Prepare four placards to create awareness against social evils .
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Answer:
Child marriage usually refers to a social phenomena practised in some societies in India , where a young child (usually a girl below the age of fifteen) is married to an adult man. A second form of practice of child marriage is that in which the parents of the two children (the girl and boy) arrange a future marriage. In this practice, the individuals (the boy and girl) do not meet one another until they reach the marriageable age, when the wedding ceremony is performed. As per law, the marriageable age is 21 for males and 18 for females.
Gender inequality, social norms, perceived low status of girls, poverty, lack of education, safety concerns about girl children and control over sexuality are considered to be reasons for prevalence of child marriages. Girl children in rural areas are more affected than their urban counterparts.
However, if any partner(s) engages in marriage at a younger age, (s)he can ask for the marriage to be declared void / annulled.
Explanation:
- The condition of women was pathetic. The various religions practiced in India as well as the personal laws based on them consigned women to a status inferior to that of men. Polygamy, Purdah system, Sati, Ban on widow remarriage, No education for female child, Female infanticide and Child marriage were some of the evils that had a strong grip over the society. It, thus became necessary to take women out of this degraded position and help her to realise her true potential.
