intervention. Class and caste discrimination in India is as old as the Himalayas. The enormity of human degradation‚ inequality‚ discrimination and untouchability is beyond comprehension and is enforced by scriptures which are held and hailed as sacred. Violation of scriptural ordinance is blasphemous and therefore unimaginable. It all started with the advent of the Aryans and the writing of the Vedas. The caste system has been there in India since then but it was merely a class system on the basis of division
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Ancient Moral Systems Throughout history different civilizations have been able to demonstrate their moral systems through their codes‚ laws‚ and religions. Beginning with the Mesopotamian civilization during the Babylonian empire‚ King Hammurabi brought forth the Code of Hammurabi. The Hebrew civilization used guidance from their Hebrew bible as a template for their moral standards. Order was established by their religious beliefs which were derived from two stone tablets given to Moses on Mount
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December 2006 Dowry: The most frequently forgotten form of gender violence in Pakistan By Dr.Rakhshinda Perveen Pakistan‚ Gender based Violence: The Islamic Republic of Pakistan is riddled by contrasts in almost every sector. It is characterized by a selective male friendly interpretation of the dominant religion Islam and elitist friendly application of laws. Being a part of the patriarchal belt of South Asia‚ the culture‚ family and society is patriarchal. Although recent entry of “elected’ women
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FEMALE FOETICIDE AND THE DOWRY SYSTEM IN INDIA Devaki Monani Ghansham Women ’s Studies Research Unit‚ School of Social Work‚ University of Melbourne Townsville International Women’s Conference - AUSTRALIA 3 - 7 July 2002 ~ James Cook University “Poverty‚ Violence and Women’s Rights: ...Setting a Global Agenda” This international conference is for all who care passionately about improving women’s position in the world‚ who demand justice and full human rights for women everywhere and who believe
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late-Victorian Britain. A traditional society is ‘vertically’ organized by hierarchical division by class or caste — a specialization of prestige. But a modern society is ‘horizontally’ organized by function‚ such that the major functions are performed by modular social systems. These major social systems include the political system‚ the public administration (civil service)‚ the armed forces‚ the legal system‚ the economy‚ religion‚ education‚ the health service and the mass media. So‚ while a traditional
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Ant Social Systems Ant Social Systems The social structure of ants is a very complex and interesting one. They live together in underground colonies where they divide labor amongst each individual and work as a cohesive unit. “Scientists estimate that there are about 20‚000 different ant species roaming the Earth today (Binns‚ 2006).” While each species is unique in looks‚ habitat and food intake‚ they all share a unified behavior. Of all social insects ants are amongst the highest developed
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Discuss the ways in which Ramabai ‚ brings up travails and sufferings of high upper- caste women. Ramabai was born on 23rd April 1858 in a High Caste Hindu Brahmin family. She never went to school but learnt to read and write from her parents‚ Anantha Shastri Dongre(a renowned Sanskrit Scholar) and Laxmibai. She was made to experience the need for and value of knowledge‚ self respect‚ dignity and hard work‚ which she maintained throughout her life. But Ramabai’s parents did not like their children
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the groom cash or kind. All of these could be done voluntarily and out of affection and love. The Hindu marriage system is sacramental. According to this system‚ a marriage is forever and there is no scope for a separation. Among the various ceremonies previously practiced‚ the ceremony in front of a ‘godly’ fire (‘Yajna’ in Sanskrit) has taken over‚ the old-fashioned system of marrying a wife by capture. This form of marriage began the practice of dowry‚ where originally‚ the family of the
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INTRODUCTION 1.1 Background of the study Women play a significant role in the development of nation. Women were considered as second grade citizens in most of the countries including Nepal. This perception is still persisting in many developing countries like Nepal. But in recent years people have started realizing the importance of Women’s participation in the economic and social development. So‚ it would not be out of context to accept the socio-economic status of women
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