Títulos em Sociologia

Everyone wants to stay healthy and live forever, and everyone wants to find a way to do that. But there is no magic pill which can be popped to achieve this. That said, there are some ways and techniques which can not only make one stay healthy and fit but also increase one's life span. While, and this is mostly accurate, the factors which are behind one's long life are mostly biological and out of our control, there are certain factors which are under our control and which can be regulated to help us achieve a long and fruitful life.

In this brilliant and original book, Malcolm Gladwell explains and analyses the 'tipping point', that magic moment when ideas, trends and social behaviour cross a threshold, tip and spread like wildfire. Taking a look behind the surface of many familiar occurrences in our everyday world, Gladwell explains the fascinating social dynamics that cause rapid change.

How can an art expert differentiate between a fake and an original piece of art within seconds? How can a marriage analyst know within minutes whether the couple will stay together or not? Some ideas like this and much more gain a true resolution in Blink: The Power of Thinking Without Thinking by Malcolm Gladwell.

In this diary, the author has penned the various experiences of the people she met during her visit to Croatia. The main theme of this diary is the situation of the citizens, especially women, displaced from the disintegration of the country after the war and clashes in the United Yugoslavia of Eastern Europe in the '90s. The diary talks about if and how women deal with the aftereffects of physical and mental abuse. This is the first true account of the fragmentation of Yugoslavia in Hindi.

This story is set in the village of Tirhat, a village where, in day-to-day life, you can see glimpses of the recent past and today's change. This story is a true depiction of reality - of the inequalities and the struggles the people of this village face. With memorable characters that seem to talk to you and a great story, this book will surely leave a mark on its listeners.

The anti-corruption movement, led by Kisan Baburao Hazare, more famously known as Anna Hazare, and his motley crew of followers at the Jantar Mantar and Ramlila Maidan, was a series of demonstrations and protests held across India but prominently in New Delhi, to establish strong legislation and enforcement against endemic political corruption in Indian politics. This movement was, in India's recent history, the largest which mobilized common citizens on a ground level.