Equality Notes 7th Social Science
7th Social Science Lesson 6 Notes in English
6. Equality
1. What is Equality?
Equality is ensuring individuals or groups that are not treated differently or less favorably on the basic of specific protected characteristic, including areas of race, gender, disability, religion or belief, sexual orientation and age.
2. What was the Prof. Laski thought on Equality?
According to Prof Laski “Equality does not mean identity of treatment, the sameness of reward. It means first of all absence of social privilege, on the second it means that adequate opportunities are laid upon to all”.
3. Explain the Importance of Equality:
- Equality is a powerful moral and political ideal that has inspired and guided human society for many centuries.
- The concept of equality invokes the idea that all human beings have equal worth regardless of their caste, colour, gender, race or nationality.
- The democratic ideals such as liberty, equality etc are meaningful and effective only when they are implemented with justice.
4. What is Social equality?
- Social equality means that all citizen are entitled to enjoy equal status in society.
- There should not be any discrimination of caste, creed, colour and race.
- All should have equal opportunity to develop their personality and to complete goals.
7th Social Book Back Questions
5. What is Civil Equality?
- Civil equality is enjoyment of civil rights by all citizen.
- There should not be any discrimination of superior or inferior, the rich or the poor, caste or creed.
- Equal rights should be available to all the persons and nobody should be denied enjoyment of any rights.
6. Explain Rule of Law:
Rule of law is in force in England and in the eyes of law all are equal and equal treatment is given to all by the rule of law. In India the same rule of law is followed.
7. Rule of law was advocated by A.V.Dicey, the British legal luminary.
8. What was Political Equality?
All the democratic countries including India have guaranteed the political rights to all citizens. It includes
- Right to vote
- Right to hold public Office
- Right to criticise the government
9. What was the election method followed in India?
- In India the voting right is given to all the citizens who has attained 18years of age without any discriminations.
- India is the first country to give right to vote to women from the very first general election held in the year 1952.
10. What were the Various voting Rights of World countries?
In Switzerland the right to vote is given to women in 1971. Any person who has completed the age of 25 years can contest in the election.
11. What is Gender Equality?
- Gender Equality All human beings, both men and women, are free to develop their personal abilities and make choices without any limitations.
- Woman were not given equal rights and they were considered as weak as compared to man and they were placed in a secondary position to men.
- They should be treated equally.
12. What was UNICEF thought on Gender Equality?
UNICEF says Gender Equality “means that women and men, and girls and boys, enjoy the same rights, resources, opportunities and prolictions. It does not require that girls and boys, or women and men, be same, or that they be treated exactly alike.”
13. As of 2017, gender equality is the fifth of seventeen sustainable development goals of the United Nations.
14. What were the efforts taken by our ancient social activists?
Efforts were made by many social activists from the 19th century onwards. The noted champions of this cause were Raja Rammohan Roy, Ishwar chandra Vidyasagar Dayanand Saraswati, Mahadev Govind Ranade, Tarabai Shinde, Begum Rokeya Sakhawat Hussain. They worked hard to get equal status to the women.
15. What is Human dignity?
- Dignity means self – respect.
- Human dignity is the most important human right from which all other fundamental rights derive. Dignity is the quality of being honorable, noble and excellent.
- Every human being should be regarded as a very valuable member of the community.
16. Equality of Opportunity and Education:
- All the individuals should have similar chances to receive education.
- They should have similar opportunities to develop their personality.
- We need equality to get equal treatment in society. If we treat equality we can earn respect and dignity.
17. Equality in Indian constitution:
Almost the constitution all the countries in the world have guaranteed equality. Likewise, the constitution of India has also guaranteed equality to all citizens by providing Articles form 14-18.
18. Articles on Equality:
- Article 14 – guarantees to all the people equality before law.
- Article 15 – deals with the prohibition of discrimination.
- Article 16 – provides equality of opportunity in matters relating to employment.
- Article 17 – abolishes the practice of untouchability .
- Article 18 – abolishes the titles conferred to citizen.
19. Explain Article 21:
Equality before law and equal protection of law have been further strengthened in the Indian constitution under Article 21.
20. How can we promote equality?
- Treating all fairly
- Creating an inclusive culture
- Ensuring equal access to opportunities
- Enabling to develop full potential
- Making laws and policies
- Education.
