1]Need to cover a crime; People engage in falsehood to cover the crime they have committed
2]Love of money; Most business men deceive their customers to make abnormal profit from them,
3] Love of position of honour; some engage in falsehood so that they can be promoted to a place of honour,
4]Punishment; sometimes, those who are suspected to have committed a crime tell lies to escape punishment
5]Need to preserve their dignity, honour and respect; people tell lies to ensure that they do not lose the respect and honour they get from the society,
EFFECTS OF FALSEHOOD
1]cheating; businessmen that lie vheat their customers and make illicit gain on them,
2]low productivity; Those who use false certificate for employment will eventually become inefficient in the workplace,this brings about low productivity
3] slow economic progress; Low productivity arising from inefficiency will slow down economic growth,
4] High cost of living; Hike in price will lead to inflation which also result in high cost of living,
PREVENTION:
contentment
Honesty
severe punishment
Truth should be encouraged
Good exemplary lives of parents and leaders
CAUSES OF THEFT
The causes of theft include following;;
1]lack of contentment
2]crave for money and materialism
3]covetousness
4]kleptomania; This is the act of stealing just for fun,although the person has no good reason for stealing,he just feels like taking what does not belong to him
5]peer group influence
6]laziness
Effects of Theft
it tarnishes good image
it attracts serious punishment
it unleashes hardship on the owner
it may lead to huge financial loss
prevention of Theft;;;
Good moral upbringing
good exemplary lives
obedience to religion injuctions
severe punishment of offenders
contentment
Shun laziness
CLASSWORK
Define Theft
state two effects of falsehood
ASSIGNMENT
State three causes of murder in the society