Home / Ethnomethodology Ethnomethodology, introduced by Harold Garfinkel, examines how people use everyday, common-sense knowledge to interpret situations, organise interactions, and act in the social world. Rather than offering a […]
Home / Phenomenology in Sociology Phenomenology argues that the subject matter of social sciences fundamentally differs from that of natural sciences, and therefore, the latter’s methods cannot be mechanically applied
December 08th Current Affairs Home / Table of Contents Parliament approves Bill to levy higher excise duty on tobacco Relevance to UPSC GS Paper-II: Polity & Governance Involves parliamentary law-making,
Home / Interpretive Sociology Interpretive sociology examines how individuals construct and attach meaning to their social realities. It stresses that reality is not externally given, but actively shaped by people
December 04th Current Affairs Home / Table of Contents Law Commission to brief joint committee of Parliament on simultaneous polls on December 4 Relevance to UPSC GS Paper-II: Polity &
Home / Non-Positivist Methodologies in Social Research Shift from Positivism to Non-Positivism As sociologists recognized that social realities cannot be fully explained through fixed laws and mechanical patterns, they moved
December 03rd Current Affairs Home / Table of Contents Govt ready to talk about electoral reforms in Parliament, but not before discussion on 150 years of Vande Mataram: Kiren Rijiju
Home / Fact, Value and Objectivity What is a Fact? A fact is an empirically verifiable observation—something that can be checked and confirmed through experience or evidence. Facts are considered
December 02nd Current Affairs Home / Table of Contents Bioterrorism a serious threat, world not ready: S. Jaishankar Relevance to UPSC GS Paper-III: Security & Disaster Management Understanding bioterrorism, biological
Home / Positivism and its Critique What is Positivism? Positivism is the idea that human behaviour can be studied using the same methods as natural sciences, similar to how matter
