1. SOCIAL PROBLEMS
BY INDU KUMAR

2. Beggary

3. Alcoholism

4. Unemployment

5. Social problems are the result of the failure
of a society to adept its social institutions and
culture to its growing needs.
They are man made
Is the one of the sources of social sufferings.
The lives of all members of group re directly or indirectly affected by this sufferings.

6. All members of society have to pay in some form or other for these social deficits and breaches in the social order.
With the increase of social problems the society can not work smoothly/progress.
When an individual or a group of individuals is disorganised and is not functioning according to the norms laid down by the society , the social problem is said to exsist.

7. DEFINATION
‘A SOCIAL PROBLEM IS ANY DEVIANT BEHAVIOUR IN A DISAPPROVED DIRECTION OF SUCH A DEGREETHAT IT EXCEEDS THE TOLERANCE LIMIT OF THE COMMUNITY.’
BY Lundberg
‘SIGNIFICANT DISCREPANCY BETWEEN SOCIAL STANDERDS AND SOCIAL ACTUALITY.’
‘MORALLY WRONG BUT THE MAJORITY OR SUBSTANTIAL MINORITY WITHIN THE SOCIETY.’
BY Green

8. Every Social Problem implies Three Things
1 Something should be done to change the situation, which constitutes a problem. 2 The existing social order has to be changed to solve the problem. 3 The situation regarded a problem is undesirable but is not inevitable.

9. NATURE OF SOCIAL PROBLEM
Individual
Disorganisation
Social Social problem Individual disorganisation
Thus Social disorganisation is always the resultant of some breakdown in the social organisation.
Social problems are the condition threatening the well being society.
Social disorganisation
Social problem

10. Classification of Social Problem
ECONOMIC PROBLEMS:
a) Poverty
b) unemployment
c) dependency
BIOLOGICAL PROBLEMS:
a) Physical diseases, defects
PSYCHOLOGICAL PROBLEMS :
a) Neurosis, psychosis, epilepsy, feeble mindedness, suicide, alcoholism
CULTURAL PROBLEMS:
a) Problems of aged, the homeless, and the widowed, divorce, illigitimacy,crime & juvenile delinquency

11. JUVINILE DELINQUENCY
‘A Juvenile delinquent is a person between the ages of 15 to 17 years , who indulges in anti social activity.’ ‘ Juvenile delinquent involves wrong doing by a child or a young person, who is under age specified by the law of the place concerned.’ By Dr Sethna ‘ a delinquent is a person under age , who is guilty of antisocial act and whose misconduct is an infraction of law.’ By Newmeyer

12. CAUSES OF JUVENILE DELINQUENCY
1 SOCIAL CAUSE
Defects of the family
Parent child relationships
Character & conduct of parents at home
Influence of siblings or criminal relatives
Contd..

13. 2 DEFECTS IN THE SCHOOL
Next to the family , the child’s personality influenced by the school.
Theft and sex crime
Low intelligence level
Roaming outside the school
Criticism by parents and teachers
Gaining membership of a gang and criminals
Weakness in some subjects
Level of education is too high
Lack of companionship or influence of bad companies
Influence of cinemas
Contd…

14. Physical abnormalities: handicapped
War & post – war conditions: bombing looting, smashing houses, education effects
Social disorganisation: lack of equality, synthesis, tensions
Displacements: thoughts,ideas,attitudes in a negative manner
Psychological causes: Intellectual weakness, mental diseases, psychopathic personality
Personality defects: degree of freedom, suspicious, sadism, irresponsibility, emotional and social maladjustment, disobedient and unsocial, lack of emotional balance, inferiority complex
Economic causes: poverty, poor working condition, unemployment, child labour, unfulfilled desirs

15. CONTROL OF JUVINILE DELINQUENCY
PROBATION: J.D. are kept under the
supervision of a probation officer. To
establish normal life style. To see that they
follow the rules.
2 REFORMATORY INSTITUTIONS: provide an
all round personality development by
sufficient means of separating the inmates
by providing adequate facilities to meet the basic needs.
CERTIFIED SCHOOLS FOR TREATMENT OF : J.D
Junior school: < years of age ( primary education)
Intermediate school years of age ( technical education)
Senior school tears of age( Industrial training)

16. Auxiliary homes
Foster homes
Uncared children Institutions
Reformatory school
Borstal Institutions
Psychological Techniques
Government Measures
Formal education
Vocational training
f/up services
Rehabilitation
Behavioral therapy
Family therapy

17. PREVENTION OF J.D Team work of private and public agencies
Training of members and staff of all organisations
Establishment of child guidance clinics
Education of the family
Establishment of recreational agencies
Assistance to under privileged children
propaganda