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A social evils (also called a social problem or a social ill) is an issue that r elates to society's perception of people's personal

lives. Different societies h ave different perceptions and what may be "normal" behaviour in one society may be a significant social issue in another society. Social issues are distinguished from economic issues. Some issues have both social and economic as pects, such as immigration. Caste System In ancient India Brahmins had developed a social system in which peoplewere divi ded into separate close communities known as caste.The origin of the caste system affected the whole Indian society.Caste determines man's marriage, social circle, profession and Wealth.This Cast and religion is to control large amount of people, they belive there should be some regulating and monitori ng system which people does follow automatically without being knowing. Sati Practice Sati is described as a Hindu custom in India in which the widow was burnt toashe s on her dead husband's pyre. Child Marriage Marrying a youngchild (generallydefined as below the age of fifteen) to an adult is described as child marriage. Inpractice, it is almost always a young girlma rried to a man. Dowry Dowry or Dahej is the payment in cash or/and kind by the bride's family to the b ridegroom' s family along with the giving away of the bride in Indian marriage . Purdah Purdah is the practicethat includes theseclusion of womenfrom public observation by wearing concealingclothing and by the use of high walls, curtains, and screens erectedwithin the home. Gender Discrimination (Male & Female) From the Ancient time Male are administrator of the Family, Occ upation, Society, Economy and finaly controller of Wealth flow in the system. Womens were not allowed to interfere in the above organized structure and for that our society had put may restrictions on womens (Sati, Purdah, Child Marriage, Widow Remarraige, Dowry etc).This syst em has given the birth to girl's abortion. Untouchability The fifth class in the Indian caste system which was not taken in count. These a re the people in the ancient time are those who do not fit in to Four category of cast Brahman, Kshatriya, Vaishya and Shudra. These people are Untouchables because they donot fit in four category of society and they do dirty jobs for there living like sweeping, and scavenging (w hich sometimes involves handling dead bodies). Child Labour Child labour refers to the employment of children in any work that deprives chil dren of their childhood, interferes with their ability to attend regular school, and that is mentally, physically, socially or morally dangerous and harmful. Th is practice is considered exploitative by many international organisations.

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