Living standards in Hong Kong are better than ever, but a comfortable upbringing is not breeding a generation of happy teenagers. Relevant researches show that some of the major youth problems in Hong Kong are unemployment, violent crimes and suicides.
Juvenile delinquency is one of the pressing problems in our society nowadays. Social workers and police reveal an increasing number of youngsters who run away from home, join triad societies and commit anti-social acts: such as theft, gang fights harassing people and extorting money from them. In some cases, take drugs, engage in drugs pending or become drug dealers in the process. They themselves causing serious jeopardy to their lives.
Recent news popping up covering related cases have caused many parents to have doubt in our ‘pillars of tomorrow’ and are indeed becoming more aware and raising utmost concern to their futures. Does the young generation realize the harm they are causing not only to themselves but also to society and those around them?
Sociologists and psychologists explain that youngsters tend to go astray because of parental negligence, since some parents are enduring war and economic hardship with work. They have no leisure time with their children. These children feel lonely and crave for their parent’s attention. This causes a pool of juveniles to group together having the same background. These youngsters seek the company of other companions with similar problems; they play and support each other in the group. These group of teenagers make an easy prey for predators of the gangland. Thus, they become little brothers or sisters and develop a sense of high self-esteem in the gang. However, they would do things that go against their moral values.
Moreover, the exam-oriented educational system has also been critisied for putting stress on students. Those who are weak and cannot cope with the demands of school work; lose interest in studies and desire to seek comfort in the gang. Today’s young people thus suffer from low self-esteem. They are bombarded by an image-obsessed media to the extent that many teens use their physical appearances as the only yardstick against which to measure their self-confidence. In the gang they make irrational decisions and learn corrupted methods to make fast money.
But, whatever factors are to blame, many feel it is time young people take responsibility for their actions and take charge of their own lives. As there is no denying that the problems of these youths not only affect their families but also society as a whole. Therefore, it is high time that school authorities and parents maintained an open communication, so that they could help tackle these youths’ problems together. Juvenile delinquency cannot be solved by one party alone; both sides have their own faults.
Juvenile delinquency is one of the pressing problems in our society nowadays. Social workers and police reveal an increasing number of youngsters who run away from home, join triad societies and commit anti-social acts: such as theft, gang fights harassing people and extorting money from them. In some cases, take drugs, engage in drugs pending or become drug dealers in the process. They themselves causing serious jeopardy to their lives.
Recent news popping up covering related cases have caused many parents to have doubt in our ‘pillars of tomorrow’ and are indeed becoming more aware and raising utmost concern to their futures. Does the young generation realize the harm they are causing not only to themselves but also to society and those around them?
Sociologists and psychologists explain that youngsters tend to go astray because of parental negligence, since some parents are enduring war and economic hardship with work. They have no leisure time with their children. These children feel lonely and crave for their parent’s attention. This causes a pool of juveniles to group together having the same background. These youngsters seek the company of other companions with similar problems; they play and support each other in the group. These group of teenagers make an easy prey for predators of the gangland. Thus, they become little brothers or sisters and develop a sense of high self-esteem in the gang. However, they would do things that go against their moral values.
Moreover, the exam-oriented educational system has also been critisied for putting stress on students. Those who are weak and cannot cope with the demands of school work; lose interest in studies and desire to seek comfort in the gang. Today’s young people thus suffer from low self-esteem. They are bombarded by an image-obsessed media to the extent that many teens use their physical appearances as the only yardstick against which to measure their self-confidence. In the gang they make irrational decisions and learn corrupted methods to make fast money.
But, whatever factors are to blame, many feel it is time young people take responsibility for their actions and take charge of their own lives. As there is no denying that the problems of these youths not only affect their families but also society as a whole. Therefore, it is high time that school authorities and parents maintained an open communication, so that they could help tackle these youths’ problems together. Juvenile delinquency cannot be solved by one party alone; both sides have their own faults.
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