P D Publishing imprint: 31 books

Reservations are intended to increase the social diversity in campuses and workplaces by lowering the entry criteria for certain identifiable groups that are grossly under-represented in proportion to their numbers in the general population. Caste is the most used criteria to identify under-represented groups.

Throughout history, illness has been attributed to witchcraft, demons, adverse astral influence, or the will of the gods. These ideas still retain some power, with faith healing and shrines still used in some places, although the rise of scientific medicine over the past millennium has altered or replaced mysticism in most cases.

The proposition that the emergence of democracy in India is a legacy of British colonialism is one that has both considerable scholarly as well as popular appeal. Perhaps the fact that India reigns as the worlds largest democracy contributes to this impression.

India has relatively poor health outcomes, despite having a well-developed administrative system, good technical skills in many fields and an extensive network of public health institutions for research, training and diagnostics. This suggests that the health system may be misdirecting its efforts, or may be poorly designed

These classifications of social problems determine the field or sphere of social problems. Marital problems are the problems of tensions between males and females or opposite sexes. These lead to marital disorganization, divorces, prostitution etc. Familial problems are due to familial tensions. These...

Urban Development Plans together with all the major stakeholders. Increasing the assets of the urban poor, analysts suggest enables them to improve the adequacy and security of their livelihoods. Human capital improvements, in particular require basic infrastructure and services, such as water, sanitation,...

This too has been a major stimulus to the introduction of gender and sexuality into psychologys domain. Both of these are areas of human experience and action in which language, knowledge and power are played out.

In this book the term economy refers to a network of economic decision makers. Such a mechanistic interpretation derives from neoclassical ecomomices as the major source of theory in economic geography.

Social democracy should also be seen as the most successful ideology and movement of the twentieth century its principals and policies under girded the most prosperous and harmonious period in European history by reconciling thing that had hitherto seemed incompatible a well functioning capitalist System, democracy, and social stability.

This book about History of Medieval India The foundation of Muslim rule in India with conquest of Sind and Multan and subsequently of trans-Indus region.

The study of Media Communications involves diverse areas of inquiry including: the organization of the media industry and associated professional practices; media texts, genres and representations; audiences and processes of media reception and, of course, media impact.

This book about Rural development of our country includes any programmed for promoting the social and economic welfare of rural population or the upliftment of the masses in rural area.

The book is a comprehensive and authentic living record of the whole gamut of ancient Indian history. It deals with the cultural, political, geographical and socioeconomic conditions of ancient India.

Social movements are change-orientated political formations, often using tactics such as direct action, with loose and informal organizational structures. They are organized around ideas which give the individuals who adhere to the movement new forms of social and political identity. The success of...