Social Institutions: Continuity And Change
Define a joint (extended) family. Write its two structural features.
Joint family : A joint family is a group of such people who live under one roof, prepare food in the same kitchen, who are inherited to the common property and perticipate in common prayers and all members of such large family are related to each other's special kinship.
Features of Joint (Extended) Family
(i) Large Size : A joint family is oftenly a bigger one. There are many more members ofthe family as compared to the nuclear family.
(ii) Common property : In a joint family, property does not belong to any particular member of the family alone. All have the equal share in the property of the family.
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What changes did colonialism bring about in the caste system?
In what sense has caste become relatively invisible for the urban upper castes?
How have tribes been classified in India?
What evidence would you offer against the view that “tribes are primitive communities living isolated lives untouched by civilisation?
What are the factors behind the assertion of tribal identities today?
What are some of the different forms that the family can take?
In what ways can changes in social structure lead to changes in the family structure?
Explain the differences between matriliny and matriarchy.
What are the characteristics of the various forms of the family—Discuss.
Describe the different degrees of kinship relationships.
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