This compendium of 56 papers attempts to address the various issues concerning social change and development in India. Explaining the contemporary theories of social change, it discusses at length the patterns of cultural change, social structure, dialectic model of social change, dialectical materialism and cultural dynamics.
Analyzing the influence of modernity on the cultural change of tribal societies, the contributors also deal with the socio-cultural repercussions of globalization in India, role of higher education in the promotion of social change and development, the educational status of women, social implications of information technology, women empowerment, changing role of women entrepreneurs, inclusive growth and social development through NREGA, management of water resources, and effects of ecological changes on social life. A discussion on global climate change, environmental protection, rural health and development of rural education finds place in the book as well.
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