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During our initial days at school, what we learnt about Indian families was quite usual. Our textbooks portrayed a family as a father who earns money, a mother who takes care of household and us, grandparents who stay with us to support and teach moral values, and children who study and obey their elders. We also studied there are two kinds of family namely, nuclear family and joint family. In fact, we studied mothers cook food and do the household work. But now the scenario is different.
These days, gender roles and responsibilities have become fluid. And so are relationships. This was explained by the recent initiative of Maharashtra government where it took a major leap and revised the Class 11th sociology books for including a diverse representation of current day families and parents such as live-in relationships, same-sex parents, single-parent families, families consisting of step-parents.
Published by the Balbharti, State's publishing bureau, the books have been revised from the 2019-2020 academic session. The revised books talk about gender equity, same-sex marriages along with the blending of various cultural influences which is popularly known as cultural hybridisation.
As per a report published in the Hindustan Times [1] , one of the lines of a chapter from the book read as, "In a historic verdict, the Supreme Court of India on September 6, 2018, decriminalised Section 377 of the IPC and allowed gay sex among consenting adults in private...."
In
addition
to
this,
a
module
of
the
book
'Twenty-first
century
families' talks
about
live-in
relationships
to
introduce
cohabitation
of
current
generations.
The
module
speaks,
"Younger
generations
specially
in
many
parts
of
Europe
and
in
urban
areas
of
India
are
preferring
cohabitation
as
family
relation.
This
is
especially
true
about
same-sex
couples...
live-in
relations
or
cohabitation
might
not
lead
to
marriage."
The
book
also
contains
the
2013
and
2018
verdicts
of
the
Supreme
Court
where
the
judgement
said,
"Live-in
relationships
are
neither
a
crime
nor
a
sin."
This
was
later
revised
in
2018,
"Adult
couples
have
the
right
to
stay
together
without
marriage."
The step was taken under the guidance of Vaishali Diwakar, the chairperson of the subject committee. According to her, "A need was felt to teach sociology with the help of contemporary references while challenging existing biases." Later she added, "The committee was of the opinion that students need to learn more than just the concepts. We also wanted the book to be a reflection of the changing social fabric."
In order to emphasize gender equity, Social Stratification chapter asks a question, "Where are the women?" The question then further highlights the need for social and economical gender-equity. The chapter talks about equal pay for women, allowing them to have rights for living a happy life and indulging in taking policy decisions.
Below are some more add-ons as per the report of the Hindustan Times:
- The rapid growth of divorce leading to an increase in the marriage age: The section talks about how modern society is delaying the age for getting married due to the increased cases of divorce among couples.
- Same-sex relationships: This section talks about what is same-sex relationships and how the marriage relation nowadays, includes homosexual couples.
This
step
will
instil
the
teens
with
beliefs
to
not
get
indulged
in
any
kind
of
gender
discrimination
based
on
sexual
orientation
and
the
family
background
they
come
from.
We
feel
proud
of
this
brilliant
and
much-needed
move
to
abolish
gender
biasing
and
the
regressive
attitude
towards
people.
- [1] 1. Bhatkhande Ankita (2019 Jul,19)Maharashtra sociology textbook includes single-parent, same-sex families. Retrived from https://www.hindustantimes.com/india-news/maharashtra-sociology-textbook-includes-single-parent-same-sex-families/story-Thx65uxahpMTl4crKsJgKI.html on 2019, August 1
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