Socio-Cultural Tradition Of Cooperative Networks Among The Farming Biraderi Members In Rural Punjab: The Case Study Of Village, Rural Punjab, Pakistan

Abstract

Biraderi is the basic unit of social organization of the village. In one village, Birdaeri is living like one family. Social relations among the Biraderi members determine the strength of social structure and social organization of Biraderi. Within the social organization of the village, Biraderi members perform their social, cultural and economic activities. The industrial, capital, contract, paid labor and commercial farming has disengaged the Biraderi members from the social occasions that leads to encouraged the Biraderi members to adopt new occupations. The distance among the Biraderi members increased. That distance affects the social relations, social skills of dealings among the Biraderi members. In rural Punjab, modern farming is promoting the industrial agriculture that does not suit to the Biraderi (family) farming in the Punjabi villages.