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Claude Lévi-Strauss

Claude Lévi-Strauss was a French anthropologist and ethnologist whose work laid the foundations of structural anthropology. He is best known for applying structuralist methods to the study of...

February 29, 2016

Marcel Mauss

Marcel Mauss was a French sociologist and anthropologist whose work played a crucial role in the development of social anthropology and sociological theory. He is best known for...

February 29, 2016

Georg Simmel

Georg Simmel was a German sociologist, philosopher, and cultural theorist whose work played a foundational role in the development of sociology as an independent academic discipline. He is...

February 29, 2016

Vinod Rai appointed as first Chairman of Banks Board Bureau

Former Comptroller and Auditor General (CAG) Vinod Rai has been appointed as the first Chairman of Banks Board Bureau (BBB). His appointment comes after Prime Minister has approved...

February 28, 2016

Parivarik Mahila Lok Adalat (PMLA)

Concept of Parivarik Mahila Lok Adalat (PMLA) was evolved by National Commission for Women (NCW) to supplement the efforts of district legal services authority (DLSA) for redressal and...

February 28, 2016

28 February: National Science Day

In India February 28 is celebrated as the National Science Day i.e. Rashtriya Vigyan Diwas (राष्ट्रीय विज्ञान दिवस) every year. Significance of Day: It aims to impart scientific...

February 28, 2016

GK & Current Affairs – February 26, 2016

1. What is the name of the recently launched India’s first electric scooter? [A]I667 [B]P474 [C]S340 [D]A999 Answer: S340Notes: Ather Energy, a Bengaluru based hardware start up, has...

February 28, 2016

Karl Mannheim

Karl Mannheim was a German-Hungarian sociologist best known for founding the sociology of knowledge as a systematic field of study. His work examined how social, historical, and political...

February 28, 2016

Erving Goffman

Erving Goffman was a Canadian-American sociologist whose work profoundly shaped modern sociological theory, particularly in the study of everyday social interaction. He is best known for developing dramaturgical...

February 28, 2016

Harold Garfinkel

Harold Garfinkel was an American sociologist best known as the founder of ethnomethodology, a theoretical and methodological approach that examines how individuals produce and maintain social order in...

February 28, 2016

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