GS4 · 10 marks · 150 words

Unstable marriages and families can lead to failures of moral development in children and overall moral decline in the society. Discuss.

Answered by 4 toppers · CSE 2021–2022

Syllabus: Ethics and Human Interface: Essence, determinants and consequences of Ethics in-human actions; dimensions of ethics; ethics - in private and public relationships. Human Values - lessons from the lives and teachings of great leaders, reformers and administrators; role of family society and educational institutions in inculcating values.

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The toppers’ answers

Anshu PriyaAIR 16 · CSE 2021 · 83 wordsTheir whole copy

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Marriages and families act as 1st informal modes of socialisation for a child.

It can lead to failure of moral development as:

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- Central Node: Unstable Marriages - Arrow 1: leads to authoritarian or permissive parenting - Arrow 2: Child learns and emulates his parents - Arrow 3: Psychosocial impact - bullet: Increased instances of mental disorders in such children - Arrow 4: Child begins to value violence as a legitimate means
  • Loss of bonding and love which is an universal value
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- Unstable Families - Such children lack Empathy and compassion - Joint to Nuclear families - may lead to self centric behaviour of child - Eg - Hitler born in a Strained family environment - Too Much authoritarian Family - patriarchy - disrespect to women

→ Superstitious and orthodoxy create wrong value judgement in children (Eg- Burari case)

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However, Moral development is also influenced by ↳ schooling and peer group ↳ media and Television ↳ Experiences of a person later on in his life

Hence, Socialisation must be ethical and aim at imparting value education

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