Social Problems

In this modern world, most of the youngsters who age is between 13-30 are often exposed and involve themselves to all sorts of social problems in Malaysia. Today social problems are considered as an increasing phenomenon among many youngsters. Sometimes youngsters might think that social problems does not affect directly the communities but it becomes a concern issue among the communities in Malaysia. We often hear or read about social problems or even crime which done by youngsters in a very young age through all sources of media such as newspaper or television. Youngsters who fight in a public place such as garden or park obviously do not view it as a problem, but some communities may consider or feel it as an undesired condition which makes

Education plays an important role in handling this issue. Education comes in two forms, informal education from parents and formal education from school where knowledge is gained especially in academic fields. By informal education, parents should expand their knowledge and skills on how to teach their children about the disadvantages of drugs. They must manage their time well to monitor their children from useless or harmful behavior. According to Morrison, M.A. ( 1990), in school, the students have their teacher to control them from social activities and teachers should engage with their students and understand all their problems. School discipline must be tightened. Collaboration between teachers and parents of the students should be improved. The students must have the behavior of attending for an counseling session in school whenever they face any critical problems. Besides, government also should organize event exhibition such as National Youth Day and many more to attract youngsters to have healthy lifestyles. Youngsters must encourage themselves to involve in healthy activities and enjoy their young age to avoid peer pressure that leads to involve in unhealthy