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VOL. 4, ISSUE 1 (2022)
Pluralism in society: A critical review of the literature
Authors
Riyaz Ahmad Naik, Munir Ahmad Dar
Abstract
At the very outset of this work, we firmly hold that ‘discreteness of an ethnic group is an illusion’, instead it has been found that it is hard to imagine a group living in isolation and without interactions with neighboring groups. The development of the concept of “plural society” was found in facsimile with the stepwise abandonment of ‘tribal’ concept by the anthropologists that got replaced with the emergence of ‘ethnicity’ as a term, that was in accordance with the accommodation to the dynamic world. The concept of ‘plural society’ is thought to be an offspring of the ‘colonial era’, when different British colonies in Africa and elsewhere were controlled by means of indirect rule through local courts and chiefs. Moreover, through this work our approach will be to locate a theoretical paradigm that pronounces an integrated approach of ethnicity in plural societies.
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Pages:9-12
How to cite this article:
Riyaz Ahmad Naik, Munir Ahmad Dar "Pluralism in society: A critical review of the literature". International Journal of Sociology and Political Science, Vol 4, Issue 1, 2022, Pages 9-12
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