Sociology II · 10 marks · 150 words

Evaluate the impact of modernization on the "village community".

Answered by 4 toppers · CSE 2017–2021

Syllabus: Impact of colonial rule on Indian society: (a) Social background of Indian nationalism. (b) Modernization of Indian tradition. (c) Protests and movements during the colonial period. (d) Social reforms.

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The toppers’ answers

Yaksh ChaudharyAIR 6 · CSE 2021 · 172 wordsTheir whole copy

Opening · a definition

YOGENDRA SINGH defines modernisation as a process of rationalisation of outlook and evaluation of issues from universalistic view and not particularistic view in his book - "Modernisation of Indian tradition".

Modernisation has impacted village community in many ways:

Body · points

Impacts

(1) Impacts on Institutions

  • Family: India is moving from Joint family to Nuclear family.
  • marriage:
  • Arrange to love marriage
  • Reducing role of Religion in marriage sanctions.
  • jajmani system: It is breaking down in village because of market economy, Urbanisation and Industrialisation.

(2) Culture:

  • women empowerment
  • Consumerist culture is increasing
  • Increasing individualism
  • weakening of caste system

(3) Political

  • Emergence of Panchayti Raj, land reforms etc have led to emergence of dominant castes according to MN SRINIVAS.
  • Dalits in rural areas have got political rights like Voting, standing in elections.

(4) Economical

  • market Economy
  • RUDOLPH AND RUDOLPH argue that "bullock capitalists" have emerged in rural India because of marketisation of agriculture.
  • ANDRE BETEILLE advocate that farms are now organised as Enterprise

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