Assam ASSEB Higher Secondary Sociology case studies
Assam ASSEB Higher Secondary Sociology · Put your knowledge to work in context.
The Assam Higher Secondary Sociology course, examined under the Assam Higher Secondary Education Council (ASSEB, formerly AHSEC), is the Class XI–XII elective in sociology taken by students in the state's higher secondary stream. It suits candidates who want a social-science subject that trains them to observe Indian society systematically - family, caste, village life, religion, social change - rather than to memorise isolated definitions. The Assam ASSEB Higher Secondary Sociology case studies are 5 cases and about 4,786 words.
1The Namghar Committee and the Kaibarta Family: Caste or Class?
Bhogpur is a village of about 1,200 people in Jorhat district, Assam. It has roughly 62 Tai Ahom households, 38 Kaibarta (Scheduled Caste) households, 24 Koch Rajbongshi households and 25 Bengali-speaking Muslim households.
928 words, about 5 min2Anjali's Two Languages on a Tea Estate
On a tea estate near Rangapara in Sonitpur district, about 900 workers, mostly of Sadri and Oraon descent, have lived in labour lines for four generations. Anjali, aged seven, lives with her grandmother, who speaks Sadri and no Assamese.
954 words, about 5 min3Four Changes in Gopalpur: Labelling Social Change Correctly
Gopalpur, a village of about 900 households on the north bank of the Brahmaputra in Barpeta district, was linked to the district town only by ferry until a bridge opened in 2015. A mobile tower arrived in 2018, and a girls' self-help group of 42 members was formed in 2019 with an NGO's help.
974 words, about 5 min4The Kebang, the Elopement and the Police Complaint
In a Karbi village of 78 households in Karbi Anglong, a 19-year-old woman and a 23-year-old man from the same village eloped to a town 40 km away and registered their marriage. By customary rule their two clans are 'brother clans', and marriage between them is treated as incestuous.
946 words, about 5 min5Rituparna's Questionnaire on Girls' Dropout in the Char Villages
Rituparna, a second-year student at a college in Nagaon, must submit a project on why girls in the char villages along the Kolong river stop studying after Class VIII. She has three weeks in July and ₹4,000.
984 words, about 5 min