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Sociology Optional PYQ Solutions · Model answer

Illustrate with examples the role of pressure groups in the formulation of social policies.

  • UPSC 2022
  • Politics and Society

Social policy covers the state's response to welfare, rights and protection. It is rarely drafted by ministries alone. Gabriel Almond described pressure groups as the chief agents of interest articulation, the step where private troubles become public demands. In India, cause groups, unions and professional bodies have shaped social policy at every stage of the…

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