The document discusses social issues and provides information on their characteristics and how youth can help address them. It defines a social issue as a problem recognized by society that prevents optimal functioning. Four factors that characterize a social problem are: 1) society recognizes it as an issue, 2) it goes against social values, 3) most people see it as a valid concern, and 4) citizens and community resources can help solve it. Youth are encouraged to stay informed on issues and help address problems in their communities.

2. Social Issues
 Social issue is a concern or problem
recognized by the society and it prevents
people from functioning at an optimal level.
It is important to understand that not all
things that occur in the society are raised to
the level of social problem.

3. 4 Factors Characterizing Social
Problem or Issue
 1. The society must recognize the situation
as a problem.
 2. The situation is against the general values
accepted by the society.
 3. A large segment of the population
recognizes the problem as a valid concern.
 4. The problem can be rectified or alleviated
through the joint action of citizens and/ or
community resources.

4.  Social issues are problems that influence
many citizens within a society. These are
common problems at present and one that
many people strive to solve.
 Significant people around you like your
family can help you make good decisions,
provide you with practical and emotional
support, and encourage you in establishing
your social identity.

5.  As a youth, your voice and actions are
contributory to addressing and alleviating
social issues. Therefore, it’s important that
you keep yourself abreast to relevant issues
and be involved in your own simple ways

7. WEEK 6: SOCIAL ISSUES
 Activity 1
 Activity 2
 Quiz

8. WEEK 6: SOCIAL ISSUES
 Activity 1: Indicate the possible effect/s of
the issues indicated below.
Cause Effect
Unemployment
Online Game
Addiction
Corruption
Bullying

9. WEEK 6: SOCIAL ISSUES
 Activity 2: Imagine you are the principal in
an institution. As the school head, how are
you going to address the social issues that
circulate in your school? In your notebook,
copy the table. Write in the second column
your suggested solution to the social issue
indicated in the first column.

10. WEEK 6: SOCIAL ISSUES
 Activity 2:
Social Issues Proposed Solutions
Gender
Bias/Discrimination
Overpopulation
Bullying
Fake News
Child Abuse

11. WEEK 6: SOCIAL ISSUES
 Quiz: Identify what type of issue is indicated
in each number. Choose your answer from
the list in the box. Write your answer on the
space provided.
Technology Environmental Political
Sports Racism & Prejudice Peace and Order
Education Economic Health & Disease

12. WEEK 6: SOCIAL ISSUES
 Quiz
1. Inflation - ______________
2. Climate Change - ______________
3. Volatile Prices - ________________
4. Depressive Disorders - _______________
5. Freedom of Media - __________________
6. Pollution - ___________________
7. Covid-19 Virus - _________________
8. Killing of Political Activists - ____________
9. Racial Discrimination - ______________
10.Gender Inequality - _______________

13. End

14. Sexual discrimination
 PROBLEMS
There are many murderings around the
world made by some men. They kill their
wifes, girlfriends or exgirlfriends.
 SOLUTIONS
High schools should give speechs about
sexual discrimination, and police should
give a phone number in case of
emergency.

15. Sexual discrimination

16. Teenage pregnancies
 PROBLEMS
Nowadays, some teenage pregnancies are
due to the fact that they have sexual
relations without protection.
 SOLUTIONS
Preservatives should be cheaper and
should be given some speechs in High
Schools, seeing that some teenagers
doesn’t think about this responsability.

17. Teenage pregnancies

18. Gay rights
 PROBLEMS
There is a discrimination talking about gay
rights, because the church and a part of
the society don’t accept it.
 SOLUTIONS
Church must accept this, because
everybody should have the right to be
happy.

19. Gay rights

20. Homelessness
 PROBLEMS
Some houses are very expensive, or
people can’t afford it because they have
nothing.
 SOLUTIONS
To cheap some flats, or make free hostals,
because there are houses without
habitants, and habitants without house s.

21. Homelessness

22. Drug abuse
 PROBLEMS
There are many dealers, and during the
teenage the people wants to prove new
things, or the people just abuse of it due
to problems in their lifes.
 SOLUTIONS
Make disintoxication centres and more
advertisements on TV preventing about
drugs and speechs in High Schools.

23. Drug abuse

24. Animal rights
 PROBLEMS
Some people hit their animals or close
them in a cage for all their lives.
 SOLUTIONS
Take legal solutions in these cases, and
put into the prison the people who do this.

25. Animal rights

26. Racism
 PROBLEMS

Some people don’t accept other people from
other nationalities and cultures. There have
been many murderings due to racism.
SOLUTIONS
To punish these actions and demostrate with
social actions that everybody can live together.
Allow schools of black and white people,
because doing this, they will grow up togeth er.

27. Racism

28. Class
 PROBLEMS
Society is divided in classes. Rich people
live better, and poor people live worse.
 SOLUTIONS
Divide the money for everybody, or try to
give work to everybody to make
employement.

29. Class