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Has geographic and economic mobility impacted the tribal culture and social structure? Give examples.

  • UPSC 2012
  • Tribal Communities in India

Yes — decisively, but asymmetrically. Geographic mobility (displacement, labour migration, urban settlement) and economic mobility (occupational diversification, salaried work, reservation-aided entry into the middle class) have altered tribal social structure far more than they have dissolved tribal culture, which thins as daily practice while hardening as public identity.

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  • Impact on social structure
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  • How far it goes
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