Essay On Social Problems

Introduction

According to Wikiversity (2015) social problems are explained as common factors that affect and damage society. Social problems mainly deal with problems which interrelate with the real life. Some social problems include anti-social behaviour such as violence, crime. In addition poverty, drug abuse, economic deprivation, unemployment and natural disaster, domestic violence and divorce are considered as social problems too.

Compiled information done by Naaz (2014) based on collecting data through media interaction states that social issues which influenced Maldivian society are mainly categorized into thirty areas. They include child abuse/ incest and rape, issues related to bullying both in schools and work environments, violence,

Aneesa (as cited in atollcounselor, 2009) explains that they are many factors which contribute to high divorce rate. One reason was that man can easily divorce their wife without going to a court by just verbally pronouncing the divorce word. In addition lack of social stigma on divorced person and other barriers like financial issues and un-Islamic behaviours. Most young couple dream of having a fairy tale love story ending with happily ever after. Although in real life it’s not the fact.

In reference to NVS (as cited by Dr. Naaz, 2014) describes that one of the key factor which contributes to gang violence is due to widespread of broken families. As families break down children become neglected knowingly and unknowingly and the children of these families become insecure and to come out of this struggles most young people join gangs and end up being exposed to drugs and violence. Divorce effects the child the most as they lack love and care from both the parents , perform low in academic and most cases child drop out of school, having high incidents of behavioral , emotional, physical, psychiatric problem including depression and suicide or having aggressive