Housework is invisible and unpaid work. | Class 7 Social Science - Social and Political Life (Civics) Chapter Growing up as Boys and Girls, Growing up as Boys and Girls NCERT Solutions

Make a list of toys and games that boys typically play and another for girls. If there is a difference between the two lists, can you think of some reasons why this is so? Does this have any relationship to the  roles children have to play as adults?

If you have someone working as a domestic help in your house or locality talk to her and find out a little bit more about her life – Who are her family members? Where is her home? How many hours does she work? How much does she get paid? Write a small story based on these details.

Are the statements given below true or false? Support your answer with the use of an example :
(a) All societies do not think similarly about the roles that boys and girls play.
(b) Our society does not make distinctions between boys and girls when they are growing up.
(c) Women who stay at home do not work.
(d) The work that women do is less valued than that of men.

How did some MLAs become Ministers? Explain.

Think of something common that we use. It could besugar, tea, milk, pen, paper, pencil, etc. Discuss through what chain of markets this reaches you. Can you think of the people that help in the production or trade?

Choose two of your favourite print advertisements. Now, look at each of these and answer the following questions:  

a.What visuals and text are being used in these advertisements to attract my attention? 

 b.What values are being promoted in these advertisements? 

c.Who is this advertisement speaking to and who is it leaving out?  d.If you could not afford the brand that is being advertised, how would you feel?

What was the problem in Patalpuram? What discussion/actions were taken by the following? Pill in the table.

Why should decisions are taken by the Chief Minister and other ministers be debated in the Legislative Assembly?

What is the difference between the work that MLAs do in the Assembly and the work done by government departments?

In what ways is a hawker different from a shop owner?

Re-read the box on Article 15 and state two ways in which this Article addresses inequality?

How do you think stereotypes about what women can or cannot do, affect women’s right to equality?

You have read about the ways in which the media ‘sets the agenda’. What kind of effect does this have in a democracy? Provide two examples to support your point of view.

Describe the conditions of employment as well as the wages of workers in the garment exporting factory. Do you think the workers get a fair deal?

What was the problem in Patalpuram? What discussion/actions were taken by the following? Pill in the table.

In what ways does media play an important role in a democracy?

“Poor girls drop out of school because they are not interested in getting an education”. Re-read the last paragraph on page 62 and explain why this statement is not true.

‘Improvement in water and sanitation can control many diseases’. Explain with the help of examples.

You have read about the ways in which the media ‘sets the agenda’. What kind of effect does this have in a democracy? Provide two examples to support your point of view.

‘All persons have equal rights to visit any shop in a marketplace.’ Do you think this is true of shops with expensive products? Explain with examples.

Can you explain two ways in which you think advertising affects issues of equality in a democracy?

In what ways is a hawker different from a shop owner?

‘Buying and selling can take place without going to a marketplace.’ Explain this statement with the help of examples.