Are the following statements in keeping with democracy as a value? Why?
(a) Father to daughter: I don’t want to hear your opinion about your marriage. In our family children marry where the parents tell them to.
(b) Teacher to student: Don’t disturb my concentration by asking me questions in the classroom.
(c) Employee to the officer: Our working hours must be reduced according to the law.
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Answer:
a) The first case is not democratic, because the daughter is not been provided with the option of choosing her partner for marriage. Every one has their own right to choose , speak and live peacefully.
b) The second case is undemocratic, because the students are not allowed speak or clear out their queries to the teacher. A teacher must always teach, help , guide a student.
c) The third case is democratic, because the employers were provided with the option to speak, where they could let the officer know about their ongoing problem regarding their working hours. Employers should have a fixed enjoyable working hours.
Explanation:
Answer:
(a) The first statement of a father to daughter is undemocratic.
(b) The second statement of the teacher to student is also undemocratic.
(c) The third statement of the employee to the officer is democratic.
Explanation:
In the first statement is the daughter is not allowed to express her opinion in regards to her own marriage. It is undemocratic since she should have the right to have a say in her marriage.
The second statement the student has been stopped from clearing his doubts from the teacher. This is an undemocratic situation.
The third statement is democratic since the law states that the employee should have the right to work for fixed hours in a day.