Political Science · Political Processes in India
UGC NET 2023 Political Science
Given below are two statements. In the light of the above statements, choose the most appropriate answer from the options given below.
- Social action and social reform both have normative ends.
- Social reform is only one field of social action; the scope of social action is much wider.
ABoth Statement I and Statement II are correct ✓ Correct
BBoth Statement I and Statement II are incorrect
CStatement I is correct but Statement II is incorrect
DStatement I is incorrect but Statement II is correct
Correct answer: (A) Both Statement I and Statement II are correct — Both statements are correct, so the first option is right.
Explanation
★Both statements are correct, so the first option is right.
★Social action and social reform both pursue value-laden, normative ends, since each seeks a better social arrangement.
★Social reform aims at changing specific customs or institutions, such as widow remarriage or untouchability.
★Social action is the broader category of organised effort to influence social conditions, of which reform is one part.
★So reform sits inside the wider field of social action, exactly as the second statement says.
★Distinguish social action from reform: reform is one normative field within the larger domain of social action.
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