A vi tuhade lai a navdeep maam

2. Social Diversities…
It can take different forms in different societies :
• Belgium- people live in different regions –speak
different languages.
• Sri Lanka- linguistic andregional differences are
prominent.

3. Social Diversities…
• Carlos Smith -
African
American
• Peter Norman -
White
• Similarity -
Athletes who
stood against
racial
discrimination

4. OVER LAPPING AND
CROSS CUTTING
DIFFERENCE

5. Social Division…
Overlapping –
Class &
Religion
Blacks in USA
Poor Homeless
Discriminated
Against
Whites in
USA
Rich

6. Catholics & Protestants
Northern
Ireland
Catholics
Poor
Protestants
Rich
Result : Conflicts have occurred. Deep social division and tensions have occurred
leading to discrimination.

7. 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

8. Ethno Political Conflict…
Northern
Ireland
53 %
Protestant
Represented by
unionists who
wanted to be
with UK who
were
Protestants.
44 % Roman
Catholic
Represented by
Nationalist
parties who
wanted the Union
of N.Ireland
With Republic of
Ireland were
Catholics
1998-Peace treaty
was signedRESULT -
CONFLICTS

9. Yugoslavia’s Disintegration &
Emergence of 6 Independent
Countries

10. 3 Determinants…
How people perceive
their identities
INDIA ,
NORTHERN
IRELAND
BELGIUM
How political leaders
raise the demands
of any community
Demand must be
within the framework
of the constitution
Sri Lanka-demand
for only SINHALA
Yugoslavia-demands
of ethnic
Communities can not
be accommodated
How Government
reacts to demands
Willing to share
power and
accommodate
reasonable demands
BELGIUM and SRI
LANKA

11. 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.