Culture Change in India: Identity and Globalization

Book Details

• Author: Yogendra Singh

• Publisher: Rawat Publications

• Language: English

• Edition: 2000

• ISBN: 9788170335559

• Pages: 260

• Cover: Hardcover

• Dimensions: 8.7 x 5.7 x 0.6 inches

• Sale Territory: India

About the Book

Culture Change in India: Identity and Globalization critically examines the transformation of cultural values, institutions, and ideologies in India under the pressures of cultural and economic globalization. The book explores how India’s unique cultural-social structure and historical legacy shape the trajectory of cultural change, enabling the nation to maintain resilience and preserve its identity amid modern global influences.

Yogendra Singh provides a comprehensive analysis of how globalization interacts with local traditions, regional identities, and national culture. The book delves into themes such as the rise of popular culture, shifts in leisure activities, evolving community norms, the influence of electronic media, migration, and increased intercultural contact. It also considers challenges to cultural identity posed by modernization and discusses India's adaptive capacity to navigate them.

This work is a valuable resource for sociologists, cultural anthropologists, policy-makers, and readers interested in understanding India’s cultural evolution in the global era.

Key Topics Covered:

1. The Significance of Culture in Understanding Social Change in India

2. Globalization and Local Cultures: Issues and Perspectives

3. Is Globalization a Threat to Regional and Local Identities?

4. Social Change: Rise of Popular Culture

5. Myth, History and Reason: Culture and Nation-Building in India

6. Language, Legitimation and Identity: Status of Urdu and Muslims Since Independence

7. Political Leadership in Economic Reforms

8. Modernity, Ethnicity and Pluralism

9. Community, Change and Alienation

10. Leisure and Social Change

11. Sociology and the Emerging Challenge of Change

About the Author

Yogendra Singh is Emeritus Professor of Sociology and founder of the Centre for the Study of Social Systems at Jawaharlal Nehru University, New Delhi. A leading figure in Indian sociology, he has held senior academic and administrative roles, served on the Planning Commission’s research advisory committee, and presided over the Indian Sociological Society. He has lectured internationally, conducted extensive fieldwork in South Asia, and received numerous awards for his contributions to sociology and social anthropology.