Practicing Success

Target Exam

CUET

Subject

Sociology

Chapter

Social Change and Development in India: Cultural Change

Question:
What is the name for the process in which communities adopt non-Brahmanic customs , especially in localities where non-brahmin castes are dominant?
Options:
Dalitificiation
Indianization
De-Sanskritization
Westernization.
Correct Answer:
De-Sanskritization
Explanation:
In those areas where a highly Sanskritised caste was dominant, the culture of the entire region underwent a certain amount of Sanskritisation. In regions where the non-Sanskritic castes were dominant, it was their influence that was stronger. This can be termed the process of ‘de-Sanskritisation’.