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Obstacles to Modernization

Obstacles to Modernization. Poverty Overpopulation Building national unity Diversity Caste Gap between law and tradition Availability of education.

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Obstacles to Modernization

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  1. Obstacles to Modernization • Poverty • Overpopulation • Building national unity • Diversity • Caste • Gap between law and tradition • Availability of education

  2. Using Chapter 9: p. 201-220Cultural change is occurring throughout South Asia. For each, give examples to show how it has been a cause of cultural change or has been affected by cultural change: (a) caste system(b) economic development (c) technology(d) family life

  3. EconomicDevelopment • CAUSE • created new jobs in industry • engineering, chemicals, textiles, high tech industry, software, manufactured goods, pharmaceuticalsservice (call centers, clinical testing) • increased urbanization • Weakens traditional Indian culture • Western values • Importance of education and training • changed landholding patterns

  4. Technology • CAUSE • connected India to world beyond village • Roads/media • Introduced to western Values • new products/machinery affect daily village life • Green revolution, electricity, healthcare, schools, manufactured goods, farming techniques • Population explosion • urbanization

  5. Family Life • AFFECTED • more urbanization = more nuclear family • rights and education more opportunities for women • Own property, divorce, seats in Parliament • Marriage • Higher castes: marry later, right of refusal, set up own home, work outside of home • Improved gender equity

  6. Caste System • AFFECTED • weakened by urbanization, government, economic development and education • efforts to outlaw discrimination based on caste • Untouchability illegal • Compensatory discrimination = quota system • Politically active/political parties • Mixing of castes • Increased social mobility

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