SOCIO CULTURAL ASPECTS OF

COMMUNITY
Presented by
A.ARUNCHANDRAN
R.R.CON

Customs reltaed to hygiene

Hand washing
Bathing
Hair care
Face care
Nail care

Customs related to food

Hindu society vegetarian is honored

Muslims and Christian non vegetarian is honored
Hot and cold type of food also prevalent
Adulteration of milk is also custom
Sadhus use ganja bhang not good for health
Fasting has been played an important role in
customs
Husband left over food for wife

Customs related to marriage

Bride for a man

Tribal betrothal arranged for infants
Modern societies mutual love
Arranged marriage
Bride always stand left to groom
Horoscope have been seen
Traditional hindu infant betrothals

 Early marriages in tribal India

Consagionus marriage
Polyandry type of marriage in todas

SEXUALITY
In some religion intercourse during menstrual
is forbidden
Before marriage sexual between male and
female in certain societies is not allowed

Oral hygiene
Smoking
Purdah system
Sleeping habits
Walking bare footed
circumcision

Customs related to birth

Not providing breast milk for three days and
keeping child on water only and sugar solution
consider bad
Prolonged feeding
Prolonged feeding and weaning showing by in
sun is called as good custom
Applying of kajal in eyes may infect child's eye

superstitions
Wrath of god or goddess
Hysteria and epilepsy consider as spirit work
Impure water drunk by people as holy water

tabooo

Taboos are restrictions or prohibhitons

Marriage near blood
Polygamy
Bathing naked in an open area

MARRIAGE SYSTEM
Relatively permanent bond between
permissible mates
Types
Polyandry-one woman marry many man
Polygamy- one man marry many woman
Monogamy-one man &one woman
Companionate marriage- disslove marriage in
mutual consent unless there is no children

 Exogamy-out of his caste

Types
Gotra exogamy-marriage outside gotra
Pravar exogamy- outside pravar
Village exogamy-one particular place no inter
marriage
Pinda exogamy- marriage with inpinda
prohibhited

ENDOGAMY:
Tribal endogamy
Caste endogamy
Class endogamy

PROBLEMS RELATEDTO MARRIAGE

Women does not have equal right in social
political and economic
In endogamy outside marriage is not possible
Dowry system

FAMILY STRUCTURE
MALE

FEMALE

FORMATION

GROWTH

MARRIAGE

BIRTH OF BABY
+
HUSBAND &WIFE

DEATH OF ONE
OR BOTH SPOUSE

MATURATION
BABY GROW AS INFANT
TODDLER
PRESCHOOLER
ADLOSCENT
ADULT

MIDDLE
ADULTHOOD
LATER
ADULTHOOD
OLD AGE

Neonate- 28 days from birth

Infant
Toddler- child try to have autonomy
Child
Early childhood-2-6years
Late childhood- child entered first grade
Adolescent- strom and stress

 Adult
Old age

TYPES OF FAMILY
NUCLEAR FAMILY
JOINT FAMILY

ROL OF FAMILY IN HEALTH AND

DISEASE
1. Care during pregnancy
Level of knowledge
Attitude of family
Economic conditions
Customs beliefs
Traditional ideas

2. Care of diseased and injured :

1. Understanding of illness
2. Acute /chronic illness
3. Economic conditions
4. Beliefs of family related to illness
5. Attitude of family members

3. Care of aged elderly:

a. Physical needs
b. Psychological needs
4. Socialization and personality formation
5.Reduction of genetically heredited diseases
6. Reduction in antisocial behaviour

women
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
7.

Malnutrition
Poor health
Lack of education
Over work
Unskilled
Mistreatment
powerlesness

CHILDREN

Malnutrition
Scarcity of social benefits
Child labour
Elementary education
Girl child