Describe the conditions of employment as well as the wages of workers in the garment exporting factory. Do you think the workers get a fair deal?

Think of something common that we use. It could besugar, tea, milk, pen, paper, pencil, etc. Discuss through what chain of markets this reaches you. Can you think of the people that help in the production or trade?

Choose two of your favourite print advertisements. Now, look at each of these and answer the following questions:  

a.What visuals and text are being used in these advertisements to attract my attention? 

 b.What values are being promoted in these advertisements? 

c.Who is this advertisement speaking to and who is it leaving out?  d.If you could not afford the brand that is being advertised, how would you feel?

Make a list of toys and games that boys typically play and another for girls. If there is a difference between the two lists, can you think of some reasons why this is so? Does this have any relationship to the  roles children have to play as adults?

How did some MLAs become Ministers? Explain.

‘Buying and selling can take place without going to a marketplace.’ Explain this statement with the help of examples.

Why should decisions are taken by the Chief Minister and other ministers be debated in the Legislative Assembly?

You have read about the ways in which the media ‘sets the agenda’. What kind of effect does this have in a democracy? Provide two examples to support your point of view.

What is the difference between the work that MLAs do in the Assembly and the work done by government departments?

In what ways is a hawker different from a shop owner?

What made Swapna sell the cotton to the trader instead of selling at the Kurnool cotton market?

In what ways does media play an important role in a democracy?

Arrange the statements given alongside in the correct order and then fill in the numbers in the cotton bolls accordingly. The first two have already been done for you.

What do you understand by the term “all persons are equal before the law”? Why do you think it is important in a democracy?

“Poor girls drop out of school because they are not interested in getting an education”. Re-read the last paragraph on page 62 and explain why this statement is not true.

How do you think stereotypes about what women can or cannot do, affect women’s right to equality?

Can you explain two ways in which you think advertising affects issues of equality in a democracy?

What is the difference between the work that MLAs do in the Assembly and the work done by government departments?

Make a list of toys and games that boys typically play and another for girls. If there is a difference between the two lists, can you think of some reasons why this is so? Does this have any relationship to the  roles children have to play as adults?

Re-read the box on Article 15 and state two ways in which this Article addresses inequality?

Why should decisions are taken by the Chief Minister and other ministers be debated in the Legislative Assembly?