After reading this article you will learn about different strategies for the development of various social groups in India:- 1. Women 2. Children 3. Socially Disadvantaged Groups. Development of Women: Women constitute 48 per cent of the total population of the country. They suffer many disadvantages as compared to men in literacy rates, labour participation rates and earnings. The development [...]
In this article we will discuss about Social Groups:- 1. Meaning of Social Groups 2. Need for Study of Social Groups 3. Nature 4. Classification. Meaning of Social Groups: Bottomore defines a social group "as an aggregate of individuals in which (i) Definite relations exist between the individuals comprising it, and (ii) Each individual is conscious of the group itself [...]
Collective behaviour generally centres around a phenomenon which is essentially ephemeral in nature. If, for instance, there is a street accident, a number of people would at once be attracted to the place where the accident had occurred. Their patterns of behaviour on such an occasion may vary. Some may proceed to assault physically the persons responsible for the accident. [...]