Ghurye's General Conclusions on Civilization

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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?

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?

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?

Through diffusion from one place to another Signup and view all the answers

What is considered essential for cultural integration according to Ghurye?

The presence of a large city with organic links to the people Signup and view all the answers

'Diffusion' in the context of cultural growth refers to:

The spread of cultural traits from one location to another Signup and view all the answers

What was Ghurye's main purpose in examining the disposal of human placenta in different regions?

To compare methods of disposal to understand cultural diffusion Signup and view all the answers

In Ghurye's view, what does culture constitute for understanding society and its evolution?

The central or core element Signup and view all the answers

What was Ghurye more concerned with in terms of analyzing the dynamics of culture?

The process of evolution in Hindu civilization Signup and view all the answers

What did Ghurye believe culture was related to?

Individual attainment of excellence and creativity Signup and view all the answers

What was one of Ghurye's abiding interests in his work?

Analyzing the course of cultural evolution and heritage analysis Signup and view all the answers

According to Ghurye, what power did man have regarding old and new culture?

The power to preserve the best of old culture while creating new culture Signup and view all the answers

What is Ghurye's first general conclusion regarding civilization?

No society is completely civilized or very highly civilized. Signup and view all the answers

According to Ghurye, what is the correlation between gradation of civilization and values?

In high civilization, the humanitarian and cultural values are accepted by a wide cross-section of the population. Signup and view all the answers

What role does religion play in Ghurye's analysis of culture?

Religion is at the centre of the total cultural heritage of man. Signup and view all the answers

How does Ghurye view the law of continuous progress in civilization?

He believes in continuous progress in civilizations. Signup and view all the answers

What did Ghurye consider as most important among the five foundations of culture?

'Religious consciousness' Signup and view all the answers

According to Ghurye, what distinctive qualities does every civilization possess?

Every civilization, high or low, possesses some distinctive qualities. Signup and view all the answers