Changes in divorce law have generally made it easier and cheaper to end marriages‚ but this is not necessarily the cause of the rising divorce rate. Legal changes reflect other changes in society‚ especially changes in attitudes. In particular‚ sociologists argue that social expectations about marriage have changed. Functionalist sociologists even argue that high divorce rates are evidence that marriage is increasing)‚ valued and that people are demanding higher standards from their partners. Couples
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WHY CRIME IS INCREASING IN COLUMBIA Inflation and lack of job opportunities are the main factors that have produced an increase in the crime rate of Columbia. Inflation that happening in Columbia is a serious problem. For example‚ A good education costs 6‚000 Columbian pesos ($U.S 120) per month per child because of that only middle- and upper-income children attend school. Another examples of inflation‚ the average Columbian makes a salary of about 13‚000 pesos per month ($U.S 250)‚ the inflation
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get married. Studies have shown that contradictory to the yearning a couple may have to get married‚ now more than ever‚ the rates of divorce and cohabitation without marriage are skyrocketing. As of right now‚ at least one third of marriages in our society have already ended in divorce‚ and about one-third more are extremely likely to end their marriages in divorce. There are extremely diverse ranges of reasons that may be responsible for the termination of a life-long vow of commitment to another
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The Causes of Drug Abuse Among Teenagers Drug abuse among teenagers continues to be a major problem in many societies all over the world. Everybody knows bad things can happen to drug users. Instances of school dropouts‚ addiction‚ and teen violence continue to highlight the depth of the drug problem amongst teenagers. They can have serious or even fatal health problems. They can ruin their personal‚ social and professional lives. They may even end up in jail. But why do young people start
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What causes child abuse? Child abuse can be caused by a number of factors. We outline parental‚ ecological and child factors that could make children vulnerable to abuse. 0 Child abuse can be caused by a number of factors. Rana Escher‚ Marketing Manger of Women against Child Abuse outlines parental‚ ecological and child factors that could make children vulnerable to abuse. Parental factors It is well known that abusive parents often report having been physically‚ sexually or emotionally
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Increase in Crime in the United States? Robert T. Nguyen West Coast University Author Note Abstract (Brief summary of the content) Keywords: increase crime rate‚ media‚ exaggerate‚ gun violence‚ Bureau of Justice Statistics‚ Introduction Gun violence‚ assaults‚ and robbery were high in the United States in the early 90s‚ but the crime rates henceforth have been decreasing. Evidently‚ few crimes are being reported throughout the United States in the early 2000s‚ but Americans are still
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INCREASING CRIMES/SUICIDES AMONG THE YOUTH OF INDIA. INCREASING CRIME RATES AMONG THE YOUTH IN INDIA. Introduction: Open any newspaper or tune into any news channel and you can be pretty sure to stumble upon crimes of all sorts ranging from petty thefts to dacoity‚ murder‚ terrorism‚ sexual crimes and the like. The statistics show that the miscreants have been found quite focused and determined at their jobs. In India for instance‚ as per the National Crime Records Bureau‚ incidences of crime
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DRUGS ABUSE IN KENYA: ITS CAUSES AND EFFECTS IN CENTRAL PROVINCE: A CASE STUDY OF KANDARA DIVISION BY ROBERT WAGUCHU NG’ANG’A DS/0048/07 REPORT PRESENTED TO THE SCHOOL OF DEVELOPMENT AND STRATEGIC STUDIES (SDSS) MASENO UNIVERSTY IN PARTIAL REQUIREMENTS FOR THE DEGREE OF BACHALOR OF ARTS IN DEVELOPMENT STUDIES WITH IT. CHAPTER 1 INTRODUCTION 1.1 Introduction of the topic of study Drugs and substance abuse is a problem that has raised concern all over the world. Drugs abused affect
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In recent years‚ a trouble‚ which makes sociogists have to care and worry‚ is hight divorce rate. A lot of couples ready to divore after a few years marriage. To explain this problem‚ in my opinion‚ there are 3 reasons are the effect of Western culture ‚ the change of social conception and position of woman . Firstly‚ thanks to modern medias and cultural exchange‚the Western has inffuenced on thinking of young people. They would rather live for themselves than people who live around. They think
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Many people do not understand why individuals become addicted to drugs or how drugs change the brain to foster compulsive drug abuse. They mistakenly view drug abuse and addiction as strictly a social problem and may characterize those who take drugs as morally weak. One very common belief is that drug abusers should be able to just stop taking drugs if they are only willing to change their behavior. What people often underestimate is the complexity of drug addiction—that it is a disease that impacts
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