The role of Indian civil society: ensuring State accountability The roots of an Indian autonomous civil society is not to be found in the contemporary rise of a modern state but foremost in the ancient and medieval history of the country. Cast “panchayats”‚ village “panchayats”‚ or traders guilds all illustrates forms of local institutions that had long been untouched by the vicissitudes of the political spheres and remained autonomous from state control. Indian society had been characterised in
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What do you understand by civil society? Describe the main trends that describe the relationship between state and civil society. Civil society is the arena outside of the family‚ the state‚ and the market where people associate to advance common interests. It is sometimes considered to include the family and the private sphere and then referred to as the "third sector" of society‚ distinct from government and business. Sometimes the term is used in the more general sense of "the
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principle of separation between government institutions and the persons mandated to represent the State from religious institutions and religious dignitaries. Secularism encourages a social order separate from religion‚ without actively dismissing or criticizing religious belief. The essay traces the development of this concept right from the seventh century to the present scenario of a secular society. The views of some of the prominent thinkers like John locke‚ Voltaire‚ Russell and Gandhi have also
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MATRILINEAL SOCIETIES Sociologyindex‚ Sociology Books 2011‚ Matrilineal Descent‚ Patrilineal Descent Matrilineal societies are those societies in which descent is traced through mothers rather than through fathers. In matrilineal societies‚ property is often passed from mothers to daughters and the custom of matrilocal residence may be practiced. In matrilineal societies‚ the descendants of men are their sister’s children and not their own‚ who belong to their mother’s matrilineage. Matrilineage
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Advertising and Society Introduction: Advertising is said to be like glue that holds cultures together. It allows us to share a common experience incorporated by brands‚ images‚ logos‚ and even silly jingles. We define who we are by what we buy and wear because we know that others judge us by what we buy and wear. And advertising influences those judgments. Today because of advertisements conditioning and trendsetting‚ judgments are made on what clothes people wear‚ what shampoo and kitchen cleaner
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GhaggarHakra rivers; divided chronologically into four eras it stretches in time from the Neolithic period to the Iron Age. When examining the technological and cultural advances of this society‚ the period in which the Early Harappan phase (part of the Regionalisation era) develops into the Mature Harappan phase (Integration era)‚ that is from 2800-2200BCE is of particular interest. In studying the developments of this society it is essential to take into account its various urban centres in order to
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Nomadic Societies How did nomadic societies develop differently than other societies? They developed by adapting to the ecological conditions of their arid lands. Due to the lack of rain in central Asia they are not able to support large scale agriculture. The Nomadic people would bring their herds of animals to lands that actually had large amounts of grass‚ and stubs so that they could graze. They lived off of only meat‚ milk‚ and the hides of their animals. They used animal bones for tools
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Assess attitudes shown towards gladiators by Roman society. Through 21st Century eyes the idea of gladiators fighting to the death‚ and of an amphitheatre where such brutality could take place watched by an enthusiastic audience‚ represents the cruel face of Roman Society. Nonetheless‚ to the Romans it represented an important feature of their civilization. Opposition to the games was seldom seen. The origin of the gladiatorial games is not known for certain. One theory places the origin
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Society has developed through three overlapping stages -- physical‚ vital‚ and mental. Over the course of tens of thousands of years humanity has evolved from a society mainly concerned with the physical realities‚ such as our survival‚ a life of fear and threat from without‚ and the need for complete deference to authority; to a stage in which our individual vital needs and wants‚ including our desire to interact with others and expand and trade‚ come into their own; to the present emerging mental stage
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The Role of Law in society Law has its roots in the very fabric of society from Arabic codes to Genesis. Adam could not intercede for Eve with God and lost everything they had in Eden. Moses was given the ten commandments and the rule of law for the Hebrews was written in stone. For the Arabs‚ Romans and Greek‚ codes of law were written by the king’s counselors to ensure an orderly society. The law guarantees human rights The role law plays in society is to guarantee the rights of those who
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