SEE Social Studies Notes (Unit 3: Social Problems and Solutions)

Unit 3: Social Problems and Solutions

19. What are the causes of girl trafficking? Explain any four causes of this problem.

Ans: The causes of girl trafficking are as follows:

a) Poverty:
Poverty is the root cause of this problem. Poor parents and girls easily fall into the traps of the girl traffickers who promise them good job and easy life in cities.

b) Illiteracy and ignorance:
Most of the girls and women in remote areas of Nepal are illiterate. They are out of reach of media like television, radio, etc. they are not able to read newspaper as well. Therefore, they are not aware about the problem of girl trafficking.

c) Lack of job opportunity:

Besides working in field or doing animal husbandry, there are no other job opportunities for girls and women in remote villages. While searching for profitable jobs, they fall into trap of brokers and taken to the industries or factories.

d) Lack of government concern:

The government of Nepal is not concerned to the girls trafficking. The girl traffickers are not arrested and punished for their crime. So the process of girls trafficking is promoted.

e) Open border:
Nepal and India share open border but border security is poor. Thus, the girl traffickers easily take the girls and sell them in the Indian cities.

20. Make a list of long term aims which will help to prevent girl trafficking.

Ans. Girl trafficking is a serious social crime. It must be stopped as soon as possible. The long term aims which will help to prevent girl trafficking are as follows:

a) To activate organization:

There are many organizations working in the field of girls' trafficking. They should play their activate role to control it.

b) Publicity:

Publicity of girls' trafficking can be helpful to control it. So, the publicity should be increased to control it.

c) Public pressure:

Girls' trafficking is not controlled due to the negligence of the government. So, the government should be pressured to control it.

d) Mass meeting and rally:

Mass meeting and rally can make the people aware about girls' trafficking. So, mass meeting and rally should be conducted to control it.

e) School education:

The school education should include the content of girls' trafficking and vulnerable girls should be taught about the possible selling of girls. It will help to control girls' trafficking.

21. What measures should be taken to overcome the problem of social evils? Explain in brief.

Ans. The social evils prevalent in our society are Deuki system, Jhuma system, child marriage, untouchability etc. to overcome social evils from the society. The following measure are suggested-

a) Awareness:

We should aware people about the bad effect of social evils through different programs. This will help people to uproot social evils.

b) Legal provision:

In order to end social evils the government has to revise, formulate and implement strict rules and regulation. Punishment should be given to those who encourage social evils.

c) Development:

Government should bring development so that poor, socially and economically backward people can participate in social and economic field.

d) Education:

Education should be given to all. Content against social evils should be included in school curriculum. Skill development training should be provided and job opportunities should be created.

22. What are the causes of corruption in Nepal? Discuss in group and write.

Ans. The causes of corruption in Nepal are as follows:

a) Lack of rule of law

b) Lack of transparency

c) Less salary

d) Political instability

e) Lack of the felling of responsibility and nationality

f) Monopoly in power

g) Strong group of corrupted people and

h) Lack of strict law and punishment.

23. Ways to solve Corruption problem

a) Social Boycott to Corrupt People:

A tradition should be developed to boycott corrupt people from the society, even if they are politicians, bureaucrats, traders or any member of society.

b) Transparency:

Public and private organization should be transparent. Their proceeding should be transparent so that anyone can know about the dealing occurring in the offices. There should be provision of providing information about resources and expenditure to general people.

c) Discourage Luxurious Life:

Luxurious life needs more income. People want to earn more by any means to fulfill their demand of happy and prosperous life. So, luxurious life should be discouraged.

d) Law:

The government must empower the anti-corruption body to inspect, to investigate, to collect proofs, to call the suspected persons to the office and file cases against them in the special court if they are found guilty.

24. What are the causes of being a refugee?

Ans. The causes of being a refugee are:

a) Civil or International War:

Whenever there is civil or international war, normal people are bound to flee to other nation in order to save their lives.

b) Government Suppression:

When people agitate demanding their rights, privileges and freedom, the government represses as a result of which they flee.

c) Conflicts Between the Country:

Whenever there is conflict between the countries, people are forced to leave their nation in order to save their lives.

d) Natural Disaster:

Countries along the coastlines have a great risk of natural disasters like earthquake, tsunami, flood, etc. Climate change is making such disasters more frequent. So, the people from such countries flee away for safety.

25. Drug Addiction

The habit of taking the drug or the devotion of someone into the drug is called drug addiction.

Drug

A substance that affects our mind and organs and damages our body is called drug. Heroin, smack, cocaine, hashish, etc. are some example of drugs.

Causes of Taking Drugs

Mainly the people of teenage and youth are addicted in drug as they are easily motivated by drug traffickers and they imitate the other druggists. There are several causes of drug addiction. The main reasons of it are given below.

a) High Expectations:

The people of teenage and youth have high expectation and their families cannot fulfill their wants. Then they used to take drug of any kind and they become habituated.

b) Lack of Love:

Some people do not get love from their families and relatives and get mentally bored. They start to take drugs and they are addicted to them.

c) Influence of Company:

Some people are influenced by their druggist friends and they start to take drug. Finally they are habituated to the drugs.

d) Evil Environment:

Some youths are bored from their peace-less family and social environment. They start to take drugs an addicted to them.

e) Unsuccessfulness:

Some youth cannot become successful in their love or achieving their goal. Then they start to take drugs and become habitual to them.

f) Advertisement:

The legal drugs are advertised by the company and the youth are attracted to them. As a result they are addicted to them.

Effects of Drug Addiction

Drug addiction is the serious problem of the family, society and the nation. The overall effects of it are negative and harmful. The main effects of drug addiction are given below:

a) Failure in Work:

Drug addiction person cannot do their work in well managed way. So they may fail in their work as their study and duty.

b) Loss of Property and Job:

The druggist person cannot perform their jobs and they have to spend a lot of money for drugs. It may loss their job and property.

c) Suffering from Diseases:

Drug addiction may transfer the diseases like HIV/AIDS, Hepatitis, cancer, etc. these diseases may suffer the victim for them.

d) Economic Crisis:

Drug addicted person have to spend a lot of money in the purchase of drugs. This cause the economic crisis in their family ant they may involve in criminal activities.

e) Loss of Prestige and Peace:

The family members of druggists are hated by others and they may lose their social values and family peace . It also create evil environment for society.

f) Commitment of Incidents:

The druggists may commit the crimes like accidents, murder, robbery, and so on. Hence it is responsible to commit crimes.

Measures to Solve Drug Addiction Problem

Drug Addiction is harmful activity for the individuals and the crime for society. Its control is the present necessity of individual and society. The following measures should be adopted to solve this problem:

a) Strict Law:

Strict law should be made and implemented to check the activities of drug traffickers.

b) Awareness Programs:

The programs of mass awareness should be conducted to make youth aware about drugs.

c) To Activate Organization:

Various national and international organizations and social bodies should play the active role to control drug addiction.

d) Prohibited drug advertisements:

The legal drugs are advertised by the company and the youth are attracted to them. So, such advertisement should be prohibited.

e) Proper care and love:

The drug addicts should have proper love, care and affection from family members for their improvement.