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Unit 3 Ch 7 : Outcomes of Democracy — Social Studies STD 10 — Question

CBSE BoardEnglish MediumSTD 10Social StudiesUnit 3 Ch 7 : Outcomes of Democracy3 Marks
Question
“Democracy accommodates social diversities. Support the statement with examples.
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Answer

“Democracy accommodates social diversities”:
  1. Democracies develop a procedure to conduct their competition. This reduces the possibility of these tensions becoming explosive or violent.
  2. No society can fully and permanently resolve conflicts among different groups. But we can certainly learn to respect these differences and can evolve mechanism to negotiate these differences.
  3. Ability to handle social differences, divisions and conflicts is thus a definite plus point of democratic regimes
  4. Example-Belgium – has successfully negotiated differences among ethnic population. This reduces the possibility of tensions.

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