Diversity And Discrimination: Class 6 Civics NCERT Chapter 2 

Key Features of NCERT Material for Class 6 Civics Chapter 2  – Diversity And Discrimination

In the last chapter of NCERT class 6 civics: Understanding diversity, we learnt how diversity adds to our lives. We also understood how India is one of the most diverse countries in terms of culture, religion and various other factors. In chapter 2 of NCERT class 6 civics book: Diversity And Discrimination, you will learn about the terms prejudice, stereotype and discrimination. You will also understand the inequalities that exist in our nation. how India despite being diverse is a secular nation.

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Difference and Prejudice

Difference

• People are distinctive in the context of their lifestyle, food habits, expressing, apparel, and more. 
• Geology and history of our habitats affect differences. 

 Prejudice

• Prejudice intends to pass judgment on others contrarily or consider them to be sub-par. 
• For instance, if we think Spanish, as a language is the best of all. We consider the other languages are not as significant. So, we are making a decision about other languages adversely. In that case, we are somehow disrespecting people who communicate in languages other than Spanish. 
• We can have prejudices or partiality about numerous things, for example, about a community’s strict convictions, people’s skin colour, the place they belong from, their languages and accent, their garments, and so on. 

 Stereotypes 

• Stereotypes barricade our vision of taking every individual as one of a kind with their exceptional characteristics and abilities that are unique in relation to other people. 
• They fit huge communities of individuals into just one example or type.

Fighting for Equality 

The battle for the freedom from British rule additionally included inside it the battle of enormous gatherings of individuals who battled against the British as well as battled to be treated equally. Dalits, ladies, Tribals and workers battled against the disparities they encountered in their lives. 

At the point when India turned into a nation in 1947, our pioneers also were worried about the various types of disparities that existed. Essayists of the Constitution of India (an archive that spread out the standards by which the country would work) knew about the manners by which separation had been drilled in our general public and how individuals had battled against this. Numerous pioneers of these battles, for example, Dr Ambedkar had additionally battled for the privileges of the Dalits. So these pioneers set out a dream and objectives in the Constitution to guarantee that all the individuals of India get equal treatment.

This uniformity of all people is as a key-esteem that joins every one of us as Indians. The Constitution set duty on the government to find a way to understand this right for poor and other such negligible groups. They accepted that respect for assorted variety was a noteworthy component in guaranteeing balance. They said that the government must treat all religions similarly and no language, religion or celebration should be necessary for all to follow. In this manner, India turned into a secular nation, where individuals of various religions and beliefs have the opportunity to rehearse and follow their religion with no dread of segregation. Despite the fact that these beliefs are cherished in our Constitution, disparities exist even today. 

 Extra Notes: Diversity And Discrimination

 

India is one of the most religiously and ethnically diverse countries on the planet, with probably the most strict social orders and societies. It is likewise the origin of numerous religions like Hinduism, Jainism, Buddhism, Sikhism and different religions. India is home to in any event nine perceived religions. The significant religions rehearsed in India are Hinduism, Islam, Christianity, Sikhism, Buddhism, and Jainism. 

Zoroastrianism, Judaism, and the Baha’i Faith are likewise rehearsed in India. India has authoritatively 22 dialects, for example, Assamese, Bengali, Bodo, Dogri, Gujarati, Hindi, Kannada, Kashmiri, Konkani, Maithili, Malayalam, Meitei (Manipuri), Marathi, Nepali, Odia, Punjabi, Sanskrit, Santali, Sindhi, Tamil, Telugu, Urdu. 

Be that as it may, The Indian enumeration of 1961 perceived 1,652 unique dialects in India (counting dialects not local to the subcontinent). There are 22 significant dialects in India, written in 13 unique contents, with more than 720 tongues. There are 3,000 stations and 25,000 subcastes in India, each identified with a particular occupation. 

Prejudices, Stereotypes, and Discrimination

Contrasts lead to preferences. Segregation happens when individuals follow up on their biases or generalizations. Separation should be possible based on religion, sexual orientation, position, statement of faith, spot of birth, language spoken, financial obstruction, and so on. People see a few occupations as superior to different occupations. 

Standing standards were set which didn’t permit the purported untouchables to take on work, other than what they were intended to do. Many individuals like Dr BabaSaheb Ambedkar attempted to battle against the oppression of the individuals of lower station. Indeed, even the Constitution of India has disallowed segregation.