EDUCATION (CBSE/UGC NET)

EDUCATION UGC NET

EDUCATIONAL SOCIOLOGY

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
Among the scheduled castes of India, which is the main cause of social mobility?
A
Education
B
Television
C
Migration
D
Political awakening
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -Employment is perhaps the most important among them. It is mainly through employment that were has been social mobility among scheduled Castes, which is manifested in Changed Family, marriage, religion and leader ship structures as well as emancipation of members of these castes.

Detailed explanation-2: -Greater social mobility has resulted from changes in the occupational structure, typified by an increase in the relative number of white-collar and professional occupations, with a decrease in the less-skilled and manual occupations. This has led to higher standards of living.

Detailed explanation-3: -During education, they face problems like lack of motivation, lack of guidance, lack of conducive atmosphere, financial problems and language difficulties. All these problems affect their motivational level and performance in education and ultimately their career of growth.

Detailed explanation-4: -It can be upward or downward, horizontal or vertical mobility. Upward social mobility is one where the individual or group moves from lower status in the hierarchy to the upper. Downward mobility is when a person or group moves from a higher status to a lower one in the hierarchy.

Detailed explanation-5: -The caste system is designed so that there is almost no social mobility. People are born, live, and die within the same caste. Families hardly ever change castes, and intermarrying or crossing into a new caste is forbidden.

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