Transcript SOCIAL PROBLEMS

SOCIAL PROBLEMS
BY INDU KUMAR
Beggary
Alcoholism
Unemployment
• Social problems are the result of the failure
of a society to adept its social institutions and
culture to its growing needs.
• They are man made
• Is the one of the sources of social sufferings.
• The lives of all members of group re directly or
indirectly affected by this sufferings.
• All members of society have to pay in some
form or other for these social deficits and
breaches in the social order.
• With the increase of social problems the
society can not work smoothly/progress.
• When an individual or a group of individuals is
disorganised and is not functioning according
to the norms laid down by the society , the
social problem is said to exsist.
DEFINATION
• ‘A SOCIAL PROBLEM IS ANY DEVIANT BEHAVIOUR
IN A DISAPPROVED DIRECTION OF SUCH A
DEGREETHAT IT EXCEEDS THE TOLERANCE LIMIT OF
THE COMMUNITY.’
BY Lundberg
• ‘SIGNIFICANT DISCREPANCY BETWEEN SOCIAL
STANDERDS AND SOCIAL ACTUALITY.’
• ‘MORALLY WRONG BUT THE MAJORITY OR
SUBSTANTIAL MINORITY WITHIN THE SOCIETY.’
BY Green
Every Social Problem implies Three
Things
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Something should be done to change the
situation, which constitutes a problem.
The existing social order has to be changed
to solve the problem.
The situation regarded a problem is
undesirable but is not inevitable.
NATURE OF SOCIAL PROBLEM
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Individual
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Disorganisation
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Social
Disorganisation
Social disorganisation
Social problem
Social problem
Individual disorganisation
Thus Social disorganisation is always the
resultant of some breakdown in the social
organisation.
Social problems are the condition threatening
the well being society.
Classification of Social Problem
1 ECONOMIC PROBLEMS:
a)
Poverty
b)
unemployment
c)
dependency
2 BIOLOGICAL PROBLEMS:
a)
Physical diseases, defects
3 PSYCHOLOGICAL PROBLEMS :
a)
Neurosis, psychosis, epilepsy, feeble
mindedness, suicide, alcoholism
4 CULTURAL PROBLEMS:
a)
Problems of aged, the homeless, and the
widowed, divorce, illigitimacy,crime & juvenile
delinquency
JUVINILE DELINQUENCY
‘A Juvenile delinquent is a person between the ages
of 15 to 17 years , who indulges in anti social
activity.’
‘ Juvenile delinquent involves wrong doing by a
child or a young person, who is under age specified
by the law of the place concerned.’
By Dr Sethna
‘ a delinquent is a person under age , who is guilty
of antisocial act and whose misconduct is an
infraction of law.’
By Newmeyer
CAUSES OF JUVENILE DELINQUENCY
• 1 SOCIAL CAUSE
a) Defects of the family
b) Parent child relationships
c) Character & conduct of parents at home
d) Influence of siblings or criminal relatives
Contd..
• 2 DEFECTS IN THE SCHOOL
a) Next to the family , the child’s personality influenced
by the school.
b) Theft and sex crime
c) Low intelligence level
d) Roaming outside the school
e) Criticism by parents and teachers
f) Gaining membership of a gang and criminals
g) Weakness in some subjects
h) Level of education is too high
i) Lack of companionship or influence of bad companies
j) Influence of cinemas
Contd…
a) Physical abnormalities: handicapped
b) War & post – war conditions: bombing looting,
smashing houses, education effects
c) Social disorganisation: lack of equality, synthesis,
tensions
d) Displacements: thoughts,ideas,attitudes in a negative
manner
e) Psychological causes: Intellectual weakness, mental
diseases, psychopathic personality
f) Personality defects: degree of freedom, suspicious,
sadism, irresponsibility, emotional and social
maladjustment, disobedient and unsocial, lack of
emotional balance, inferiority complex
g) Economic causes: poverty, poor working condition,
unemployment, child labour, unfulfilled desirs
CONTROL OF JUVINILE DELINQUENCY
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PROBATION: J.D. are kept under the
supervision of a probation officer. To
establish normal life style. To see that they
follow the rules.
REFORMATORY INSTITUTIONS: provide an
all round personality development by
sufficient means of separating the inmates
by providing adequate facilities to meet the
basic needs.
CERTIFIED SCHOOLS FOR TREATMENT OF : J.D
Junior school: < 12-13 years of age ( primary education)
Intermediate school 13-15 years of age ( technical education)
Senior school 15-17 tears of age( Industrial training)
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Auxiliary homes
Foster homes
Uncared children Institutions
Reformatory school
Borstal Institutions
Psychological Techniques
Government Measures
Formal education
Vocational training
f/up services
Rehabilitation
Behavioral therapy
Family therapy
PREVENTION OF J.D
1 Team work of private and public agencies
2 Training of members and staff of all
organisations
3 Establishment of child guidance clinics
4 Education of the family
5 Establishment of recreational agencies
6 Assistance to under privileged children
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