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Understanding Social Institutions

CBSE · Class 11 · Sociology

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Card 1Social institutions

What is a social institution?

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A social institution is a set of rules and patterns that organises social life. It works through law or custom, and it both constrains and supports individuals. Examples include family, religion, the

Card 2सामाजिक संस्थाएँ

सामाजिक संस्था क्या है?

Answer

सामाजिक संस्था नियमों और प्रतिमानों का एक समूह है जो सामाजिक जीवन को व्यवस्थित करता है। यह कानून या प्रथा के माध्यम से काम करता है, और यह व्यक्तियों को बाधित और समर्थन दोनों करता है। उदाहरणों में परिव

Card 3संस्थानों के प्रति दृष्टिकोण

सामाजिक संस्थानों को समझने में कार्यात्मक और संघर्ष के दृष्टिकोण कैसे भिन्न हैं?

Answer

प्रयोजनवादी दृष्टिकोण सामाजिक संस्थाओं को समाज की आवश्यकताओं को पूरा करने और व्यवस्था बनाए रखने के रूप में देखता है। संघर्ष दृष्टिकोण उन्हें वर्ग, जाति, जनजाति या लिंग जैसे प्रमुख समूहों के हित में का

Card 4Approaches to institutions

How do functionalist and conflict views differ in understanding social institutions?

Answer

The functionalist view sees social institutions as meeting the needs of society and maintaining order. The conflict view sees them as working in the interest of dominant groups such as class, caste, t

Card 5Family

What is the family in sociology?

Answer

A family is a group of persons directly linked by kin connections, and adult members care for children. Family links personal life with economic, political, and cultural life.

Card 6परिवार

समाजशास्त्र में परिवार क्या है?

Answer

परिवार सीधे तौर पर रिश्तेदार संबंधों से जुड़े व्यक्तियों का एक समूह है, और वयस्क सदस्य बच्चों की देखभाल करते हैं। परिवार व्यक्तिगत जीवन को आर्थिक, राजनीतिक और सांस्कृतिक जीवन से जोड़ता है।

Card 7पारिवारिक भिन्नता

समाजशास्त्री क्यों कहते हैं कि हर समाज में परिवार हमेशा एक जैसा नहीं होता है?

Answer

परिवार के रूप विभिन्न समाजों में और समय के साथ भिन्न होते हैं। नाभिकीय, संयुक्त, महिला-प्रधान, मातृस्थानीय और पितृस्थानीय व्यवस्थाएँ सभी अलग-अलग संदर्भों में पाई जाती हैं। यह दर्शाता है कि परिवार सामा

Card 8Family variation

Why do sociologists say the family is not always the same in every society?

Answer

Family forms differ across societies and over time. Nuclear, joint, female-headed, matrilocal, and patrilocal arrangements are all found in different contexts. This shows that family is social, not pu

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