1. Obstacles to Modernization
Poverty
Overpopulation
Building national unity
Diversity
Caste
Gap between law and tradition
Availability of education

2. Using Chapter 9: p Cultural change is occurring throughout South Asia. For each, give examples to show how it has been a cause of cultural change or has been affected by cultural change: (a) caste system (b) economic development (c) technology (d) family life

3. Economic Development CAUSE created new jobs in industry
engineering, chemicals, textiles, high tech industry, software, manufactured goods, pharmaceuticals service (call centers, clinical testing)
increased urbanization
Weakens traditional Indian culture
Western values
Importance of education and training
changed landholding patterns

4. Technology CAUSE connected India to world beyond village
Roads/media
Introduced to western Values
new products/machinery affect daily village life
Green revolution, electricity, healthcare, schools, manufactured goods, farming techniques
Population explosion
urbanization

5. Family Life AFFECTED more urbanization = more nuclear family
rights and education more opportunities for women
Own property, divorce, seats in Parliament
Marriage
Higher castes: marry later, right of refusal, set up own home, work outside of home
Improved gender equity

6. Caste System
AFFECTED
weakened by urbanization, government, economic development and education
efforts to outlaw discrimination based on caste
Untouchability illegal
Compensatory discrimination = quota system
Politically active/political parties
Mixing of castes
Increased social mobility