The Market as a Social Institution — Sociology STD 12 Humanities — Question

Commodification occurs when things (objects, services, products, etc.) that were earlier not traded in the market begin to be traded and become commodities.
For e.g.-

• Labour or skills become things that can be bought & sold. Private institutes offer courses in personality development, spoken English, to teach students cultural & social skills whereas earlier good manners & etiquette were imparted through family.
• There is a controversy about the sale of kidneys by the poor to cater to rich patients who need kidney transplant. Human organs should not become commodities.
• Marriages were arranged by families earlier but now there are professional marriage bureaus & websites that help people to find brides & grooms for a fee.