Match List-I with List-II and select the correct answer from the codes given below the lists : Codes :List – I
(Concepts)List – II
(Thinkers)a. Cultural structure and
Cultural performancesi. K. Marx b. Non-violence ii. M.N. Srinivas c. Sanskritization iii. M.K. Gandhi d. Class consciousness iv. R. Redfield and M. Singer
Matching Social Concepts with Thinkers
This question requires matching concepts from List-I with the associated thinkers or concepts from List-II.
Concept Analysis:
- Cultural structure and Cultural performances (a): Associated with anthropologists like Robert Redfield and Milton Singer, who studied cultural dynamics and traditions in India.
- Non-violence (b): A core principle and practice extensively advocated and employed by Mahatma Gandhi (M.K. Gandhi).
- Sanskritization (c): A term coined by sociologist M.N. Srinivas to describe the process of imitation of local non-Sanskritic castes by Hindus of lower status.
- Class consciousness (d): A fundamental concept in the theories of Karl Marx (K. Marx), referring to the awareness of social class and the interests of one's own class.
Correct Matching:
Based on the analysis, the correct pairings are:
- a - iv (Cultural structure and Cultural performances - R. Redfield and M. Singer)
- b - iii (Non-violence - M.K. Gandhi)
- c - ii (Sanskritization - M.N. Srinivas)
- d - i (Class consciousness - K. Marx)
Solution Summary Table:
| List-I Concept | List-II Thinker |
| a. Cultural structure and Cultural performances | iv. R. Redfield and M. Singer |
| b. Non-violence | iii. M.K. Gandhi |
| c. Sanskritization | ii. M.N. Srinivas |
| d. Class consciousness | i. K. Marx |
Therefore, the correct option combining these matches is a-iv, b-iii, c-ii, d-i.
Important Questions from Culture and Symbolic Transformations
- Which one of the following in the Indian context, is an ideology that organizes people of a particular religious faith to pursue common social, political and economic interests?
Who among the following has contributed in the Kulturekreise School?
(A) Ankermann and Schmidt
(B) Bergson
(C) Tylor and Morgan
(D) Darwin and Spencer
Choose the correct answer from the options given below :
Match the List-I with the List-II given below :
List-I List-II a. Ethnocentrism 1. People of lower castes collectively adopt upper caste, practices and belief to acquire higher status. b. Westernization 2. Yields economic or political power and occupies a higher position in the hierarchy. c. Sanskritization 3. Explains the changes brought about in our society through western contact. d. Dominant caste 4. Tendency of each group to take for granted the superiority of its own culture. Codes :
a b c d- Who said the following ?
"The language of a particular culture does not serve all its speakers equally, for not all speakers contribute in an equal fashion to its formulation. Women are not as free or as able as men are to say what they wish, because the words and the norms for their use have been formulated by the dominant group, men". - Lack of appropriate cultural resources like language and knowledge is known as :
