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flood of their life. Even roofs of many buildings fall down in their construction periods. The contractors feel themselves responsible for anything wrong in the construction till the inauguration of building is not performed. They do not care for any ruin concerning the newly built building. This irresponsibility of contractors may be considered injurious for society. Consumption
Several commodities are produced to fulfil the demands of human life. So, after production things are utilised by people according to their needs and likings. That is known as consumption. Economists have analysed consumption and have introduced its three forms -
i) Necessity, ii) Comfort, iii) Luxury
i) Necessity - Necessity is the first stage of human demands which includes in it those things without which human - existence is impossible. Such things are food, cloth, residence, medicine, education etc. Without taking food, no body can be seen alive. Cloths protect a man from heat and cold. A man becomes social by putting garments. The residence is necessary for a man in order to have a safe and peaceful life. On road no body can lead a safe and pleasant life. At the time of being ill, everybody needs medicine so that he may be 'healthy. Education is also one of the necessities of human life. Without education, the knowledge which is necessary for proper human life, cannot be attained. Due to these necessary things a man becomes a social man, otherwise he remains simply an animal. If the necessary things are not provided to somebody, it causes social injury. It is the duty of society to provide all things nccded for the human existence, to everybody otherwise social violence is committed.
ii) Comfort - Comfort is the second stage of human life which is seen above the stage of necessity. Here only existence of life does not matter, but a man wants something more than the bare existence. At the stage of comfort a man wants tasteful food, not only simple bread and vegetable. He desires to put on fine cloths, not rough cloths. He likes to reside in the building which has proper light and
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