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According to Ghurye, what are the functions of a large city or metropolis?
According to Ghurye, what are the functions of a large city or metropolis?
- Providing agricultural services
- Promoting isolation from surrounding territories
- Acting as a hub for military operations
- Serving as a cradle for innovation and cultural growth (correct)
What does Ghurye emphasize urban planners must address in cities like Mumbai?
What does Ghurye emphasize urban planners must address in cities like Mumbai?
- Promotion of air pollution
- Abandonment of public services
- Insufficiency of railway transportation (correct)
- Excessive tree plantation
What is one theory regarding the growth of culture?
What is one theory regarding the growth of culture?
- Culture does not evolve over time
- Culture is not influenced by local needs
- Culture grows purely independently of local events (correct)
- Culture grows only through diffusion from other regions
How does the other group believe culture grows?
How does the other group believe culture grows?
What is considered essential for cultural integration according to Ghurye?
What is considered essential for cultural integration according to Ghurye?
'Diffusion' in the context of cultural growth refers to:
'Diffusion' in the context of cultural growth refers to:
What was Ghurye's main purpose in examining the disposal of human placenta in different regions?
What was Ghurye's main purpose in examining the disposal of human placenta in different regions?
In Ghurye's view, what does culture constitute for understanding society and its evolution?
In Ghurye's view, what does culture constitute for understanding society and its evolution?
What was Ghurye more concerned with in terms of analyzing the dynamics of culture?
What was Ghurye more concerned with in terms of analyzing the dynamics of culture?
What did Ghurye believe culture was related to?
What did Ghurye believe culture was related to?
What was one of Ghurye's abiding interests in his work?
What was one of Ghurye's abiding interests in his work?
According to Ghurye, what power did man have regarding old and new culture?
According to Ghurye, what power did man have regarding old and new culture?
What is Ghurye's first general conclusion regarding civilization?
What is Ghurye's first general conclusion regarding civilization?
According to Ghurye, what is the correlation between gradation of civilization and values?
According to Ghurye, what is the correlation between gradation of civilization and values?
What role does religion play in Ghurye's analysis of culture?
What role does religion play in Ghurye's analysis of culture?
How does Ghurye view the law of continuous progress in civilization?
How does Ghurye view the law of continuous progress in civilization?
What did Ghurye consider as most important among the five foundations of culture?
What did Ghurye consider as most important among the five foundations of culture?
According to Ghurye, what distinctive qualities does every civilization possess?
According to Ghurye, what distinctive qualities does every civilization possess?
