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Antisemitism: Definition and Meaning

Mukesh Kumar
Updated on 08-May-2023 12:12:18

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Antisemitic manifestations and incidents, including discriminatory behaviour, harassment, and violence, are persistent and pose severe problems for entire civilizations. They can take implicit, covert, or coded forms. As an ideology founded on hatred and prejudice, antisemitism not only negatively impacts Jews, either individually or collectively, but also threatens the realisation of all people's human rights as well as the general security of the states where it exists. Additionally, antisemitism violates a person's freedom of religion or belief. Throughout history, antisemitism has taken many different forms, from verbal or physical abuse directed at specific Jews to organised pogroms carried ... Read More

Antifeminism: Definition and Meaning

Mukesh Kumar
Updated on 08-May-2023 12:06:43

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The term "antifeminism" first appeared in print in the late nineteenth century, just as the term "feminism" was becoming widely accepted. Despite attracting other schools of thought, antifeminism was politically well integrated into the body of European rights. For instance, the "father of anarchism, " Pierre-Joseph Proudhon (1809–1865), a Frenchman, exposed himself to be simultaneously sexist, antifeminist, and in favour of male dominance in the middle of the nineteenth century. The aggressively differentialist rhetoric about the sexes, whose complementary and hierarchical societal roles, in their view, was predetermined by nature and/or divine will, was what brought the antifeminists ... Read More

Anti-Doping Rules

Mukesh Kumar
Updated on 08-May-2023 12:01:36

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Sport is a fundamental part of human society, and athletes work hard to achieve excellence in their chosen fields. However, some athletes resort to using prohibited substances or methods to gain a competitive advantage, which undermines fair play and poses a risk to their health. Anti-doping rules exist to ensure that athletes compete on a level playing field and to promote their safety. These rules aim to prevent athletes from using prohibited substances or methods to enhance their performance. The World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) sets the standards for anti-doping policies and monitors their implementation worldwide. What are Anti-Doping ... Read More

Anarchism: Meaning and Types

Mukesh Kumar
Updated on 08-May-2023 11:57:02

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Anarchism is a political ideology and movement that is skeptical of all justifications for authority and seeks to abolish the institutions that it believes maintain unnecessarily coercive behaviour and hierarchical structures, typically including, but not exclusively including, governments, nation-states, and capitalism. According to anarchism, the state should be replaced by stateless societies or other types of autonomous organisations. It is typically referred to as the libertarian wing (libertarian socialism) of the socialist movement, along with communalism and libertarian Marxism, because it has historically been on the far left of the political spectrum. What is the Meaning of Anarchism? ... Read More

Airport Authority: Meaning and Functions

Mukesh Kumar
Updated on 08-May-2023 11:52:01

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The Airports Authority of India (AAI) was established on April 1, 1995, by an Act of Parliament under the Airports Authority of India Act, 1994, by combining the former National Airports Authority and the International Airports Authority of India. As a result of the merger, a single organization was formed with the responsibility for developing, improving, managing, and overseeing the nation's civil aviation infrastructure, both on the ground and in the air. The Indian Airports Authority is headquartered in New Delhi. AAI is in charge of 125 airports, including 26 civil enclaves on military bases, 07 customs airports, ... Read More

Aggression and Its Legal Consequences

Mukesh Kumar
Updated on 08-May-2023 11:44:41

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Aggression in people can be sparked by a variety of things, from feeling disrespected to anger over unmet goals. Human aggression can be divided into two categories: direct aggression and indirect aggression. While the former is characterized by behavior intended to hurt another person, the latter is characterized by performance proposed to harm an individual's or group's social relationships. Meaning of Aggression Primarily, aggression is an overt or covert social engagement with the goal of causing injury or other harm to another person. It can happen either in response to or without cause. Aggression Symptoms Aggressive behavior must involve ... Read More

Agent and Principal Relationship

Mukesh Kumar
Updated on 08-May-2023 11:37:35

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When one party delegates some authority to another party, the latter carrying out its activities in a more or less independent manner on behalf of the first party, the relationship between them is called agency. All corporations, large or small, do their work through an agency. Principal-agent relationships involve three main parties: the principal, the agent, and a third party. Who is Agent? An agent is a person or entity who acts on behalf of another person or entity (usually the principal), with the principal's authority and consent. Agents can be individuals, companies, or other types of organizations. ... Read More

Ageism: Meaning and Types

Mukesh Kumar
Updated on 08-May-2023 11:30:36

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Gerontologist Robert N. Butler coined the term "ageism" to refer to preconception against senior citizens. The phrase is now used to refer to any form of age-based discrimination, including hostility toward young people, adults, seniors, and even grownups. While ageism was once regarded as a problem that mostly afflicted older persons, there is now a much deeper understanding of how age-based prejudice and stereotypes affect younger individuals and even progenies. Ageism can have major negative effects. Meaning of Ageism Ageism or simply agism is an act of practicing discrimination against people or even organizations based solely on their ... Read More

Age Discrimination: Meaning and Types

Mukesh Kumar
Updated on 08-May-2023 15:21:50

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Age discrimination in the workplace refers to the practice of unjustly considering a person's age when determining who gets a new job, a promotion, or other job perks. Employees' ages cannot be the only factor considered when deciding whether to fire them. The majority of the time, older workers who feel they have been treated unfairly in favour of younger workers are the victims of age discrimination, but there have also been instances where younger workers have been replaced by older workers. What is the Meaning of Age Discrimination? The act of treating someone differently, and typically less ... Read More

Advantages and Disadvantages of National Pension Scheme

Mukesh Kumar
Updated on 08-May-2023 11:13:58

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The pension system in India is intricate. The National Social Assistance Programme (NSAP) for the elderly poor, the civil servant’s pension (now open to all), the mandatory defined contribution pension programs run by the Employees' Provident Fund Organization of India for private sector employees and employees of state preserved corporations, as well as several voluntary plans, are the three main pillars of the Indian pension system. Investors in the former make annual premium payments until they reach retirement age. After that, the second step, also referred to as the vesting stage, would start once the participant reached retirement ... Read More

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