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A Twist of Tradition: Sodexo India unveils a culinary gem to promote healt
Updated : 2 years, 10 months ago IST
Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], April 26 (ANI/NewsVoir): Bringing together Sodexo's brand promise and culinary expertise in a progressive initiative towards promoting sustainable eating practices, Sodexo India, Stop Hunger and Sulabh International Centre for Action Sociology (SICAS) introduce
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85 per cent Ukrainians oppose territorial concessions to Russia, poll reve
Updated : 3 years, 2 months ago IST
The poll was conducted by the Kyiv International Institute of Sociology conducted from December 4 - 27 and involving 2,005 residents in all regions of Ukraine except for areas occupied by Russia. Respondents reiterated that Ukraine should not give up any of its territories to Russia, even if
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Study shows how society thinks about risk
Updated : 3 years, 8 months ago IST
Basel [Switzerland], July 9 (ANI): Many of our daily activities involve some level of risk, be it to our work, our finances or our health. But how is risk perceived in society and how do individuals think about risk? Dr. Dirk Wulff and Professor Rui Mata, researchers at the Faculty of Psycho
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Children with same-sex parents as well adjusted as those with different-se
Updated : 3 years, 9 months ago IST
Cologne [Germany], May 23 (ANI): Children and adolescents who have same-sex parents are just as well adjusted as those who have different-sex parents, according to a study conducted by Dr. Mirjam Fischer and colleagues at the University of Cologne's Institute of Sociology and Social Psycholo
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Asian Paints Unveils Colour of the Year, 'Transcendent Pink' and Wallpaper
Updated : 3 years, 10 months ago IST
Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], May 3 (ANI/NewsVoir): Now in its 19th edition, Asian Paints ColourNext is the voice of trend forecasting in the Indian subcontinent, known for its exemplary insights on colour and decor trends. By researching the socio-cultural trends of the year and its influen
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Nursing textbook that listed 'merits of dowry' to be withdrawn after row
Updated : 3 years, 11 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], April 5 (ANI): The publishers of a college sociology textbook, which listed the merits of the dowry system, said that they have decided to withdraw the book from the market with immediate effect. The announcement came on Tuesday after a severe backlash on social media.
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'Undermines women empowerment': NCW seeks remedial action against textbook
Updated : 3 years, 11 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], April 5 (ANI): The National Commission for Women (NCW) on Tuesday wrote to Union Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan and sought his intervention and remedial action against the sociology textbook for nurses which listed the merits of dowry.
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Indian Nursing Council strongly condemns 'derogatory content' in Sociology
Updated : 3 years, 11 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], April 5 (ANI): Indian Nursing Council on Monday condemned the "derogatory content" in the Sociology textbook for nurses wherein merits of dowry are listed, adding that it does not endorse any author or publication nor has it allowed any author to use the name of Indian
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Jindal School of Liberal Arts and Humanities launches a new Undergraduate
Updated : 3 years, 12 months ago IST
Sonipat (Haryana) [India], March 15 (ANI/OP Jindal University): Jindal School of Liberal Arts and Humanities (JSLH) is launching a new and innovative BA (Hons) degree in Sociology with effect from August 2022.
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Research explores social perspective and mathematics
Updated : 4 years, 1 month ago IST
Manchester [England], February 12 (ANI): Community structure, which includes relationships between and within groups, is essential and foundational to our understanding of the world around us. Now, new research by mathematics and statistics professor Kenneth Berenhaut, along with former post
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Researchers suggest simpler approach to explain social stability in humans
Updated : 4 years, 1 month ago IST
Vienna [Austria], February 6 (ANI): Human beings have been known to be social animals. Socialising is an important part of survival in this world, to stay away from loneliness. Also, humans prefer stable relationships and love to avoid social tensions. Sociology so far used two concepts to d
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Elites signaling status through ethical foods
Updated : 7 years, 2 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], Jan 09 (ANI): While the elite have always loved their truffles and caviar, a new study by UBC sociology professor Emily Huddart Kennedy and colleagues from the University of Toronto finds that free-range and fair-trade foods are becoming increasingly important among th
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