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NCERT Foundations · Class 12 · Sociology

Ch 5 · Change and Development in Industrial Society

Social Change and Development in India · Class 12 · 12 pages · about 60 min

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Social Change and Development in India · Class 12 · 10.5 h reading · GS I

Matches GS I's 'Effects of globalization on Indian society' and social-empowerment topics.

All 8 chapters of this book
  1. Ch 1 · Structural Change lesy201
  2. Ch 2 · Cultural Change lesy202
  3. Ch 3 · The Constitution and Social Change lesy203
  4. Ch 4 · Change and Development in Rural Society lesy204
  5. Ch 5 · Change and Development in Industrial Society lesy205
  6. Ch 6 · Globalisation and Social Change lesy206
  7. Ch 7 · Mass Media and Communications lesy207
  8. Ch 8 · Social Movements lesy208

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