Globalisation and Social Change — Sociology STD 12 Humanities — Question
CBSE BoardEnglish MediumSTD 12 HumanitiesSociologyGlobalisation and Social Change4 Marks
Question
How is globalisation a threat to indigenous craft and knowledge systems? Explain with suitable examples.
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Answer
Threats to indigenous crafts and knowledge systems are -
Unable to compete with power looms, traditional craft of weaving are dying out.
Traditional knowledge systems in the field of medicine & agriculture were effected by global companies. E.g. tulsi, haldi, rudraksh, etc. These are threatened by global pharmaceutical and agri-business firms.
Theatre traditions dying out eg. decline of textile industries in Mumbai led to many theatre groups becoming defunct.
Availability of machine made items leads to decline of traditional occupations.
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