Textbook: Our Life in Society | History and Civics Class 6 (Maharashtra Board) PDF Download

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In the fifth standard, you have learnt 
about the evolution of man. It tells us 
that our present social life has taken 
shape through a process of evolution 
over thousands of years. Man has moved 
from a nomadic stage to a settled  
social life.
1.1  Why did man feel the need for 
 society ? 
A stable and secure community life 
is necessary for the development of the 
individual as well as society. In the 
nomadic stage, man did not have this 
stability and security. When man realized 
that living in a group provides security, 
people came together to develop an 
organized way of life. This was one of 
the main motivations for the creation of 
society. Living in society, man felt the 
need for rules to help with the smooth 
clothing are our physical needs.  
Once these are satisfied, man gets a 
sense of stability, but that is not enough. 
We also have some emotional and 
psychological needs. For example, to feel 
secure is an emotional need. When we 
are happy, we wish to share our happiness 
with others. Similarly, when we are sad, 
we wish to have somebody with us. We 
like the companionship of our family 
members, relatives and friends! These 
feelings reflect our social nature.
functioning of day-to-day matters. It gave 
rise to conventions, traditions, ethics and 
values, rules and laws. Man’s life in 
society became more organized  
and stable.
1.2 The social nature of man 
Man is social by nature. We all 
basically like to live with one another, 
in each other’s company and with people 
around us. Living with people not only 
makes us happy, it is also our need. 
We have many needs. Food, shelter, 
What will 
society  
be like  
50 years 
from now ? 
Discuss.
1. Our Life in Society
1.1 Why did man feel the need for society ?
1.2 The social nature of man
1.3 Our development
1.4 What is society?