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The Challenges of Cultural Diversity – CBSE Notes for Class 12 Sociology • It does not mean inequality but it is the difference in terms of culture, languages, regions, religions, beliefs, customs, races, etc. • Unity in diversity even though we have different religions, etc. and we are different, we stand together as one, as [...]
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Patterns of Social Inequality and Exclusion – CBSE Notes for Class 12 Sociology • Inequality: economic, social. • Life chances and opportunities are not equally available to everyone. They are less for the suppressed castes. (a) Social inequality • Differences shown to people in the society. • Position in the society/status. • Status in society [...]
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The Market as a Social Institution – CBSE Notes for Class 12 Sociology • Market is a place of interaction between the buyers and sellers, producers and consumers in respect to goods and services. Social Aspect of Market • Interchange and interaction among people. • It is a place where there is exchange of information [...]
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Social Institutions: Continuity and Change – CBSE Notes for Class 12 Sociology Social Institutions: Continuity and Change – CBSE Notes for Class 12 Sociology I. Caste The term is derived from the Portuguese word ‘casta’which means pure breed. In other words it also means a group/community of people. Caste is also called ‘jati’ Features [...]
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The Demographic Structure of the Indian Society – CBSE Notes for Class 12 Sociology • Demography—the systematic study of the population of a country, area, community, etc. The term is of Greek origin and is composed of the two words, demos (people) and graphein (describe). • There are two types of demography— 1. Formal Demography: [...]
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Introducing Indian Society – CBSE Notes for Class 12 Sociology • Prior knowledge or familiarity with society is both an advantage and a disadvantage for sociology, the discipline that studies society. The advantage is that students are generally not afraid of Sociology—they feel that it can’t be a very hard subject to learn. • The [...]
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Social Movements – CBSE Notes for Class 12 Sociology Introduction • Where a group of people come together in order to bring about change in society in regard to certain social issues with the aim of changing people’s perspectives about that aspect. Dissent (dissatisfaction) Protest (where it comes out openly) Social Movement (may or may [...]
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Mass Media and Communications – CBSE Notes for Class 12 Sociology I. Mass Media • Mass Media-Organisation which reaches out to thousands of people residing in different parts of the country, nowadays one of the major factors of our life. • It has become a very integral part of our lives e.g. Newspapers, TV, radio [...]
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Globalisation and Social Change – CBSE Notes for Class 12 Sociology • Globalisation is the inter-relationship and interlinking between the local and global (international) market. • Not only economic aspect but all aspects (political, economic, sociological and cultural). • It is a very broad term, includes all aspects of the society. • Economic dimension, liberalisation. [...]
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Change and Development in Industrial Society – CBSE Notes for Class 12 Sociology • There are several classes in a city. Elite, upper class, upper middle class, middle class, lower middle class, lower class and below poverty line. • Although we do share common infrastructure (walk facilities, monuments). • But there are differences, as people [...]