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South Asia—Society and Culture

South Asia—Society and Culture. India, A Case Study. Size & Population. Based on population numbers, WHAT WOULD BE INDIA’S MOST PRESSINGPROBLEM?. India’s Population Growth--2005. India’s Population Growth--2020. India’s Population Growth--2050. India’s Economy.

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South Asia—Society and Culture

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  1. South Asia—Society and Culture India, A Case Study

  2. Size & Population

  3. Based on population numbers, WHAT WOULD BE INDIA’S MOST PRESSINGPROBLEM?

  4. India’s Population Growth--2005

  5. India’s Population Growth--2020

  6. India’s Population Growth--2050

  7. India’s Economy level of economic & social development between North and South is dramatic. Wealthiest based literacy levels and per capita income

  8. India’s Traditional Economy

  9. South Asia’s TRADITIONAL Economy • INDIA • ~70% rural (India); • mostly subsistence farming • 1/3 of the total agricultural labor force is landless • PAKISTAN— • subsistence farming & nomadic herding; • WHY? Think physical geography.

  10. Other Traditional Activities Cottage industries –spin yarn, weave, jewelry, pottery to be sold in cities

  11. Tourism • Income made from tourism is important to several South Asian countries: • Nepal: hiking, climbing Himalaya, hunting, photographing wild animals • Temples in India • Countries, such as the Maldives, have had to restrict tourists because of religious & political disputes • Ecotourism—a form of tourism that encourages responsible interaction with the environment & endangered species—has been a way to preserve S. Asia while bringing in $$$$

  12. Urbanization & Migration • Migration from RURAL to URBAN areas? • WHY? • Potential problems & challenges? • West Coast: • Financial • centers & • busiest port • Bollywood— • movie capital • YouTube – • Kajra Re - • Aishwarya Rai • East Coast: • Major • commerce • Shipping • centers

  13. Advances in Computers and Space Research • advances in computers & space research—provides jobs • placed several satellites in orbit in recent years (telecommunications) • government has encouraged development of computer industry

  14. OUTSOURCING • Definition: a task, operation, or job that is sent out to another country for a longer period of time • Example: call centers for American Express…IN INDIA • Americans—complete GLOBALLY for jobs • Asian employees paid a fraction of the cost—about 1/10th • low pay—still higher pay for most Asians • better standard of living

  15. India’s Government & Society • India—world’s largest democracy; modeled after England’s WHY? • strong tradition of non-governmental and voluntary action • India also has a strong tradition of community-based people's organizations to pool labor, obtain credit, buy goods, and develop sustainable agriculture.

  16. Gender Roles and Family • large extended families & demanding tasks for women • India's women: 55-80 % of the total farm labor. • women denied a share of their father‘s/husband's land, which goes to the sons (although laws allow them to inherit land) • Varied levels of education and roles within the family for women depending on location and socio-economic level (rural/low SES vs. urban/high SES) • When a woman DOES earn an income, it benefits the family ($$ goes towards children, nutrition)

  17. EDUCATION • India—world’s third largest educated population in science and technology, YET • India, ranks first in illiteracy; (30% of the global total) • literacy rates (59.5%) --total population:male: 70.2% & female: 48.3% • In India, educational enrollment of girls is 47%, 62% for males

  18. Role of Woman in Indian Society • Educating a man is educating an individual, while educating a woman is educating a family. • --Mahatma Gandhi • Educated girls are more likely to have smaller families (control population growth) and healthier children, as well as increased income. • Income earned by women benefits the family, since women tend to spend their income on food and child nutrition.

  19. Works cited Indian Religion Map: http://images.google.com/imgres?imgurl=http://www.lib.utexas.edu/maps/middle_east_and_asia/india_religions87.jpg&imgrefurl=http://www.utexas.edu/cola/centers/lrc/iedocctr/Maps.html&h=1201&w=1012&sz=220&hl=en&start=3&tbnid=1JwwUJXvi2X5RM:&tbnh=150&tbnw=126&prev=/images%3Fq%3Dreligions%2Bof%2Basia%26gbv%3D2%26svnum%3D10%26hl%3Den Religions: http://uwacadweb.uwyo.edu/religionet/images/islam.JPG, http://uwacadweb.uwyo.edu/religionet/images/buddhism.JPG, http://religion-cults.com/Eastern/Buddhism/buddhism-wheel.jpg, http://totalexperience.corante.com/Islam-1.jpg, http://www.indhistory.com/img/hinduism.gif Economy: http://www.timelessexcursions.com/gifs/agriculture-india.jpg, http://www.peopleandplanet.net/thumbnail.php?id=1291&max=1000, http://i.a.cnn.net/cnn/2004/WORLD/asiapcf/08/31/india.eye.agriculture/story.india.ruralafp.jpg, http://www.eco-action.org/dt/gifs/carbad.jpeg, http://www.historylink102.com/india-pic/weaving-1.jpg, http://www.smu.edu/smunews/adventures/students/images/lydia/lydia-making-jewelry-lg.jpg, http://images.google.com/imgres?imgurl=http://i1.trekearth.com/photos/9604/dsc02834_s_.jpg&imgrefurl=http://zh.trekearth.com/members/ssi65/&h=150&w=113&sz=5&hl=en&start=19&tbnid=qy7iCw2LfJI7PM:&tbnh=96&tbnw=72&prev=/images%3Fq%3Dpottery%2Bmaking%2Bin%2BIndia%26gbv%3D2%26svnum%3D10%26hl%3Den, http://www.kamat.com/kalranga/admedia/3242.jpg, Urbanization/Technology http://www.worldbookonline.com/wb/Media?id=pc010157, http://www.mkcl.org/mscit/images/mscitimg.jpg, http://www.answers.com/topic/gslv1-jpg India States Map: http://www.indianspices.com/images/s062mind.jpg, http://www.mapsofindia.com/maps/india/india-map-percapitaincome.jpg, South as the Wealthiest Region: http://nitawriter.wordpress.com/2006/11/02/the-language-problem/,

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