Practicing Success

Target Exam

CUET

Subject

Sociology

Chapter

Social Change and Development in India: Cultural Change

Question:
Select a statement which is a critique of the idea of Sanskritization.
Options:
Sanskritization did not give chances of mobility to Brahmins.
Sanskritization was only possible in south India.
Sanskritization didn't have cultural support.
Sanskritization could not provide a structural change. It could only create positional changes for some individuals.
Correct Answer:
Sanskritization could not provide a structural change. It could only create positional changes for some individuals.
Explanation:
Sanskritisation as a concept has been critiqued at different levels. One, it has been criticised for exaggerating social mobility or the scope of ‘lower castes’ to move up the social ladder. For it leads to no structural change but only positional change of some individuals