The position of women may be defined with reference to the personal rights she enjoys in society as compared to personal rights which, women’s counterpart enjoys in any given society. The status may also be defined with reference to be relative advantage one enjoys in matter of exercising authority and in initiating action.In we bear […]
In the tribal phase the woman had definitely an inferior status. In the first place the division of labour had its first result the exploitation of the weaker partner. Among the hunter man had advantage over woman in every sense and she had always to depend on him for her protection. Economically too, she was
All types of societies and races have some sort of functional social stratification. The only difference is that in most cases it remains in an elementary from and elastic. The peculiar feature of the Indian caste system is that in India the aforesaid process has crystalized into watertight compartments. And it has become permanent feature
One of the broadcast and most revealing of all social contracts is exhibited by the differences of urban and rural life. This contrast is one of social environment. It divides community organization in two broad types—the urban and the rural. For many centuries city and country are two general types of human habitation. However, we
By social interaction is meant the mutual influences individuals and group have upon one another as they attempt to solve individual or collective problems and as they strive to reach individual or group goals.Ethnic conflicts in IndiaSociety can be viewed as a system of moral norms and defined laws which embody those norms. Society can
The development of the Congress during this period may conveniently be divided into several periods.Civil Disobedience MovementThe Congress at its Calcutta session in 1928 wanted to pass a resolution declaring complete independence as its goal. Mahatma Gandhi intervened and a resolution was passed declaring Dominion Status as the goal. Mahatma Gandhi gave an assurance that
The years between 1892 and 1905 saw the gradual rise of Extremism and terrorism in Indian politics. This was due to many factors:Dissatisfaction with the Indian Councils ActIndian Councils Act of 1892 failed to satisfy the aspirations of the Indians. It did not give anything substantial to the Indians and even the moderates were not
The national feeling began to grow in India during the second half of the nineteenth century. It was not the result of a single factor. It was the product of a number of factor operating during the period extending over several decades.The most important factors which contributed to the growth of national felling were the
The life of early man was taken with hazards, irregulations and perplexities. Even now with all our understanding and scientific achievement, life runs an uncertain course. There are no hostile animals to fear but epidemics still sweep across the land taking a heavy tool to life. Accidents take place leading to mutilation and suffering. One
If two or more persons establish among them cooperative relations and make concerted efforts, the state of these cooperative relations and concerted effort is called organisation. The organisations can perform simple or complex tasks. All individuals within an organization try to work for a common aim. The work organisation is a derivative of the work
There are several devices of social control. Social order is not possible without the sanction of law. The physical scientist is interested in the ntural laws and a sociologist is also a social scientist and he studies those laws which are manifested by the behaviour of human beings.The main forms of social control are as
There are various stages through which the economic organization of society has passed since the earliest times.Economic organization of the societyThey are (i) Hunting and fishing state; (ii) Pectoral stage; (iii) The agriculture stage; (iv) The handicraft or commercial stage and (v) Industrial stage.The Hunting and Fishing StageIn early times, men used to support their
Society may be defined as a number of persons pursuing common ends or purposes and united by a consciousness of common pursuit. It involves no reference to residence in any well defined area as community does. Participation in a common spiritual fund is not essential to it as it is to constitute community.A society is
GATT was an international body having its headquarters at Geneva and was founded in 1947 by 23 member countries including India. The body now comprises of 117 member countries of which around two-thirds are developing nations.According to the approved GATT accord, a Preparatory Committee would be set up, which in turn would set up the
The last decade has witnessed much talk about globalization, economic liberalization and economic integration of the Indian economy with the world economy. Specially after the completion of Uruguay Round of trade negotiations in April 1994 and the establishment of the World Trade Organization in January 1995, many issues have been raised regarding India’s participation in