family

In society, the family is the most significant primary group. It is the most basic and fundamental type of society. A family is a domestic group of people, or a group of families, who are usually linked by birth or marriage, or by similar legal relationships such as domestic partnership, adoption, surname, and in some…

CASTE SYSTEM AND SOCIAL STRATIFICATION IN INDIA

INTRODUCTION:-The Castes are hereditary endogamous group with fixed traditional occupations, observingcommensal prohibition and social restrictions on interaction. It is believed that there are about3,000 castes in the country. These castes are grouped as upper castes (like Brahmins, Rajputs, Baniyas, Kayasthas, etc.), intermediate castes (like Ahir, Sunar, Kurmi, etc.) and lower caste(like Dhobi, Nai, etc.). The…

air POLLUTION

This Act applies to the whole of India. The Act contains certain definitions which fall under the scope of this Act. Knowing these definitions is important as they will help to understand what qualifies as air pollution according to Indian law so that air polluters can be punished under this Act. What is an ‘air…