
Yeh chapter humein Bhartiya samaj ki basic structures aur unke functions ke baare mein batata hai. Humein jaati pratha, parivaar, vivah, aur kinship jaisi important sansthayon ka adhyayan karna hai. Ye sabhi milkar ek social structure banate hain.
Bhartiya samaj mein kai aisi sansthayen hain jo iski pehchaan banati hain. Inhe samajhna bahut zaroori hai kyunki yeh humare rozmarra ke life ko regulate karti hain.
Social institutions aise established patterns of behavior hote hain jo society ki basic needs ko poora karte hain. Jaise ki, family institution reproduction aur bacchon ki upbringing ka dhayan rakhti hai. Education institution knowledge transfer karti hai. Inka main kaam social order maintain karna hota hai.
Jaati pratha India ki sabse purani aur complex social institutions mein se ek hai. Iski kuch khaas features hain:
Aaj kal, is pratha mein bahut changes aaye hain. Constitution ne discrimination ko illegal kar diya hai, lekin social life mein iske traces ab bhi dikh jaate hain.
Indian family ek important institution hai. Pehle joint family system bahut common tha, jahan ek saath 3-4 generations ek chhat ke neeche rehte the. Iske kuch advantages the jaise emotional support, financial security, aur collective responsibility.
Lekin aaj ke time mein nuclear family (maata, pita aur bacche) jyada common ho gayi hai. Is change ke karan urbanization, education, aur employment opportunities hain. Ab 'family' ki definition bhi badal rahi hai, single parent families bhi dikhne lagin hain.
Bharat mein vivah ek sanskar mana jaata hai. Iske kai prakaran hain:
Dowry system abhi bhi ek major social evil hai, jo ki legally banned hone ke baad bhi kai jagah exist karta hai.
Kinship ka matlab hai rishtedaari ya blood relations. India mein kinship ko bahut importance di jaati hai. Iske do main types hote hain:
Kinship terms (sambodhan) bhi bahut detailed hote hain. Jaise, chacha, tau, mama, mausa - sabke liye alag alag shabd hain. Yeh dikhata hai ki kinship hamare social life mein kitna deep rooted hai.
Samajik sansthayen static nahi hain, yeh time ke saath evolve karti hain. Globalization, education, aur technology inmein continuous changes la rahe hain. Jaati ka rigid system kamjor ho raha hai, parivaar chhote ho rahe hain, aur vivah ke concepts badal rahe hain. Aane wale time mein in sansthayon ka roop aur bhi alag ho sakta hai.