Issues Prevailing In The Society | Report | Essay
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Issues Prevailing In The Society | Report | Essay
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Table of ContentsINTRODUCTION................................................................................................................................3Discuss in relation to the common sense perspective of poverty in Camden..................................3Sociological perspective to explain why poverty exists in Camden ...............................................4Social policy for poverty..................................................................................................................5Implications of poverty on professional practice.............................................................................62.1 Reflect on your learning on single parenthood ........................................................................82.2 Discriminatory and anti-discriminatory practice in single parenthood.....................................82.3 In what way has the module influenced my values...................................................................93.1 A description of area of interest and identification of why it is an issue...................................93.2 Potential social impact of homelessness....................................................................................93.3 How does this area relate to my profession.............................................................................10CONCLUSION..................................................................................................................................10REFERENCES...................................................................................................................................11
INTRODUCTIONSocial environment or social context is defined as the physical or sociocultural settings inwhich people of different community resides (Kaplinsky, 2013). It consist of various cultures andeducation system in which a person lives in. It is also defined as the social interaction which help anindividual to grow physically, mentally and socially. In the advanced generation the communicationbetween people can be through any mode such as verbal, face to face or through one wayanonymous communication. Social culture or context helps in enriching lives of people atindividual level so that they are able to build trust within themselves (Mani and et.al, 2013). Afterliving in a same community many people tend to change their way of living based on others thoughtso that they are able to adopt the same pattern of living. The overall essay and report will be based on social context related to different issuesprevailing in society. The main part of the report will focus on different types of social issues suchas homelessness, poverty, unemployment, single parenthood, health inequalities, child labour andsexual orientation. It will also explore the sociological perspective of these issue in a particularborough and its impacts on population living there.Discuss in relation to the common sense perspective of poverty in CamdenThe measurement of household level after tax is termed as income but if the householdincome of a particular house less than 60% of the national median then that house is referred aspoverty driven house (John, MacDonald and Sanders, 2015). Camden, a London borough has beenranked as the highest rate of poverty with more than 62% of families and children surviving underlow income or poverty driven families. The main reason behind increasing rates of poverty inCamden is neighbourhood support deprivation, high rates of juvenile crimes and poor quality ofhousing facilities available in the borough. In recent times poverty has been recognised as one ofthe most pressing social issue which is affecting the lifestyle of all the people living in Camden. Themajor impact of poverty is noticed on children present in the family (Jones, 2014). The earningmembers in a family cannot expect children to earn livings in order to live their life according totheir standards. One of the major issue which has recently increased the rise in poverty isdiscrimination. The goals set by millennium development aims largely at implementation of humanrights and non-discrimination acts so that all the individuals are treated equally in Camden. Butthese set goals were overlooked by the local authorities of London which further increased the rateof poverty in almost all the inner boroughs of London (Aldridge and et.al, 2013). According to various research and studies conducted by social scientist it is clear thatdiscrimination and inequalities are the main cause of poverty that is prevailing in Camden(Bogomolov and et.al, 2014). Even in the boroughs were the goals by millennium development are
recognised and implemented, the presence of discrimination eliminate the significance of thesegoals. According to the perspective at common level it is noticed that it is very important to developlegal framework and laws which can alleviate the presence of poverty from different Londonboroughs. The sociological and common perspective on the issue of poverty has a great impact oncause and structure of poverty in Camden. The common sense perspective on poverty tends tobroadly focus on the structural and organisational orientation of the society which is responsible forgrowing poverty in recent times (Rimmerman, 2013). The term poverty and inequality are oftenlinked together there is a bidirectional link between both the issues. The increase in inequalitiesgives rise to poverty in Camden. According to survey conducted in Camden in the year 2013-2024it has been reported that the ratio of poverty recorded in past three years gradually increased by27% as compared to poverty in the year 2010. The rate significantly depicts that most povertydriven areas of London are the inner London boroughs which has the higher percentage of povertyas compared to rest of the London and England. More than 22% of working families are counted inpoverty driven families in Camden (Hall, Sheehan and Silvestre, 2012). Major impact andconsequences are produced on children present in poverty affected families because they areultimately deprived of all the materials which are necessary for living.Sociological perspective to explain why poverty exists in Camden The sociological perspective on any social issue helps in understanding the problem in amore better way. According to the survey it has been estimated that nearly 27% of the totalpopulation living in Camden borough lives below the line of poverty (Antonucci, Ajrouch andBirditt, 2014). To understand the social problem of poverty many sociologists have adopted severaltheories which can provide a detailed overview of culture of poverty that is common in Camden.Two main theories evolved by sociologists reveal different perspectives of poverty which can helpin understanding the concept in more simplified manner. The first theory states that middle classindividual who are employed in private sectors shifts from sub urban areas to cities in search of jobsand adequate employment opportunities but due to the presence of inequalities and discriminationthey are not able to compete with other individuals (Sociological perspectives of poverty, 2016).The another theory stated that people who are poor or poverty driven would not receive betteremployment opportunities but they may acquire welfare payment by working in low income jobssuch as maids, waiters and other jobs. This has probably increased the risk of racial attacks in recenttimes (Kurtz, 2015).Based n the perspectives of sociology it is revealed that explanation to solution which caneradicate poverty from Camden is not simple and justified. Although implementation of varioustheories related to poverty has significantly brought considerable changes but still there are more
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