Some common Sociological concepts / theories which can be used :- 1.Regional deprivation concept - use in social movements, mobility etc. 2.Latent and Manifest Functions & Dysfunctions - caste, gender, education etc. 3.Symbolic Interactionism concept - Use it in various concepts like Migrants stereotypes as Purvaiyas or use of Bindi, Veil depict marital status. 4.Ideological state apparatus by Althusser - use in education etc. 5.Concept of Organic solidarity by Durkheim - use in Caste system, Joint family, Urbanisation. 6.Oscar Lewis' culture of poverty - use in Poverty, Migrants etc 7.Zygmunt Bauman's concept of Liquid Modernity - Urbanization, Changing family structure, Migration 8.Glocalization by Robertson 9.Feminuization of poverty 10.Modernization of Indian tradition by Y.Singh - use in Caste etc. 11.Information age and Network Society by Manuel Castells 12.Plastic Sexuality - Anthony Giddens - LGBTQ+ etc. 13.Bourdieu's concept of 4 types of capital - Economic, Social, Symbolic, Cultural capital - use it rigorously in caste, gender, LPG, migration, Displacement 14.Concept of social exclusion - women, tribe, Dalits 15.Concept of Division of Labour (Durkheim) - Caste, gender, Tribe. 16.Ulrich Beck's Risk society - Modernity, Ethnic violence, Urbanization, Environmental Movements. 17.Glass Cliff, Glass Ceiling, Brass Ceiling 18.Stanley Cohen's Moral Panic - Media, Social Movements 19.Structural Strain (Merton) - Social Movements, Caste, Poverty, Urbanization, Education etc. 20.AGIL Functions by Parsons - You can use it in every question. Credit Preeti Chauhan (AIR 47 - CSE 2025)
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