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@CaptainCool regarding the question "Anomie is rooted in social structure", i am writing my answer here
Robert Merton’s theory of social structure and anomie seeks to explain deviance. In this theory, Merton believes that deviant behavior is due to conditions in the social structure. Society creates a strain between culturally prescribed goals and the socially structured means to achieve them. Culturally prescribed goals are the values in a society and the socially structured means are the norms in a society. Merton talks about five different modes of adaptations to an anomic society. Conformity is when a person accepts both the goals and means of a society. Innovation is when a person accepts the goals but rejects the means. Ritualism is when a person rejects the goals but accepts the means. Retreatism is when a person rejects both the goals and the means. Rebellion is when a person does not want the goals and the means of society, and wishes to change the social structure. Deviance results because of an imbalance of the goals and the means. Society sometimes does not give everybody the same opportunity to achieve the goals. For example, people in a low class do not have the same opportunities as people in a high class. Anomie comes about when there is too much emphasis on the goals of society and not enough means to achieve them. Society emphasizes financial success but not everybody can be financially successful. Therefore, this creates a strain which leads some people to become deviant.
hello to everyone .how u all are preparing POLITICS AND SOCIETY of PPR 2.please tell me the sources.WORK AND ECONOMIC LIFE aur RESEARCH METHODS of PPR1 as wel...
Nice to see thread is getting some response @all please keep posting @unbeatable I guess for politics and society along with basic concepts of paper 1 we need to Keep focus on the recent changing dynamics of politics .....in current scenario ... e.g ---> Personality cult [T.N], Protest over jalikattu etc......Jat agitation and Work and economic life and research is given well in haralamboss along with it IGNOU will suffice the need
I have doubt over the questions in paper 1 which are application based e.g -
QN. Analyze the manifest and latent function of 'security of tenure of bureaucrats in the light of Merton's theory. (2016)
QN. Using Merton’s concepts of ‘manifest ’ and ‘latent ’ functions, explain the persistence of corruption in Indian society.(2014)
Even after reading R.K merton theory of manifest and latent function i am unable to find any source which refer to the aspect related to bureaucracy or corruption in Merton's theory.
Manifest function of security of tenure- B remains committed -dedicated -do not fall for any form of influence both internally and externally-free from corruption.
Latent function-Same security of tenure makes it inefficient-Makes B indulge in corruption considering the provision of securoty of tenure-quote how art 311 ended up serving this latent function from originally being meant to serve the manifest function.
Now try corruption brother else will throw light on it also
I will give you hint for corruption wala question. Just think of obvious perceptions/consequences of corruption as it is observed by a layman- thats manifest
now despite so many problems and negatives of corruption which you have thought above, why it persists? Kuch to functional role play kr raha hoga ..think ( u can take hint from usa ka political achine) Keep writing
Hello. Can you please mention your sources for both paper 1 and paper 2?
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Robert Merton’s theory of social structure and anomie seeks to explain deviance. In this theory, Merton believes that deviant behavior is due to conditions in the social structure. Society creates a strain between culturally prescribed goals and the socially structured means to achieve them. Culturally prescribed goals are the values in a society and the socially structured means are the norms in a society. Merton talks about five different modes of adaptations to an anomic society. Conformity is when a person accepts both the goals and means of a society. Innovation is when a person accepts the goals but rejects the means. Ritualism is when a person rejects the goals but accepts the means. Retreatism is when a person rejects both the goals and the means. Rebellion is when a person does not want the goals and the means of society, and wishes to change the social structure.
Deviance results because of an imbalance of the goals and the means. Society sometimes does not give everybody the same opportunity to achieve the goals. For example, people in a low class do not have the same opportunities as people in a high class. Anomie comes about when there is too much emphasis on the goals of society and not enough means to achieve them. Society emphasizes financial success but not everybody can be financially successful. Therefore, this creates a strain which leads some people to become deviant.
@unbeatable I guess for politics and society along with basic concepts of paper 1 we need to Keep focus on the recent changing dynamics of politics .....in current scenario ... e.g ---> Personality cult [T.N], Protest over jalikattu etc......Jat agitation
and Work and economic life and research is given well in haralamboss along with it IGNOU will suffice the need