• SOCIAL EVILS The social evils and superstitions that had crept in the society over the centuries made social reforms imperative for the development of the society and the masses. In the 19th century‚ the newly educated persons increasingly revolted against rigid social conventions and outdated customs. They could no longer tolerate irrational and de-humanizing social practices. Moreover‚ the backward features of Indian society‚ such as the caste system or inequality of the sexes had religious
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What are today’s social evils? This summary presents the findings of a public consultation exploring the social evils facing Britain today. In 1904‚ Joseph Rowntree identified what he believed were the worst social evils. The new list is the result of a web survey of 3‚500 people and discussions with groups whose voices are not usually heard. It reveals a strong sense of unease about some of the changes shaping British society. April 2008 Participants highlighted the following concerns about how
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A social evil is any action or consequence that is not in the public interest or which is anti-social and works against the development of society. Social evils cause damage to the society or its citizens in physical‚ emotional or cultural form. Terrorism would be an example of a social evil as would be prostitution ‚ organized crime‚ alcoholism‚ pollution‚ dowry in any form or corruption. Following is a list of 10 social evils: 1. A decline of community A major theme that emerged from the consultation
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Indian society suffers from a number of social evils. In the past these social evils stood in the way of our progress. Therefore‚ many religious and social reformers have‚ from time to time‚ been advocating the eradication of these evils. In the past‚ great religious men like Guru Nanak and Bhakt Kabir exhorted the people to remove all social evils‚ particularly communalism‚ casteism and superstitions. Guru Nanak and Kabir also stressed the need for Hindu-Muslim unity. In fact‚ they preached
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Sample essay on Social Evils Still Persist in our society Social evils are prevalent in almost all the backward countries. Surprising enough that India‚ a country proud of her ancient culture is no exception to it. Conservatism and fundamentalism apart there are certain customs that smear the face of this ancient land that is trying to build a modern image in the world. Go to any part of the country you will find something going on you’ll be ashamed of. Even some good customs have taken a woeful
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There is wide cross-cultural variation in the social rules governing the selection of a partner for marriage. There is variation in the degree to which partner selection is an individual decision by the partners or a collective decision by the partners’ kin groups‚ and there is variation in the rules regulating which partners are valid choices. The United Nations World Fertility Report of 2003 reports that 89% of all people get married before age forty-nine.[49] The percent of women and men who
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braham Lincoln once defined’democracy’as the government of the people‚by the people for the people’.It means that democratic form of government common man plays the pivotal role.The aristcracy‚ the landlords and the politicians have to work according to the wishes of the common man.The main object of their political activities is thus the welfare‚betterment and amelioration of the poor masses of the country who electthem as their representatives and to whom they are answerable for their duties
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India‚ the cradle of civilization‚ is now beset with a number of social evils. They are so numerous that one shudders to think of them. There have been social reformers like Raja Ram Mohan Ray‚ Maharishi Daya Nand and Swarni Shradhanand. They fought against social evils but these evils were so deep-rooted that try as they did some of them persist to this day. We may first take the position of women. Women do not enjoy a social position equal to that of men. The constitution does allow them equal
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Terrorism The Social Evil Terrorism has become a world wide phenomenon these days. What precisely do the terrorists prefer to call themselves when they gain nothing by attacking common‚ innocent people whose death or maiming does not better the strategic or tactical position of terrorists. Common man begins to hate them and is ready to denounce them as soon as he thinks it safe. Thus terrorism becomes a social evil. Terrorist acts can hardly help their perpetrators towards realizing political plans
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The social evils and superstitions that had crept in the society over the centuries made social reforms imperative for the development of the society and the masses. In the 19th century‚ the newly educated persons increasingly revolted against rigid social conventions and outdated customs. They could no longer tolerate irrational and de-humanising social practices. Moreover‚ the backward features of Indian society‚ such as the caste system or inequality of the sexes had religious sanctions in the
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