Culture and Socialisation — Sociology STD 11 Humanities — Question
CBSE BoardEnglish MediumSTD 11 HumanitiesSociologyCulture and Socialisation2 Marks
Question
What do you mean by customs?
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Answer
Customs: Lightening a diya is a custom. Everyone does it. It is the action. But belief is that good will happen to you if you light a diya.
Usually: Related to supernatural stuff.
Custom: Taking off shoes before entering a temple or mosque or church.
Belief: For cleanliness/ bringing in pollution to the house and goddesses disrespect etc. Custom is the religious habit which continues from generation to generation.
They are behaviour acquired in a society over a period of time and they differ from area to area and culture to culture. Customs are social habits as they are done in a group.
People can be pressurised by society to follow customs. They are concerned with the individual or family's behaviour. Pressure from family, friends, teachers, society.
You want that person to behave in accordance with that custom whether they like it or not.
Why do we have customs? There is no homogeneity-everyone has his own customs. Custom strengthens your relationships and keeps you in touch with your culture and makes you different from others.
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