Question.
Discuss the role of family, society, and educational institutions in inculcating values. ( UPPSC, 2020)
Answer.
Values are those beliefs that are very important to the individual and he/she does not want to compromise on them, and based on the values we make decisions in daily life.
Values are principles, beliefs, or ideals that guide human behaviors and decision-making. Some examples, of values, are honesty, compassion, justice, respect for elders, dedication, dignity, etc. These values play important role in shaping human behaviors. Individuals get these values from family, society, and educational institutions, so each of these institutions plays a unique role in inculcating values.
Values are not what we inherit from birth, they are acquired by the external environment like family, society, and educational institutions.
Role of family in inculcating values:
Mother, father, grandmother, and grandfather are the four main members of the family and children derive most of their value from these four in childhood.
Role of family in inculcating values; The family is the first and most important institution that shapes the values of individuals starting from childhood. Family inculcates values of respect, hard work, honesty, and integrity in individuals from childhood. Family members especially mothers also taught compassion, emotional support, belonging, and unity values to children.
The following are some of the values that we instill in the family.
Gender Sensitivity:
- The child treats women in the same way as the father treats the mother. If the boy in the family differentiates from the girl, then the same value comes to the child living in it.
Respect for elders:
- If elders are respected in the family, then the child also becomes the one to give respect to their elders.
Democratic Values or Authoritarian Values:
- If the members of the family take support democratic values in the decision of daily life, then democratic values get developed in children also.
Similarly family inculcates other following values:
- non-discriminatory
- feeling of compassion
- Superstition or Scientific Value
- conservative thinking or innovative thinking
Following are the values which we develop from society:
- Our beliefs and values develop on the basis of our culture and our culture emerges from society. For example,
- A person from a business community gives more importance to money management and has the value of managing money more effectively than other people.
- A poor person does not waste food because he knows the value of food.
The following are other values that we develop from society:
- brotherhood,
- Justice or fairness
- Non-discrimination
- Acceptance
- Recognition
- care to other
Role of Educational Institutions in Inculcating Values:
- Education provides us a platform where we can compare our learned values with global values by learning from philosophers.
- Through logical reasoning, we also change our created values and also create new values.
- Education institutions like schools and colleges are responsible for imparting knowledge, skills, and other moral values in India. Educational institutes in India teach values of honesty, hard work, dedication, discipline, respect for authority, obedience, tolerance, compliance, social awareness, and empathy towards others.
For example,
- Society taught us caste discrimination values, but when we get an education, the logical reason is developed and we find that caste discrimination is not a value and we should treat human beings equally.
- For nation-building, there should be social harmony and peace within the individual and society.
- Teamwork is the value we get from education.
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