Literary Imagination and Social Reality – Sana Khan
The disciplines of sociology and literature are profoundly interlinked and are constantly interacting with each other to deeply understand human…
Approaching Educational Knowledge: The Significance of Basil Bernstein’s Theoretical Models – Roma Bhattacharya
Basil Bernstein has perhaps been one of the most important figures in the sociology of education and knowledge. His works…
Erving Goffman’s Dramaturgical Approach – Madhura Joshi
Erving Goffman (1922–1982) was a major Canadian-American sociologist who played a significant role in the development of modern American sociology. When…
Construction of Identity – Banhishikha Ghosh
The term identity has become a buzzword in social sciences and academic circles in the last few decades. The modern…
Between the Descriptive and the Analytical: Precarity to Precarious – Gayatri Nair
It seems almost opportune to think about the concept of ‘precarity’ when we are in the throes of a pandemic.…
The Internet, the Pandemic and Sociological Conceptualisations of the ‘Community’ – Pratichi Majumdar
Sociology is the study of human relations and human interactions, with the ‘community’ as one of the central units of…
Ethnicity: A Review of Theoretical approaches – Cihnnita Baruah
First part can be accessed here Introduction Ethnic identity is not a single fixed social phenomenon but a conglomeration of…
Conceptualising Ethnicity – Cihnnita Baruah
In our everyday lives, ethnicity appears self-evident – the group a person belongs to. Indeed in a sense, this idea…
What is the Social? – Anubhav Sengupta
Sociology is the study of society. The description runs the risk of creating more confusion; than clarity. There is no…
Concepts and Sociology: Some Reflections – Maitrayee Chaudhuri
The video that explains the essay can be found here. Introduction This essay draws upon my own reflections as I…