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and unhygienic food makes us ill and causes several diseases. Apart from them, people
need to make efforts for maintenance of personal hygiene, cleanliness, sanitation,
management of wastes, control of pollution, etc. for becoming healthy.

f. Education
Education leads us from darkness to light. It gives
us knowledge, skills and understanding on various
aspects of life. It brings change in attitudes and
behaviours of people as well as in physical, mental,
social, economical and intellectual condition of people.
It makes people able to judge right and wrong and
take rationale and responsible decisions for happy life.
Moreover, it supports people to utilize several means Fig: 22
and resources for improvement of living standard.
Hence, everyone should complete higher level of education.

g. Security
Security is also one of the important basic needs in our life. It plays a crucial role in family
welfare and happiness. When people have fear of their life from the enemies or others
either in work place or home, they can neither think well nor work efficiently. Everyone
should feel secured about their life, their family members and family properties. Similarly,
when people have large family and the means and resources in family are not properly
utilized, people tend to have quarrels, conflicts, misunderstanding, violence and feeling
of insecurity as well as fear in the family.

Activity: 1

Visit your locality and collect information from at least 10 families on the basis of
following things:

i. Size of family
ii. No. of children
iii. Availability of facilities

iv. Income and saving
v. Expenditure
Prepare a report based on them and submit to your subject teacher.

Activity: 2

Divide in different groups and discuss about the reason on prevalence of nuclear family
in urban areas and joint family in rural areas. Then present in your class. Prepare a
report and submit to your subject teacher.

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