A STUDY ON SOCIO- CULTURAL ORGANIZATION OF BAIGA TRIBE OF SONBHADRA, UTTAR PRADESH ABSTRACT “Baiga tribe is called the son of nature, of being in the company of nature and their skin colour is often darker black”.In Baiga community family is used to be small. Relationship structures are quite strong. They follow strict marriage rules, such as incest is taboo, no marriage with outsiders is allowed, and monogamy is the general rule. The Baiga economy has its own uniqueness. They are usually engaged in agriculture work as medicine man in the village and collect herbs prepare medicines and do magic religious performances as sorcery. They also work as labourers. Usually there is spent on food and clothing. Women wear saree, saya and blouse. Men wear kurta and gamachha which going out of market. The boys wear ganji pant, shirt. The girls wear frock, part and salwar suit. The Baiga worship a plethora of drities. They worship nature. They also worship Jhandi baba, Sheetala Devi etc.They celebrate many festivals like Holi, Diwali, Janamastami, etc. Tattooing is an integral part of their life style. They belief that after their death the body will become ash but this tattoo will remain same. Karma dance is also important part of baiga life style. It is a dance from in which men and women dance on the tunes of instruments like, Themki, Chhalla , Payri and Jhumki. Keywords: Baiga, Socio-Cultural organisation, worship INTRODUCTION In sociology, a social organization is a pattern
Mina’s family, of the Indian culture and deriving from Africa, are very proud of their heritage and their traditional, conservative beliefs and morals. An unwritten tradition that is practiced by
New agricultural techniques, porcelain, metallurgy, printing, and naval technology were few of the technological elements that reinforced the established features of social order. New agricultural techniques helped in the expand of their agricultural potential, the dynasties gained reputation from porcelain technology which moderately diffused to other societies producing porcelain in large quantities, metallurgical techniques as well diffused to lands beyond China, printing produced texts quickly and popular works appeared in huge quantities, and naval technology included of the magnetic compass which soon became common for mariners to use. Population growth, patriarchal social structures, and gunpowder were technological elements reinforcing established features of political order. Population growth reflected the capacity of economy and distribution of food, patriarchal social structures included of concern to preserve family fortunes and foot binding, and gunpowder was an element used for military effectiveness. These aspects provided a fundamental change in traditions because they changed their whole concepts of how to use goods as in previous Chinese eras.
The procedure for this particular tribe marriage is initiated once a young girl reaches the age of adolescence (hits puberty), if and when she decides to marry a boy/man, she gives him an invitation and a certain type of bread (loaf of Gomi). If he accepts the invitation for marriage, then he said to leave a bundle of fine clothes and white buckskin moccasins at the entrance of her door. The young man will have to option to either deny or accept the proposal which is a great thing. After leaving the fine clothes and buckskin in front of the door now the girl is said to have an option to accept or deny his acceptance. After the couple decides to
but, It is not the most preferred: Monogamy is the ideal and preferred form of marriage in only 81 cultures out of a sample 400cultures.
Globalization is a process of interaction and integration among the people, companies, and governments of different nations, a process driven by international trade and investment and aided by information technology (Globalization 101). Globalization has progressively integrated its way into all countries, consequently, it has also integrated its way in the Gwich’n society and the Mosuo people of Southwest China leaving both positive and negative impacts on their traditional culture and society.
According to the text, the author talks about their traditional life, origins account, subsistence activities, and religious system. First, the author says
The social structure of the Bororo indigenous people is divided by kinship, age, and sex. It is made up of dual divisions, clans, and associations which are determined by sex and age. A dual division is most likely made up of four to seven clans. These clans are determined by; their animal or plant ancestors and emblems, the privileges or prohibitions of the technique and style of manufactured objects, and the ceremonies, rites, songs, and proper names of each. These different clans are the ground to the variety of groups and rivalries in South America.
The tradition Gbandi social order is fundamentally based on polygyny and prior to the influence of western culture, most man aimed for attained control over several wives, large house hold with many wife and children established the social foundation for man to assume the prestigious status of big house hold and economic basis for controlling substantial productive operation. With these assets, man establishes himself as important member or leader in the community.
Out-group page 154/ A group toward which one feels antagonism. Over one fourth of adopted babies from abroad are form China and are a girl. Girls from China are outcast because of the desire to uphold the family. With population restrictions and the values of the Chinese family, Chinese girls are part of the out group of the Chinese population. As stated in the video, Chinese girls will not be able to carry their family name. They are predicted to move away and get married. Traditional families prefer boys so that they have children who will take care of them in their old age and stay close to home.
Effects of the Caste System The Hindu caste system plays a major role in how Siddhartha acts throughout the novel. As the novel progresses the readers follow Siddhartha on his journey to achieve Nirvana. While on the journey, Siddhartha is influenced by each level of the system on a mental and physical level.
One thing you might notice is that Yoichi does quite often compare himself and the things around him now with his past life when he hung out with his brothers. He usually speaks as if they were on a higher level than he is or at least briefly mentions them, like when he recalled a moment where he used to fight with his brothers as he saw Toyohisa and Nobunaga have a quarrel about their family ties. Because I'm not too far into the manga myself (a little more than half way through— I think 38 or something) and not updated with the anime (I'm like at episode 8), I don't know if this is exactly correct. But, just seeing the sudden flashback of corpses struck with arrows in the anime after Yoichi notices Minamoto and says that he doesn't want to
Carvings are also a main source of income, and are a staple of this culture. The society is very superstitious and paranoid and believes in sorcery. They believe that death is not natural, and is caused by some kind of sorcery. Mourning is also very
Chinese culture is truly one of the great civilization our world has come across. It boasts a vast geographic expanse, over 4000 years of written history, as well as a rich and profound traditional society. Many aspects of Chinese civilization can be traced back many centuries. It is so diverse and unique, yet harmoniously blended, and presents itself a priceless benefit to the world.
The geographical area of China is more than 9 million square kilometers and as a result, it is the fourth largest country in the world. There are several ethnic groups in China, the Han Chinese is the largest group, and it is found in almost all parts of the country. Other minority groups include Tibetan, Zhuang, Korean, and Mongol. The Chinese society is high context and non-verbal. The Chinese people acquire the knowledge of what they are supposed to do and say even if they are not told through conversation. Voice and facial expressions play a critical role in determining the feelings in a person. They do not have facial expressions when in a conversation. Direct eye contact is avoided because it is viewed as a symbol of disrespect (Clair & Norris, 2011).
The people in China are rich in culture just like other Asian countries. Therefore, to be involve with Chinese people in China for business, undertsanding their values and culture are very important. The first important thing to understand about Chinese is their devotion to collectivism. Chinese is trained from very early to consider himself as a dependent segment of a group, which is also called totalitarianism. It is helpful to think of the notion of family in China as a template applied to many networks of relationships that hold the society together. In the Chinese business context, the notion of family is about more than the emotional support and ties of a nuclear family. Family members, for