What are the causes of social evils in India today?
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Social Evils in India – Meaning
- Caste System.
- Patriarchal Society.
- Child marriage.
- Child labour.
- Female infanticide.
- Dowry.
- Domestic Violence.
What are the types of social evils?
Here are 5 social evils that still remain in the roots of the society:
- No education for girls. If the female literacy rate is low in a country then the growth of the country is sluggish because when a woman is not educated, it impacts every member of the family.
- Domestic violence.
- 3. Female infanticide.
- Prostitution.
- Dowry.
Social evils destroy the economy of the country. Social evil grows because of poverty and unemployment. When people find no source of income then they found only a way of earning through social evils. Social evil grows in the society like a diseased tree that no one has the courage to cut done.
What were Beveridges 5 Giants?
The Beveridge Report of 1942 identified ‘five giants on the road to post-war reconstruction’ – Want, Disease, Ignorance, Squalor and Idleness. Tackling these giants was a primary focus of the 1945 government’s social programme and remained important throughout the second half of the 20th century.
the causes that create the social problems are lack of education and consciousness, population growth unemployment, poverty etc. Social problems give birth to social evils. They ultimately may destroy the whole nation and society.
What are the main evils?
There are two main types of evil:
- Moral evil – This covers the willful acts of human beings (such as murder, rape, etc.)
- Natural evil – This refers to natural disasters (such as famines, floods, etc.)
5 social evils in India that still prevail
- No education for girls. If the female literacy rate is low in a country then the growth of the country is sluggish because when a woman is not educated, it impacts every member of the family.
- Domestic violence.
- 3. Female infanticide.
- Prostitution.
- Dowry.