Sanskritisation results only in positional change in the system and does not lead to any structural change. Discuss.
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Although the caste system is peculiar to India, social inequality prevails in all human societies. Wealth, intelligence, power and prestige are not equally distributed in any social group. Social strata exist universally, and as Surokin has remarked, unstratified society, with real equality of its members, is a myth.
No society, however, remains static. The term ‘social mobility’ is used to refer to the movement from one stratum of society to another. Societies where the rate of social mobility is high are sometimes referred to as ‘open societies’, as opposed to ‘closed societies’, where such rate is quite low. The Indian society is generally regarded as falling in the ‘closed’ category, as the rate of mobility is quite low. However, one interesting avenue of upper mobility in India is what is referred to as ‘sanskritization’.
The word ‘sanskritization’ was coined by the late Prof. Mysore Narasimhachar Srinivas in his Ph. D. thesis submitted to the Oxford University – which was later published under the title, “Religion and Society amongst the Coorgs of South India”.
Sanskritization is, however, not confined to Hindu castes; it exists amongst non-Hindu tribal and semi-tribal groups also. It is a form of social change observed not only in India, but also in other countries like Nepal.
The process of sanskritization is not confined to particular individuals; rather it takes place at a group level. It explains changes in the status of a specific group over a period of time – sometimes, over two or more centuries.
Sanskritization thus leads to the upward mobility of the caste which is undergoing the process. However, such mobility may take place even without sanskritization, as sanskritization is only one of the modes of this mobility. Conversely, sanskritization may not always result in upward social mobility.
It may also be noted that sanskritization leads only to positional changes; but it does not lead to any structural change. In other words, it does not change the caste system as a whole. It is thus not considered to be a threat to the caste system which is deep-rooted in the Hindu society.
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Although the caste system is peculiar to India, social inequality prevails in all human societies. Wealth, intelligence, power and prestige are not equally distributed in any social group. Social strata exist universally, and as Surokin has remarked, unstratified society, with real equality of its members, is a myth.
No society, however, remains static. The term ‘social mobility’ is used to refer to the movement from one stratum of society to another. Societies where the rate of social mobility is high are sometimes referred to as ‘open societies’, as opposed to ‘closed societies’, where such rate is quite low. The Indian society is generally regarded as falling in the ‘closed’ category, as the rate of mobility is quite low. However, one interesting avenue of upper mobility in India is what is referred to as ‘sanskritization’.
The word ‘sanskritization’ was coined by the late Prof. Mysore Narasimhachar Srinivas in his Ph. D. thesis submitted to the Oxford University – which was later published under the title, “Religion and Society amongst the Coorgs of South India”.
Sanskritization is, however, not confined to Hindu castes; it exists amongst non-Hindu tribal and semi-tribal groups also. It is a form of social change observed not only in India, but also in other countries like Nepal.
The process of sanskritization is not confined to particular individuals; rather it takes place at a group level. It explains changes in the status of a specific group over a period of time – sometimes, over two or more centuries.
Sanskritization thus leads to the upward mobility of the caste which is undergoing the process. However, such mobility may take place even without sanskritization, as sanskritization is only one of the modes of this mobility. Conversely, sanskritization may not always result in upward social mobility.
It may also be noted that sanskritization leads only to positional changes; but it does not lead to any structural change. In other words, it does not change the caste system as a whole. It is thus not considered to be a threat to the caste system which is deep-rooted in the Hindu society.
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Sanskritisation only results in positional change because sanskritisation means upward mobility of the caste and if there will not be sanskritisation then also the mobility can take place because it will not always results in upward social mobility.
You need to know that it will not change the caste system overall.
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