Attitude – Content, Structure, and Functions-Case Study - I

You are the District Magistrate (DM) of a conservative and socially backward district. The government has launched an ambitious scheme related to family planning and menstrual hygiene to reduce the Maternal Mortality Rate (MMR) and promote women's health. The primary responsibility for implementing this at the grassroots level lies with your most experienced and skilled Sub-Divisional Magistrate (SDM). However, a few weeks later, you discover that the SDM is deliberately delaying the implementation.

In a personal conversation, the SDM admits that according to their deep traditional and religious beliefs, discussing these topics openly or distributing such materials among women would lead ....