Which of the following schools of thought laid emphasis on perception of space by social categories?
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 3
The correct answer is Option (3) → Behavioural School
Option (1) Radical School — Incorrect. It used Marxian theory to explain poverty, deprivation and social inequality.
Option (2) Humanistic School — Incorrect. The welfare or humanistic school was concerned with social well-being: housing, health and education.
Option (3) Behavioural School — Correct. The behavioural school laid great emphasis on lived experience and on the perception of space by social categories based on ethnicity, race and religion.
Option (4) Post-modern School — Incorrect. Post-modernism came in the 1990s. It questioned grand generalisations and universal theories and stressed understanding each local context in its own right.
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NCERT: Fundamentals of Human Geography — Chapter 1: Human Geography: Nature and Scope, box: schools of thought (2025-26)
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