Question

Explain how social change and social order differs in rural andurban areas
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Answer 1

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Social change

Change is the most permanent feature of any society. Social change can be defined as transformation in the methods of thinking and working of people.

It is basically changes in social structures and social relationships of a society.

At the most basic level, social change refers to changes that are significant and which alter the underlying structure of an object or situation over a period of time.

Social change does not include any and all changes, but only big ones, changes which transform things fundamentally.

Social change occurs due to physical, social, demographic, cultural and technological factors.

Answer 2

Answer:

Social change

1. Change is the most permanent feature of any society. Social change can be defined as transformation in the methods of thinking and working of people.
2. It is basically changes in social structures and social relationships of a society.
3. Social change does not include any and all changes, but only big ones, changes which transform things fundamentally.
4. Social change occurs due to physical, social, demographic, cultural and technological factors.
5. Population growth influences adversely on the usage of natural resources which also causes social change.
6. Changes that take place slowly over a long period of time are referred to as evolutionary changes.
7. Changes that occur comparatively quickly, even suddenly, are referred to as ‘revolutionary changes’.

Social order

1. Social order means systematic arrangement of the social structure.
2. It helps in active maintenance and reproduction of patterns of social relationships.
3. It helps society to prevent, control and regulate social changes.
4. Social order is needed for systematic functioning of society.
5. Social order is generally the periphery of the dominant groups. Hence, any changes that may alter their stability in the society will be resisted by them

Social control

1. Social control means the active maintenance and reproduction of a particular pattern of social relations and of values and norms.
2. All societies encourage members spontaneously. They abide by a set of rules and norms or people are compelled in various ways to obey such norms.

Power

1. Power is the ability to make others do what you want regardless of what they themselves want.
2. Different forms of power exist in society; i.e. domination, authority and law.
3. Domination can be referred as a relationship of power that is stable and settled and the parties involved have become accustomed to their relative positions in this relationship.
4. In normal times dominant group has decisive influence on society. It is quite similar to forced cooperation as people do things that they don’t want but without creating conflict.
5. Authority is defined by Max Weber as the legitimate form of power that implies conformity to existing norms of right, propriety, and justice.
6. Authority is power that is considered to be justified or proper. For example, a police officer, a judge, or a school teacher all exercise different kinds of authority as part of their jobs.
7. There are written documents specifying their authority, and what they may and may not do.
8. A law is an explicitly codified norm or rule. It is usually in written form comprising of formal rules by which society is governed and it is applicable to all citizens.
9. There are laws that specify how laws are to be made or changed, or what is to be done if someone violates them.