CIVICS CH-4 ANSWERS            CLASS-7th

Q-1 BACK-2

Housework is invisible-------women in your home.

ANS- 1-Invisible means which can not be seen. Household work is invisible  which can not be seen when it is done.

2- Physically demanding means need a lot of hard work. Household work need a lot of labour and hard work for cleaning and washing etc.

3- time consuming means household work takes much time to get it complete.

Q-2 back-3

Make a list of toys----------play as adults?

Ans- Games of boys- cricket, hockey, basket ball, play station etc.

Games of girls- Kitchen set,doll, teddy etc.

Reasons for the differences in the list above-

1-    Mentality of society.

2-    Physical appearance of both.

3-    Girls are judged as soft and tender.

4-    Boys are judged as to be tough.

Yes it plays an important role in their future roles as after being adults boys have to work outside of home whereas girls have to work in the house.

Q-3 Why is household work devalued by the society?

Ans-1 It is unpaid as it does not bring monetary benefits.

2- It is not recognized by the society as Work.

3- It is considered the moral duty of women.

Q-4 What are the problems of the domestic workers?

Ans-1- They get low wages but work harder.

2- Their work does not have much value.

3- They are generally disrespected by the society.

4-Most of them are generally women.