Cultural and social change

What this covers

Cultural globalization involves circulation, selection and reinterpretation rather than one-way replacement. Media, migration, markets, education and digital networks carry languages, images, values, practices and lifestyles across borders. Indian communities may adopt, adapt, combine, resist or commercialize them. Study change in family and gender roles, youth culture, food, dress, language, leisure, religion and identity while recognizing regional and class variation. Distinguish homogenization, hybridization and localization, and examine who controls cultural production and whose practices gain prestige or become marginalized.