Table Of Contents
1. Major World Civic Problems
2. Ways Of Solving Civic Problems
Major World Civic Problems
These are the civic problems experienced globally. In other words, these civic problems happen all over the world. Some of them are:
1. Terrorism:
Terrorism is the use of violence, especially murder and bombing, to achieve political aims or force a government to do something.
Some religious extremists equally try to use terrorism to make their point, for example, Boko Haram, Al-Qaeda, etc. This is a major civic problem the world faces because it appears there is no safe place anymore. It is either there is no safe place anymore. It is either a bomb explosion or a threat to almost all world continents.
2. Religious extremism:
This is when people take their religious beliefs too far. It leads to religious intolerance. When this happens, some religious groups begin to see others as demons or infidels and find tolerating them difficult. This is not right because we all have freedom of religion.
Human beings do not have the choice to decide on families where they will be born. Therefore, many people practice religion in the families where they are born. God is love. We should not kill others to please God. We should reach out to people of other religions with love,d not hatred or violence.
They will only want to belong to all humans and be treated with love and care.
3. Wars:
A war is a period of fighting or conflict between countries or states. There is always a war between one country and the other because of some selfish interests of leaders or a little misunderstanding.
Some of these wars are expensive in terms of money used to buy weapons, and human lives are equally lost. These wars are avoidable through peaceful resolutions.
4. Climate Changes:
In the world some countries are highly industrialized, and these industries emit dangerous gases that cause a change in the world’s climate; climate changes can also be caused by gas flaring, fumes from exhaust pipes, and bush burning, which carbon monoxide that tends to reduce the thickness of the ozone layer. Thereby exposing the earth to the harmful rays of the sun. This is known as the depletion of the ozone layer.
The ozone layer is a layer of the universe high above the earth’s surface that helps protect the earth from direct sun rays.
Depletion of the ozone layer causes global warming and excessive heat in the world. This heat causes the ice in the polar or arctic region of the world to melt, leading to flooding. Rivers overflow their banks, forcing some animals to leave their natural habitats. Animals like the polar bear are facing extinction.
Sometimes, rain fails to fall, the rivers will dry up, the ground breaks, and human beings, animals, and crops will die. This is a big challenge in the world today.
5. Nuclear Threat:
Some countries of the world are working hard to acquire nuclear power despite growing campaigns against the world against it. It is a weapon of mass destruction.
Nuclear power is capable of destroying the whole world in minutes. Countries are warned to drop all their nuclear programs. This is a threat to the survival of the world.
6. Family Disorganization:
The structure of many families in the world has changed. The values that held families together in the past have disappeared. Many children are raised in single-parent homes by teenage mothers who are not ready for motherhood.
Some of these children become deviants in society without discipline.
They easily become drug addicts and may easily be brainwashed into becoming terrorists. They have no ambition and cannot make any meaningful contribution to society.
The divorce rate is very high, and children raised in these fractured families are confused. Some of them are unable to cope and become a source of anxiety to their parents and society.
Civic Problems In The Society
i. Drug Abuse
ii. Poverty
iii. Diseases, e.g., HIV/AIDS, Ebola, etc.
iv. Overpopulation
v. Examination malpractice
vi. Political Apathy
vii. Corruption
viii. Human trafficking
ix. Illiteracy/ignorance
x. Electoral malpractice
xi. Pollution/oil spillage
xii.climate change
xiii. Terrorism
xiv. Drug trafficking
xv. Cultism
xvi. Child abuse/labor
xvii. Unemployment
xix. Responsible parenting
xx. Oil bunkering.
Ways Of Solving Civic Problems
- Citizens can identify and report existing and emerging civic problems.
- Citizens can design/develop a variable solution to well-defined social problems.
- Citizens can play the role of change agents and directly support the widespread adaption of civic innovation and solutions.
- Citizens should develop a positive disposition to civic/Social problem-solving.
- Citizens should acquire the requisite skills to recognize and proffer workable solutions to social problems.
- They should monitor and evaluate programs, policies, and projects targeted at solving societal problems.
- Popular participation in society should be encouraged.
- Government should create employment opportunities for citizens.
- Citizens should be involved in awareness programs on civic problems and possible solutions.