Yaksh ChaudharyAIR 6 · CSE 2021 · 195 wordsTheir whole copy
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McIver and Page defined social change as change web of relationships in social processes, social institutions and social organisations.
Public Policy can bring social change as well as gets influenced by society. fig: relationship between society and social change
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lationship between society and social change
social change by public Policy
- Public policy can push social reforms. Parsons puts the government policies under Personality system which defines goals and mobilise members to achieve that goal.
ex- Anti- Sati Policy brought social change.
- Public policy is a result of pressure from different groups of society.
Robert Dahl calls this pluralism. Disadvantaged and marginal sections can put pressure to bring welfarist policies for them. Ex - Anti- Untouchability laws.
Development in society through public policy in health, education, skills etc. can help in social mobility of people. It makes the social stratification open and fluid.
Public policy can act as an instrument of social control (Durkheim). The deviant behavior of people can be checked.
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At the same time public policy is also influenced by the society, for example - women movements demanded anti-rape law.
Hence public policy through development, welfare, social control can act a factor of social change.