Tuesday, February 7, 2017

treatment for heroin addiction

Medicines used in treatment for heroin addiction are Methadone, Buprenorphine, Naltrexone.

The First Beggar Home was opened in 1657 in New York.

The First Beggar Home was opened in 1657 in New York.

17 numbers of Sustainable Development Goals

17 numbers of Sustainable Development Goals (SDGS) adopted by UN General Assembly on 25th September, 2015 ?

National Social Assistance Scheme

National Social Assistance Scheme is A centrally sponsored scheme of Government of India that provides financial assistance to the elderly, widows and persons with disabilities in the form of social pensions

Article 44.

The state shall endeavour to secure or the citizens a uniform civil code throughout the
territory of India as per Article 44.

Human Rights Act 1993

The Protection of Human Rights Act in India was enacted in the year 1993.

Widow Marriage Association in 1861

M.G. Ranode formed formed Widow Marriage Association in 1861 in India.

Hypogamy

Hypogamy = Marriage of a women to a man from lower caste

‘Cannabis sativa’

Marijuana is derived from the hemp plant ‘Cannabis sativa’

cultural lag theory

The concept of cultural lag theory was formulated by W.F. Ogburn

Cooley primary groups

Cooley identified three basic primary groups. They are Family, crisis support groups and community.

‘Kinesics’

‘Kinesics’ means Study of communication dimension of facial and bodily movements.

Usage of unsafe drugs leads to health disorders.

Usage of unsafe drugs leads to health disorders.

Forest (Conservation) Act, 1980

Forest (Conservation) Act, 1980 with Amendments Made in 1988

Environment Protection Act, 1986

Environment Protection Act, 1986 is an Act of the Parliament of India. In the wake of the Bhopal Tragedy, the Government of India enacted the Environment Protection Act of 1986 under Article 253 of the Constitution. Passed in March 1986, it came into force on 19 November 1986.

Is Social Work a Profession?

Flexner first raised the fundamental
question, "Is Social Work a Profession?" way back in 1915.

In India, Social Work Education started in 1936

In India, Social Work Education started in 1936

Survey research

Survey research is an efficient way of gathering data to help address a research question.
In survey research, the researcher selects a sample of respondents from a population and administers a standardized questionnaire to them. The questionnaire, or survey, can be a written document that is completed by the person being surveyed, an online questionnaire, a face-to-face interview, or a telephone interview.

Probation

probation is the release of an offender from detention, subject to a period of good behaviour under supervision.

Social case work (Florence Hollis, 1954)

Social case work is the method employed by social workers to help individuals find solution to problems of social adjustment which they are unable to handle in a satisfactory way by their own efforts (Florence Hollis, 1954).

Sunday, February 5, 2017

R.K.Merton Books

Social Theory and Social Structure written by R.K.Merton.

Article 275

The special grant for tribal welfare is provided under Article 275

The Protection of Women from Domestic Violence Act, 2005

The Protection of Women from Domestic Violence Act, 2005

The Central Social Welfare Board 1953

The Central Social Welfare Board is the key organisation in the field of social welfare in India. Created in 1953 it comprises of a full-time chairperson and members representing state and union territories.

Monday, January 16, 2017

Nationals Institutes Working for Empowerment of Persons with Disabilities

Here is a list of Nationals Institutes Working for Empowerment of Persons with Disabilities

 Ali Yavar Jung National Institute for the Hearing Handicapped (AYJNIHH)
National Institute for Empowerment of Persons with Multiple Disabilities (NIEPMD), Chennai
Swami Vivekanand National Institute of Rehabilitation,Training & Research (SVNIRTAR), Cuttack
National Institute for Orthopaedically Handicapped (NIOH), Kolkata
National Institute of Visually Handicapped (NIVH), Dehradun
National Institute of Mentally Handicapped (NIMH), Secundrabad
Pandit Deen Dayal Upadhyaya Institute for the Physically Handicapped (IPH), New Delhi

Thursday, January 12, 2017

Tuesday, January 10, 2017

Name of the National Institutes Working In The Field Of Disability



Check out the name of the National Institutes Working In The Field Of Disability


Ali Yavar Jung National Institute of Speech and Hearing Disabilities (Divyangjan) AYJNISHD  - Mumbai


Pt. Deendayal Upadhyaya National Institute for Persons with Physically Disabilities (Divyangjan) - Delhi


National Institute for the Empowerment of Persons with Visual Disabilities (Divyangjan) - Dehradoon

National Institute for Empowerment of Persons with Multiple Disabilities (NIEPMD) - Chennai

National Trust for the Welfare of Persons with Autism, Cerebral Palsy, Mental Retardation and Multiple Disabilities - Delhi

Thursday, January 5, 2017

Sociological Imagination C. Wright Mills


Many questions based on sociology also come in the UGC NET Social work exam. Here are some notes.


The term sociological imagination was coined by the American sociologist C. Wright Mills in 1959.

Little & Great Tradition - Robert Redfield 

Homo Hierarchicus - Louis Dumont

Wednesday, January 4, 2017

Reference group Herbert Hyman

 The term 'reference group' was coined by Herbert Hyman in Archives of Psychology (1942) to refer to the group against which individual evaluates his or her own situation or conduct.