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Societal Analysis Chart

The document outlines a framework for analyzing society developed by Fr. Francois Houtart in 1973. The framework analyzes the organization of a society's material basis, collective life, and symbolic representations. It examines the economic structure, social structure, state, civil society, and how society is represented under ideological structures.

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Societal Analysis Chart

The document outlines a framework for analyzing society developed by Fr. Francois Houtart in 1973. The framework analyzes the organization of a society's material basis, collective life, and symbolic representations. It examines the economic structure, social structure, state, civil society, and how society is represented under ideological structures.

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THE FRAME WORK OF ANALYSIS

NEED OF SOCIAL ANALYSIS INTRODUCED BY FR. FRANCOIS HOUTART (*1) Presented in 1973, published in 1974.
- To avoid “Partisan” view / reductionism, take society as a whole, develop holistic comprehensive outlook.

Organization of Material Basis Organization of Collective Life Symbolic Representations (Image)

Economic Structure Social Structure State Civil Society Society under Ideological Structure

A. Means of Production Socio- Socio- People’s Civil Basic Other


economic Cultural Organizations Institutions Representations
Interaction with nature: Structure Structure
Executive Representations
Disturb the equilibrium - Government
Of eco-system or not..?
1. Urban/ 1. Clan/ Legislation Parties Health Material, Mental and Ideological
Source of energy and Rural Tribe
Sustainable develop- - Parliament -Hospitals Social aspects of Function
-ment Vs. the spirit of - Assembly Social - Communication
2. Class 2. Family/
Capitalism. Nature ? - LGBs Movements Education Religion
Patriarchy
“tapping” ? Administration - University Ideology Morality /
B. Tools of Production 3. Caste -Bureaucracy Trade - Colleges -differ from religion, Ethics
Technology and Unions - Schools Philosophy and Language
4. Ethnic Judiciary Science
Mechanization.
- Courts Art
Groups Communal Law Folk
C. Property Relations
Coercive - Organizations - Do’s & Religion as Ideology Culture
(i). Land (ii). Wealth etc.
Forces Don’ts Symbols
D. Division of Labour -Army, Ideology as Religion
Police,
etc.
1. Organized Sector
etc. Media Separation of Religion
2. Unorganized Sector
- of public ? as Idea
a. Bonded Labour State
b. Contract Labour Controlled
c. Child Labour Media Dialectical interaction
3. Gender - PRD of religion
division of Labour e.g. : Political ideology
State & religious
E. Distribution of Controlled ideology like Hindutva
Income & Wealth Education -------------------
Equal or unequal..? - Govt. Ideology is basically
F. Market / Money ednl. related to the problems
institutions & conflicts of society.
Who controls it..?

(*1). Fr. Francois Houtart is a Belgian Social Scientist and Roman Catholic Priest.
Reference: Gabriela Dietrich and Bas Wielenga,
Understanding Indian Society (Tiruvalla: CSS, 2004) 30-80. Prepared by: Kulathupuzha Shibu, Kerala – 691 310
Mob: 944 708 92 93, e-mail: shibuthoppil@yahoo.com

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