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Unit-2 Rural Social Structure

This unit deals with the major element of diversity of social life in India.

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Define the concept of social structure.

According to the 2001 census, how many villages are there in India?

How many types of settlement patterns are there in rural areas? Describe one of them.

Define the concept of lineage.

List some of the important dimensions of “jointness” of a family.

What is meant by the ‘developmental cycle’ approach to family in India?

What are the main features of caste system in India?

Name the title of the thesis in which G.S. Ghurye has described the six features of caste system in India.

Describe the ‘jajmani system’.

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Written on Apr 15, 2019 12:28:40 PM

Lineage is a group of families, which trace descent from a common ancestor.
They have full knowledge of the links, which they have with that common ancestor.
The members of a lineage of a generation share a brother and sister relationship with each other.