Tag: Sociology

  • Senators protest against same-sex family chapter in O-levels Sociology book

    Rana Tanveer Hussain, Federal Minister for Education and Professional Training, assured the Senate on Tuesday a letter is being written to Cambridge to remove the highly objectionable content (Same-Sex Family chapter) from the O-Level sociology book, reports The News.

    “We are immediately writing to Cambridge to either delete the related chapter or we shall not allow such books here. The government will also write to the provinces to take necessary measures in this connection,” the minister said.

    Rana Tanveer was responding to a calling attention notice moved by senators Mohsin Aziz and Faisal Saleem Rehman. The senators had raised objections terming the content being contrary to Islamic and cultural teachings and values of Pakistani society.

    Senator Mohsin Aziz said the chapter on “Same-Sex Family” could not be even discussed in the family system here in the Islamic Republic of Pakistan.

    “What kind of education is being imparted to a child, hardly 14, 15 and 16 years old”, he asked.

    He also read out some portions of the content. He regretted the terms lesbian and gays used in the chapter and wondered how such things were looked at by the authorities.

  • ‘Ugly’ girls can get married easily if they paid dowry: textbook

    ‘Ugly’ girls can get married easily if they paid dowry: textbook

    A topic on ‘merits of dowry’ in textbooks for nursing students has sparked a heated controversy in India. The image of the textbook page has gone viral on social media which started a debate among people on the negative impacts of such readings on young minds and society overall.

    NDTV reported that users claimed that this is the textbook of Sociology for Nursing students written by T K Indrani. The book cover says that this is written according to the Indian Nursing Council syllabus.

    The image of the textbook’s page has been shared by the Indian party Shiv Sena’s leader, MP Priyanka Chaturvedi. She requested the education minister to remove the content from the textbook.

    She stated, “A textbook elaborating merits of dowry can actually exist in our curriculum is a shame for the nation and its constitution”.

    The section on Merits of Dowry highlighted that it is helpful in establishing new a household with items including furniture, electronic goods, and a vehicle. Girls can receive a share of parental property through dowry. The most shocking point which provoked people is that ‘ugly looking girls can be married off with attractive dowry with well or ugly looking boys’.