(i) Gandhi Ji believed that politics must be guided by ethics drawn from all religious. (ii) Ideas, ideals and values drawn from different religion can play a role in politics. (iii) People should have the freedom to express in politics their needs, interest and demands as a member of a religious coRead more
(i) Gandhi Ji believed that politics must be guided by ethics drawn from all religious.
(ii) Ideas, ideals and values drawn from different religion can play a role in politics.
(iii) People should have the freedom to express in politics their needs, interest and demands as a member of a religious community.
(iv) People who hold political power should see the discrimination and oppression does not take place due to religion.
The caste can take following forms in politics: (i) Sometimes candidates are chosen on the basis of their caste. When political parties choose candidates, they keep in mind the caste composition of their voters. (ii) In many places, voters vote on the basis of caste and fail to choose suitable candiRead more
The caste can take following forms in politics:
(i) Sometimes candidates are chosen on the basis of their caste. When political parties choose candidates, they keep in mind the caste composition of their voters.
(ii) In many places, voters vote on the basis of caste and fail to choose suitable candidates.
(iii) When a government is formed after elections, political parties take care that different castes are represented in the government.
(iv) Political parties appeal to caste sentiments during elections.
(v) To gain support, political parties, raise caste-based issues during elections.
(vi) The castes considered inferior or low until now have been made conscious of their rights by the political parties.
(i) The literacy rate (as per 2011 census) among women only 65.46 percent compared with 82.14 Percent among men. Similarly only a smaller proportion of girls go for higher studies. (ii) The proportion of women among the highly paid and valued job is still very small. On an average, an Indian women wRead more
(i) The literacy rate (as per 2011 census) among women only 65.46 percent compared with 82.14 Percent among men. Similarly only a smaller proportion of girls go for higher studies.
(ii) The proportion of women among the highly paid and valued job is still very small. On an average, an Indian women works one hour more than an average man everyday.
(iii) As per the equal wages Act, equal wages should be paid to equal work. But in almost all areas of work, from sports and cinema to factories and fields, women are paid less than men, even when
both do exactly the same work.
(iv) Representation of women, in people representative bodies like Lok Sabha, Rajya Sabha, Legislative Assembles etc are still less than 10%
(v) Sex ratio is not in favour of women.
(vi) The status of women in society is lower than the men.
(vii) Their share in the state assembles is less than 12.5%.
Other than caste some factors which play a decisive role at the time of election: (i) Money (ii) Power (iii) Prestige (iv) Religion (v) Policies of the political parties etc.
Other than caste some factors which play a decisive role at the time of election:
(i) Money
(ii) Power
(iii) Prestige
(iv) Religion
(v) Policies of the political parties etc.
A state that has no official religion and ensures equal status to all religious is called secular state. Constitutional provisions that make India a secular state are : (i) There is no official religion for the Indian state. Unlike the status of Buddhism in Sri Lanka and that of Islam in Pakistan. (Read more
A state that has no official religion and ensures equal status to all religious is called secular state.
Constitutional provisions that make India a secular state are :
(i) There is no official religion for the Indian state. Unlike the status of Buddhism in Sri Lanka and that of Islam in Pakistan.
(ii) The constitution provides freedom to all individuals and communities to profess, practice and propagate any religion, or not to follow any particular religion.
(iii) The constitution prohibits discrimination on grounds of religion.
(iv) Our constitution allows the state to intervene in the matters of religions in order to ensure quality within religious communities.
Overlapping: 1. A social difference overlaps with another difference. 2. People start feeling that they belong to different communities. 3. These creates possibilities of deep social divisions. 4. The difference between Blacks and the white in USA is an example of overlapping difference because theRead more
Overlapping:
1. A social difference overlaps with another difference.
2. People start feeling that they belong to different communities.
3. These creates possibilities of deep social divisions.
4. The difference between Blacks and the white in USA is an example of overlapping difference
because the Blacks are poor, homeless and discriminated.
Cross Cutting:
1. A social difference coss-cuts another difference.
2. The group can share a common interest on one issue but are likely to be in different sides on different issues.
3. These are easier to accommodate.
4. In Netherlands, Class and religion tend to cut across each other as Catholics and Protestants are about equally likely to be poor or rich.
It is true that politics and social divisions should not be allowed to mix. It leads to negative results. We can see this when caste starts influencing politics : (i) Each caste group tries to become bigger by incorporating within it new kinds of neighbouring castes are subcastes which it had excludRead more
It is true that politics and social divisions should not be allowed to mix. It leads to negative results. We can see this when caste starts influencing politics :
(i) Each caste group tries to become bigger by incorporating within it new kinds of neighbouring castes are subcastes which it had excluded earlier. New kinds of caste groups like backward and forward emerge. This is not healthy for democracy and can lead to tensions, conflicts and even violence. It diverts attention from other pressing issues like poverty, development and corruption.
(ii) Political parties and candidates in elections make appeals to caste sentiment to minister support. Some political parties are known to favour some castes and are seen as their representatives. This is bad, because it gives the impression that elections are about caste and nothing else. This is far from truth.
Homogeneous society is a kinds of society that has similar kinds of people, especially where there are no significant ethnic differences. But these kinds of society are rare, even those countries such as Germany and Sweden that were once highly homogeneous are undergoing rapid change with influx ofRead more
Homogeneous society is a kinds of society that has similar kinds of people, especially where there are no significant ethnic differences. But these kinds of society are rare, even those countries such as Germany and Sweden that were once highly homogeneous are undergoing rapid change with influx of people from other parts of the world. Migrants bring with them their own culture and tend to form a different social community. In this sense, most countries of the world are multi cultural.
It is fairly common for people belonging to the same religion to feel that they do not belong to the same community, because their caste or sect is very different. It is also possible for people from different religious to have the same caste and feel close to each other. Rich and poor persons fromRead more
It is fairly common for people belonging to the same religion to feel that they do not belong to the same community, because their caste or sect is very different. It is also possible for people from different religious to have the same caste and feel close to each other. Rich and poor persons from the same family often do not keep close relations with each other for they feel they are different. eg.-Carlos and Smith were similar in one way that they both were Afro-Americans and thus different from Norman, who was white. But they were all athletes who stood against racial discrimination. Thus we all have more than one social group.
How can religion influence politics?
(i) Gandhi Ji believed that politics must be guided by ethics drawn from all religious. (ii) Ideas, ideals and values drawn from different religion can play a role in politics. (iii) People should have the freedom to express in politics their needs, interest and demands as a member of a religious coRead more
(i) Gandhi Ji believed that politics must be guided by ethics drawn from all religious.
See less(ii) Ideas, ideals and values drawn from different religion can play a role in politics.
(iii) People should have the freedom to express in politics their needs, interest and demands as a member of a religious community.
(iv) People who hold political power should see the discrimination and oppression does not take place due to religion.
Caste can take various forms in politics. Describe any five forms.
The caste can take following forms in politics: (i) Sometimes candidates are chosen on the basis of their caste. When political parties choose candidates, they keep in mind the caste composition of their voters. (ii) In many places, voters vote on the basis of caste and fail to choose suitable candiRead more
The caste can take following forms in politics:
See less(i) Sometimes candidates are chosen on the basis of their caste. When political parties choose candidates, they keep in mind the caste composition of their voters.
(ii) In many places, voters vote on the basis of caste and fail to choose suitable candidates.
(iii) When a government is formed after elections, political parties take care that different castes are represented in the government.
(iv) Political parties appeal to caste sentiments during elections.
(v) To gain support, political parties, raise caste-based issues during elections.
(vi) The castes considered inferior or low until now have been made conscious of their rights by the political parties.
“In Our Country women still lag much behind men despite some improvements since independence”. Support the statement by giving suitable reasons.
(i) The literacy rate (as per 2011 census) among women only 65.46 percent compared with 82.14 Percent among men. Similarly only a smaller proportion of girls go for higher studies. (ii) The proportion of women among the highly paid and valued job is still very small. On an average, an Indian women wRead more
(i) The literacy rate (as per 2011 census) among women only 65.46 percent compared with 82.14 Percent among men. Similarly only a smaller proportion of girls go for higher studies.
See less(ii) The proportion of women among the highly paid and valued job is still very small. On an average, an Indian women works one hour more than an average man everyday.
(iii) As per the equal wages Act, equal wages should be paid to equal work. But in almost all areas of work, from sports and cinema to factories and fields, women are paid less than men, even when
both do exactly the same work.
(iv) Representation of women, in people representative bodies like Lok Sabha, Rajya Sabha, Legislative Assembles etc are still less than 10%
(v) Sex ratio is not in favour of women.
(vi) The status of women in society is lower than the men.
(vii) Their share in the state assembles is less than 12.5%.
What are the factors other than the caste which play a decisive role at the time of the election?
Other than caste some factors which play a decisive role at the time of election: (i) Money (ii) Power (iii) Prestige (iv) Religion (v) Policies of the political parties etc.
Other than caste some factors which play a decisive role at the time of election:
See less(i) Money
(ii) Power
(iii) Prestige
(iv) Religion
(v) Policies of the political parties etc.
What is a secular state? Describe any three constitutional provisions that make Indian a secular state.
A state that has no official religion and ensures equal status to all religious is called secular state. Constitutional provisions that make India a secular state are : (i) There is no official religion for the Indian state. Unlike the status of Buddhism in Sri Lanka and that of Islam in Pakistan. (Read more
A state that has no official religion and ensures equal status to all religious is called secular state.
See lessConstitutional provisions that make India a secular state are :
(i) There is no official religion for the Indian state. Unlike the status of Buddhism in Sri Lanka and that of Islam in Pakistan.
(ii) The constitution provides freedom to all individuals and communities to profess, practice and propagate any religion, or not to follow any particular religion.
(iii) The constitution prohibits discrimination on grounds of religion.
(iv) Our constitution allows the state to intervene in the matters of religions in order to ensure quality within religious communities.
Why did Smith wear a black scarf around his neck and Carlos a string of beads during medal ceremony at Mexico city in 1968?
Smith wore a black scarf around his neck to represent black pride and Carlos wore a string of beads to commemorate black people who had been killed.
Smith wore a black scarf around his neck to represent black pride and Carlos wore a string of beads to commemorate black people who had been killed.
See lessDistinguish between overlapping and cross cutting differences.
Overlapping: 1. A social difference overlaps with another difference. 2. People start feeling that they belong to different communities. 3. These creates possibilities of deep social divisions. 4. The difference between Blacks and the white in USA is an example of overlapping difference because theRead more
Overlapping:
See less1. A social difference overlaps with another difference.
2. People start feeling that they belong to different communities.
3. These creates possibilities of deep social divisions.
4. The difference between Blacks and the white in USA is an example of overlapping difference
because the Blacks are poor, homeless and discriminated.
Cross Cutting:
1. A social difference coss-cuts another difference.
2. The group can share a common interest on one issue but are likely to be in different sides on different issues.
3. These are easier to accommodate.
4. In Netherlands, Class and religion tend to cut across each other as Catholics and Protestants are about equally likely to be poor or rich.
Some people conclude that “politics and social divisions should not be allowed to mix.” Support this idea with two arguments.
It is true that politics and social divisions should not be allowed to mix. It leads to negative results. We can see this when caste starts influencing politics : (i) Each caste group tries to become bigger by incorporating within it new kinds of neighbouring castes are subcastes which it had excludRead more
It is true that politics and social divisions should not be allowed to mix. It leads to negative results. We can see this when caste starts influencing politics :
See less(i) Each caste group tries to become bigger by incorporating within it new kinds of neighbouring castes are subcastes which it had excluded earlier. New kinds of caste groups like backward and forward emerge. This is not healthy for democracy and can lead to tensions, conflicts and even violence. It diverts attention from other pressing issues like poverty, development and corruption.
(ii) Political parties and candidates in elections make appeals to caste sentiment to minister support. Some political parties are known to favour some castes and are seen as their representatives. This is bad, because it gives the impression that elections are about caste and nothing else. This is far from truth.
What are the features of a homogeneous society? Mention the name of any one country having such society?
Homogeneous society is a kinds of society that has similar kinds of people, especially where there are no significant ethnic differences. But these kinds of society are rare, even those countries such as Germany and Sweden that were once highly homogeneous are undergoing rapid change with influx ofRead more
Homogeneous society is a kinds of society that has similar kinds of people, especially where there are no significant ethnic differences. But these kinds of society are rare, even those countries such as Germany and Sweden that were once highly homogeneous are undergoing rapid change with influx of people from other parts of the world. Migrants bring with them their own culture and tend to form a different social community. In this sense, most countries of the world are multi cultural.
See lessWe all have more than one identity and can belong to more than one social group.” Discuss the statement with suitable examples.
It is fairly common for people belonging to the same religion to feel that they do not belong to the same community, because their caste or sect is very different. It is also possible for people from different religious to have the same caste and feel close to each other. Rich and poor persons fromRead more
It is fairly common for people belonging to the same religion to feel that they do not belong to the same community, because their caste or sect is very different. It is also possible for people from different religious to have the same caste and feel close to each other. Rich and poor persons from the same family often do not keep close relations with each other for they feel they are different. eg.-Carlos and Smith were similar in one way that they both were Afro-Americans and thus different from Norman, who was white. But they were all athletes who stood against racial discrimination. Thus we all have more than one social group.
See less