Category: Society

Protocol in Society

D D AGARWAL asked:

Protocol in society

In general sense, protocol is a code of propriety, good manner and etiquette secured by reciprocity, common understanding and approval of the community which regulates behavior pattern at different levels. The protocol has a wide application. It had political, spiritual, legal cultural etc applications.

In social protocol, it reflects social hierarchy and ethos of the society and is translated into legal, political and diplomatic corms and their culture. Protocol in society was thus rooted in the sense of social and cultural proprieties and the sense of who owed what, to whom, where and when. It was the hallmark of considerable sophistication and refinement. God had made a human being in his lust for expansion of creatures. The human beings when multiplied, they started fighting within themselves Manu then brought out Manu Smiriti, w2hich laid down rules for regulating the society. varna-Ashrama system. He divided the society in four varnas – Brahman, Kshtriya, Vaish and Shudras. And four Ashramas – Brahmcharya, Grihast, Vanprastha and Sanyas.

Varna System: The society was divided into four groups to perform then existing functions. They were Brahmin, Kshtriya, Vaish and Shudras. As the word ‘Varna’ would indicate, each person was free to choose a varna for himself depending upon his capability and interest. In the beginning, all children used to go to Gurukul for education. After attaining the essential preliminary education (It implies that everyone was literate to the level of preliminary education),the student was asked to chose the varna of his volition. It depended on his worth to perform

The duties assigned to that varna. One, who wanted to opt for Brahmin, he had to study further all Vedas, shastras to become capable to teach the students. One,r, who was interested in fighting etc., chose Kshtriya and was given further coaching in the art of warfare, governance, fighting. One, who was interested in trade, agriculture, industry etc opted for Vaish and was given coaching in that vocation. One, who could not be fitted into any one of the above three varnas became Shudra. He did not need further coaching and his job was to serve the people of the three varnas. Since the varna was selected of his own volition by each student on the basis of his capability and interest, he did not have any grudge against the students of other varnas. Although in course of time, the choice of varna depended on the ancestral profession of individual as he had since

Birth been brought up in that environment, yet one could shift from one varna to another depending on his capability. After such change , he was given recognition in the society for the changed varna like Vishwamitra became Brahmrishi from Kshtriya and Parsuram , a Brahmin opted to fighting and eliminated Kshtriyas, who had attained vices., and so on.

The duties of the Brahin were to study vedas, shastras, smiritis etc., and coach the same to his students in Gurukul. The Brahmins did not collect much wealth for themselves and were above all worldly vices. The pupils used to bring ‘bhiksha’ and guru lived on the part of that bhiksha. His other requirement were met by the rajah of the area who was responsible to run the gurukul. They were most respected in the society. Since they coached fighting to his students, the guru was not allowed to fight. Such a mistake was done by Dronachary, the guru of Pandwas, which was not liked even by gods.

The Kshtriyas became the fighters in the army and the rulers of the country. The job of the ruler was:

To protect the country from foreign aggressions and internal criminals. For this purpose, he maintained a large army. Persons from all varnas, however, joined the army to help the rajah in case of foreign aggression. In Mahabharata, all able bodied persons, irrespective of varna, he belonged to, fought in the war. It was only later in Rajput time that the Kshatriyas only were to join the army and the persons of other varnas did not consider it their duty help the rajah. In this way three-fourth of the people just waited and saw the result of the battle. In fact they did not have any interest in who became their ruler. That is why Mohammedans were winners and ruled the country although they were in a very small number. It is said that Malik Kafur, a commandant of Qutab-ud-din could the entire area from Delhi to Bengal just with two hundred horsemen. The rule of varna dharma was the rajah protected the people and the people were prepared to give their lives for him on askance.

The rajah held yagyas etc., to please the gods as a result of which the rains were in time and the food grains production was enough and there was no famine.

The rajah cared for the well-being of the people. For this purpose, he opened gurukuls for education, hospitals for treatment , roads and other facilities for the public.

The rajah took a part (generally1/6th) of the product to meet the expenses of the governance. This was, however, not spent to meet his personal expenses, which were met out of the contributions from the vassal states.

For internal security, the rajahs kept police, who would go around in public to see that there was no crime. If he found any it was reported to the raja for suitable punishment.

The rajah was the fountain head for justice. He had under him for assistance ministers, advisers, regional officers etc,

The Vaishas used to take care of agriculture, trade, industry etc. He gave 1/6th of his products to the rajah to meet his expenses. There was extraction of more by the rajah’s men as a watch was kept on them also by the men of rajah.

The Shudras were there to serve the persons of all the other varnas, who were responsible for their livelihood.

In Ashramas, there were Brahmcharya, Grihast, Vanprasth and Sanyas. In brahmcharya, the children used to study and learn the working of their respective profession. He had to live in gurukul and live on bhiksha as given by the guru out of the collection. They were faithful to the guru and the guru in turn taught them all that was required for the profession, opted by the student. After the studies were finished, one could join Grihast ashra. He got married, produced children and worked for earning the livelihood of the family as per his profession. After Grihasrt, one was obliged to proceed to forests in Vanprastha . In this way Hindu Dharma provided for the salvation of the people also. After that one entered Sanyal, when used to visit the inhabitants and coached them the way to reach the almighty. He did not stay with the inhabitants but stayed in their respective ashramas. The provision of Vanprastha was made so that the people could attain salvation and hand over the their vocation to the wards lest they should forcibly have it like Auragzeb, who snatched kingdom from his father Shahjahan and kept him as a prisoner for the rest of his life.

Besides the Varnashrama Dharma of the individuals, there were detailed rules indicating the protocol requirement in the relation of father and son, husband and wife, guru and pupil, between friends and brothers etc. In following these Dharmas the life was most peaceful. It was the duty of the ajar to see that the respective Dharmas were strictly observed by all.

 

Home Ownership Benefits U.S. Society

Real Estate Advisor asked:

Several studies have evaluated the impact of the rising U.S. home ownership rate on American’s society. Besides boosting the economy (in 2005 alone, 16 % of total economic activity was from the housing sector), home ownership also provides other social benefits. A study conducted by the National Association of Realtors (NAR) found that home ownership positively impacts the U.S. society in at least five areas: social stability, educational achievement, civic participation, crime rates and participation in public assistance.

1. Promotes Social Stability: Homeownership has been found to contribute towards social stability. Since homeowners have greater financial stake in their neighborhoods, they typically remain in their homes for a longer period than renters, thus indirectly contributing to the stability to their neighborhoods. When compared to homeowners, renters are five times more likely to move.

The U.S. Census Bureau found that even between a homeowner and a renter of equal age, income and marital status, the renter is more likely to move out of his/her residence in a given year than a homeowner. Residential stability has been found to indirectly strengthen local social ties. The NAR Research concludes that homeownership does bring positive social outcomes with respect to housing stability or less frequent change of residence.

2. Improves Educational Achievement: NAR Research reveals that homeownership has a significant positive impact on educational achievement of children. Although it is difficult to point at one particular factor as the reason for better educational outcomes, many studies indicate homeownership as having a positive effect on the educational outcome of children.

3. Increases Civil Participation: Many studies reveal that homeowners have greater community involvement than renters. They are more politically active, participate in elections more frequently, and have greater awareness of the political process when compared to renters. Church attendance and membership in voluntary organizations were also found to be higher among homeowners.

4. Contributes Toward Lower Crime Rates: Homeownership and a stable housing helps contribute toward lowering crime rates. Homeowners have a greater financial stake than do renters especially in the case of property crimes or other crimes in their neighborhood. Hence, homeowners have more reason to prevent crime by working with the society and participating in crime prevention programs. The research also states that homeowners are less likely to become crime victims.

5. Lowers Dependency on Public Assistance: Homeownership and stable housing in a stable neighborhood brought down the rate of teenage pregnancy consecutively reducing the use of public assistance. Another research points out that homeowners are able to cope better after being laid off from their jobs because they can access their home equity credit lines rather than turn to public assistance.

Thus, besides improving the homeowner’s financial status, increased homeownership brings in these numerous benefits to the American society.

Persuasion in Society: Giving What People Want

Michael Lee asked:

Persuasion in society has been existent since the very first relationships were built. Persuasion has had a huge role in forming groups and developing collective ideas and attitudes. Its role will continue to influence future societies, as well, based on the united understanding of individuals. Persuasion in society can make or break a group, so you need to know what people want.

Social Influence

Persuasion in society is a vital part of human life. People have been guided by others throughout centuries through persuasive attitudes, actions, signs, and thoughts. Basically, individuals in a given group will be persuaded if they feel change will be for the entire group’s advantage. You may be familiar with utilitarianism and how the advantages and disadvantages of one person can significantly affect the entire group as a whole.

The same goes with persuasion, in the sense that if you are able to show inequity, people will mostly adhere to a problem-solving means, instead of being forced into deciding.

Weapons of Influence in Society

All weapons of influence can be applied to modern society. Persuasion in society still requires a variety of strategies, techniques, and approaches, especially since you are dealing with several people at a time. This may make it harder for you because it is very likely for different individuals in a society to have varying perceptions and views.

The most common is authority, wherein people are influenced by those they look up to, like leaders, heroes, and government figures. Social proof is another, where people follow what others in the same group are doing or thinking. Liking is when people easily get persuaded if they see things attractive to them or are to their advantage.

Scarcity is when people adhere to influence if it seems rare or unique. There is also reciprocation, in which individuals will allow themselves to be persuaded to return a favor or end suffering. Commitment and consistency is an honored agreement that may initially come with a motivator.

Persuasion in society acts in a way that lets individuals comply with the so-called standards of the group they belong to. They are more likely to be persuaded if they find benefits and improvement in their environment, which makes them feel useful and vital to their community. This greatly gives them a sense of security, decisiveness, and belongingness.

Public Relations Society of America Draws Spotlight Online

Jack O\’Dwyer asked:

Those who buy single-user access codes

to websites should not abuse them. Two

Abusers are connected to the PR Society,

Director Gerard Corbett of Hitachi

and Christina Darnowski,

PRS Resource Center.

Tues., July 31

WEB ABUSE IS PR ETHICAL ISSUE

Copyright violation is an easy matter on the web where stories can be downloaded and copied and buyers of single user access codes can share them with friends and business associates.

However, depriving a paid website of revenues in this way is unethical. Those who purchase access codes, including codes to this website, agree to keep those codes to themselves. They are responsible for the security on those codes.

Abusers are readily identified by the number of times a site is visited and we have come across two connected with the PR Society—director Gerard Corbett of Hitachi and Christina Darnowski, manager of the professional resource center of the Society.

Corbett’s codes, on one $295 subscription, turned out to be the fifth most frequently used codes for the period July 1-18. The 10,510 “hits” via his codes were the second highest on the list, surpassing companies paying thousands of dollars for site licenses to odwyerpr.com.

The only codes used more than Corbett’s were the free sample user name and password that we give out so people can sample the website.

Corbett says he has no idea how his codes came to be used so much and says he never gave them to anyone.

PRS Caught Again—Red Handed

Also popping up on the list of abusers is someone from PRS h.q.—Christina Darnowski, manager of the Professional Resource Center (library).

Usage of her codes is in the top 25 and far above usage for a single subscriber.

This is the second time we have caught PRS at this. In early 2005, the web tracking system found that PRS h.q., on one subscription, was accessing odwyerpr.com as much as those paying $5,000 a year.

Rather than file a copyright violation claim, we brought this to the attention of COO Catherine Bolton and suggested h.q. purchase a site license for $3,000 yearly so all 55 staffers could access the site without limit.

This offer was turned down. PRS purchased one additional subscription.

Hitachi is $84 Billion Company

With Corbett, we suspect fellow PRS directors might have gotten the code somehow since they’re probably interested in the stories and editorials we’ve been running about the nominations.

Only two of the 16 other directors subscribes to any O’Dwyer product, a tradition of board members. They’d rather give up their APRs than buy anything from us.

Also suspects are fellow PR people at Hitachi, a worldwide company with $84 billion in sales and 350,000 employees. There are probably many hundreds and even thousands of PR staffers at Hitachi.

Where Are Ethics Board, Fellows?

Ripping off media is an ethical violation in our opinion and we’d like to know where the Ethics Board and College of Fellows stand on this issue.

Linda Cohen of the Caliber Group, Tucson, chair of the Ethics Board, said she is not allowed to speak to us because of a boycott against us by the national board.

How’s that for ethics?

There is not only a communications boycott against us, but members. CEO Rhoda Weiss has yet to appear before a chapter and answer questions of members and COO Bill Murray has appeared before only one chapter, National Capital. He did not invite questions and none were asked. PRS is still withholding the transcripts of the 2005 and 2006 Assemblies from members who have sought them.

Rick French of French/West/Vaughan has quit the 12-member EB but doesn’t want to say anything critical about it. He said pressure of his business and private life is the sole reason for quitting although he “personally wishes the EB had more authority to effect changes within the organization, but that is simply my opinion.” He would not expand on that statement.

Fellows Are Silent

The College of Fellows, consisting of about 300 of the most senior and experienced members and currently headed by 1997 PRS president Debra Miller, is silent on this issue and, indeed, all issues.

PRS h.q., without a single senior PR person on staff, is desperately in need of good PR counsel and it should come from the Fellows. PRS has been unable to hire a replacement for PR manager Cedric Bess who left in March.

We seriously ask what reputable PR person would join the Society under the current conditions? VP-PR Janet Troy, who joined in 2004, was not a member of PRS and told the Bergen Record she was “clueless” about it.

The tradition of the “Fellows” is that it is an honorific that goes on the resumes and biographies and is always attached to their names but it carries no responsibilities whatever.

It’s possible that the Fellows, having spent lifetimes working for institutions, are so “institutionalized” that they can’t possibly say anything against an institution and particularly their own professional institution.

Maybe this will change because problems at PRS h.q. have reached a critical mass.

Fourth PRS Ripoff

The two instances of abuses of the odwyerpr.com codes described above are the third and fourth instances of ripoffs of the O’Dwyer Co. by PRS.

The first was the copying and sale of our works (and those of many other authors) from 1977-94. Gross profits approached $60K yearly, according to financial records distributed to the Assemblies and press. None of the authors ever got a nickel from PRS.

Another instance was the theft of an entire day of notes from our open PRS conference bag while we were talking to Corbett at the 2003 Assembly in New Orleans. This crime sabotaged a reporter in performance of his duties. Even worse was that PRS leaders and staff showed no interest in our problem, refusing to give us an audiotape of the session which was readily available. A battery of technicians recorded the Assembly.

PRS Is Tight-Fisted with Press

One would think that having made so much money from the unauthorized sale of works of writers, PRS would be generous with them.

Also, PRS is supposed to win the good will of reporters, not their ill will. But the opposite is true. It charged them the full price for attending sessions with meals at the 2003 and 2004 annual conferences.

We were blocked from attending the 2003Assembly lunch because we had not purchased a $35 ticket. The press room at the conference is typically without food while PRS staff has a full boat of pastries, fruit, fruit drinks, etc.

The press room at the 2004 conference did not even have coffee when we used it on Monday. There was no food in the press room on the Sunday of the conference in Salt Lake City last year. After complaining, a small dish of pastries was delivered. The press center, which used to be placed near registration, a hub of activity, in recent years has been placed as far as possible from that. In 2002, PRS gave out 150 copies of its members’ Blue Book to the press. Current policy bars reporters from the online directory.

Companies marketing to blogs and social networking sites are “devoting more of their budgets to PR rather than ad agencies,” says an article in the July 23 Crain’s New York Business by Matthew Flamm…Marcia Silverman of Ogilvy PR Worldwide, chair of the Council of PR Firms, has yet to comment to us on the CPRF’s report (7/25 NL) that (astoundingly) said ad agencies as well as PR firms could be the best at dealing with blogs, social media, etc. What is the CPRF doing promoting ad agencies?! Silverman has not talked to us for at least five years. Almost no executives from PR firms owned by WPP Group headed by Martin Sorrell are available for comment to the press.

Mark Weiner, head of research at Ketchum, sparked many replies to odwyerpr.com when he wrote that PR returns $6 for every dollar invested while ads return about $1.20. Therefore, he says, companies should shift money out of ads and into PR. Some marketers are now favoring PR and direct response ads and are killing their “image” ads since the latter don’t produce tangible results like actual sales or inquiries. But how are the media supposed to exist with few or no ads from these freeloading marketers!?

Also, a reader pointed out to Weiner that PR is often a negative—stopping a story, blocking information flow, preventing a crisis. How can that be measured, the reader asked? PR can also be institutions cooperating with each other to frustrate some action. For instance, the authors who were ripped off by PRS (see above) found none of their publishers would help them. The publisher “institutions” stuck with another institution—PRS. When PRS/Central Michigan sought greater power for the Assembly last year, not one of the other 109 chapters supported it. The chapters (institutions) stuck with PRS. Institutions, especially when cooperating with each other, can trample on the rights of individuals.

An unfortunate result of the estrangement of PRS from the press is that there is no national publicity on the Society’s 60th anniversary. Celebration was to have started July 1.

Socialization, Culture, Norms and Values Into a Society

Ginisha asked:

Socialization: Socialization is a process by which individual learn the culture of their society as it is the process of social learning and as such is a lifelong process.  Without undergoing this process, an individual would bear little resemblance to any human being defined as normal by the standards of his or her society, e.g. so called “wolf children of midnapore” two females aged two and eight, were reportedly found in a wolf den in Bengali in 1920.  They walked on all fours, preferred a diet of raw meat, they howled like wolves and lacked any form of speech.

Such an example indicates that socialization involving prolonged interaction with adults is essential not only for fitting new members into society but also the process of actually becoming human.

Culture: Ralph Linton: “The culture of a society is the way of life of its members; the collection of ideas and habits which they learn, share and transmit from generation to generation. 

Since human beings have no instinct to direct their actions, their behaviour must be based on guidelines which are learned.  But for a society to operate effectively, these guidelines must be shared by its members.  Culture therefore has two essential qualities: firstly it is learned, secondly it is shared.  Without it there would be no human society.

Culture defines accepted ways of behaving for members of a particular society.  Such definitions vary from society to society.  Every society has certain common problems to deal with for example the problem of dependent members such as the very young and the very old.  However, solutions to such problems are culturally determined.  It is to be noted that the solutions provided in one society may well be regarded as indefensible by members of other societies, e.g. under certain circumstances, “infanticide and geronticide” have been practiced by certain groups of Australian aborigines, Eskimos and Caribou Indians.

Norms: Norms are guidelines which direct conduct in particular situations.  It is a specific guide to action which defines acceptable and appropriate behaviour in various particular situations, e.g. Norms governing dress which vary from society to society.

Norms are enforced by POSITIVE and NEGATIVE sanctions that is rewards and punishments.  Sanctions can be informal such as an approving or disapproving glance, or formal, such as a reward or a fine given by an official body.

Usually, the threat of negative sanctions is sufficient to enforce normative behaviour.  Conversely an admiring glance a word of praise or an encouraging smile provides rewards for conformity to social norms.

Values: Unlike norms which provide specific directives for conduct, values provide more general guidelines.  A value is a belief that something is good and desirable.  It defined what is important, worthwhile and worth striving for.  In the west for example the value of materialism motivates individuals to invest time and energy producing and acquiring material possessions.  In term of Sioux values which place a high value on generosity, the acquisitive individual of western society would at best be regarded as peculiar and more probably would be condemned as grasping self-seeking and antisocial.  Shared norms and values are essential for the operation of human.

Primary socialization, probably the most important aspect of the socialization process, takes place during infancy, usually within the family.  Through the family, the child learns the language and many of the basic behaviour patterns of its society.

Ultimately, the agents of socialization are the family, the educational system, the peer group, the occupational group and mass-media.

Forex Secret Income Society

Adrian Pablo asked:

 

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You must learn how to sail in the rough forex market waters. It shouldn´t be news to you that these waters are infested with “sharks” ready to bite you and take your hard earned money to somebody else´s bank account. In short Forex trading is a zero sum game. What someone loses other gains, but he whole system stays the same. Here is where the Secret Income Society enters into the game. You will need a good deal of help in order to become a profitable forex trader and with the strategies you will learn from the “society” you will be closer to your dreams.

Among other things, the Secret Income Society will teach you how to set up a forex chart correctly and not just by simple intuition, as some of us have made or we are used to do. Also there is a lot of emphasis made on money management strategies that will keep your loses at edge and your profits blooming. Of course there is a forex trading system involved with the accomplishment of profitability with forex trading and the “society” will teach you every detail you need to become a successful trader.

You can have a recession proof income by following the indications of the Secret Income Society. No matter what may happen in the world´s economy there will always be currencies and by learning how to effectively trade the Forex you will be one step ahead of the rest. Just become a member.

Small Article- you Should Give a Man to the Society

Dalip Singh Wasan asked:

You should give a man to the society.

If you are married and you are to have children, it shall be your first duty that you should keep the number of the children as per your income and then you should also keep in mind that only producing children is not enough. It is the duty of all the parents that they should give to this society ‘a man’ and not a number. The child you have produced on this earth, must be brought up well, must be given proper traditions, proper education, proper training and proper adjustment at work and at the same time you shall have to make it sure that the child is bringing good reputation for you and only such a child shall be useful for the society around us. If the people are coming with complaints and people are telling us something about our children which bring us shame, we should start correcting our children and must make it sure that during our life time, we have brought the desired corrections in them and the people around us have started telling us that we have done the right thing. You should try that you are known being the parents of those children and the people around you may not say that they are your children. We may be proud of our own achievements, but we shall be feeling better if the people are saying that we have given good people to the society.

The Domineering Face of Online Dating Society

FRANCIS K GITHINJI asked:

The online dating society has the advantage of doing a lot of things when in those chartrooms inclusive of these being the e-commerce, recruitment and outsourcing, communication, education and social interactions among others. However, one can’t help wondering why everyone wants an online buddy. The answer most likely lies with the very vague nature of our conservative society especially on issues of marriage and relationships.

By this I mean that this adventurous online dating society has its own moral values and expectations that every couple must be aware of and comply with both in marriage and engagements. Many especially among the dot.com generation detest these set of options that the society implement and expect them to trail vigilantly.

The very nature of these conservative dating rules makes it hard for any young person to even think about them. This is because they are very bureaucratic and intimidating in respect to the changing times and only causes lots of confusion and dilemma as one revolves between complying or not. Come to think of it and you may as well understand that this kind of society is by –passed by time and the people are now focusing on something different and that is why they turn to online dating society.

As a result the online dating society is replacing the traditional one in terms of dating rules and preferences. The very people whose old fashioned parents, nourished with too much of their traditionalist society are rejecting it and pleading for more flexibility and independence in terms of who they want to date, when to date, where and how to go about it.

Parents habit of disregarding their son’s or daughter’s lover because of their skin complexion, the language they speak, their nationality or even their health is becoming outdated. Individualistic view on one’s life on online dating can be contrasted with a common view of everyone’s life on a conventional dating scene where the rules are similar and pertains to all.

It appears that the online dating society is giving a lot of individual discretion and leniency to those who opt for it because its assumed that they made this constructive decision on their own to pursue an online dating society friend for intimacy, marriage or even pure business reasons.

There are lots of advantages to those who wish to push through with it. for example its very easy to confine even the well kept dark or shameful secrets to someone you can’t see or know. It’s also very likely that you could have an affair online without your spouse ever getting suspicious especially when life around your family and work gets difficult.

The single people for instance who lacks time to socialize too with the rest of the members of conventional society setting, might be tempted to risk falling for a stranger behind the screens on a job computer machine, with an Internet connection. This is behavior that can literally disconnect one from a real society.

The young people can reach out for pen pals without necessarily writing those mails manually, there is electronic mail section (emails) that enables them to send mails in less than a minute. The availability of chart groups video conferencing text images and sound, computer assistance groups only boosts the credibility of online dating society.

As a consequence, the conservative society might risk loosing its once tight bonded society to online dating society that guarantees freedom in the dating aspect.

Obesity Is Becoming A Big Problem In Our Society

Gav Shannon asked:

Child obesity is a problem in today’s society. Another problem in today’s society is parent-child relationships. A recent study showed that these two problems may be linked. They are authoritarian, having complete control over a child without thinking of one’s feelings, permissive, not really caring what your child does either way, and authoritative, making the rules known while still thinking of your child.

The study has shown that children with authoritarian parents are five times more like to be obese then children with authoritative parents, and three times more likely then children with permissive parents.

Some previous studies of people in their 30s to their 50s found were the most common ages for obesity surgery. But among 35- to 44-year-olds in the Medicare study, more than 5 percent of men and nearly 3 percent of women were dead within a year, and slightly higher rates were seen in patients 45 to 54.

The UK has an obesity problem compared to other parts of Europe it being on the most unegalitarian place in Europe. Czechs are rapidly becoming fatter as communism has fallen and inequality has grown. China also has a growing obesity epidemic as inequality there also increases.

Studies wanted to know if parents were part of the reason children were becoming more and more overweight. Results were overwhelming it was found that five times as many over weight children were children of authoritarian parents. To create an un-bias conclusion it was also found that two times as many children with permissive and neglectful parents were also overweight.

If the government wants to teach life skills then that is no bad thing in itself, but surely there are many other ways to combat obiesity beyond dictating to children on what they can and cannot eat. Children have been eating sweets and all manner of junk food for years and the rise in the proportion of overweight children can actually be more closely aligned with the explosion of MTV, the playstation and a general lack of activity then it can to bad diets.

About two-thirds of adults in the U.S. are overweight or obese and close to 30 percent of children in the country are considered overweight. The number of children diagnosed with diabetes in the U.S. has increased 10-times over the past 25 years.

Obesity surgery is usually reserved for “morbidly” obese people more than 100 pounds overweight. These patients often have life-threatening medical problems brought on by their girth, including heart trouble, diabetes and breathing difficulties _ problems that surgery can sometimes resolve but which can also make the operation riskier. Medicare covers obesity surgery if it is recommended to treat related conditions such as diabetes and heart problems. The government is considering whether to cover surgery to treat obesity alone.

There are more people today opting for surgery to fix eating disorders but really it is the opinion of most that surgery should be the last resort and other less intrusive means to reduce ones weight should be explored before the surgical option is considered.

Information On The Forex Society

Kristi Ambrose asked:

Most everybody has something that they wish they could devote more time to. Everybody needs more hours just to be able to purchase the most basic needs of life. Think of a lifestyle where you choose your hours, your every detail about your daily schedule, your sleep regimen and your holidays. Would you like an opportunity to join the most elite group of currency traders in the world if it would give you those things? What would time for family be worth?

Well time is merciless, and with the unsteady financial markets raising the level of concern among investors of all ages, one must start to think about the effects of an economic recession. Local banks are shutting their doors, and think if you have savings over $100,000 it cannot be fully insured, as the FDIC does not insure any higher than that amount.

What if you could have a sort of extended family, one that would help you that your first family was provided for? There is something very special on the horizon, and it is called the Forex Brotherhood and Sisterhood. An elite Forex Society, this is a group made up of the Grand Masters of the foreign currency exchange. For the fortunate few that will opt in to this program, and there is only room for a thousand, any question they have about trading in the Forex will be answered.

How can I really use Forex automated advisors to my best advantage? Great tools, like anything they take time and mentoring, now you could be one of the fortunate few who have that chance to learn. A Forex club made up of professional investors calls to you and only 999 others, do you want to miss out?

This is a Forex Club that is launching in mid-August, so time is short, space is limited and money is evaporating nationwide. But not in the Forex. The world is a big place and somewhere in the world people are succeeding, due to the fact that a free flow exchange of currency internationally ensures the ability to make money always exists, because one currency has an advantage over another, monthly, daily and even hourly.

This could be you taking advantage of these fluctuations but you need training, and where better to get guidance than the Forex Brotherhood? The Forex Society to top all. This is the most amazing money making opportunity, like literally going to school to earn income. What is it worth to you to have daily webinars? Live reporting? Expert advisors? Even tech support! You are promised a VIP trainer to host it all and you do not even have to sponsor anyone. Every step of the road is paved, you only need to access the highway. So do not wait! Opt-in while you have the chance! Space is very short, so do not miss out!

You can also check out the following websites for more Forex Societies:

SecretForexSociety

ForexBoost

ForexProject

ForexBlog