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Social Change · Maharashtra Board STD 11 Commerce / Arts (MSBSHSE - English Medium). 3 questions.

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Question 14 Marks
Short-term change and Long-term change.
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Short-term changeLong-term change
(i) Some social changes which may bring about immediate results are known as short-term change(i) Some social change which may take years or decades to produce results are known as long-term change.
(ii) The purchase of new gadgets like home theatre for the purpose of entertainment within the home is rapid.(ii) Giving up social evils like dowry, early marriage or domestic violence take decades to get rid of.
(iii) Short term change is change in material culture.(iii) Long term change is change in non¬material culture.
(iv) Technological changes such as inventions and discovery play important role in bringing short term changes.(iv) Social movements and revolutions play important role in bringing long term changes.
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Question 24 Marks
Planned change and unplanned change.
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Planned changeUnplanned change
(i) Planned change occurs when purposeful changes are promoted by the government or other agencies.(i) Unplanned change is a type of changes that is not planned. It happens suddenly.
(ii) In the case of planned cities in India, they have definite spaces marked for residence, parks, grounds, places of worship so on; the five years plans, educational plans, tribal welfare programmes, etc.(ii) In the case of natural disaster, there is a loss of human and animal lives as well as property. Rehabilitation programmes have to be immediately designed and implemented for the affected persons.
(iii) Planned change occurs when deliberate decisions are taken to bring change.(iii) Unplanned change is a result of unforeseen occurrences.
(iv) Planned social change is based on directions and goals.(iv) Unplanned social change occurs without any directions or goals.
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Question 34 Marks
Physical and biological factors of social change.
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Physical factorBiological factor
(i) Physical factor is also known as geographical or natural factor.(i) Biological factor is also known as demographic factor.
(ii) Physical factors consists of climatic conditions, physical environment, animal life, biodiversity, mineral resources, natural resources, etc.(ii) The biological factors lies in the biological conditions of social continuity, the perpetuation, growth or decline of a given population, migration or race.
(iii) Social change to some extent conditioned by physical factors.(iii) Biological factors bring change in population structure.
(iv) Physical factor is modified by man, to meet his needs for example construction, of bridge, dam, highway, road, canal, irrigation etc.(iv) Population movement from rural to urban area, and other such demographic changes significantly influence the course of
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