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Culture And Socialisation

Question
CBSEENSO11022790

Write in short the meaning of following terms:

(i) Social Group (ii) States and Role

(iii) Igloo (iv) Sledges (v) Culture Change

Solution
(i) Social Group : In terms of culture

social groups are the carriers of culture and work as the main agent to provide training to human individuals to develop their personality.

(ii) Status and Role : Status is a position occupied by a person, in a family or kinship group or in a office in an social system relative to other. Each status is accompanid by specific role which the person who occupies the status is expected to perform.

(iii) Igloo : The Eskimos make snow houses called ‘Igloo’.

(iv) Sledges : Wheeless cart used by the Eskismos for transportation when snow is hard.

(v) Cultural Change : Norms and values undergo change over time. Certian external conditions in the contemporary society have given impetus to this change. These conditions are industrialization, urbanization, global network of television and computer, all of which have expanded enormously in the last few decades.