Sociology II · 10 marks · 150 words

Child labour is a crime committed by few, but the whole society is responsible. Comment.

Answered by 3 toppers · CSE 2023–2025

Informal Sector and Child LabourPoverty and Inequality

Syllabus: Industrialization and Urbanisation in India: (a) Evolution of modern industry in India. (b) Growth of urban settlements in India. (c) Working class: structure, growth, class mobilization. (d) Informal sector, child labour. (e) Slums and deprivation in urban areas.

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From all 3 answers · about 170 words · 33% drew a diagram.

Opening

  • A definition2 of 3
  • A figure1 of 3

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  • Points and prose2 of 3
  • Points1 of 3

Close

  • A summary2 of 3
  • A way forward1 of 3

The toppers’ answers

Anshul HindalAIR 48 · CSE 2023 · 167 wordsTheir whole copy

Opening · a definition

According to ILO: child labour are the children who leads an adult life subject to long hours of work and low wages affecting their mental and physical growth

Body · points and prose

Diagram
/-- low wage employment for employer / why child -- source of income for poor labour? \ \-- lack of education, skilling / opportunity cycle of / poverty

Whole society is responsible because

(1) Durkheim : child labour is a pathological form of division of labour getting support from conscience collective (2) Oscar lewis: cycle of poverty is making of the whole society and not just individuals. child labour stems from poverty. (3) Functional perspective : child labour is providing low wage employment for the employer (4) Neena Burra : child labour in the form of domestic help is the making of middle class. This is a form of bondage. (5) Baramasia system in west Bengal : child labour hidden as family members -> sanction is given by society [Ashok lahiri] (6) Sandhya srinivasan : Bondage in kodaikanal : Policies of the state have forced them to work in plantations.

Close · a summary

Thus child labour is a blot on the face of society which has only dysfunctions for society

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