Enforcing Cultural Codes: Gender and Violence in Northern India Author(s): Prem Chowdhry Source: Economic and Political Weekly‚ Vol. 32‚ No. 19 (May 10-16‚ 1997)‚ pp. 1019-1028 Published by: Economic and Political Weekly Stable URL: http://www.jstor.org/stable/4405393 . Accessed: 28/03/2013 01:16 Your use of the JSTOR archive indicates your acceptance of the Terms & Conditions of Use‚ available at . http://www.jstor.org/page/info/about/policies/terms.jsp . JSTOR is a not-for-profit service that
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children are considered to be vulnerable and in need or protection. * Children need to be ‘shielded’ from the hardships of the adult world. * As a result of this‚ children’s lives are lived largely within the confines of the family and education where they are provided for and protected by the adults. * They lead lives of leisure and play unlike adults. * Wagg (1992): ‘Childhood is socially constructed. It is‚ in other words‚ what members of particular societies‚ at particular
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Human Development 13 CHAPTER conomic growth though important cannot be an end in itself. Higher standards of living as well as of development opportunities for all‚ stemming from the greater resources generated by economic growth‚ are the ultimate aim of development policy. This implies the need to bridge regional‚ social and economic disparities‚ as well as the empowerment of the poor and marginalized‚ especially women‚ to make the entire development process more inclusive. The draft Twelfth
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society to function in harmony‚Value consensus is on agreement about values by members of society‚refers to shared norms and values‚which provide the foundation for cooperation‚since common values produce common goals.Functionalists regards social orders as an outcome of value consensus‚and behaviour conforms to generally accepted norms. Functionalists believe that social order exists in the concept of value consensus to a large extent.Many functionalists see shared values as the key to explain the survival
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School of Distance Education INTRODUCTION TO SOCIOLOGY CORE COURSE – 2 B.A. SOCIOLOGY II Semester (2011 ADMISSION ONWARDS) UNIVERSITY OF CALICUT SCHOOL OF DISTANCE EDUCATION Calicut University‚ P.O. Malappuram‚ Kerala‚ India-673 635 27 7 UNIVERSITY OF CALICUT Introduction to Sociology Page 1 School of Distance Education SCHOOL OF DISTANCE EDUCATION CORE COURSE - II B.A. SOCIOLOGY II SEMETER INTRODUCTION TO SOCIOLOGY Module I : Basics of Sociology Prepared by:
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L.‚ Sayad‚ B. W.‚ & Strong‚ B. (2010). Human Sexuality: Diversity in Contemporary America. 8th edition. New York: McGraw-Hill. General Education Goals: Element 6 (Diversity of Perspectives and Experiences) After completing the General Education Program at EKU‚ students will be able to: Communicate effectively by applying skills in reading‚ writing‚ speaking‚ and listening and through appropriate use of information technology. (GE Goal
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UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE INTERNATIONAL EXAMINATIONS General Certificate of Education Advanced Subsidiary Level and Advanced Level 9713/02 APPLIED INFORMATION AND COMMUNICATION TECHNOLOGY Paper 2 Practical Test A May/June 2008 2 hours 30 minutes Additional Materials: Candidate Source Files *0000000000* READ THESE INSTRUCTIONS FIRST Make sure that your Centre number‚ candidate number and name are clearly visible on every printout‚ before it is sent to the printer. Carry out
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acquire their Self identity‚ and learn the Physical‚ Mental;‚ and Social skills Needed in order to survive in society. In other words‚ it is a process that teaches the Norms‚ Values‚ and Other aspects of a culture to new group members. Socialization enables individuals to Learn Norms‚ Values‚ Language‚ Skills & Beliefs of their particular society. Socialization-continues throughout the life process starting at Birth‚ Childhood‚ Adolescent‚ Teenage Young adult
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reaction paper on: * “Signs of truth” by Michael Gilsenan‚ * “Dreams that matter” by Amira Mittermair * “An Enchanted modern” by Lara Deeb Does modernity lead to the decline of religion? Is religion anti-modern? Are religion and modernity contradictory? Is religion irrational? These are the main questions raised by the three readings: “Signs of truth” by Michael Gilsenan‚ “Dreams that matter” by Amira Mittermair and “An Enchanted modern” by Lara Deeb. The first and second
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1. AUGUSTE COMTE (1798-1857) The foundation of classical sociological theory was laid by persons with formal training outside sociology‚ for the simple reason that there was no sociology before this foundation was laid. In generations hitherto‚ attempts to understand human life on earth were expressed in religious rather than sociological terms. Auguste Comte was among the first thinkers to apply scientific methods to understand society. In the process‚ he came up with the first known sociological
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