SOCIAL CHANGE AND SOCIAL ORDER IN RURAL AND URBAN SOCIETY
EXERCISES
1. Would you agree with the statement that rapid social change is a
comparatively new phenomenon in human history? Give reasons for
your answer.
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2. How is social change to be distinguished from other kinds of change?
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3. What do you understand by ‘structural change’? Explain with examples
other than those in the text.
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4. Describe some kinds of environment-related social change.
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5. What are some kinds of changes brought about by technology and the
economy?
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6. What is meant by social order and how is it maintained?
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7. What is authority and how is it related to domination and the law?
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8. How are a village, town and city distinguished from each other?
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9. What are some features of social order in rural areas?
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10. What are some of the challenges to social order in urban areas?
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