Correct Answer - Option 1 : Both (A) and (R) are true and (R) is the correct explanation of (A)
In sociological terms, society refers to a group of people who live in a definable territory and share the same culture. On a broader scale, society consists of the people and institutions around us, our shared beliefs, and our cultural ideas.
Assertion (A): A society garners commonality through its language, customs, history, and geography.
Explanation:
- Sociologists have defined society from two angles: In abstract terms, as a network of relationships between people or between groups, and In concrete terms, as a collection of people or an organization of persons.
- “A society may be defined as a network of interconnected major groups viewed as a unit and sharing a common culture” (J.H. Ficther, Sociology, 1957).
- “A society is a group of interacting individuals sharing the same territory and participating in a culture.” (Ian Robertson, Sociology, 1977).
- A society is an enduring social group that demonstrates cooperation, shared values, and fellowship. Societies, in general, relate to the practical systems, conventions, and shared meaning that allow people to live in the same place peacefully and cooperatively.
- Thus, a society garners commonality through its language, customs, history, and geography. The assertion is correct.
Reason (R): A society's unity through commonality is facilitated by its communication system and culture.
Explanation:
- A society is a group of individuals involved in persistent social interaction, or a large social group sharing the same spatial or social territory, typically subject to the same political authority and dominant cultural expectations.
- Communication systems contribute to trust, inclusion, and greater relevance in society.
- Sociologists define society as the people who interact in such a way as to share a common culture.
- The cultural bond may be ethnic or racial, based on gender, or due to shared beliefs, values, and activities.
- The term society can also have a geographic meaning and refer to people who share a common culture in a particular location.
- For example, people living in arctic climates developed different cultures from those living in desert cultures. In time, a large variety of human cultures arose around the world.
- Thus, a society's unity through commonality is facilitated by its communication system and culture. The reason is correct.
A society garners commonality through its language, customs, history, and geography which in turn are determined and defined by its communication system and culture. Thus, both (A) and (R) are true and (R) is the correct explanation of (A).
