ZA MSIMANGA
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Learning activity 1 for study unit 1.
4 Mar 2021, 22:11
•Depression, a medical illness that negatively affects how one feels and thinks and acts towards situations, depression causes sadness and loss of interest in activities that one used to enjoy
•Smash-and-grab, a crime where a thief smashes into a window and grabs something valuable and runs away with it. many victims of this crime are vehicle drivers who are attacked at robots or during traffic jams.
•Rape, a sexual violation where the act was non-consensual by the victim.
•Fast food made for commercial resale it is quick and unhealthy but very addictive for many consumers
•HIV/AIDS also known as human immunodeficiency virus/acquired immunodeficiency syndrome it is a virus that interferes with the body's ability to fight infections SA has been affected by this epidemic which is now a manageable disease. New infections are still on the rise as SA has the biggest HIV epidemic in the world
all five of these are examples of social problems and this is because question 1 asks what is a social problem
•A condition that prevents the achievement of a goal that many people see as important in SA as a society depression is a social problem because most of the time it escalates where many young people who are affected end up committing suicide. Smash and grab increases the crime rate of our country. rape is a problem because it leaves many victim traumatised depressed also it increases the number of HIV infections and unwanted pregnancies. fast food increase the number of people fighting different diseases and disorder namely obesity, cholesterol and strokes etc.
HIV aids is a problem because it increases the death rate. Many people affected with sickness that are not on treatment are very weak and are unable to work this increases unemployment and poverty rates.
what makes a social problem a problem? all five of these issues are social problems and this is because they affect the society at large negatively as they impose health issues, psychological problems and if not managed or handled can lead to death
what causes a social problem causes of these problems are complex and interdependent
how can we solve social problems?
we cannot solve these problems, we can work on making them less wrong by educating people on the issues, finding and assisting with treatment and testing these are all methods we use to manage the social problems at hand.