Books as Means of Social Control
| BOOKS AS MEANS OF SOCIAL CONTROL – THE DISTORTION OF HISTORY IN PAKISTAN | GROUP MEMBERS: NADIR SHAHZAD & YOUSAF DILSHAD |
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The means by which individuals are induced or compelled to conform to the usages and life values of the group are so numerous and varied that a classification is not possible. Though Informal control is the most effective type of social control, its effectiveness is somewhat lessened in large communities. In modern times the informal methods have given place to formal ones such as laws, education, coercion and codes. Education is the most effective means of control and the family is the most significant agency.
Pakistan is a multilingual, multi-ethnic and multi-religious society. But the Pakistani education system has always maintained the particular ideology which indicates that Pakistan is an Islamic state rather than a country with a majority Muslim population. This ideology has been reflected in the contents of government school textbooks and successive Pakistani governments have used this formal education system as a tool to social control to transmit and legitimize its political intentions (Mesti).
METHODOLOGY OF THE RESEARCH
The research was carried out through both Primary and Secondary research methods. The Primary research was conducted by distributing a set of Questionnaires to two groups of research participants. The research participants (samples) were LUMS students. One research group comprised of students who haven’t yet taken the Pak. Studies course in LUMS and the other comprised of those students who have taken the course. The Questionnaires were based on MCQ type questions.
The Secondary research was carried out with the help of resources mainly from the internet and included scholarly articles, research papers, and newspaper articles etc. The secondary research was carried out to support the topic and to obtain relevant information.
PRIMARY RESEARCH
The questions asked in the
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The means by which individuals are induced or compelled to conform to the usages and life values of the group are so numerous and varied that a classification is not possible. Though Informal control is the most effective type of social control, its effectiveness is somewhat lessened in large communities. In modern times the informal methods have given place to formal ones such as laws, education, coercion and codes. Education is the most effective means of control and the family is the most significant agency.
Pakistan is a multilingual, multi-ethnic and multi-religious society. But the Pakistani education system has always maintained the particular ideology which indicates that Pakistan is an Islamic state rather than a country with a majority Muslim population. This ideology has been reflected in the contents of government school textbooks and successive Pakistani governments have used this formal education system as a tool to social control to transmit and legitimize its political intentions (Mesti).
METHODOLOGY OF THE RESEARCH
The research was carried out through both Primary and Secondary research methods. The Primary research was conducted by distributing a set of Questionnaires to two groups of research participants. The research participants (samples) were LUMS students. One research group comprised of students who haven’t yet taken the Pak. Studies course in LUMS and the other comprised of those students who have taken the course. The Questionnaires were based on MCQ type questions.
The Secondary research was carried out with the help of resources mainly from the internet and included scholarly articles, research papers, and newspaper articles etc. The secondary research was carried out to support the topic and to obtain relevant information.
PRIMARY RESEARCH
The questions asked in the
Cited: Nazeer, Amjad. "Textbooks as Primers for Extremism." South Asia Citizens Web. Web. 29 Dec. 2011