Category: Social Issues

  • American Juvenile Justice System: What you need to Know

    American Juvenile Justice System: Children who committed crimes were treated and punished the same way as adults before profound economic and social changes swept the landscape of America. Even in the 18th century, there was no distinction between children and adults regarding punishment. This attitude began to shift in the mid-nineteenth century when many people…

  • Rationalization – Meaning, Types and Rationalization of Society

    Rationalization by its literal term means, efforts made to explain an individual’s behavior or behavior or attitude of anything under process. It is a process through which emotional actions and thoughts are explained and justified by logic and rational thinking by facts, by theories, by such data which is collected through surveys: through this process…

  • Impact of Movies on People – an account of public and culture

    Impact of Movies on People – an account of public and culture Public and popular culture has profoundly created a whole new space in modern India. It engages transformation of the media and creation of wireless and electronic media along with entertainment which includes films, Bollywood movies, Tamil movies, short films, reality shows, etc. Movies…

  • Public Acts: Meaning and Importance

    Public acts mean something that affects the whole population some way or the other. A decision that is taken by the government or a community head, which is later having an effect that is causing harm to everyone some way or the other. It is definitely not happening that anything that a community or government…

  • What is Family institution: Importance and Functions

    Family institution Importance and Functions The functions of a family institution itself tell us how much relevance it has to one’s life and how important they are. The main function of the family is considered as the continuation of the human race which is through giving birth and properly nurturing and caring for the child…

  • Niti Aayog: Summary and All you need to know about it

    NITI  Aayog stands for National Institution for Transforming India. It is a Government of India initiative to replace Planning Commission. NITI Aayog involves inputs from both the central and state governments in policy-making processes. The Prime Minister is the Ex-officio chairman of NITI Aayog. NITI Aayog also consists a governing council. Chief Ministers of all…

  • Dowry Problem: Sociological and Psychological perspectives (Essay)

    Dowry refers to “the money, goods, or estate that a woman brings to her husband or his family in marriage.” Dowry is most common in cultures that are strongly patrilineal and the norm is for the women to reside with or near their husband’s family. It has a long history in Europe, South Asia, Africa,…