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Cultural Change

Madhya Pradesh Board · Class 12 · Sociology

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Social Reform Movements in 19th Century India

  • Emerged as responses to social evils like sati, child marriage, ban on widow remarriage, and caste discrimination
  • Combined modern Western liberal ideas with reinterpretation of traditional Hindu scriptures
  • Key reformers: Raja Ram Mohun Roy, Pandita Ramabai, Sir Syed Ahmed Khan, Jotiba Phule, Ishwar Chandra Vidyasagar
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Sanskritisation

  • Term coined by M.N. Srinivas - process by which 'low' caste adopts customs, rituals, beliefs of 'twice-born' castes
  • Influences language, literature, ideology, music, dance, drama, style of life, and ritual
  • Operates differently in different regions - dominant caste influence varies
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Westernisation

  • Defined by M.N. Srinivas as changes in Indian society due to 150+ years of British rule
  • Includes changes in technology, institutions, ideology, and values
  • Two types: subcultural pattern among educated minority, and general spread of Western cultural traits
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Modernisation and Secularisation

  • Modernisation involves transition from local/parochial to universal/cosmopolitan perspectives
  • Key features: individual as primary unit, choice-based associations, achievement-based identity, scientific attitude
  • In India, modernisation occurred within colonial context, making it distinct from Western experience

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19th century movements led by reformersA process coined by MChanges in Indian society and cultureA broader process involving shift fromIn the Indian context

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