{"id":19501,"date":"2023-10-26T11:19:39","date_gmt":"2023-10-26T05:49:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/triumphias.com\/blog\/?p=19501"},"modified":"2023-10-26T12:33:33","modified_gmt":"2023-10-26T07:03:33","slug":"changing-patterns-in-kinship-relations-in-societies","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/triumphias.com\/blog\/changing-patterns-in-kinship-relations-in-societies\/","title":{"rendered":"Sociology Optional Mains Paper 1 for UPSC | Year 2023 | How do you assess the changing patterns in kinship relations in societies today | Triumph IAS"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/forms.gle\/rk58J2Lc3xAHJn9Y8\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-19491\" src=\"https:\/\/triumphias.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/WhatsApp-Image-2023-10-25-at-11.43.48-AM-1-2-300x242.jpeg\" alt=\"changing patterns in kinship relations in societies, Best Sociology Optional Coaching, Sociology Optional 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today.\">Question 3 (b): How do you assess the changing patterns in kinship relations in societies today.<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-3\" href=\"https:\/\/triumphias.com\/blog\/changing-patterns-in-kinship-relations-in-societies\/#20_Marks\" title=\"(20 Marks)\">(20 Marks)<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-4\" href=\"https:\/\/triumphias.com\/blog\/changing-patterns-in-kinship-relations-in-societies\/#Introduction\" title=\"Introduction:\u00a0\">Introduction:\u00a0<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-5\" href=\"https:\/\/triumphias.com\/blog\/changing-patterns-in-kinship-relations-in-societies\/#Main_body\" title=\"Main body:\">Main body:<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-6\" 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8px;\">.<\/span>\u00a0<\/strong><\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h1>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-family: georgia, palatino, serif;\"><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-family: georgia, palatino, serif;\"><strong>Section: A<span style=\"color: #000000;\"><span style=\"font-size: 8px;\"><em>.<\/em><\/span><\/span><br \/>\n<\/strong><strong>Sociology Paper 2023 Analysis<span style=\"color: #000000;\"><span style=\"font-size: 8px;\"><em>.<\/em><\/span><\/span><\/strong><strong><br \/>\n<\/strong><strong>Relevant for Paper 1:\u00a0Unit 9 System of Kinship<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-19508 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/triumphias.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/New-Add-a-heading-4-300x241.png\" alt=\"changing patterns in kinship relations in societies, Best Sociology Optional Coaching, Sociology Optional Syllabus\" width=\"708\" height=\"568\" srcset=\"https:\/\/triumphias.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/New-Add-a-heading-4-300x241.png 300w, https:\/\/triumphias.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/New-Add-a-heading-4-150x121.png 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 708px) 100vw, 708px\" \/><\/p>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Question_3_b_How_do_you_assess_the_changing_patterns_in_kinship_relations_in_societies_today\"><\/span><span style=\"font-family: georgia, palatino, serif;\"><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><strong>Question 3 <\/strong><strong>(b): <\/strong><\/span><\/span><span style=\"color: #0000ff; font-family: georgia, palatino, serif;\"><strong>How do you assess the changing patterns in kinship relations in societies today<span style=\"font-size: 8px;\">.<\/span><\/strong><\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: right;\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"20_Marks\"><\/span><span style=\"font-family: georgia, palatino, serif;\"><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><strong>(2<\/strong><\/span><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><strong>0 Marks)<\/strong><\/span><\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<table style=\"border-collapse: collapse; width: 100%;\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 100%;\">\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-family: georgia, palatino, serif;\"><span style=\"color: #008000;\"><strong>Introduction<\/strong>:<\/span> <span style=\"color: #000000;\"><strong>Brief Background About Kinship.<\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-family: georgia, palatino, serif;\"><strong><span style=\"color: #008000;\">Main Body: <\/span><\/strong><\/span><strong><span style=\"color: #000000; font-family: georgia, palatino, serif;\">Causes for Change in\u00a0 Patterns of Kinship Relation; Effect of Such Changes.<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-family: georgia, palatino, serif;\"><strong><span style=\"color: #008000;\">Conclusion:<\/span> <span style=\"color: #000000;\">Highlighting the Importance of Studying the Dynamism of Kinship.<\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Introduction\"><\/span><span style=\"color: #800000; font-family: georgia, palatino, serif;\"><strong>Introduction:\u00a0<\/strong><\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-family: georgia, palatino, serif;\">The kinship system is the way in which relations between individuals and groups are organized, occupies a central place in all human societies.<strong style=\"font-size: 1.125rem;\">\u00a0 <span style=\"color: #000000;\">Theodorson has defined Kinship as \u201ca social relationship based upon family relatedness\u2019<\/span>. <\/strong><span style=\"font-size: 1.125rem;\">Kinship patterns have been influenced by a variety of factors, including <\/span><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><strong style=\"font-size: 1.125rem;\">cultural shifts, economic developments, technological advancements, and changes in legal and social norms.<\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Main_body\"><\/span><span style=\"color: #800000; font-family: georgia, palatino, serif;\"><strong>Main body: <\/strong><\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"color: #008000; font-family: georgia, palatino, serif;\"><strong>Causes for change in \u00a0patterns of Kinship Relations:<\/strong><\/span><\/h3>\n<ul style=\"text-align: justify;\">\n<li><span style=\"font-family: georgia, palatino, serif;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><strong>Individualism and Nuclearisation: <\/strong><\/span><em>With the advent of<\/em><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><strong> modernity and urbanisation, there has been a shift from joint families to nuclear families<\/strong><\/span><span style=\"color: #000000;\">.<\/span> The focus has shifted from <span style=\"color: #000000;\"><strong>collective identity to individual identity<\/strong>.<\/span><\/span>\n<ul style=\"list-style-type: circle;\">\n<li><span style=\"font-family: georgia, palatino, serif;\">This has led to a <span style=\"color: #000000;\"><strong>weakening of kinship ties as people are more concerned about their immediate family rather than extended kinship relations. <\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-family: georgia, palatino, serif;\">For example, <em>in urban India<\/em>, <span style=\"color: #000000;\"><strong>many people prefer to live in nuclear families rather than joint families due to job mobility and the desire for personal space.<\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-19503\" src=\"https:\/\/triumphias.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/FAMILY-IM-300x186.jpg\" alt=\"changing patterns in kinship relations in societies, Best Sociology Optional Coaching, Sociology Optional Syllabus\" width=\"789\" height=\"489\" srcset=\"https:\/\/triumphias.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/FAMILY-IM-300x186.jpg 300w, https:\/\/triumphias.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/FAMILY-IM-150x93.jpg 150w, https:\/\/triumphias.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/FAMILY-IM-768x476.jpg 768w, https:\/\/triumphias.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/FAMILY-IM.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 789px) 100vw, 789px\" \/><\/p>\n<ul style=\"text-align: justify;\">\n<li><span style=\"font-family: georgia, palatino, serif;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><strong>Changing Gender Roles: <\/strong><\/span>The traditional kinship system was <span style=\"color: #000000;\"><strong>largely patriarchal.<\/strong><\/span> However, with <span style=\"color: #000000;\"><strong>the rise of feminism and women empowerment<\/strong>,<\/span> women are no longer confined to the domestic sphere. This has led to changes in kinship patterns as <span style=\"color: #000000;\"><strong>women are now considered equal partners in the family.<\/strong><\/span><\/span>\n<ul style=\"list-style-type: circle;\">\n<li><span style=\"font-family: georgia, palatino, serif;\">For instance, in many Western societies, women have the <span style=\"color: #000000;\"><strong>right to inherit property, <\/strong><\/span>which was not the case in traditional kinship systems.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul style=\"text-align: justify;\">\n<li><span style=\"font-family: georgia, palatino, serif;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><strong>Influence of Technology: <\/strong><\/span>Technological advancements like <span style=\"color: #000000;\"><strong>Assisted Reproductive Technologies (ART)<\/strong><\/span> have also impacted kinship relations. ART has led to new forms of <span style=\"color: #000000;\"><strong>kinship relations like surrogate motherhood and sperm donation<\/strong>.<\/span> These technologies challenge traditional kinship <span style=\"color: #000000;\"><strong>norms as they separate biological and social parenthood.<\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-family: georgia, palatino, serif;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><strong>Changing Marriage Patterns: <\/strong><\/span>In many societies, <span style=\"color: #000000;\"><strong>there has been a shift from traditional arranged marriages to love marriages<em>.<\/em><\/strong><\/span> This shift has resulted in a higher frequency of <span style=\"color: #000000;\"><strong>inter-caste and inter-religious unions<\/strong>, <strong>live -in relationship<\/strong> , <strong>serial monogamy etc. <\/strong><\/span>which were previously uncommon. These <span style=\"color: #000000;\"><strong>inter-caste and inter-religious marriages are instrumental in the formation of new kinship relations,<\/strong><\/span> as individuals from diverse social backgrounds come together in matrimony.<\/span>\n<ul style=\"list-style-type: circle;\">\n<li><span style=\"font-family: georgia, palatino, serif;\">Also <span style=\"color: #000000;\"><strong>William Goode says that\u00a0 if the spouses are from different ethnic and social background, chances of divorce is increased.<\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul style=\"text-align: justify;\">\n<li><span style=\"font-family: georgia, palatino, serif;\"><strong><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Influence of Law:<\/span> <\/strong>Laws related to <span style=\"color: #000000;\"><strong>marriage, divorce, adoption, and inheritance have also shaped kinship relations. <\/strong><\/span>For example, the <span style=\"color: #000000;\"><strong>Hindu Succession (Amendment) Act, 2005<\/strong><\/span> in India gave equal inheritance rights to daughters, which was a <span style=\"color: #000000;\"><strong>significant departure from the traditional patrilineal inheritance system<\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul style=\"text-align: justify;\">\n<li><span style=\"font-family: georgia, palatino, serif;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><strong>Fictive kinship: New form of kinship patterns emerging due to weakening of kinship and familial bonds such as Fictive kinship. <\/strong><\/span>These kinship relationships aren&#8217;t based on blood relation or filial relationship.<span style=\"color: #000000;\"> <strong>Rather they are based on social or economic considerations. <\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 40px;\"><span style=\"font-family: georgia, palatino, serif;\"><strong><span style=\"color: #000000;\">E.<\/span>g. <\/strong>Relationship with <span style=\"color: #000000;\"><strong>colleagues in work sphere or with milkman or grocery store owner<\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<ul style=\"text-align: justify;\">\n<li><span style=\"font-family: georgia, palatino, serif;\">Nowadays, kins don&#8217;t regularly meet. They meet on destination weddings or group trips. <span style=\"color: #000000;\"><strong>Kinsmen are now-a-days connected through social media such as Facebook or Twitter. <\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-family: georgia, palatino, serif;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><strong>Alternate institutions: <\/strong><\/span>various functions of family and kinship groups have been taken by alternative institutions. For example placement function is no longer performed by family and now it is taken over by other economic organisations. Similarly <strong>jural rights<\/strong> of kinship are taken away by<span style=\"color: #000000;\"> <strong>formal judicial institutions. Education function is taken away by schools.<\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"color: #008000; font-family: georgia, palatino, serif;\"><strong>Effect of such changes<\/strong><\/span><\/h3>\n<ul style=\"text-align: justify;\">\n<li><span style=\"font-family: georgia, palatino, serif;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><strong>R Cavens <\/strong><\/span>noted that decline in kinship relationships results in decline in <span style=\"color: #000000;\"><strong>influence of mechanical solidarity.<\/strong><\/span> It causes suicidal tendencies among individuals.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-family: georgia, palatino, serif;\">Decline in kinship relationships results in <span style=\"color: #000000;\"><strong>decline in group Identity<\/strong>.<\/span> It causes <span style=\"color: #000000;\"><strong>alienation and isolation<\/strong>.<\/span> To deal with such issues,<span style=\"color: #000000;\"> <strong>new organisations such as Cults , sects , communal or caste based associations<\/strong><\/span> are emerging in urban areas. These are new kinship systems.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-family: georgia, palatino, serif;\">According to William Goode nuclear families today carry heavier emotional burden due to lesser integration with wider kinship group and <strong><span style=\"color: #000000;\">such social units become relatively fragile<\/span>.<\/strong>.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Conclusion\"><\/span><span style=\"color: #800000; font-family: georgia, palatino, serif;\">Conclusion:<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-family: georgia, palatino, serif;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><strong>Kinship relations are not static but dynamic<\/strong>.<\/span> They change in response to socio-economic, political, and cultural changes in society. <span style=\"color: #000000;\"><strong>It is essential to understand these changing patterns in kinship relations to 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Substantiate.<\/span><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Why_Vikash_Ranjans_Classes_for_Sociology\"><\/span><span style=\"font-family: georgia, palatino, serif; color: #ff0000;\">Why Vikash Ranjan&#8217;s Classes for Sociology?<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-family: georgia, palatino, serif;\">Proper guidance and assistance are required to learn the skill of interlinking current happenings with the conventional topics. <strong>VIKASH RANJAN SIR <\/strong>at <strong>TRIUMPH IAS<\/strong> guides students according to the Recent Trends of UPSC, making him the <strong>Best Sociology Teacher<\/strong> for <strong>Sociology Optional UPSC.<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-family: georgia, palatino, serif;\">At Triumph IAS, the <strong>Best Sociology Optional Coaching<\/strong> platform, we not only provide the best study material and applied classes for <strong>Sociology for IAS<\/strong> but also conduct regular assignments and class tests to assess candidates&#8217; writing skills and understanding of the subject.<\/span><\/p>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Choose_The_Best_Sociology_Optional_Teacher_for_IAS_Preparation\"><\/span><span style=\"font-family: georgia, palatino, serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: 28px;\">Choose <a href=\"https:\/\/triumphias.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\"><em>T<strong>he Best Sociology Optional Teacher <\/strong><\/em><\/span><\/a>for IAS Preparation?<\/span><\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p dir=\"ltr\" style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-family: georgia, palatino, serif; font-size: 20px;\">At the beginning of the journey for<strong> Civil Services Examination <\/strong>preparation, many students face a pivotal decision \u2013 selecting their optional subject. Questions such as &#8220;<strong><em>which optional subject is the best?<\/em><\/strong>&#8221; and &#8220;<strong><em>which optional subject is the most scoring?<\/em><\/strong>&#8221; frequently come to mind. Choosing the right optional subject, like choosing the <strong><em>best sociology optional teacher<\/em><\/strong>, is a subjective yet vital step that requires a thoughtful decision based on facts. A misstep in this crucial decision can indeed prove disastrous.<\/span><\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\" style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-family: georgia, palatino, serif; font-size: 20px;\">Ever since the exam pattern was revamped in 2013, the UPSC has eliminated the need for a second optional subject. Now, candidates have to choose only one <strong>optional subject for the UPSC Mains<\/strong>, which has two papers of 250 marks each. One of the compelling choices for many has been the sociology optional. 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