Sandeep Tiwari Sir

SOCIAL GROUP Meaning of Social Group Social group is the foundation of  society  and  culture . Man is also a product of group life. Most of the Anthropologists believe that man started his life on this earth by living together. Man has always been dependent upon his fellow beings in defence, food and shelter. The satisfaction of various needs could be done only by cooperation among various people in society. This reciprocal help brought them into social contact with one another and here the social group was founded. It was the real foundation of human society. A social group has an organizational aspect i.e. rules, regulations, rituals, structure etc. and a Psychological aspect i.e. awareness or consciousness of the members. Members of a social group linked together in a system of social relationships with one another and they interact with each other according to norms of the group. A social group is also dynamic in nature. What is Social Group A group is became social when

SOCIAL CHANGE Change is the law of nature. What is today shall be different from what it would be tomorrow. The social structure is subject to incessant change. Change is the most permanent feature of any society. Social change can be defined as transformation in the methods of thinking and working of people. It is basically changes in social structures and social relationships of a society. At the most basic level, social change refers to changes that are significant and which alter the underlying structure of an object or situation over a period of time. Social change does not include any and all changes, but only big ones, changes which transform things fundamentally. Social change occurs due to physical, social, demographic, cultural and technological factors. Population growth influences adversely on the usage of natural resources which also causes social change. Changes that take place slowly