NCERT Solutions for Class 12 Sociology (Social Change and Development in India) Chapter 6 Globalisation and Social Change

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Book Name : Social Change and Development in India Ncert Solutions | Chapter-6 Sociology

Class : 12th
Subject : Sociology
Chapter : 6
Chapter Name : Globalisation and Social Change

Q1 Choose any topic that is of interest to you and discuss how you think globalisation has
affected it. You could choose cinema, work, marriage or any other topic.

Answer. Topic : State.
(a) The avenue of 'state' has been affected tremendously by the phenomenon of 'political
globalisation'.
(b) The positive and negative effects of globalisation upon the state has been of imperative
value in the contemporary debates around the 'nature of state'.
(c) The positive influence of the respective phenomenon mainly lies upon the increase in
the technological facilities to improve the implementation of policies and laws.
(d) The contrary aspect of such a phenomenon is that the autonomy of state is monopolised
by the corporates and it becomes merely a 'political organ'.
(e) The process of globalisation leads to the change in the institutions of sovereignty,
security and state.

Q2 What are the distinctive features of a globalised economy? Discuss.

Answer. The distinctive features of a globalised economy are :
(a) The globalised economy is fueled by the 'flows', which includes :
(i) Flow of trade.
(ii) Flow of ideas.
(iii) Flow of labour.
(iv) Flow of commodities.

(b) The globalised economy is based upon the technological advancements and dynamic
mechanisation.

(c) The globalised economy is based upon the aspects of international trade of commodities,
which also leads to the domestic transformation of the country.

(d) The globalisation leads to the degradation of socialistic and prime social safety nets in the
country.

(e) It leads to an increase in employment, but can result in the 'disguised unemployment'.

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Book Name : Social Change and Development in India Ncert Solutions | Chapter-6 Sociology

Q3 Briefly discuss the impact of globalisation on culture?

Answer.
(a) The cultural globalisation is actually impacted by the 'soft power' of the global giants.
(b) The phenomenon of cultural globalisation can result in : Cultural homogenization or
Cultural Heterogenization.
(c) The former one, means that the culture of all the recipient countries will vanish and the
culture of one country will propagate.
(d) The latter one, means that the mixture of cultures will take place in a very elaborative
fashion.
(e) For example : Jeans-Khadi culture, Indo-Chinese culinary fusion etc.

Q4 What is globalization? Is it simply a market strategy adopted by multinational companies or
is genuine cultural synthesis taking place? Discuss.

Answer.
(a) The conduction of business by the corporates and enterprises taking the international
and domestic changes or considerations into account is known as "glocalisation".
(b) It is a genuine impact or consequences of economic and cultural globalisation that
requires the inculcation of the native factors and opinions into consideration.
(c) The flourishing corporate business is in the imperative need of recognition and
acceptance in the native or domestic setup.
(d) The process of glocalisation further asserts the notion that the changes in the global
market are the result of the local changes and alterations.

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