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Youth and society in developed world
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Introduction
Youths both in developing and developed nations have now come to the forefront of global attention.
Youths are a groups who see their interests as being:
Marginalized
Neglected in unjust social order.
Denied leadership positions
Often associated with all manners of evils
And often regarded as hard to understand ("Youth and Society in the Developing World | Study at King’s | King’s College London," n.d.)
Making youths a great asset
Youths can be a great asset to the developed world if various factors are considered such as:
Stopping seeing them as a homogenous group
Giving the opportunity to utilize their talents
Creation of more economic opportunities
Sharing their knowledge and experiences
Getting rid of youth side effects
Other factors that can make youths productive
Other elements that will enable youths to be productive members of the society include
Educating them
Involving the youths in government consultations
Encouraging their participation in civil societies at young ages
Getting everyone else together to keep on top youths priorities
Paying attention and acting on what hey say
Youths and drug addiction
Some of the drugs that are often misused by the youths include
alcohols
Cigarettes/ tobacco
Cocaine
Marijuana
Khats
Heroin (National Institute on Drug Abuse, 2019)
Inhalants and
medicines
Factors leading to drug abuse among youths
Some of the factors that lead to escalation in numbers of drugs abuser among youths in developed nations include:
Relationship issues
Lack of employment
Poverty
Family breakups (Banning-Lover, 2017)
Child abuse like rapes cases
Low self esteem and
Peer influence
conclusion
In conclusion, youths are faced with multiple challenges and should be given greater attention y all members of the society. Youths potential will remain to be underutilized if there will be no right infrastructure and platforms to make use of their talents.it is therefore critical for youths to be given orpptunities in leadership, to share their challenges and to explore their talent s that they remain to be a blessing to the societies and to the economies.
References
Banning-Lover, R. (2017, October 6). Youth in development: 'We're tired of being the topic, not the leaders'. the Guardian. https://www.theguardian.com/global-development-professionals-network/2016/aug/17/youth-in-development-were-tired-of-being-the-topic-of-the-discussion-not-the-leaders-of-it
National Institute on Drug Abuse. (2019, July 22). Commonly Abused Drugs Charts. National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA) |. https://www.drugabuse.gov/drugs-abuse/commonly-abused-drugs-charts
Youth and Society in the Developing World | Study at King’s | King’s College London. (n.d.). King's College London. https:// www.kcl.ac.uk/study/courses-data/modules/7/Youth-and-Society-in-the-Developing-World-7YYFP034