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Socio-cultural Processes of Change — Syllabus
Gujarat Board · Class 12 · Sociology
What Socio-cultural Processes of Change covers in Gujarat Board Class 12 Sociology: 4 topics, for the 2026-27 session.
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4 Topics · Gujarat Board Class 12 Sociology · 2026-27
Topics in Socio-cultural Processes of Change
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Meaning and Features of Social Change
- Social change is a continuously occurring universal event — it happens in all societies at all times.
- According to Kingsley Davis, social change refers to 'changes that occur in social structure and functions'.
- Structural change example: Shift from joint family to nuclear family.
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Meaning and Features of Cultural Change
- Cultural change is a broader concept than social change — all social changes can be termed as cultural changes.
- Culture includes both material aspects (furniture, machines, houses, vehicles) and non-material aspects (art, painting, dance, language, knowledge, values).
- Material cultural change example: Kutchha house → Pucca modern house; landline phone → cell phone.
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Sanskritization
- Introduced by Prof. M.N. Srinivas — first used the term 'Brahmanikaran' in his book 'Religion and Society among the Coorg', later changed to 'Sanskritization'.
- The change was made after David Pocock and other anthropologists pointed out that castes other than Brahmins could also serve as model castes.
- Sanskritization is an internal source of change in Indian society.
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Westernization
- Westernization is an important socio-cultural process of change initiated with contact of European people, particularly the British who ruled India for 150 years.
- M.N. Srinivas discussed Westernization in detail in his book 'Social Change in Modern India'.
- Westernization includes: (1) Engineering and science, (2) Institutions, ideology and values, (3) Commodities, language, etc.
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Central concept: Socio-cultural Processes of Change in Indian Society
Social ChangeCultural ChangeSanskritizationWesternizationGlobalizationLiberalization
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