Three Components:

A. Society

B. Awareness

C. Importance in once life.

 It is about knowing consciously about social
characteristics in some important dimensions:
And to build up a framework for analysis
which automatically leads to generalization
with consistent and enduring manifestation for
reasonably a good period of time by an
individual or group of individual (finally the
mankind as a whole).

(Interactive mode)
i. Economical
ii. Political
iii. Religious Within a definite

iv. Cultural space & Time

v. Educational
Reach vs. Poor Unemployment
Violence against woman State of Education
Child brides in India Female feticide in India
Gender sensitivity Honour Killings in India
Khap Panchayat: Tradition Problem of Old age
Vs. Beggaring in India
Modernity
Disaster management in India
Divorce as such
Class character of India
Sustainable development society
Community health Registration of Death & Birth
Youth crime (Organized Rural vs. urban India
crime)
 As a consequence of slide 01, 04 & 05 some questions
are automatically become relevant:
a. What is society?
b. Determinant of social structure.
c. Conditioning
d. Static vs. Dynamic
e. The meaning of socio economic structure.
f. Frame work to understand (social dynamics)

(Interactive Mode)
 We are in a state of tension to understand what is
happenings within our society.
There are three things:
a) Awareness but not sensitive
b) Sensitive but not aware (emotional vs. rationality)
c) Both sensitive & aware (individual vs. collective).
 In general there are only two approaches
available to mankind to understand social
complexities:
i. Non Scientific approach
ii. Scientific approach
Although the scientific community has
been slow to agree upon a clear definition,
the scientific method is rooted in
observation, experimentation, and
knowledge acquisition through a process
of objective reasoning and logic.
Non scientific is opposite to observation,
experimentation and not based on logic.
SCIENTIFIC NON SCIENTIFIC

General Approach Empirical Intuitive

Observation Controlled Uncontrolled
Reporting Unbiased Biased
Precise Definition Ambiguous definitions
Inaccurate/imprecise
Measurement
Dogmatism
Repetition
Believe in Fatalism
Law governed Pre-determined
Attitude Critical Helplessness (Non- Critical)
Direct observation Emotional extrapolation
 Socio Economic Structure & its structure.
Three types of socio economic structure:
i. Capitalism
ii. Socialism (advanced stage is known as
communism)
iii. Mixed economy
(A) Developing social awareness involves
learning about the dynamics of social
relationships between individuals, groups and
communities. Social awareness spans a wide
spectrum, beginning with social skills
development in early childhood and
encompassing the level of social consciousness
that leads to social activism and societal
transformation.
 (B)
1. Consider the needs of individuals and groups

2. Examine your role in conflicts.

3. Increase your sensitivity to social justice and

harmony through continuous learning.
4. Educate yourself on social issues.

5. Step out of your comfort zone to experience

unfamiliar groups.
6. Practice sympathy as well as empathy.

7. Commit to a social awareness plan.

8. Ask others to support your efforts to become

more socially aware.
 The question now arises that an individual in
general will face the following dilemmas within
any society irrespective of culture, Philosophy,
Nationality & Religion etc.
i. Planed vs. Pre-Planed
ii. Should & should not be
iii. Right vs. wrong
iv. Honesty vs. dishonesty
v. Corrupt vs. non corrupt
vi. Leader vs. follower
vii. Generation ambiguity
viii. Luck vs. determination etc.