Social Issues

A social issue can be defined as any matter that may affect a person or the members of a society, whether directly or indirectly. Social issues are usually related to controversies or moral values, or both. Examples of social issues in the past have been poverty, violence, discrimination and as well, pollution. Social issues are generally created due to conflicts within a community and transform into being beyond the control of single individuals. In the past few years, the environment has become a major social issue facing communities across the globe. The environmental issues that have arisen in the past few years have included: pollution, global warming & climate changes, logging, fishing, renewable energy and resources, overpopulation, animal conservation and many others.

In this section, our focus is on collecting thoughts regarding environmental issues currently facing our society including, but not limited to, those listed above.