Indian Society
Chapter 1: Introducing Indian SocietyUnit 1: Introducing Indian Society
- Sociology and everyday knowledge about society (opening discussion)
- 1.2 A Preview of this Book
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Chapter 2: The Demographic Structure of the Indian SocietyUnit 2: The Demographic Structure of the Indian Society
- Introduction
- 2.1 Some Theories and Concepts in Demography
- 2.2 Size and Growth of India's Population
- 2.3 Age Structure of the Indian Population
- 2.4 The Declining Sex-ratio in India
- 2.5 Literacy
- 2.6 Rural-Urban Differences
- 2.7 Population Policy in India
- Questions, References and Websites
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Chapter 3: Social Institutions: Continuity and ChangeUnit 3: Social Institutions: Continuity and Change
- Introduction
- 3.1 Caste and the Caste System
- 3.2 Tribal Communities
- 3.3 Family and Kinship
- Questions and References
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Chapter 5: Patterns of Social Inequality and ExclusionUnit 5: Patterns of Social Inequality and Exclusion
- Introduction
- 5.1 What Is Social About Social Inequality and Exclusion?
- 5.2 Caste and Tribe - Systems Justifying and Perpetuating Inequality
- 5.3 Struggle for Women's Equality and Rights
- 5.4 The Struggles of the Disabled
- Questions and References
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Chapter 6: The Challenges of Cultural DiversityUnit 6: The Challenges of Cultural Diversity
- Introduction
- 6.1 The Importance of Community Identity
- 6.2 Regionalism in the Indian Context
- 6.3 Religion-related Issues and Identities
- 6.4 State and Civil Society
- Questions and References
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Chapter 7: Suggestions for Project WorkUnit 7: Suggestions for Project Work
- Introduction
- 7.1 Variety of Methods
- 7.2 Possible themes and subjects for small research projects
- Notes
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Social Change and Development in India
Chapter 1: Structural ChangeUnit 8: Structural Change
- Introduction: how colonialism lives on in contemporary India
- 1.1 Understanding Colonialism
- 1.2 Urbanisation and Industrialisation
- Conclusion
- Questions and References
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Chapter 2: Cultural ChangeUnit 9: Cultural Change
- Introduction
- 2.1 Social Reform Movements in the 19th and early 20th Century
- 2.2 Different Kinds of Social Change
- 2.3 Different Kinds of Social Change
- Conclusion
- Questions and References
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Chapter 4: Change and Development in Rural SocietyUnit 11: Change and Development in Rural Society
- Introduction
- 4.1 Agrarian Structure: Caste and Class in Rural India
- 4.2 The Impact of Land Reforms
- 4.3 The Green Revolution and its Social Consequences
- 4.4 Transformations in Rural Society after Independence
- 4.5 Circulation of Labour
- 4.6 Globalisation, Liberalisation, and Rural Society
- Questions and References
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Chapter 5: Change and Development in Industrial SocietyUnit 12: Change and Development in Industrial Society
- Introduction
- 5.1 Images of Industrial Society
- 5.2 Industrialisation in India
- 5.3 How People Find Jobs
- 5.4 How is Work Carried Out?
- 5.5 Working Conditions
- 5.6 Home-based Work
- 5.7 Strikes and Unions
- Questions
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Chapter 8: Social MovementsUnit 15: Social Movements
- Introduction: The Right to Vote
- 8.1 Features of a Social Movement
- 8.2 Sociology and Social Movements
- 8.3 Types of Social Movements
- 8.4 Ecological Movements
- 8.5 Class Based Movements
- 8.6 Caste Based Movements
- 8.7 The Tribal Movements
- 8.8 The Women's Movement
- Conclusion
- Questions and References
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Q1. Bourdieu divides social resources into three forms of capital. Educational qualifications and status are an example of which form?
- Economic capital
- Cultural capital
- Social capital
- Symbolic capital
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Correct answer: B. Cultural capital
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Q2. In the Tebhaga movement (1946-47) the sharecroppers of Bengal demanded
- half of the produce instead of one-third
- two-thirds of their produce instead of the customary half
- complete abolition of land revenue
- equal pay for men and women in the fields
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Correct answer: B. two-thirds of their produce instead of the customary half
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Q3. The term 'agrarian structure' is often used to refer to:
- the number of crops grown in a village in a year
- the ranking of castes by ritual purity in a village
- the structure or distribution of landholding
- the amount of rainfall received in a region
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Correct answer: C. the structure or distribution of landholding
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