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Social Change and Development in India is a CBSE Class 12 book for the subject Sociology on Edzy.

## Knowledge Snapshot

| Field         | Details                          |
| :------------ | :------------------------------- |
| Board         | CBSE        |
| Curriculum    | CBSE   |
| Class         | Class 12 |
| Subject       | Sociology  |
| Book          | Social Change and Development in India     |
| Book Slug     | social-change-and-development-in-india         |
| Chapter Count | 8 |
| Topic Count   | 46   |
| Last Updated  | 2026-06-24  |

## Book Overview

This book belongs to Class 12 and focuses on the subject of Sociology under the CBSE board and curriculum. It contains 8 chapters and 46 topics detailing various aspects of social change and development in India.

## OKF Hierarchy

| Level   | Title                            | Canonical URL                           | Markdown URL                            |
| :------ | :------------------------------- | :-------------------------------------- | :-------------------------------------- |
| Class   | Class 12 | https://www.edzy.ai/cbse-class-12   | https://www.edzy.ai/okf/class/cbse-class-12.md   |
| Subject | Sociology  | https://www.edzy.ai/cbse-class-12-sociology | https://www.edzy.ai/okf/subject/cbse-class-12-sociology.md |
| Book    | Social Change and Development in India     | https://www.edzy.ai/cbse-class-12-sociology-social-change-and-development-in-india        | https://www.edzy.ai/okf/book/cbse-class-12-sociology-social-change-and-development-in-india.md        |

## Chapter Index

| No.             | Chapter         | Pages                                     | Page Count                | Topics                             | Canonical URL           | Markdown URL           |
| :-------------- | :-------------- | :---------------------------------------- | :------------------------ | :--------------------------------- | :---------------------- | :--------------------- |
| 1               | Structural Change | 1-14                                     | 14                       | 5                                | https://www.edzy.ai/cbse-class-12-sociology-social-change-and-development-in-india-structural-change | https://www.edzy.ai/okf/chapter/cbse-class-12-sociology-social-change-and-development-in-india-structural-change.md |
| 2               | Cultural Change  | 15-30                                    | 16                       | 5                                | https://www.edzy.ai/cbse-class-12-sociology-social-change-and-development-in-india-cultural-change | https://www.edzy.ai/okf/chapter/cbse-class-12-sociology-social-change-and-development-in-india-cultural-change.md |
| 3               | The Constitution and Social Change | 31-40                                    | 5                        | 5                                | https://www.edzy.ai/cbse-class-12-sociology-social-change-and-development-in-india-the-constitution-and-social-change | https://www.edzy.ai/okf/chapter/cbse-class-12-sociology-social-change-and-development-in-india-the-constitution-and-social-change.md |
| 4               | Change and Development in Rural Society | 41-58                                    | 18                       | 6                                | https://www.edzy.ai/cbse-class-12-sociology-social-change-and-development-in-india-change-and-development-in-rural-society | https://www.edzy.ai/okf/chapter/cbse-class-12-sociology-social-change-and-development-in-india-change-and-development-in-rural-society.md |
| 5               | Change and Development in Industrial Society | 59-70                                    | 12                       | 7                                | https://www.edzy.ai/cbse-class-12-sociology-social-change-and-development-in-india-change-and-development-in-industrial-society | https://www.edzy.ai/okf/chapter/cbse-class-12-sociology-social-change-and-development-in-india-change-and-development-in-industrial-society.md |
| 6               | Globalisation and Social Change | 71-88                                    | 18                       | 7                                | https://www.edzy.ai/cbse-class-12-sociology-social-change-and-development-in-india-globalisation-and-social-change | https://www.edzy.ai/okf/chapter/cbse-class-12-sociology-social-change-and-development-in-india-globalisation-and-social-change.md |
| 7               | Mass Media and Communications | 89-108                                   | 20                       | 3                                | https://www.edzy.ai/cbse-class-12-sociology-social-change-and-development-in-india-mass-media-and-communications | https://www.edzy.ai/okf/chapter/cbse-class-12-sociology-social-change-and-development-in-india-mass-media-and-communications.md |
| 8               | Social Movements | 109-128                                  | 20                       | 8                                | https://www.edzy.ai/cbse-class-12-sociology-social-change-and-development-in-india-social-movements | https://www.edzy.ai/okf/chapter/cbse-class-12-sociology-social-change-and-development-in-india-social-movements.md |

## Chapter Source Index

| No.             | Chapter         | Source PDF  |
| :-------------- | :-------------- | :---------- |
| 1               | Structural Change | https://edzy-ai.s3.ap-south-1.amazonaws.com/edzy-express-ts/789ab7c0-0b14-4c68-8a7c-60891e67820d.pdf |
| 2               | Cultural Change  | https://edzy-ai.s3.ap-south-1.amazonaws.com/edzy-express-ts/62597655-f06e-466e-82d5-c5d9d83aa163.pdf |
| 3               | The Constitution and Social Change | https://edzy-ai.s3.ap-south-1.amazonaws.com/edzy-express-ts/c8139652-7a69-4e37-b6f9-b8f7b4ece3e6.pdf |
| 4               | Change and Development in Rural Society | https://edzy-ai.s3.ap-south-1.amazonaws.com/edzy-express-ts/f951d5a5-dfec-4463-bd64-f428f1292d92.pdf |
| 5               | Change and Development in Industrial Society | https://edzy-ai.s3.ap-south-1.amazonaws.com/edzy-express-ts/9bf1b7ae-1519-45e6-9c82-f03f17994817.pdf |
| 6               | Globalisation and Social Change | https://edzy-ai.s3.ap-south-1.amazonaws.com/edzy-express-ts/ae77c620-41a8-4b45-a3a1-defc1ec27747.pdf |
| 7               | Mass Media and Communications | https://edzy-ai.s3.ap-south-1.amazonaws.com/edzy-express-ts/0fa8c1c8-2a27-4e3f-9e30-ad79f778126e.pdf |
| 8               | Social Movements | https://edzy-ai.s3.ap-south-1.amazonaws.com/edzy-express-ts/26318195-7a06-4aca-a23c-ea837476ea24.pdf |

## Topic Inventory

| No. | Topic ID               | Topic                            |
| :-- | :--------------------- | :------------------------------- |
| 1   | 69aa7cf2a243cecf9628e1a8 | Understanding Colonialism |
| 2   | 69aa7cf2a243cecf9628e1aa | Urbanisation and Industrialisation |
| 3   | 69aa7cf2a243cecf9628e1ac | The Tea Plantations |
| 4   | 69aa7cf2a243cecf9628e1ae | Industrialisation in Independent India |
| 5   | 69aa7cf2a243cecf9628e1b0 | Urbanisation in Independent India |
| 6   | 69aa7d2da243cecf9628f4c0 | Social Reform Movements in the 19th and Early 20th Century |
| 7   | 69aa7d2da243cecf9628f4c2 | Different Kinds of Social Change |
| 8   | 69aa7d2da243cecf9628f4c4 | Sanskritisation |
| 9   | 69aa7d2da243cecf9628f4c6 | Westernisation |
| 10  | 69aa7d2da243cecf9628f4c8 | Modernisation and Secularisation |
| 11  | 69aa7cf7a243cecf9628e2fa | The Constitution and Its Role in Social Change |
| 12  | 69aa7cf7a243cecf9628e2fc | Constitutional Norms and Social Justice |
| 13  | 69aa7cf7a243cecf9628e2fe | The Panchayati Raj and the Challenges of Rural Social Transformation |
| 14  | 69aa7cf7a243cecf9628e300 | Democratic Processes and Inequality |
| 15  | 69aa7cf7a243cecf9628e302 | Political Parties, Pressure, and Interest Groups in Democratic Politics |
| 16  | 69aa7d6da243cecf9629093f | Agrarian Structure: Caste and Class in Rural India |
| 17  | 69aa7d6da243cecf96290941 | The Impact of Land Reforms |
| 18  | 69aa7d6da243cecf96290943 | The Green Revolution and Its Social Consequences |
| 19  | 69aa7d6da243cecf96290945 | Transformations in Rural Society After Independence |
| 20  | 69aa7d6da243cecf96290947 | Circulation of Labour |
| 21  | 69aa7d6da243cecf96290949 | Globalization, Liberalization, and Rural Society |
| 22  | 69aa7d26a243cecf9628f2d1 | Images of Industrial Society |
| 23  | 69aa7d26a243cecf9628f2d4 | Industrialisation in India |
| 24  | 69aa7d26a243cecf9628f2d8 | How People Find Jobs |
| 25  | 69aa7d26a243cecf9628f2e9 | How Work is Carried Out |
| 26  | 69aa7d26a243cecf9628f2ed | Working Conditions |
| 27  | 69aa7d26a243cecf9628f2ef | Home-Based Work |
| 28  | 69aa7d26a243cecf9628f2f1 | Strikes and Unions |
| 29  | 69aa7d7ca243cecf96290d28 | Globalisation and Social Change |
| 30  | 69aa7d7ca243cecf96290d2a | Are Global Interconnections New to the World and to India? |
| 31  | 69aa7d7ca243cecf96290d2c | Understanding Globalisation |
| 32  | 69aa7d7ca243cecf96290d2e | Global Communications |
| 33  | 69aa7d7ca243cecf96290d30 | Globalisation and Labour |
| 34  | 69aa7d7ca243cecf96290d32 | Globalisation and Political Changes |
| 35  | 69aa7d7ca243cecf96290d34 | Globalisation and Culture |
| 36  | 69aa7db1a243cecf96291f58 | The Beginnings of Modern Mass Media |
| 37  | 69aa7db1a243cecf96291f5d | Mass Media in Independent India |
| 38  | 69aa7db1a243cecf96291f62 | Globalization and the Media |
| 39  | 69aa7db4a243cecf9629204d | Features of a Social Movement |
| 40  | 69aa7db4a243cecf9629204f | Sociology and Social Movements |
| 41  | 69aa7db4a243cecf96292051 | Types of Social Movements |
| 42  | 69aa7db4a243cecf96292053 | Ecological Movements |
| 43  | 69aa7db4a243cecf96292055 | Class Based Movements |
| 44  | 69aa7db4a243cecf96292057 | Caste Based Movements |
| 45  | 69aa7db4a243cecf96292059 | Tribal Movements |
| 46  | 69aa7db4a243cecf9629205b | The Women’s Movement |

## Chapter-Wise Topic Map

### Structural Change

| No. | Topic ID               | Topic                            |
| :-- | :--------------------- | :------------------------------- |
| 1   | 69aa7cf2a243cecf9628e1a8 | Understanding Colonialism |
| 2   | 69aa7cf2a243cecf9628e1aa | Urbanisation and Industrialisation |
| 3   | 69aa7cf2a243cecf9628e1ac | The Tea Plantations |
| 4   | 69aa7cf2a243cecf9628e1ae | Industrialisation in Independent India |
| 5   | 69aa7cf2a243cecf9628e1b0 | Urbanisation in Independent India |

### Cultural Change

| No. | Topic ID               | Topic                            |
| :-- | :--------------------- | :------------------------------- |
| 1   | 69aa7d2da243cecf9628f4c0 | Social Reform Movements in the 19th and Early 20th Century |
| 2   | 69aa7d2da243cecf9628f4c2 | Different Kinds of Social Change |
| 3   | 69aa7d2da243cecf9628f4c4 | Sanskritisation |
| 4   | 69aa7d2da243cecf9628f4c6 | Westernisation |
| 5   | 69aa7d2da243cecf9628f4c8 | Modernisation and Secularisation |

### The Constitution and Social Change

| No. | Topic ID               | Topic                            |
| :-- | :--------------------- | :------------------------------- |
| 1   | 69aa7cf7a243cecf9628e2fa | The Constitution and Its Role in Social Change |
| 2   | 69aa7cf7a243cecf9628e2fc | Constitutional Norms and Social Justice |
| 3   | 69aa7cf7a243cecf9628e2fe | The Panchayati Raj and the Challenges of Rural Social Transformation |
| 4   | 69aa7cf7a243cecf9628e300 | Democratic Processes and Inequality |
| 5   | 69aa7cf7a243cecf9628e302 | Political Parties, Pressure, and Interest Groups in Democratic Politics |

### Change and Development in Rural Society

| No. | Topic ID               | Topic                            |
| :-- | :--------------------- | :------------------------------- |
| 1   | 69aa7d6da243cecf9629093f | Agrarian Structure: Caste and Class in Rural India |
| 2   | 69aa7d6da243cecf96290941 | The Impact of Land Reforms |
| 3   | 69aa7d6da243cecf96290943 | The Green Revolution and Its Social Consequences |
| 4   | 69aa7d6da243cecf96290945 | Transformations in Rural Society After Independence |
| 5   | 69aa7d6da243cecf96290947 | Circulation of Labour |
| 6   | 69aa7d6da243cecf96290949 | Globalization, Liberalization, and Rural Society |

### Change and Development in Industrial Society

| No. | Topic ID               | Topic                            |
| :-- | :--------------------- | :------------------------------- |
| 1   | 69aa7d26a243cecf9628f2d1 | Images of Industrial Society |
| 2   | 69aa7d26a243cecf9628f2d4 | Industrialisation in India |
| 3   | 69aa7d26a243cecf9628f2d8 | How People Find Jobs |
| 4   | 69aa7d26a243cecf9628f2e9 | How Work is Carried Out |
| 5   | 69aa7d26a243cecf9628f2ed | Working Conditions |
| 6   | 69aa7d26a243cecf9628f2ef | Home-Based Work |
| 7   | 69aa7d26a243cecf9628f2f1 | Strikes and Unions |

### Globalisation and Social Change

| No. | Topic ID               | Topic                            |
| :-- | :--------------------- | :------------------------------- |
| 1   | 69aa7d7ca243cecf96290d28 | Globalisation and Social Change |
| 2   | 69aa7d7ca243cecf96290d2a | Are Global Interconnections New to the World and to India? |
| 3   | 69aa7d7ca243cecf96290d2c | Understanding Globalisation |
| 4   | 69aa7d7ca243cecf96290d2e | Global Communications |
| 5   | 69aa7d7ca243cecf96290d30 | Globalisation and Labour |
| 6   | 69aa7d7ca243cecf96290d32 | Globalisation and Political Changes |
| 7   | 69aa7d7ca243cecf96290d34 | Globalisation and Culture |

### Mass Media and Communications

| No. | Topic ID               | Topic                            |
| :-- | :--------------------- | :------------------------------- |
| 1   | 69aa7db1a243cecf96291f58 | The Beginnings of Modern Mass Media |
| 2   | 69aa7db1a243cecf96291f5d | Mass Media in Independent India |
| 3   | 69aa7db1a243cecf96291f62 | Globalization and the Media |

### Social Movements

| No. | Topic ID               | Topic                            |
| :-- | :--------------------- | :------------------------------- |
| 1   | 69aa7db4a243cecf9629204d | Features of a Social Movement |
| 2   | 69aa7db4a243cecf9629204f | Sociology and Social Movements |
| 3   | 69aa7db4a243cecf96292051 | Types of Social Movements |
| 4   | 69aa7db4a243cecf96292053 | Ecological Movements |
| 5   | 69aa7db4a243cecf96292055 | Class Based Movements |
| 6   | 69aa7db4a243cecf96292057 | Caste Based Movements |
| 7   | 69aa7db4a243cecf96292059 | Tribal Movements |
| 8   | 69aa7db4a243cecf9629205b | The Women’s Movement |

## Important Book Facts

* The book belongs to Class 12.
* The subject is Sociology.
* The board is CBSE.
* The curriculum is CBSE.
* The book contains 8 supplied chapters.
* The metadata contains 46 supplied topics.

## Related OKF Entities

| Entity Type | Title                            | Markdown URL                            |
| :---------- | :------------------------------- | :-------------------------------------- |
| Class       | Class 12 | https://www.edzy.ai/okf/class/cbse-class-12.md   |
| Subject     | Sociology  | https://www.edzy.ai/okf/subject/cbse-class-12-sociology.md |
| Chapter     | Structural Change | https://www.edzy.ai/okf/chapter/cbse-class-12-sociology-social-change-and-development-in-india-structural-change.md |
| Chapter     | Cultural Change | https://www.edzy.ai/okf/chapter/cbse-class-12-sociology-social-change-and-development-in-india-cultural-change.md |
| Chapter     | The Constitution and Social Change | https://www.edzy.ai/okf/chapter/cbse-class-12-sociology-social-change-and-development-in-india-the-constitution-and-social-change.md |
| Chapter     | Change and Development in Rural Society | https://www.edzy.ai/okf/chapter/cbse-class-12-sociology-social-change-and-development-in-india-change-and-development-in-rural-society.md |
| Chapter     | Change and Development in Industrial Society | https://www.edzy.ai/okf/chapter/cbse-class-12-sociology-social-change-and-development-in-india-change-and-development-in-industrial-society.md |
| Chapter     | Globalisation and Social Change | https://www.edzy.ai/okf/chapter/cbse-class-12-sociology-social-change-and-development-in-india-globalisation-and-social-change.md |
| Chapter     | Mass Media and Communications | https://www.edzy.ai/okf/chapter/cbse-class-12-sociology-social-change-and-development-in-india-mass-media-and-communications.md |
| Chapter     | Social Movements | https://www.edzy.ai/okf/chapter/cbse-class-12-sociology-social-change-and-development-in-india-social-movements.md |

## Source Attribution

| Field          | Value                            |
| :------------- | :------------------------------- |
| Source         | Edzy                             |
| Reference Type | examSubjectBook                |
| Reference ID   | 66ae541b191fdf5766655bf2                  |
| Book ID        | 66ae541b191fdf5766655bf2          |
| Canonical URL  | https://www.edzy.ai/cbse-class-12-sociology-social-change-and-development-in-india |
| Markdown URL   | https://www.edzy.ai/okf/book/cbse-class-12-sociology-social-change-and-development-in-india.md |
| Last Updated   | 2026-06-24  |