By Mr. Siddharth Chandrasekar
Social Diversities… can take different forms in different societies :
• Belgium- people live in different regions –speak different languages. • Sri Lanka-linguistic and regional differences are prominent.
Social Diversities… • Carlos Smith African American • Peter Norman White • Similarity Athletes who stood against racial discrimination
OVER LAPPING AND CROSS CUTTING DIFFERENCES
Social Division…
Catholics & Protestants
Cross Cutting… Netherlands • Catholics and Protestants are equally likely to be rich or poor. Result • No conflicts. • Easier to accommodate. Outcomes • Politics of social division
Ethno Political Conflict…
RESULT CONFLICTS
1998-Peace treaty was signed
Yugoslavia’s Disintegration & Emergence of 6 Independent
3 Determinants…
Advantages of Social Divisions in a Democracy... • People can express their grievances. • Government attends to it. • People raise their issues in a peaceful manner for seeking votes.