Category: Culture

We can describe the distinction between these two main types of statuses as follows:1. Ascribed status is given by the society to its individual members who make no effort to get it. Achieved status is the result of the efforts of the person who acquires it due to his ability and capacity. ADVERTISEMENTS: 2. There is no precondition for getting an ascribed status because is given by the society on the basis of its customs and traditions. In contrast an achieved status requires certain preconditions. In order to achieve such a status a person has to fulfil certain conditions, prove his ability and efficiency.3. Ascribed status has a great relationship with the customs, traditions and other cultural factors of society. It is mostly a tradition-based status. Achieved status is the…

The following are the essential elements/features of Social Stratification: 1. Inequality or Higher-lower positions: Social Stratification involves division of society into several layers which stand hierarchically placed in social relations. While some positions or levels carry more rewards, more privileges, more respect, and these are considered to be higher levels; others enjoy lower positions and status. In this way stratification acts as a source of social inequality which is, however, deemed to be natural and essential for orderly, systematic and healthy social life. Image Source: blog.oxfamamerica.org.s3.amazonaws.com 2. Social Stratification is a Source of Competition: ADVERTISEMENTS: Stratification leads to the emergence of several levels in society. The persons belonging to higher levels are conscious of their higher positions and they try to maintain and improve these. The persons belonging to lower…

The Differences between Power and Authority in Politics are:1. Power is the ability to produce a change in the behaviour of others through the use of force or coercion or threat of use of force. Authority is the recognised power/legal right of the authority-holder to direct and regulate the behaviour of his subjects.2. Power may or may not be legitimate. It can be illegitimate also. Power based on naked force, dominance and suppression is illegitimate power. As against this, what is called Authority is essentially a legitimate power. Legitimacy is the hall-mark of Authority. Image Source: cdn.publishyourarticles.net ADVERTISEMENTS: 3. Power is based upon force. Its basis is force or threat of use of force. Authority is based upon the constitution, laws or rights or traditions. It enjoys the status of…

According to Aristotle, community is a union of families. Thus family is the unit of community. It is the nucleus of the social organization. Starting from ancient times and right up to the present age, family has been important in the form of a fundamental unit. In the words of Biesanz and Biesanz, “The family is the basic and universal institution. Upon it depends the survival of every society.” Family is the first institution in the history of man. In the ancient age man lived in small families, which lacked any kind of organization or permanence. But they served to fulfill simple biological and psychological needs. Image Source: urantiabook.org ADVERTISEMENTS: Generally, the family consisted of husband and wife and their offspring. The powerful men possessed many wives and thus they…

Important Features of the Constitution are described below:The Constitution of a country is the legal document with the help of which a country’s affairs are managed. It is a combination of many factors, viz., history, values, traditions, ethos, socio-political milieu and alike. ADVERTISEMENTS: It is a document which establishes the doctrine of limited government and promotes democratic rule.Indian constitution drafted and enacted after a period of struggle and deliberation is among the longest in the world. Image Source: cdn.publishyourarticles.netThough most of it is taken from the Government of India Act 1935, the Indian framers gave it a twist so as to be an instrument of socio-economic justice without compromising the aspect of security, good governance and other aspects.The following are the basic features of Indian Constitution. ADVERTISEMENTS: 1. One of…

In actual life, we come across many situations, where the law of equi-marginal utility is not applicable. Some of the important limitations are:(i) It is assumed that the consumer spends very small amount of money on different commodities. However, this is not possible as commodities, especially costly ones, are indivisible. Radios, TV, telephone, etc., are such commodities, which cannot be bought in parts. Their purchases are bulky and do not allow small variation. In such cases, it becomes difficult to equate marginal utilities.(ii) Most of the consumers are ignorant. They do not know about the various alternatives which are most useful. Consumers are not prudent enough to assess and compare variations in marginal utilities of different commodities. image source: i.ytimg.com ADVERTISEMENTS: (iii) The law assumes that utility can be measured.…