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Subject: Sociology × End date: 1991 × Start date: 1991 × Thesis Type: Ph.D ×
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    Socio-Economic and Cultural Dimensions of Food Security in Haryana
    (Chaudhary Charan Singh Haryana Agricultural University, Hisar, 1991) Kumar, Dalip; Nath, M.
    The developmental and academic interest in the problem of food security was First generated when the World Food Conference, convened by Food & Agriculture Organization (FAO) in 1974, drew the attention for the first time to the need and ways for ensuring food security to the hungry millions of the world. It called upon the world community that no child and woman should go to bed hungry and human being's physical and mental capabilities should be stunted for want of food. The call for the food security is the outcome of the growing imbalance between demand and supply of food, particularly in poor countries and need to bridge this gap through short and long term measures. The developing countries comprised or more than 70 percent of the world population but contribute only 45 per cent or the world's cereal production. The problem of food security gets accentuated owing to the fact that their access to surplus food is becoming increasingly difficult.
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    Socio-Economic Dimensions of Availability and Utilization of Energy in Rural Haryana
    (Chaudhary Charan Singh Haryana Agricultural University, Hisar, 1991) Kumari, Vinod; Dak, T. M.
    The interaction between society and technology has been a subject or widespread sociological interest since long. The long drawn Controversy that has yet to be resolved is concerned with whether social forces have affected technology or technology has shaped the society and economy Without assigning primacy to either one, most scholars seem to believe in inter-dependency between the two. Some theoreticians believe that the technology system that characterizes an economy shapes the society (Marx, 1925, 1926; Veblen, 1922). This group holds that the Theory or cultural Tag while assuming the adaptation of non-material culture to the progression or technology, Does not envisage the possibility of technological progress being arrested by social conditions. Others have shown disagreement with it and asserted that impact can run the other direction as well. Mex Weber ( 1961) for instance, demonstrated that cultural values and ideals can change the economic system, a reversal of technological determinism theory. Weber implies that some deeply hold Beliefs must Foster the value of Hard work and capital saving for achieving technological advancement. Andreski ( 1964) argue