Appiko Movement is predominantly directed against which one of following ?
Alcohol consumption
Forest degradation
Domestic violence
Engagement of bonded labour
Urbanization occurred in the nineteenth century because:
commuters started moving out of villages and into cities
towns and cities were becoming increasingly planned and managed
industrial capitalism led to a shift of population from rural to urban areas
transport systems were not provided, so it was easier to live in the city
According to Davis (1995), women may seek cosmetic surgery because:
they have a deep-rooted sense of ineffectiveness and are striving for control
they are in pursuit of the 'perfect' body, fuelled by images of beauty
they perceive a part of their body as stigmatizing, in relation to a cultural ideal
their male partners pressurize them to look like supermodels
There is freedom of association between members of all strata including inter - marriage and equalitarian social relations in :
Open - class
Open - ethnic
Closed - caste
Closed - estate
Marx proclaimed that religion would disappear when:
a new trend of moral individualism became established
a socialist revolution removed the need for capitalist ideology
church attendance dropped below 15%
people came to believe more in science and technology
The 'nuclear family' means:
a group of people sharing living accommodation and meals
a network of relatives extended within or between generations
the new family created when an adult leaves home and gets married
a two generation unit of parents and their children
Who pointed out that social stratification is needed to ensure effective role allocation and role performance ?
Moore and parsons
Davis and parsons
Parsons and Weber
Davis and Moore
A social stratum is:
a level in the social hierarchy, comprising people with shared life chances
a methodological tool used to identify a person's social class
the boundary between two levels of the social hierarchy
a symbol of status, used to differentiate between social classes
The four functional groups that came into being in the Varna system such as teaching and preaching, administration and protection, agriculture and commerce and services and manual labour, are the result of the need for :
Division of social living
Division of gender
Division of social categories
Division of labour
Weber said that the 'spirit of capitalism' could be traced back to:
the movement towards religious pluralism
inspirational Protestant groups who revived religious ideas
new religious movements who rejected traditional forms of labour
Calvinists who engaged in ascetic practices to gain signs of salvation
