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Madhya Pradesh Board · Class 12 · Sociology

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A comparison illustrating the difference between Varna (four-fold division) and Jati (local, complex sub-castes) in the Indian caste system, showing their relationship.
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Chapter Concept Map — Social Institutions: Continuity and Change

Chapter Concept Map — Social Institutions: Continuity and Change

The map in words

  • root（（Social Institutions
  • Continuity and Change））
    • Caste System
      • Varna and Jati
        • Varna — 4 fold division
        • Jati — local sub-classification
      • Defining Features
        • Birth determined
        • Endogamy
        • Food Rules
        • Hierarchy
        • Occupational Link
        • Segmental Organisation
      • Purity and Pollution
        • Ritual Purity — High Status
        • Ritual Pollution — Low Status
      • Colonialism and Caste
        • Census 1881 — Risley
        • Rigidification of Caste
        • Govt of India Act 1935
        • Scheduled Castes and Tribes
      • Post-Independence Caste
        • Constitutional Abolition
        • Reservations
        • Electoral Politics
        • Sanskritisation — Srinivas
        • Dominant Caste
        • Invisible for Upper Class
    • Tribal Communities
      • Classification
        • Permanent Traits
          • Region and Habitat
          • Language — Austric, Tibeto-Burman
          • Physical Characteristics
        • Acquired Traits
          • Mode of Livelihood
          • Assimilation into Hindu Society
      • Major Tribes
        • Gonds, Bhils, Santhals
        • Oraons, Minas, Bodos, Mundas
      • Tribal Issues
        • Displacement — Dams and Mines
        • Forest Loss
        • In-migration of Non-tribals
        • Land Dispossession
      • Tribal Identity Today
        • Resistance Movements
        • Educated Middle Class
        • Statehood — Jharkhand, Chattisgarh
        • Cultural Assertion
    • Family and Kinship
      • Types by Structure
        • Nuclear Family
        • Extended — Joint Family
      • Rules of Residence
        • Patrilocal
        • Matrilocal
      • Rules of Descent
        • Patrilineal
        • Matrilineal
      • Authority Structure
        • Patriarchal
        • Matriarchy — theoretical only
      • Family Change
        • Migration and Work
        • Urbanisation
        • Love and Choice Marriages
    • Social Reformers
      • Jotirao Phule — Satyashodhak Samaj
      • Savitri Bai Phule — Girls Education
      • Ayyankali — Dalit Rights Kerala
      • Periyar — Rationalism South India
      • Sri Narayana Guru — One Caste One God
      • B.R. Ambedkar — Anti-untouchability

Common Misconceptions About Caste — Correct vs Incorrect Understanding

Common Misconceptions About Caste — Correct vs Incorrect Understanding

The map in words

  • Caste - Key Concepts
    • Terminology
      • Wrong - Varna equals Caste
      • Right - Varna is pan-India framework
      • Right - Jati is local specific grouping
      • Right - Caste from Portuguese casta
    • Historical Evolution
      • Wrong - Always rigid from birth
      • Right - Vedic period - not birth-based
      • Right - Post-Vedic - became rigid
      • Right - System changed over time
    • Colonialism Impact
      • Wrong - British had no role
      • Right - Census hardened caste identity
      • Right - 1935 Act created SC and ST
      • Right - Some scholars - modern caste is colonial product
    • Contemporary Relevance
      • Wrong - Caste is now irrelevant
      • Right - Endogamy persists
      • Right - Caste central to elections
      • Right - Invisible for privileged only
    • Spread of Caste
      • Wrong - Only Hindu communities
      • Right - Also Muslims Christians Sikhs

Chapter 3 Overview: Social Institutions

Chapter 3 Overview: Social Institutions

The map in words

  • root（（Social Institutions
  • Continuity and Change））
    • Caste System
      • Varna
        • Four categories
        • All India scope
        • 3000 years old
      • Jati
        • Local regional
        • Hundreds of castes
        • Most used term
      • Six Features
        • Birth determined
        • Endogamy
        • Food rules
        • Hierarchy
        • Segmental
        • Hereditary occupation
      • Colonial Changes
        • Risley Census 1901
        • GoI Act 1935
        • SC and ST lists
      • Post Independence
        • Constitution abolishes caste
        • Reservations
        • Dominant Caste
        • Sanskritisation
    • Tribal Communities
      • 85 percent Middle India
      • 8.6 percent population 2011
      • Classification
        • Permanent traits
        • Acquired traits
      • Key Issues
        • Land and forest loss
        • Development displacement
        • Ethnic identity
        • North East pressure
    • Family and Kinship
      • Nuclear family
      • Extended joint family
      • Descent rules
        • Matrilineal
        • Patrilineal
      • Residence rules
        • Matrilocal
        • Patrilocal
      • Authority
        • Patriarchy real
        • Matriarchy only theoretical

Social institutions in India change over time while also showing continuity in caste, tribe, family, and kinship

Social institutions in India change over time while also showing continuity in caste, tribe, family, and kinship

The map in words

  • Social institutions in India change over time while also showing continuity in caste, tribe, family, and kinship
    • Caste system
    • Tribal communities
    • Family and kinship
    • Social change

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Frequently Asked Questions

What are the important topics in Social Institutions: Continuity and Change for Madhya Pradesh Board Class 12 Sociology?
Key topics in Social Institutions: Continuity and Change include Caste: Meaning, Features, and Historical Change, Social Reformers and Anti-Caste Movements, Caste in the Present: Politics, Class, and Social Visibility, Tribal Communities: Meaning, Classification, and Change. Study these first, then practise questions on each for the Madhya Pradesh Board Class 12 board exam.
What do the concept maps for Social Institutions: Continuity and Change show?
The 4 maps show how the ideas in Social Institutions: Continuity and Change connect: Chapter Concept Map — Social Institutions: Continuity and Change; Common Misconceptions About Caste — Correct vs Incorrect Understanding. Each map is also written out as an outline on this page.
How should I revise Social Institutions: Continuity and Change for the Madhya Pradesh Board Class 12 board exam?
Learn the core ideas first, then work through the 43 practice questions on Social Institutions: Continuity and Change. Revise definitions regularly and use flashcards for quick recall before the exam.

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