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2021 ◽  
pp. 232102302110429
Author(s):  
Sasheej Hegde

Stemming essentially from D. L. Sheth and the work embodied in his 1999 essay ‘Secularisation of Caste and Making of New Middle Class’, the article attempts to outline the pathways for an alternative engagement with caste and politics. In perspective is what is termed the ‘triumphalist’ mode of encountering caste identities; and, along this course, the extant possibilities of the constructivist understanding of caste are addressed. The stakes of the exercise are largely theoretical and conceptual, although a further thought is thrown in about the contemporary ground of caste politics in India as well.


Author(s):  
Roos Slegers

AbstractThis article shows the philosophical kinship between Adam Smith and Mary Wollstonecraft on the subject of love. Though the two major 18th century thinkers are not traditionally brought into conversation with each other, Wollstonecraft and Smith share deep moral concerns about the emerging commercial society. As the new middle class continues to grow along with commerce, vanity becomes an ever more common vice among its members. But a vain person is preoccupied with appearance, status, and flattery—things that get in the way of what Smith and Wollstonecraft regard as the deep human connection they variously describe as love, sympathy, and esteem. Commercial society encourages inequality, Smith argues, and Wollstonecraft points out that this inequality is particularly obvious in the relationships between men and women. Men are vain about their wealth, power and status; women about their appearance. Added to this is the fact that most middle class women are both uneducated and encouraged by the conduct literature of their day to be sentimental and irrational. The combined economic and moral considerations of Wollstonecraft and Smith show that there is very little room for love in commercial society as they conceived it.


2021 ◽  
pp. 1-18
Author(s):  
Manish K Jha ◽  
Pushpendra

Author(s):  
Kahini Palit

Work life balance has become a noteworthy issue having implications both for the organization as well as the employees. The present research inquired into the experiences of the individuals experiencing issues of work life balance, its effects on the life of the individuals and whether it has any relation with their commitments towards their organizations. The methodology for the research was ethnography. 50 respondents, having equal number of working men and women aged between 25-30 years participated in the study. In order to understand the issues in depth, the researcher engaged in long discussions with the respondents to get the insider’s perspective of the issue. The findings indicated that work life imbalance was extremely stressful for the employees, and led to reduced output and less organizational commitment from the employees. It also encouraged the employees to quit the job, or look for other opportunities. Work life imbalance for the employees also proved to be detrimental for the organization, who lose committed employees or have employees suffering from fatigue due to stress arising from work life conflict. KEYWORDS: work life balance, organizational commitment, organizational behaviour, human resource management, stress


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