Unit-2 Rural Social Structure

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

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’.

Describe the ‘jajmani system’.

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The ‘jajmani’ system is found in Indian villages.
It is the relationship between patrons and clients, or Jajman and Kamin of different castes, generally within a village.
It is a process of exchange of goods and services between castes.
Some castes are patrons and some are clients.
It is an inherited relationship.
The jajmani rules are enforced by caste panchayats in rural India.