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To understand the most important characteristics of a society, one must study its major cities.
Cities are integral part of a society, but in order to study characteristics of a region we have to bring other sub urban areas & villages within our purview of study. In the modern era, the cities are densely populated and major economical & political activities of a nation occur in cities. But we cannot ignore the fact the major part of the population of any nation resides in the non urban areas which act as a life sustaining systems for cities. Also the social life of major cities may be highly affected by other societies, for example impact of western cultures in eastern societies. Thus, the major cities may not reflect true nature of the society. In the medieval times some of the well known societies were known by their cities such as Rome & Athens, but those cities were also not self sufficient in every respect. Such cities usually depended on resources & labor force migrated from villages. In ancient times when man relied mainly on food gathering and hunting, there were no cities but we cannot refute the fact that they lived in a primitive form of society.
Considering an example of India. India has a wide array of cultures and traditions in different parts of the country and has many metropolitan cities. The culture & tradition of the major cities have an essence of the western cultures which depict a hybrid form of social life which fails to represent the original and the most important characteristics of the society prevalent in the sub-continent. A major part of the country's population is dependent on primary occupation which resides in villages. They contribute a huge value to the nation's economy and plays important role in the democratic rule. It is that part of the population that cannot be ignored while studying the characteristics of the societies. A major part of the people living in cities moved from villages in search of better education or work. They also bring there cultures and tradition along with them. So sub-urban & rural areas played a great role in shaping up the societies prevalent in cities. If we exclude the countryside of India in our study of societies, we will be missing the cradle of societies existing in the cities.
New York city is one of the most multicultural & multilingual city in the world. It is also known by the name 'City Of The World'. It inhabits various ethnic population from various parts of the world. The convolution of cultures and ethnic groups is so intricate that it cannot be considered as a true representation of American society as the actual figures of the ethnic population in America is not as varied as in New York. Political, religious, cultural and economical proclivity of the people of New York also differs by huge degree from the whole population of U.S.A.
To comprehend, the most important characteristics of a society may not be grasped by only studying the major cities, we have to include major human settlements at various levels including cities, villages, suburbs and other types of human settlements.
To understand the most important characteristics of a society, one must study its major cities.
Cities are integral part of a society, but in order to study characteristics of a region we have to bring other sub urban areas & villages within our purview of study. In the modern era, the cities are densely populated and major economical & political activities of a nation occur in cities. But we cannot ignore the fact the major part of the population of any nation resides in the non urban areas which act as a life sustaining systems for cities. Also the social life of major cities may be highly affected by other societies, for example impact of western cultures in eastern societies. Thus, the major cities may not reflect true nature of the society. In the medieval times some of the well known societies were known by their cities such as Rome & Athens, but those cities were also not self sufficient in every respect. Such cities usually depended on resources & labor force migrated from villages. In ancient times when man relied mainly on food gathering and hunting, there were no cities but we cannot refute the fact that they lived in a primitive form of society.
Considering an example of India. India has a wide array of cultures and traditions in different parts of the country and has many metropolitan cities. The culture & tradition of the major cities have an essence of the western cultures which depict a hybrid form of social life which fails to represent the original and the most important characteristics of the society prevalent in the sub-continent. A major part of the country's population is dependent on primary occupation which resides in villages. They contribute a huge value to the nation's economy and plays important role in the democratic rule. It is that part of the population that cannot be ignored while studying the characteristics of the societies. A major part of the people living in cities moved from villages in search of better education or work. They also bring there cultures and tradition along with them. So sub-urban & rural areas played a great role in shaping up the societies prevalent in cities. If we exclude the countryside of India in our study of societies, we will be missing the cradle of societies existing in the cities.
New York city is one of the most multicultural & multilingual city in the world. It is also known by the name 'City Of The World'. It inhabits various ethnic population from various parts of the world. The convolution of cultures and ethnic groups is so intricate that it cannot be considered as a true representation of American society as the actual figures of the ethnic population in America is not as varied as in New York. Political, religious, cultural and economical proclivity of the people of New York also differs by huge degree from the whole population of U.S.A.
To comprehend, the most important characteristics of a society may not be grasped by only studying the major cities, we have to include major human settlements at various levels including cities, villages, suburbs and other types of human settlements.
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