Outcomes of Democracy — Part 2: Diversity, dignity and the overall verdict: visual lesson, CBSE Class 10 Social Science

Lesson

Diversity, dignity and the verdict

Can people who differ live together as equals? And why do citizens of democracies complain so much?

In this lesson you will

Explain how democracy accommodates social diversity, and the conditions it needs
Evaluate how democracy promotes the dignity of women and disadvantaged groups
Explain why dissatisfaction can be a sign of democracy's success
Give a balanced overall verdict on the outcomes of democracy

Part 2 at a glance

Diagram

Group conflicts never vanish for good in any society; democracy is the best way of managing them.

Diagram

Table of two conditions: democracy is not simply majority rule, so the majority must work with minorities; and rule by majority must not become rule by a permanent majority community defined by religion, race or language, as the Sri Lanka example warns
Condition	What it means	Warning example
Not simply majority rule	The larger group must cooperate with minorities so that government speaks for the whole people	A majority that ignores minorities breeds resentment
No permanent majority community	Majorities should not be fixed by religion, race or language; every citizen should have a chance to be in a majority on some issue	Sri Lanka: a language majority dominated and conflict followed