Change and Development in Industrial Society — Sociology STD 12 Humanities — Question

Trace the changes that have been occurring in the Newspaper Industry.

Environmental movements often also contain economic and identity issues. Discuss.

In what ways does globalisation affect culture? What impact has it had on wornen?

Read the passage given and answer following questions.
Gandhi on Machinery, in Hind Swaraj 1924
‘‘What I object to is the craze for machinery, not machinery as such. The craze is for what they call labour-saving machinery. Men go on ‘saving labour’ till thousands are without work and thrown on the open streets to die of starvation. I want to save time and labour, not for a fraction of mankind, but for all. I want the concentration of wealth, not in the hands of the few, but in the hands of all.’’
1934: ‘‘When as a nation we adopt the spinning-wheel, we not only solve the question of unemployment but we declare that we have no intention of exploiting any nation, and we also end the exploitation of the poor by the rich.’’

1. Give an example of how machinery creates a problem for workers.
2. What alterative did Gandhi have in mind? How does adopting the spinning-Machinery creates the danger that eventually would replace workers concentration of wealth in the hands of the fewheel prevent exploitation?

Read the following passage carefully and answer the questions that follow:
What I object to is the craze for machinery, not machinery as such. The craze is for what they call labour-saving machinery. Men go on ‘saving labour’ till thousands are without work and thrown on the open streets to die of starvation. I want to save time and labour, not for a fraction of mankind, but for all. I want the concentration of wealth, not in the hands of the few, but in the hands of all.
When as a nation we adopt the spinning wheel, we not only solve the question of unemployment but we declare that we have no intention of exploiting any nation, and we also end the exploitation of the poor by the rich.
- Mahatma Gandhi, writings from 1924 and 1934.

1. Give other examples of how machinery creates problems for workers.
2. What alternative forms of employment and industry did Gandhiji suggest?
3. How relevant do you think his suggestions are in today’s world? Give reasons for your answer.

"India is primarily a rural society although urbanization is fast increasing." Discuss.

How has liberalisation affected employment patterns in India?

Discuss the emergence of mass media in independent India.

The phenomenon of farmer suicides can be attributed to the structural, cultural and social changes occurring in agrarian society. Discuss.

In what ways has Globalisation affected Indian television?