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During the past 20 years there has been a dramatic increase in societal interest in preventing disability and death in the United States by changing individual behaviors linked to the risk of contracting chronic diseases. This renewed interest in health pro-motion and disease prevention has

central concern for the social order of advanced moder-nity, and therefore should be reconsidered as a major variable in societal change. The concept of "anomie, " re-introduced into sociological parlance by Durk-heim (a) in pretty much the same sense as it was used in the late sixteenth century

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IoT has received much attention from scientists, industry and government all over the world for its potential in changing modern day living. IoT is envisioned as billions of sensors connected to the internet through wireless and other communication technologies. The sensors would generate large

ABSTRACT- Literature on family studies in India has grown to a large extent in the last two decades, although such studies are scattered. This article presents socio-demographic data on families in India aiming to provide bases for analyzing research, particularly in the area of family development. Indian families are classified as patrilineal and matrilineal according to the lineage or descent by father or mother. The family structure is conceptualized as the configuration of role, power, and status and relationships in the family which depends upon the families socio-economic background, family pattern, and extent of urbanization. Marriage practices are emphasized covering subjects such as marriage patterns, selection of marriage partner, age at marriage, age at consummation of marriage, marriage rituals, financial exchanges and divorce. In spite of urbanization and industrialization in the contemporary Indian society, the family institution continues to play a central role in the lives of people.