Factionalism in a Haryana Village1

Datos Bibliográficos

ID2449415
AutoresJ S Yadava (University of Delhi, autor de correspondencia)
Año1968
Volumen70
Número5
Páginas898-910
Fecha de publicación1968-10-01
Peer ReviewedSí
Open AccessSí
TipoARTICLE
RevistaAmerican Anthropologist (JOURNAL)
Identificadores de la revistaISSN: 0002-7294 • E-ISSN: 1548-1433
EditorialWiley (PUBLISHER • GB)
DOI10.1525/aa.1968.70.5.02a00060
OpenAlexW1989363627
IdiomaEN
Citas recibidas4
Referencias citadas18

Although factionalism in human societies has attracted the attention of many anthropologists, its conceptualization is not very distinct. In this study an attempt has been made to reexamine the issue in the light of empirical case material from a village in the state of Haryana (India). The questions considered are (1) the causes and the operation of increased factionalism in this village over a period of twenty-five years and (2) the nature, scope, and functions of these factions. The study suggests that the factions are ephemeral interest-oriented groups that are formed on nontraditional bases of social organization and operate on the political as well as the social level. It seems that the ambiguity of sociocultural norms in situations of accelerated sociocultural change leads to a growth of factionalism, particularly when there are new opportunities and an attendant spirit of competition

Ambiguity · Biology · Competition (biology · Conceptualization · Ephemeral key · Political economy · Political science · Politics · Scope (computer science · Social organization · Social science · Sociocultural evolution · Sociology · State (computer science · Anthropological Studies and Insights · Anthropology · Ecology · Law · South Asian Studies and Conflicts · Southeast Asian Sociopolitical Studies