Sociology Test - 26

Jharkhand’s industrial areas have seen non-tribal in-migration, reducing the tribal population share.

Louis Wirth defined a minority group as "a group of people who, because of their physical or cultural characteristics, are singled out from the others in the society in which they live for differential and unequal treatment, and who therefore regard themselves as objects of collective discrimination". So solidarity of group after experiencing a disadvantage in population.

Tarabai Shinde was a feminist activist who protested patriarchy and caste in 19th century India. She is known for her published work, Stree Purush Tulana, originally published in Marathi in 1882. The pamphlet is a critique of upper-caste patriarchy, and is often considered the first modern Indian feminist text.

The fertility rate at a given age is the number of children born alive to women of that age during the year as a proportion of the average annual population of women of the same age.

In this regard religion is holy, sacred, absolute, spiritual, divine, or worthy of especial reverence. It is also commonly regarded as consisting of the way people deal with ultimate concerns about their lives and their fate after death.

Before industrial revolution in 18th century almost all societies were agricultural societies.

Like any Indian, you already know that caste is the name of an ancient social institution that has been part of Indian history and culture for thousands of years. But like any Indian living in the twenty-first century, you also know that something called caste is definitely a part of Indian society today.

The varna system comprises four major divisions: Brahmins (priests), Kshatriyas (warriors), Vaishyas (traders), and Shudras (laborers). In the early Vedic period, these were based on occupation and function, not strictly birth, allowing some flexibility

Castes also involve sub-divisions within themselves, i.e., castes almost always have sub-castes, and sometimes sub-castes may also have sub-castes.

India became a republic on January 26, 1950, with the adoption of its Constitution.