Friday, February 8, 2008

Juvenial delinquiency

The National probation Association of the United States defined a delinquent child "as A. A child who has violated any law of the state or any ordinance or regulation of a sub division of the state. B. A child who by reason of being wayward or habitually dis obedient is uncontrolled by his parent, guardian or custodian. C. A child who habitually truant from school or home D.A child who habitually so departs himself as to injure or endanger the morals or health of himself or other.

What is Drug

Drug is a chemical substance associated with distinct physical and psychological effects.It alters a person's normal bodily processes or functions. But this definiton is too broad.

Prostitution

In all capitalist countries prostitution is a grave social problem. This is so in India. It is a menance to private and public life.Prostitution not only affects the personal organization of yhe individual , it affects his or her family,health and happiness.The dictionary meaning of prostitution is "the offering of the body to indiscriminate lewdness for hire.
According to Geoffrey,prostitution as"the practice of habitual or intermittent sexual union, more or less promiscuous for mercenary inducement".

What is society

The term society is derived from the latin word socious which means companionship or friendship.Companionship means sociability.Man is social animal,said Aristotle centuries ago.Man needs society for his living,working and enjoying life.Society has become an essential condition for human life to arise and to continue. Human life and society always go together.
According to Maciver,"society is a web of social relationship".
According to Prof. Giddings, "society is the union itself,the organization,the sum of formal relations in which associating individuals are bound together".

Thursday, February 7, 2008

what is sociology

Sociology is the study of society, social group and social relationship.