sociology Adaptation

1. PRESENTATION
ON
ADAPTATION
NEPAL COMMERCE CAMPUS

2. ACKNOWLEDGEMENT
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3. ADAPTATION

4. GROUP MEMBERS
 SIMA PANDEY
 SHARMILA KAFLE
 SAPANA PHUYAL
RABINA BAJGAIN
 SABINMAHAT
 RITA RAI
 TRIBIKRAM SHARMA

5. Derived from Biology a process that takes place under natural
section whereby an organism becomes better suited to its habitat.
In sociology, It refers to some characteristics which stand
out as being especially significant in the survival of an individual in
society.

6. “Adaptation refers to changes that occur in order to
maintain various aspects of a social system’s culture or
structure or to aid in survival.” By Ashely Crossman
Adaptation refers to change in structure, function or
behavior by which a species or an individual improves its
chance of survival in a specific environment.

7. CHARACTERISTICS OF ADAPTATION
 Universal and dynamic in nature
Continuous process
 Flexibility
 Social learning
 Adjustment

8. Adaptation
Environment
Adaptation
Political
Adaptation
Socio-
Cultural
Adaptation
Economic
Adaptation

9. ELABORATIONOF TYPES OF ADAPTATION
Environmental Adaptation – In order to adjust with climatic
condition an individual should be ready and act within the
premises of climatic conditions accordingly.
 Socio-cultural Adaptation – Migration, Trade and business, same
caste and inter caste marriages, . by changing our behavior and
way of thinking, preferences and taste of customs.

10. ELABORATION OF TYPES OF ADAPTATION
Economic Adaptation – In order to meet human’s needs they
adopt new economic, policies and practices. Trade, commerce,
business, industries, agriculture, tourism are the examples.
Political Adaptation - Whatever the system is applied in the
particular society an individual should adopt that. Adapting new policy
and rules democracy, move to secular country etc.

11. ROLE OF ADAPTATIONIN SOCIETY
 Adjusting in the society
 Inter-caste Marriage
 Mass Migration
 Diversified social norms and values
 Progress and Development

12. MEASURES OF
ADAPTATION IN BUSINESS
 Adopting the new/latest technology
 Adopting new/latest strategic policies/technique
 Becoming flexible to change or review or modify
their policies and practices
 Hiring highly skilled human resource.

13. CONCLUSION
 Provision of borrowing the culture of others.
 Adaptation is mediated through climatic condition,
topographical region, latitude, longitude and other socio-cultural
forces.
 Adaptation and resistance go hand by hand.
 Modernization, migration, education and survival mechanism
are the determinant factors of adaptation.

14. QUESTIONS??
1. Define Adaptation. How does the business
management adjust with the changing environment?
2. How can you link the process of adaptation to
business environment and society?
3. Enlist the types of adaptation.
4. List any three features of adaptation.

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