Kerala Plus Two Sociology (DHSE) case studies
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Kerala's Higher Secondary Sociology is a two-year course offered at the Plus Two level under the Directorate of Higher Secondary Education (DHSE). It is designed for students who want to understand how societies work - how families, castes, classes, religions and markets shape everyday life - and it serves both as a standalone subject in the humanities stream and as a foundation for degrees in sociology, social work, anthropology, journalism, law and public policy. The Kerala Plus Two Sociology (DHSE) case studies are 5 cases and about 3,782 words.
1The Panchayat Waste Survey: When Words and Bags Disagree
A Plus Two student in a Kottayam panchayat is doing her sociology project on household waste segregation. She plans a 12-item questionnaire and wants to survey 100 households drawn from the voters' list.
772 words, about 4 min2Signboards and Processions: Negotiating Diversity in a Migrant Ward
A ward in Kozhikode has about 2,400 residents. Around 700 are migrant workers from Assam, Bihar and Odisha, employed in construction and food delivery.
769 words, about 4 min3The Girl Who Stopped Speaking in Class
In a government tribal school in Wayanad, 38 of 120 students are from Paniya and Kurichiya communities; nine are first-generation learners. Madhuri, a Class 9 student with a speech disability, has stopped answering in class after a teacher mocked her pronunciation in front of others.
766 words, about 4 min4The Temple Ground and the New Cricket Club
In a Palakkad village, the annual temple festival is run by a committee dominated by Nair landowning families. Mannan and Pulaya households, mostly landless labourers, are not allowed to carry the festival flag.
726 words, about 4 min5The Tharavad Divided: Property, Marriage and Care
A matrilineal tharavad in Thrissur has 14 members across four generations. The eldest woman, 78, holds the family house and 1.2 acres jointly with her siblings under an old partition deed.
749 words, about 4 min