Read this article to learn about the meaning, nature, theories and processes of social change! Change is the law of nature. What is today shall be different from what it would be tomorrow. The social structure is subject to incessant change.
Category: Sociology
Growth of Democratic Nation-State!
Growth of Democratic Nation-State! H.T. Mazumdar is of the opinion that the nation state born of competition and conflict. He writes, ‘The Hundred Year War (1337-1453) gave rise to two rival groups across the English channel, each feeling a “consciousness of kind” the English ; the French. The War of the Roses (1453-1485) gave rise… Continue reading Growth of Democratic Nation-State!
Reference Groups: Important Characteristics of Reference Group
Reference Groups: Important Characteristics of Reference Group! Man is an imitative animal. The desire to imitate other individuals or groups is instinctive in him. When one finds another person progressing in life, he also desires to progress likewise. He compares himself with others and begins behaving like them in order to reach their status and… Continue reading Reference Groups: Important Characteristics of Reference Group