In this article we will discuss about the society and its different groupings. Gemeinschaft and Gesellschaft: According to Tonnies, since the second half of the 19th Century, society has been gradually moving from gemeinscfurft to gesellschaft, i.e., from community to association. In other words, when industrialisation and urbanisation did not make much headway, life in […]
Society and Its Different Groupings
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Status Interactions between Individuals
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The following points highlight the four main concepts of status interaction between individuals. The concepts are: 1. Role-Set 2. Role Conflict 3. Reinforcement of Roles 4. Role Changing. Status Interaction: Concept # 1. Role-Set: It is an important aspect of organized social life that social positions (statuses) are related. Thus, a college professor interacts with […]
Nature of Urbanization in India
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In this article we will discuss about the nature of urbanization in India. India is not an exception to the world-wide trend of mass exodus of people from rural areas and their settlement in urban centres. In India the rural-urban migration began during the thirties of the twentieth century. The pace of such migration increased […]