Divorce and Children   Irrespective of age, race, sex or religion, divorce has disturbing, often long-term, penalty. The immediate effects of divorce, such as hurt, anger and confusion, are evident in both children and adults. The long-term effects are not so easy to pin point. Divorce, or dissolution as it is increasingly becoming known is a legislatively created, judicially administered process that legally terminates a marriage no longer considered viable by...

Corporal Punishment is against Humanity   Corporal punishment a term in criminology is some manner of physical punishment inflicted by judicial order on the body of an offender. The term generally refers to flogging, branding, or mutilation as punishment for a crime. Corporal punishment has been practiced since ancient times. It was assumed that the injured criminal would be less likely to commit other crimes, but this assumption was never proved,...

The Threat of Drugs   The illegal or harmful use of drugs is a major threat to the world and to future generations. Drugs are substances that are becoming more common in our communities as each day goes by. The demand for drugs is also increasing daily. People need to act and play a part in the combating of drugs starting in their own homes. Every individual needs to be aware...

Television Promotes Violence in Children   What has the world come to these days? It often seems like everywhere one looks, violence rears its ugly head. We see it in the streets, back alleys, school and even at home. The last of these is a major source of violence. In many peoples’ living rooms there sits an outlet for violence that often goes unnoticed. It is the television and the children...

The Bad Effects of Drinking   So much information about adverse effects of alcohol is known. Yet, a large number of people condone what is known to them. Overlooking the negative effects of alcohol can turn the alcohol into a deadly weapon. Alcohol can cause deaths, diseases, and family problems. Alcohol can end your life in a matter of a second. Alcohol related deaths are five times greater than the number...

Teenagers and Drugs   The start of college is a new and different experience for all teenagers. They must learn to adapt to their new surroundings and make new friends, as well as to try to fit in. However, many teens feel that they need to drink, smoke and take drugs to be considered cool. In a recently conducted survey on the abuse of alcohol, nicotine, and is other harmful drugs,...

AIDS in India The incidence of AIDS in India is steadily rising amidst concerns that the nation faces the prospect of an AIDS epidemic. By June 1991, out of a total of more than 900,000 screened, some 5,130 people tested positive for the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV). However, the total number infected with HIV in 1992 was estimated by a New Delhi-based official of the World Health Organization (WHO) at 500,000,...

Child Labour: Causes of the Problem   As a developing country, India is faced with a multitude of social problems. One such problem, child labour, has disgraced the entire subcontinent giving it the distinction of having the largest number of child labourers in the world. Poverty is one of the most widespread reasons for the child labour system in India. Indian children are often forced to work out of necessity. Poverty...