and improve your presentation, which is key to scoring high.
This is the time to have competitive advantage
Abhi Nhi kiya toh Kabhi nhi kiya
Regards
Socio Sutras
17 Oct, 02:40
About 2.2% of India’s population lives with some kind of physical or mental disability, as per the National Statistics Office report on disability in 2020.
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Socio Sutras
17 Oct, 02:38
You people can have your views on Demographic Change , Demographic Disorder, Demographic Dislocation.
Also I hope you know other related terms Demographic Dividend, Demographic Disaster, Demographic Winter etc.
Also I hope you know other related terms Demographic Dividend, Demographic Disaster, Demographic Winter etc.
Socio Sutras
17 Oct, 02:36
Vice-President of India Jagdeep Dhankhar Tuesday said there was so much demographic change in some areas in the country that they have become a “political fortress”, where elections and democracy have no meaning as the results are a foregone conclusion.
demographic change was becoming a challenge in the world.
“If this challenge, which is alarmingly worrisome, is not addressed in a systemic manner, it will graduate to an existential challenge.
It has happened in the world. I need not name countries that have lost their identity 100% because of this demographic disorder, demographic earthquake. Demographic disorder is no less severe in consequences than a nuclear bomb.
“Look at our culture, our inclusivity and unity in diversity are facets of affirmative, positive social order, very soothing. We are for all with open arms and what is happening?
This is being shaken and severely compromised by these demographic dislocations, evil design divisiveness on the plank of caste and the like also,” Dhankhar said.
Demographic dislocation is turning out to be a fortress of political impregnability in democracy when it comes to elections in some areas. We have seen this change in the country so much is the demographic change that the area becomes a political fortress. Democracy has no meaning, elections have no meaning at all. Who will be elected turns out to be a foregone conclusion and this area in our country, unfortunately friends, is increasing.”
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demographic change was becoming a challenge in the world.
“If this challenge, which is alarmingly worrisome, is not addressed in a systemic manner, it will graduate to an existential challenge.
It has happened in the world. I need not name countries that have lost their identity 100% because of this demographic disorder, demographic earthquake. Demographic disorder is no less severe in consequences than a nuclear bomb.
“Look at our culture, our inclusivity and unity in diversity are facets of affirmative, positive social order, very soothing. We are for all with open arms and what is happening?
This is being shaken and severely compromised by these demographic dislocations, evil design divisiveness on the plank of caste and the like also,” Dhankhar said.
Demographic dislocation is turning out to be a fortress of political impregnability in democracy when it comes to elections in some areas. We have seen this change in the country so much is the demographic change that the area becomes a political fortress. Democracy has no meaning, elections have no meaning at all. Who will be elected turns out to be a foregone conclusion and this area in our country, unfortunately friends, is increasing.”
#sociosutras
Socio Sutras
16 Oct, 02:53
According to the NCERT textbook, in everyday language, the word ‘communalism’ refers to aggressive chauvinism based on religious identity.
Chauvinism itself is an attitude that sees one’s own group as the only legitimate or worthy group, with other groups being seen – by definition – as inferior, illegitimate and opposed.
Thus, to simplify further, communalism is an aggressive political ideology linked to religion. This is a peculiarly Indian, or perhaps South Asian, meaning that is different from the sense of the ordinary English word.
It is important to emphasise that communalism is about politics, not about religion. Although communalists are intensely involved with religion, there is in fact no necessary relationship between personal faith and communalism.
A communalist may or may not be a devout person, and devout believers may or may not be communalists. However, all communalists do believe in a political identity based on religion. The key factor is the attitude towards those who believe in other kinds of identities, including other religion-based identities.
• Communalists cultivate an aggressive political identity, and are prepared to condemn or attack everyone who does not share their identity. One of the characteristic features of communalism is its claim that religious identity overrides everything else.
Communalists cultivate an aggressive political identity, and are prepared to condemn or attack everyone who does not share their identity. One of the characteristic features of communalism is its claim that religious identity overrides everything else. Whether one is poor or rich, whatever one’s occupation, caste or political beliefs, it is religion alone that counts. All Hindus are the same as are all Muslims, Sikhs and so on. This has the effect of constructing large and diverse groups as singular and homogenous.
During communal riots, people become faceless members of their respective communities. They are willing to kill, rape, and loot members of other communities in order to redeem their pride, to protect their home turf.
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Chauvinism itself is an attitude that sees one’s own group as the only legitimate or worthy group, with other groups being seen – by definition – as inferior, illegitimate and opposed.
Thus, to simplify further, communalism is an aggressive political ideology linked to religion. This is a peculiarly Indian, or perhaps South Asian, meaning that is different from the sense of the ordinary English word.
It is important to emphasise that communalism is about politics, not about religion. Although communalists are intensely involved with religion, there is in fact no necessary relationship between personal faith and communalism.
A communalist may or may not be a devout person, and devout believers may or may not be communalists. However, all communalists do believe in a political identity based on religion. The key factor is the attitude towards those who believe in other kinds of identities, including other religion-based identities.
• Communalists cultivate an aggressive political identity, and are prepared to condemn or attack everyone who does not share their identity. One of the characteristic features of communalism is its claim that religious identity overrides everything else.
Communalists cultivate an aggressive political identity, and are prepared to condemn or attack everyone who does not share their identity. One of the characteristic features of communalism is its claim that religious identity overrides everything else. Whether one is poor or rich, whatever one’s occupation, caste or political beliefs, it is religion alone that counts. All Hindus are the same as are all Muslims, Sikhs and so on. This has the effect of constructing large and diverse groups as singular and homogenous.
During communal riots, people become faceless members of their respective communities. They are willing to kill, rape, and loot members of other communities in order to redeem their pride, to protect their home turf.
#sociosutras
Socio Sutras
13 Oct, 05:49
https://m.economictimes.com/news/new-updates/why-are-indonesian-women-opting-for-illegal-pleasure-marriages-with-tourists/amp_articleshow/113981789.cms
Socio Sutras
09 Oct, 10:39
https://www.downtoearth.org.in/amp/story/governance/green-glass-ceiling-women-are-being-left-out-of-jobs-in-sustainable-sectors-shows-imf-analysis
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