Cassie Makhongoana (35096314)

*Depression

This is a social problem because many people in society live with and are affected by depression. People don't often open up about how they feel because they fear being judged. This often leads to people being suicidal due to the fact that they feel like no one cares or no one will understand how they feel. It can be caused by factors like, trauma, failure, rejection and other things that people go through alone. The only way to try and solve this problem is if people start to be aware that its real and have support for those who go through depression.

*Smash-and-grab

This is a social problem because it affects many people in society. being robbed has become a normal thing in society that people don't take it seriously anymore. It is dangerous and can lead to deaths when things go wrong. The only way to solve this social problem is by communities coming together to find the causes of this problem and help those who are less unfortunate.

*Rape

This is a social problem because it happens everywhere in our communities whereby women are most of the time victims to this problem while the predators are still around and are not punished. Rape victims are left traumatized and scared. The only way to help these people is to offer support groups for them to open up and stop blaming themselves for what happened without being judged.

*Fast food

This is not seen as a social problem, whether people choose to eat fast foods or not, it's their own choice.

*HIV/AIDS

This is a social problem that occurs mostly when people have unprotected sex. It can be solved by educating people about HIV/AIDS to minimize the chances of more people dealing with this problem.