The Solutions...

Now that we have discuss about the factors contributing to problems among teenagers in cities and rural area, i would like to ask your opinion on how do we solve these teenage social problems? And according to your opinion, what is the best solution af all?

Social Problems among Malay teenagers

We found this very interesting study we guest bye Abdul Lateef Abdullah back then during the 90's titled 'Addressing Youth Social Ills in Malaysia Through Alternative Education:A Case Study of the Taqwa International Gayong Academy(TIGA)' . It discusses social problems among youths in Malaysia,causes, and alternative way to solve it and others. One research that was made that really took our interest is the involvement of Malay youth in social problems.Malaysian Ex Prime Minister Tun Datok Seri Mahathir Mohammad(now) himself revealed that Malay constitute the majority of those involved(PKK-Muslimedia,1997). Another thing is research done by them in Klang Valley area on Malay and Chinese students revealed that 98% of the chinese students returned home after school compared to 50% of those malays.

www.ace.upm.edu.my/

Social Problems among teenagers.Rural and city areas. Are there any differences??

I found this article from The Star on May 2,2010.
This is a research made by National Population and Family Development Board(LPPKN) concerning the activities among teenagers that have been disapproved by parents.
'KUALA LUMPUR: They have become a common sight in the wee hours of the morning – youngsters hanging out with friends in various spots in the city.' -by Hariati Azizan and Wong Pek Mei.

It seems that staying out late at night is the highest activities that has been disapproved by parents yet this is the most thing that teenagers do.In my opinion the article aims at teenagers in city areas because it was reported from Kuala Lumpur. The research made shows that (13.5%) teenagers love to stay out late at night,taking drugs (1.3%), and illegal racing(2.9%).



LPPKN Director-General Datuk Aminah Abdul Rahman said the changes in the lifestyle of teenagers today is because of the increase in eateries,cybercafes,late night activities like midnight movie,night futsal matches,concerts, and football games.

The Star Online.Retrieved May 2,2010 from
http://www.thestar.com.my/news/story

So let's have some serious discussion here guys...

All articles that we posted on this blog shows that social problems are one of the issues that we have to face in today's world. But, our focus is on social problems among teenagers in Malaysia. Not just that,we will also discuss the differences among them. To be more clear,how these problems differs between teenagers in rural and city areas. We hope that this discussion will open everyone's eyes and make us realize that this issue is not something that we can take on lightly because it involves our future generation.

Thank you.