Social Institutions: Continuity and Change — Sociology STD 12 Humanities — Question

Explain main features of caste.

Read the passage and answer the following questions:
Hospitals deliveries on the rise, maternal deaths dip
New Delhi: Institutional deliveries, where children are delivered at health centres or hospitals, have picked up in India over the last five-odd years. Around 60 lakh more infants were born in cageage confines of health care centres in 2010-11 as compared to 2005-06.
Experts say one main reason for this spurt is the Janani Suraksha Yojana (JSY), which was launched in April 2005, to reduce India's shamefully high maternal and infant mortality rates. The JSY promoted institutional delivery among would-be mothers by providing cash assistance.
Emboldened, the Ministry has launched the Janani Shishu Suraksha Karyakaram (JSSK) this year. The initiative entitles all would-be mothers free delivery, free drugs and free diagnostics.

1. What are the entitlements given under the JSSK?

Explain the term social stratification.

In what ways can status symbol be identified?

What is BPO?

Why is falling dependency ratio an advantage?

How weekly market form a social institution?

What is formal demography?

What reasons are responsible for more maternal deaths in India than any other country in the world? What efforts are being done by the Indian health ministry to overcome this issue?

According to Marx what is alienation or alienated labour?