NSTP 2
NOMER YUZON nmyuzon@ama.edu.ph
It uses facts, data to investigate the issue and to analyze the root, cause and effect of the problem. We have been aware through radios, television broadcasts, articles, magazines, networking sites, documentary films and other materials which gives us a clearer view and understanding of the problems in our society.
Key Players
These are the personalities connected to the problem. They can be the victim, initiator, advocate, contributor and spectator. These are people who influence, support, combat /resist or are affected by the issue. They play different roles in the issue and influence its development. It is also important to know their relationships and how it interplays in relation to the issue.
Unemployment
The percentage of the labor force unemployed An economic condition marked by the fact that individuals seeking for vacant posts or work remains jobless.
Types of Unemployment
1. Frictional
voluntary job changing temporary lay offs
2. Structural
insufficient skills skills are not in demand
3. Cyclical
business cycle insufficient total spending
Causes of Unemployment
1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. Benefits / reduced incentives Fixed costs / uneconomical Changing industries Immigrants Exportation of jobs Overpopulation
Bad examples by the leaders Low and unrealistic salaries Cultural and legal norms Red tape Complex judiciary system The system is prone to corruption
Loss of respect for the government Dislocation of economic planning Wastage of government funds Costs becomes taxation Inequalities
Pollution
Pollution- is the introduction of contaminants into a natural environment that has detrimental effects and causes instability, disorder, harm or discomfort to the ecosystem.
Kinds of Pollution
Air Pollution
Smoke Exhaust Vehicle Gases
Water Pollution
Sewage disposal Domestic wastes Mining Agricultural Wastes Pesticides, fertilizers
Land Pollution
Waste Disposal
Noise Pollution
Population Explosion
It is the pyramiding of the number of a biological population or expansion of a biological population, especially the unchecked growth in human population.
CAUSES OF OVERPOPULATION
1. Increase in birth rate 2. Decrease in death rate 3. Migration to urban areas due to different reasons
EFFECTS OF OVERPOPULATION
1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. Unemployment Poverty Malnutrition Pollution Lack of education Domestic violence Juvenile delinquency Shortage of basic needs Crimes
CHILD ABUSE
This refers to the maltreatment of a child whether habitual or not. This includes any of the following: Psychological and physical abuse, sexual abuse , cruelty, neglect and emotional maltreatment. An act which could either be by words or deeds which debases, degrades or demeans the intrinsic worth and dignity of a child or a person Deprivation of the childs basic needs unreasonably for survival such as food , clothes and shelter and; No medical treatment is given to an injured child which results in a serious impairment of his growth and development or in his permanent incapacity or death
SEXUAL ABUSE
It is any sexual act between an adult and a minor or between two minors when one exerts power over the other It is any employment , use, persuasion inducement, enticement, coercion of a child to engage in, or assist another person engage in sexual intercourse or lascivious conduct or the molestation, prostitution or incest with children