Nelaturu Sreekanth ReddyAIR 151 · CSE 2024 · 195 wordsTheir whole copy
Opening · a definition
Social Conformity refers to following Social values and norms in any Social situation. This concept is very much explored by R.K. Merton in his studies.
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Social Conformity more obligatory for women than for a man.
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Patriarchal nature of Indian society forces women to be more socially conform than man.
Uma Chakravarthy blames the Brahmanical text's such as Manusmriti for the oppression of women.
Even today women have less say on pregnancy and number of children as society forces women to have children early and to have male children.
Andre Betielle in his studies of Sripuram village says that conformity is more seen in higher caste women than lower caste as higher caste women are not allowed to take part in outside work activities.
Women are also forced to bear the issues such as domestic violence on the idea of pati-parameshwar.
Feminist scholars like Meenakshi Mukherjee also emphasised on the double burden on women due to household and organisational duties.
In some cases we can also see men facing conformity issues in providing bread & butter to family, not showing emotions etc.
Social conformity should be upheld in promoting equitable society rather than supporting gender oppression.