Raghav JhunjhunwalaAIR 4 · CSE 2025 · 178 wordsTheir whole copy
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As per G.S. Ghurye, India is undergoing rapid urbanization, impacting the traditional notions of social cohesion.
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Challenges posed for social cohesion:
(1) Skewed nature of migration: → (male specific outmigration) skewed Gender Ratio at urban centres.
(2) The above leads to perceived & Actual security threats for females.
(3) Ghettoization: → (based on Religion, Language, etc.) → lack of cultural sensitization and bias feeling.
(4) Rural dogmas feeding into Urban dogmas in covert manner
(5) Informalization of migrants (not enough formal jobs) [HARRIS TODARO model] → Engagement at low paying jobs like construction without social security.
(6) Above fuels discontentment and encourage illicit activities like smuggling rackets, etc.
(7) Perceived employment & cultural threats in natives. (language) → fuels: sons of soil & violence. (Ex: maharashtra, karnataka)
(8) Unethical political mobilization on narrow lines of caste, Religion, etc.
But; still urbanization also leads to improving social cohesion: (1) co-celebration of festivities. (2) modern value systems (3) merit based opportunities.
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Thus, along with challenges; urban centres also fuel cosmopolitan values and efforts should be to promote the latter.