Social Problems In Society

The world we live is full of problems of all sorts. History has shown over and over that since men dominated the earth and the first community began to form, problems began to emerge. Whenever a group of people lives together as a community, a problem is bound to arise because all humans are different. We all have our flaws and each one of us has a different way of thinking or acting, therefore when we are placed together in an area to live as a society there are bound to be some problems. “A social problem is a social condition that a segment of society views as harmful to members of society and in need of a remedy” (Mooney, Knox, Schact). Unlike a personal issue, a social problem affects the beliefs and the morals of the entire society. Every society views social problems differently and every society has its own social problems. As times are changing so do the problems; some disappear over time while others are brought about due to

For example means of transportation are made available to everyone at all times (cars, taxi, uber, train, bus, etc) and therefore people rarely feel the need to walk to get to their destinations. In Europe for example most of times people walk to get to places. I remember growing up in Italy we had to walk to go to school, to do our groceries, to go to the park, the library or the computer center. The city we lived in was design in a way that one could walk to anywhere. In some developing countries as well, the only means of transportation most people have is walking. Because they also lack a lot of our advanced technologies they are more active and they have less overweight problems than we do. Nowadays everyone owns his/her personal computer, phone, television, iPod and other gadgets in their own homes that keep them busy and entertained to where they don’t feel the need to step out of their