Religion

Religion is the set of beliefs, feelings, dogmas and

practices that define the relations between human
being and sacred or divinity. Religion controls the
human behaviour. Religion teaches us the
morality.
A religion may be defined with its three great
characteristics:
Believes and religious practices
The religious feeling i.e. faith
Unity in a community of those who share the same
faith.
Role of religion in the society
Controlling behaviour: Religion controls the human
behaviour. Religion shows the honest way to earn
livelihood. Always speak the truth. Do not tell a lie. It
is the speech of all religion.
Peace building: Religion hates the conflict, war and
any kind of disorder. The main theme of all the
religions is to keep the peace in the society.

Conflict regulation: Religion indicates the peace. All

religions tell the human being to resolve the conflict
and keep peace in the society.

Keeping order: Religion hates all kind of disorders.

Religion hates all kind of terrorism.
Prevent immoral activities: Religion hates all
kind of immoral activities such as rape, illegal
relations, drug addiction and all kinds of immoral
activities.

Protect criminal behaviour: It is strictly

prohibited to perform the criminal activities in
religion. Such as taking bribe, killing, theft etc. is
a great sin in religion.

Co-operation: Religion advises us to live in the

society with full co-operation with each other.
Come forward to remove others sorrows and
troubles. Live with peacefully with different
races.
Relationship between religion and pharmacy
It is important for prescribers to take any religious
dietary restrictions into consideration when
prescribing in order to optimise treatment.
Christians have few restrictions on their diet, and
none are compulsory.
Buddhists have no set dietary laws and there is a
great diversity. Many Buddhists refrain from meat
and encourage a vegetarian.
In Islam, under sharia law, all food and drink is
permitted, ie ‘halal’, prohibited ‘haram’. Alcohol can lead
to addiction and has a negative impact on health;
therefore it is classed as haram and prohibited. Pork
and its by-products are haram. Animals not slaughtered
in a specified way or unhealthy are all haram.

Hinduism Many Hindus practise vegetarianism, but

dietary practices vary between individuals. All other
meat and fish is restricted or avoided. The cow is
sacred, therefore beef cannot be eaten, but cows’
produce is pure and desirable. Observant Sikhs will not
consume alcohol.
Pharmaceutical companies are becoming more
aware of the need to cater for patients with
particular dietary restrictions, so their major
drugs with active ingredients derived from
animals may well have synthetic alternatives,
manufactured in the laboratory.
Social Integration
Social integration refers to a situation where minority
groups come together or are incorporated into
mainstream society.
Social integration also refers to a process of largely
agreeing on a shared system of meaning, language,
culture, and the like.

Social integration is a dynamic and structured process in

which all members participate in dialogue to achieve and
maintain peaceful social relations.

The aim of integration is to maintain a harmonious and

active relationship between the various structural
components of society.
Problems of social integration in Bangladesh
Integration is a difficult process. It is faced with
various difficulties. Firstly, the complexity of society
makes it difficult to co-ordinate all the structural
parts and to socialise all the humans.

The second difficulty is presented by the cultural

heterogeneity. The people in a society belong to
many ethnic and racial origins and are marked by
class, religious and occupational differentiation.
The presence of numerous sub-cultures within a
society adds to the problem of integration.
The third difficulty is presented by the rapidity of
social change.
The last difficulty is presented by the tendency of
persistence found in a structural form. Sometimes,
the structures of a social system become so rigid that
they will not adapt to change.
Others problem of social integration in Bangladesh
are-
Lack of good governance
Political instability
Corruption
Mistrust of different ethnic groups and races
Lack of management
Lack of social justice
Lack of proper distribution of land
Necessity of social integration
• Removing the poverty
• Socio-economic development
• Health care facilities
• Recognition of diversity
• Redistribution of socio-economic resources
•Representation of political voice
• Universal basic services
• Social protection, including pension
provision
• Employment and decent work for all
• Personal security and freedom from
violence