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Care for the Elderly and those with special needs

Elderly people as well as persons with special needs are more susceptible to hardship, therefore they tend to rely heavily on others to meet their everyday needs.

Persons who are unable to take care of themselves need people who care to take on certain responsibilities. These responsibilities are taken up by family members as well as society.

Caring for an Elderly person includes:

1. Good Hygiene 

    Ensuring they have a bath and brush their teeth at the required time daily.

2. Helping with medical conditions
    should elderly persons have medical conditions, and need to take medication, persons should ensure medications are administered on a timely basis as required.

3. Chores
    Physical strength is normally needed to do chores around the house and in most cases elderly people are unable to do them, due to physical frailty. 

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TEENAGE PREGNANCY

Based on cultural values, attitudes towards teenage pregnancy can be viewed negatively or positively. We are now aware that in today's Caribbean societies, potential health threats associated with teenage pregnancy, as well as the negative impact it has on the mother's education.

There are also cultural values that most times encourage abstinence of any form of sexual activities until later years, and within a stable relationship.

In spite of steps been taken to address the constant issue of teenage pregnancy, it tends to soar to a high rate especially within the Caribbean.



Teenage pregnancy can become a social issue when unplanned pregnancies interrupts a young person's life. Concerns of high health risk can include:

* Fetal death (a stillborn baby)

* Infant morbidity (where the child is prone to sickness)

* Infant mortality (where the child dies before its first birthday )

* Health risks for the mother 


     

   







    

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STREET CHILDREN

Street Children who are found on the street are either there part-time or full-time. Children who are on the street part-time are those who have a home and are therefore called children on the street while children who are on the street full-time are those who call the streets their home, those children are called children of the street.

Possible Reasons for Street children

* Lack of proper family planning

* Lack of parental guidance  

* Societal Norms

* Poverty


The above reasons can lead to possibly juvenile delinquency. 
Juvenile delinquency can be defined as an antisocial misdeed in violation of the law by a minor.

   

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CHILD ABUSE

Child abuse can be defined as denying a child of rights and freedom. Child abuse sometimes starts within the family and therefore negatively affects the well-being of society. 

Different types of child abuse 

Physical Abuse - physical force that usually results in physical injury to the body.

Emotional Abuse - the direct hostility to a child, attacking their mental state of being, by belittling the child's qualities, capabilities or desires.

Sexual Abuse - exploitation through sexual misconduct, for example, molestation whether through violent or non-violent action



How does Child Abuse affects it's Victims?
Child abuse can affect it's victims long term by:

* Making them unable to form an healthy adulthood relationship.

* Lacking of interest in furthering their education.

* Sometimes resulting in abusive or violent tendencies.    

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Section A

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Social Issues

A social issue can be defined as an issue affecting society or an issue that influences  and is opposed by a large number of individuals within society.

Concern about a social issue may arise due to the fact that it:

* Involves what most people consider to be inappropriate behaviour
* Shows a declination in moral values in an individual
* Has serious implications on the country's finances and how money is spent.

Steps in formulating strategies to deal with Social Issues

1. Identify the problem

2. Try to find out how and why this problem as arisen

3. Determine its implications for society

4. Find possible solutions to address the issue


Things that causes Social Issues

* Poverty
* Desertion
* Domestic Violence
* Child Abuse
* Street Children
* Incest
* Teenage pregnancy 




























    

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Effective Parenting

Effective parents are persons who posses particular knowledge and skills to develop certain values and attitudes within their children.

Showing Love and Warmth

It is imperative that love and warmth are given to children by their parents, as they are vulnerable and are easily led astray. Should children feel as though they are being neglected or unwanted, this may have a negative long lasting effect on that child.

Socializing Skills

Norms, Mores and Values are learnt by children from their parents, therefore it is important for parents to act as role models for their children, displaying the most acceptable behaviour. This is very important as parents are the primary socializing agents within society.

Problem-solving Skills

Problem-solving skills should be one of the many skills which are passed on to children from their parents, hence the reason why children need  good and effective parents as role models. Many childhood problems tend to affect children when they become adults, this has to do with lack of training by parents based on the fact that children are unable to cope with disappointments, cruelty or unfairness being meted out to them.

        

 

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The Effects of Changing Roles and Responsibilities for Men and Women

Identification Crisis

We as individuals gain our personal identity from roles defined by society for us, as well as the persons around us within our social circles. When a male is brought up in a family where his father was the head of the household, then he is most likely to pattern his father's role and take the same approach. This kind of outlook on a male's role works mainly in a patriarchal society, and may create a problem with other social construct. When a female is brought up on being domesticated, then she will be most inclined to take the responsibility of being homemaker as well as the main agent for socialization for her children, however this might pose a problem for females who desire to be independent of a man. This may affect a female's role based on the fact that she will now have to balance being a good and effective mother and working for an income.