Social Issues Flashcards
(40 cards)
what is incest
individuals who are related by blood and engage in sexual activities
Gonorrhea,Syphillis and HIV/AIDS are examples of
Sexually transmitted diseases
State three government agencies that deals with child abuse
O.C.R O.C.A C.P.F.S.A.
define teenage pregnancy
A girl between the age of 13 and 19 becoming pregnant
define child abuse
The abuse of a child physically, mentally and sexually by a parent or gaurdian.
what does O.C.R stand for
Office of the Children’s Registry
what does O.C.A stand for
Office of the children’s advocate
what does C.P.F.S.A. stand for
Child Protection and Family Services Agency
define street children
Chldren who live on the street between the ages of 13 and 17
what is poverty
The inability to afford the necessary items for survival
what are sexual transmitted diseases
Infectious diseases caused by viruses which are transmitted by sexual contact
what is juvinile delinquency
this is the criminal activity committed by a child below the age of 18
what is alternative lifestyle
A lifestyle that is going against the accepted norm and values of society.
cause of teenage pregnacy
- peer pressure
- dysfunctional homes
- abuse in homes
- poverty
- low self esteem
- curosity or experiment
effects of teenage pregnacy
- places stress on the county’s
financial resources - distruption in the education of the teenage mother
- higher rates of poverty
- medical concern
solutions of teenage pregnancy
- involvement in extra curricular activities
- teaching sex education in schools
- promotion of contraception
- peer conselling
causes of child abuse
- substance abuse
- parent or guardian was also abused
- stress of parents
- insolent children
- financial or other problems experienced by parents
effects of child abuse
- death
- causes child to be violent or aggressive
- physical or mental impairment
- emotional and physical scars on children
- resentment of parents
solutions of child abuse
- counselling of parents and abused children
- discouraging corporal punishment
- providing affordable child care
- using other methods of punishment than beating
causes of street children
- unemployment of parents
- parental neglect
- peer pressure
- poverty
- lack of parental control
- death of parents
effects of street children
- increase in crime and violence
- place a pressure on the county’s social infrastructure
- reduce the productive members of the labour force
- exposure to drugs and guns
solution for street children
- placing children into homes for safety
- providing skill training for these children so they can contribute to the society
- provision of foster homes for these children
- provision of welfare for poor families
causes of poverty
- unemployment
- lack of education and training
- limited financial resources
- economic hardship (recession)
effects of poverty
- low self esteem
- increase in criminal activities
- strain on country’s resources
