{"id":1790,"date":"2022-10-05T04:20:03","date_gmt":"2022-10-05T04:20:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/theexampillar.com\/ncert\/?p=1790"},"modified":"2022-11-29T06:39:07","modified_gmt":"2022-11-29T06:39:07","slug":"ncert-solutions-class-7-social-science-civics-chapter-4-growing-up-as-boys-and-girls","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/theexampillar.com\/ncert\/ncert-solutions-class-7-social-science-civics-chapter-4-growing-up-as-boys-and-girls\/","title":{"rendered":"NCERT Solutions Class 7 Social Science (Civics) Chapter 4 Growing up as Boys and Girls"},"content":{"rendered":"

NCERT Solutions Class 7 Social Science (Civics)\u00a0<\/span><\/h2>\n

The NCERT Solutions in English Language for Class 7 Social Science (Civics – Social and Political Life – II) Chapter – 4 (Growing up as Boys and Girls) <\/strong>has been provided here to help the students in solving the questions from this exercise.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Chapter – 4 (Growing up as Boys and Girls)<\/span><\/h2>\n

Exercises<\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

1.<\/strong>\u00a0Are the statements given alongside true or false? Support your answer with the use of an example \u2013
\n<\/strong>(a) All societies do not think similarly about the roles that boys and girls play
\nAnswer –\u00a0 <\/strong>True, Samoan society where boys cook and girls help in the preparations and go fishing.<\/span><\/p>\n

(b) Our society does not make a distinction between boys and girls when they are growing up
\nAnswer –\u00a0<\/strong>False, Ways of dressing and mannerism taught to boys is indicative.<\/span><\/p>\n

(c) Women who stay at home do not work
\nAnswer –\u00a0<\/strong>False, Household work is physically demanding, entailing lifting, bending, and standing for long hours.<\/span><\/p>\n

(d) The work that women do is less valued than that of men
\n<\/strong>Answer – <\/strong>True, Household work is devalued and not paid for.<\/span><\/p>\n

2. Housework is\u00a0invisible<\/em>\u00a0and unpaid work
\n<\/strong>Housework is\u00a0physically demanding
\n<\/em><\/strong>Housework is\u00a0time-consuming
\n<\/em><\/strong>Write in your own words what is meant by the terms \u2018invisible\u2019, \u2018physically demanding\u2019, and \u2018time consuming\u2019? Give one example of each based on the household tasks undertaken by women in your home.
\n<\/strong>Answer –\u00a0<\/strong>According to the text,\u00a0Invisible<\/b>\u00a0means anything which remains unnoticed. A classic example will be one regular meal which requires lot of preparation and efforts.<\/span><\/p>\n

Physically demanding<\/b>\u00a0means an activity which requires hard work. An example of this is washing clothes and dishes.<\/span><\/p>\n

Time consuming<\/b>\u00a0means something which takes a long time to be done. Cleaning the house is an example of this.<\/span><\/p>\n

3. 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?
\n<\/strong>Answer – <\/strong>List of toys and games that boys play with:<\/span><\/p>\n