ROLE OF SOCIAL MEDIA IN LEGAL LITERACY
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Legal literacy, poor, rights, law, mass mediaAbstract
Legal literacy, according to scholars, is a process of self-empowerment which not only moves women to enforce their rights, but also to redefine and reshape unacceptable rights, as set out in the Law and in practice. Sadly, the deplorable legal literacy scenario in India is a concern. In poor socio-economic conditions, more than 35% of the population is illiterate and more those living under the poverty line. Even people who are educated are powerless and frustrated if the law is broken or infringed. Considering these events, it is necessary to promote awareness of legal literacy among the people, and in particular women, to ensure their legal rights are protected and fully understood. In order to achieve this aim, mass media should play a key role. The social media can reach to the greatest extent through comprehensive reporting and wide distribution and can help promote and propagate the legal literacy across the poorer sections of the society. Keeping this in mind, this Article concentrates on what legal literacy, how it affects the society and how a social media is helpful in promoting legal literacy. In addition, the paper mainly focuses upon the role of social media in promoting awareness to women.
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