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The above article gives you the counter perspective of the effect of the pandemic on caste. Apart from this, the role of intersectionality can be perceived in shaping people's behaviour

The disparity in education and the digital divide is a reality in India which is giving rise to anomie and Suicide  

The effect of social structure on individuals is nicely articulated in the above article. After all, Sociology is not only the study of humans ( which have consciousness) but also the study of structures created by individuals and how these structures influence humans and how to overthrow them(which we study in social change )

The above article shows how in times of anomie people move towards religion. In fact, Famous Sociologist Karl Marx also said religion is the opium of the masses. Thinkers like Durkheim as well as Marx can be correlated in the above article

Ensuring awareness and dispelling pseudoscientific practices is a necessity for India to confront the coronavirus.

“Judiciopapism” - when Judiciary decide the essential religious practice of a religion rather than religion itself

As more people recover from the disease, the world will start splitting along the lines of those who are immune to the disease and those who are not. When that happens, immunity passports may become yet another fault line down which society begins to fracture. This will give rise to a new form of Stratification

Many interpretations will be presented before the people and the governments. But the question is whether the post-COVID-19 World will be the same as before or will it change and whether the capitalist order will become more inhuman and exploitative ??

1.'Black Swan': low-probability, unanticipated event with enormous ramifications 

2.'The Elephant in the room': a problem that is widely visible to everyone, yet that no one wants to address, even though we absolutely know that one day it will have vast, black-swan-like consequences.”

3.‘Black elephant’ event : This is a cross between a ‘black swan' and ‘the elephant in the room’ like the Covid-19 Pandemic. Many interpretations will be presented before the people and the governments. But the question is whether the post-COVID-19 World will be the same as before or will it change , and whether the capitalist order will become more inhuman and exploitative ??

The outcome of the COVID-19 Pandemic:

1. Globally, societies could become more self-seeking and inward-looking leading to further pushback against liberal policies regarding migration and refugees. 

2. New questions are likely to be asked about the source of goods

3. More stringent imposition of phytosanitary measures by advanced states on products emanating from the less developed countries might become the new normal. 

4. Lockdowns and travel restrictions could potentially legitimize the rhetoric around border walls in more conservative countries. 

5. Spike in various forms of discrimination.

6. Rise of Panopticon State- No doubt State has failed in its ability to save us from the pandemic notwithstanding its tall claims about national security preparedness. And yet, the state has returned, with more power, legitimacy, and surveillance technologies. In fact, the nervous citizenry will want the state to be omnipresent and omnipotent.

Shadow Pandemic, Missing Women, Unwanted Women and Son Meta Preference are the keywords which one must use in his answers because sometime the examiner will only read keywords from the answer. A good Introduction, the right choice of keywords in the body and an appropriate conclusion will surely help you to fetch more marks and distinguish your answer from average answers

To solve a problem, you must first know that it exists. The ongoing row around online exams for university students is an important example of the discriminatory nature of our social, economic, and educational power structures, which often manifest themselves as caste-blindness and apathy.

Given the vulnerability of elderly people living alone, it isn’t surprising that the demand for retirement homes and assisted living facilities is on the rise.

Looking general in particular and doing causal generalization is required for developing a Sociological Perspective. 

The above article can be co-related with the Collective Conscience Concept of Durkheim.

Masks take on more new meanings now - By spreading the culture and practice of mask-wearing, people are showing solidarity with each other, cooperating to ease the strain on their fellow humans

Few Important Takeaways from the article

1. There is a growing acceptance within the middle classes that everybody is untouchable today. From someone at the highest levels of power to a beggar on the street, anyone can be the carrier of the deadly disease. Each body is suspect and dangerous as it can contaminate with a mere touch. We are treating each one as an impure ‘other’ and disciplining ourselves to keep a safe social distance. ‘Your touch may kill!’ we are told in each news bulletin. Ostracising oneself from society is the new norm. Under the burden of several deaths, families, societies, religions, nation-states, ethics and even the Gods are collapsing. Only the secluded, alienated ‘untouchables’ will survive.

2. The elite and the middle-class sections value ‘social distancing’ just as the Brahminical status as a ‘superior untouchable’ was adorned in ancient caste society because this class can observe social distancing more effectively than the rest and therefore is less prone to become the prime victim of the disease

3. ‘work-from-home’ is not a mere act of social distancing to avoid the disease, but it is also a potent middle-class privilege. It is the middle-class luxury that comes along with paid holidays and job security. It is hierarchical professional segregation

4. Precariat class is a heterogeneous class. They cannot be counted as part of the proletariat as they lack basic security meant for formal industrial citizens like adequate income, health insurance, and the right to form unions. They survive in deep poverty, face extreme competition in the labour market, and due to lack of professional skills face greater unemployment. In any political or economic turmoil, this class carries the heaviest burden.

The Influence of Culture on human behaviour is depicted in the above article

This topic of live shopping will come in science, technology and social change Topics. More use of augmented and virtual reality will enhance the experience of shopping.

These types of things are going to be new reality in future

These types of examples like rise of  Telemedicine, Virtual ICU should be mentioned in social change topic

Extended lockdown can lead to seven million unwanted pregnancies, says UN body

This topic will come in population dynamics.

Illiteracy and disparity in education will increase this will cause existing inequality to exacerbate

Black Americans, making up a disproportionate number of bus drivers, have been killed at three times the rate of white people by COVID-19. In the UK it’s four times. Two times if you’re ethnic Pakistani. Again, not all are equally hit. If you live in a rich area, your chance of dying of COVID-19 is halved.

“Caste still continues to determine the level of education, nature of profession and resultant income and assets that an individual will own in this country. Ownership of assets, be it in the form of land or building, was found to be higher among Hindu High Castes (HHCs) than any other caste in India"

This initiative can come in civil society topic as well as poverty alleviation schemes topic

Many examples from the above article can be used in case an essay comes on Coronavirus. Apart from that new technology and Coronavirus together will cause huge changes in the Social Structure of society. Hence, it is also important from Sociological Perspective.

Louis Dumont in his book Homo Hierarchicus argued that India is a society that is obsessively concerned with hierarchy. This hierarchy is also present in the prison system. As a sociologist, we have to look strange in the familiar.

Where you sleep in prison too is dictated by a clear hierarchy system. The person who has to sleep next to the toilet is the socially and financially weakest individual in a barrack. These toilets located at one end of a barrack are called night toilets because they are used when the prisoners are locked up in the barracks. They mostly have no running water, therefore get clogged and give off a foul odour

Social media influencing the electoral outcome 

From a social science perspective, the question arises as to the social and political impact of the crisis on our societies. In the following, we analyze the current crisis with Ulrich Beck's concept of risk society in the second modernity

The second modernity refers to the postmodern period, starting after the mid-1970s, 

In contrast to modernity, in which class differences played an important role, in the risk society all people are equally affected by these risks. According to Beck, private escape routes and compensation possibilities are shrinking, which we are also observing in the current crisis. For example, as we now know, a possible escape from Japan to Europe would not have been a good idea

The intellect and mental health of a person has an overarching influence on what news he or she will consume. The platform itself is inconsequential. 

The Honourable Prime minister asked bureaucrats to come up with ideas for transformative change in various areas such as governance, education, health and employment generation. It remains to be seen what kind of suggestions they come up with.

One of the intangible fallouts of Covid is a shattering of trust. The greatest of countries have bungled pandemic responses leading to a worldwide loss of faith in governments. Worse, not only are billions petrified of catching the coronavirus, they’re insecure and mistrusting of each other, and the vaccine as well. The distances Covid has created among human beings are a weird kind of lethal, felt more fiercely because of the end of friendly pleasantries between masked strangers.