Rape
Rape will forever be a social problem and it however has the highest rate in South Africa. Rape is a social problem because it is very harmful to victim’s and it can also lead you to Post Traumatic Stress Disorder.
Fast Food
Fast food is a social problem because meat, eggs, and dairy are mostly the main ingredients in fast food, however, it can lead to rising rates of workers exploitation, diet- related disease. Poverty underlies many of the social problems. Therefore, as said above about the main ingredients in fast food, the factory farms and animal are forced to endure inhumane conditions that deprive their basic instincts.
HIV/AIDS
HIV/AIDS is a social problem simply because it may encounter in discrimination, changes in the pattern of intimacy and losing social status and role. When it comes to HIV/AIDS we tackling not only the disease but with homophobia and HIV, Gender inequality and HIV and Human Rights and HIV.
Depression
Depression is a social problem because it affects everyone, but mostly it affects the youth. The National Mental Health Information Center say that at any point in time, about 15% of children and adolescence show symptoms of depression and they can be caused by a traumatic incidents, or the loss of a loved one, an abusive relationship that undermines your self-confidence.
Smash and Grab
As said that Poverty underlies many of social problem just like smash and grab. Smash and grab is a social problem because it can happen to anyone at anytime and anywhere, whether it’s a safe environment or unsafe environment. As an individual it is also expensive to recover whatever that was stolen.