Match the List-I with the List-II given below : Codes :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.
a b c d
a-4 b-3 c-1 d-2
Sociological Concepts Matching
This question requires matching sociological concepts from List-I with their definitions in List-II.
Concept Definitions
- Ethnocentrism: This refers to the tendency to view one's own culture as superior and judge other cultures based on one's own cultural standards.
- Westernization: This term describes the social and cultural changes occurring due to contact with Western societies, often involving the adoption of Western lifestyles and values.
- Sanskritization: This is a process observed in India where lower castes adopt the practices, beliefs, and rituals of higher, often 'Sanskritic', castes to improve their social status.
- Dominant Caste: This refers to a caste that holds significant economic, political, or numerical influence within a local social structure, giving it a high position in the hierarchy.
Matching Process
Let's match each item in List-I with the correct definition from List-II:
- a. Ethnocentrism matches with 4. Tendency of each group to take for granted the superiority of its own culture.
- b. Westernization matches with 3. Explains the changes brought about in our society through western contact.
- c. Sanskritization matches with 1. People of lower castes collectively adopt upper caste, practices and belief to acquire higher status.
- d. Dominant caste matches with 2. Yields economic or political power and occupies a higher position in the hierarchy.
Final Answer Code
Based on the matching:
- a corresponds to 4
- b corresponds to 3
- c corresponds to 1
- d corresponds to 2
The correct code representing this match is a-4 b-3 c-1 d-2.
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?
Match List-I with List-II and select the correct answer from the codes given below the lists :
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 Codes :
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 :
- Lack of appropriate cultural resources like language and knowledge is known as :
- Who has said that “man’s uniqueness lies in his possession of culture” ?
