8th Standard, Social, Sociology Chapter 9
MAN AND SOCIETY
EXERCISES
I. Fill in the blanks with suitable words:
1. Man is a social animal.
2. Formal education is provided by the School.
3. The Father of Sociology is Auguste Compte.
4. To become a human being social environment is necessary.
5. Human beings express their feelings through language.
II. Answer the following questions in 2/3 sentence each:
6. Define Sociology.
Answer: Sociology has been derived from latin word ‘Socius’ and Greek word ‘Logos’. These two words jointly means the Study of Society.
According to August Compte “Sociology is a scientific study of the factors related to Social order and Social progress.”
According to Maciver and Page “Sociology is a study of Social relatonships”.
7. What is socialization?
Answer: Answer: If we have to become members of society, we have to live amidst society. If we do not live among people, we will not be able to learn anything. This learning process of language, study, play games, experience thought processes or the body language from the people is called socialization.
8. Describe Kamala, the one who was found in Midnapura.
Answer: Kamala, a girl who was found in Midnapore in 1920, had spent nine years among the animals in the forest. She used to walk on all fours legs like an animal and eat raw flesh. Later, in the company of human beings, she learnt to eat cooked food, to speak and behave like other children. But she was not aware of her own nature. What is evident from this instance is that man, if he is not in human society, becomes an animal.
9. Name some early sociologists.
Answer: Auguste Compte, Herbert Spencer, Emile Durkheim, Max Weber, Karl Marx are the some early sociologists. G.S.Ghurye, M.N.Srinivas, A.R.Desai, Iravati Karve, S.C.Dubey and others are some leading Indian sociologists
III. Answer the following questions in 4/5 sentences each :
10. Explain ‘Man is a social being’.
Answer: The relationship between man and society is unique. There is no society without man, nor man without society. That is the reason many sociologists are of the opinion that man is the creation of society, and society, that of man. The man would not able to live alone without a Society. Man is a social animal. He desires to live with others around him. Society is necessary for the development of all of us, because social relationships are necessary for man’s existence. That is the reason human society has been called a web of social relationships, and man, a social being.
11. Explain the relationship between human beings and language.
Answer: We can express hunger, thirst, sleepiness, sorrow and happiness through our bodily gestures and signals. But we cannot convey all our feelings only through body language. Language becomes inevitable in such situations. Thus language is needed to understand specific relationships and feelings perfectly. The world would be without language, there would be no textbooks, schools, mass media or civilization! Human society would be just like animal society. Therefore, while studying society, language is treated as a very important aspect of the society.
12. What is the importance of studying sociology?
Answer: The importance of studying sociology are as follows.
- Helps in personality development.
2. Give solutions to social problems.
3. Sociology gives knowledge about modern situations and developments.
4. To promote social welfare of backward and weaker sections of society.
IV. Activity :
1. Collect the pictures of Sociologists.
