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Essay / social problem - 650
There are many perceptions and judgments regarding “social problems”. Henshel (1990) argues that social problems are social factors that have a similar negative impact on a significant number of individuals, but not on all stressful conditions defined as social problems (pp. v-4). According to Moulder (2000), social problems are socially constructed through the interaction of people with others in society when they define something as a problem and how they recognize the nature of the problem (p. 3). Social problems also refer to behaviors and conditions that do not conform to existing norms and values in society (Long, 2012). One of the major social problems is baby dumping. Baby dumping refers to disposing of or leaving alone a child under 12 months of age in a private or public setting with the intention of getting rid of the child. In the community, adolescents are always seen as involved in this situation. The common teen-related scenario that leads to baby dumping is that the teen parents give birth, usually in a motel or bathroom, and leave the baby for dead in a dumpster or toilet. Dianne Hubbard (2008), who studied baby dumping and infanticide, said that adolescents or young mothers may feel overwhelmed by the idea of becoming a parent and have difficulty coping with the drastic and emotional changes that they experience and which lead them to the decision to commit baby dumping. In addition, the fear of not being able to provide for the child and the shame of having given birth outside of marriage are also factors behind such an act. However, none of these feelings can be excused for the abandonment or murder of a child. Children are meant to be gifts to be cherished, not problems to be thrown away. Another type of social problem is poverty. Poverty...... middle of paper ...... y and unsafe sex should be avoided. We must remember that prevention is better than cure. Since social problems relate to negative effects on some people, white-collar crime is also a type of social problem. The term white collar crimes is widely known today. As Friedrichs (2010) mentions, the term “white-collar crime” was introduced by Edwin H. Sutherland in 1993, although these crimes were detected well back in history (pp. 2-3). Some prefer to define white-collar crime as a violation of criminal law. According to Adam (2011), this type of crime refers to non-violent crimes usually committed by respectable and higher status individuals and institutions, such as embezzlement, fraud and corruption, motivated by financial gain ( p.1). According to cases in Malaysia, Malaysia once recorded losses of 6 billion ringgit due to this crime (Adam, 2011).