Globalisation and Social Change — Sociology STD 12 Humanities — Question

If capitalism became the dominant economic system in the colonial period, nation-states became the dominant political form. Explain how this process took place.

Write a note on the beginning of modern mass media. What were its effects?

Explain the theory of relative deprivation, logic of collective action and theory of resource mobilisation.

Discuss main features of social movements.

Create a' phad' or a scroll with your own mandate when standing for school election. (this could be done in small groups of 5, like a panchayat)

Describe the history of peasant movements.

How far did the status of women improve in contemporary India? Give examples to support your answer.

Describe the ecological movements.

Describe the Tribal Movements in India.

Read the given passage and answer the following questions: Speech by Ankush Kale, who was born in a Pardhi community, at a public meeting The Pardhis are very skillful hunters. Yet society recognises us only as criminals... Our community has to undergo police torture under the charge of theft. Wherever there is a theft in the village, it is we who got arrested. The police exploit our womenfolk and we have to witness their humiliation. Society tries to keep us at a distance because we are called thieves. But have people ever tried to give us a thought? Why do our people steal? It is this society that is responsible for turning us into thieves. They never employ us because we are Pardhis.Source: Sharmila Rege, Writing Caste/Writing Gender: Narrating Dalit women’s testimonies (Zubaan/Kali, New Delhi, 2006).

1. What kind of treatment are the Pardhis given by society? Why does the writer object to this?
2. Is it true that women of tribal communities are more vulnerable? Why do you think this is the case?
3. Discrimination and prejudice of the sort faced by the Pardhis can often result in the emergence of social movements. Discuss any example of such a social movement that you know about.