Social Issues in the World

The three social issue topics I have chosen are; bullying, cost of living, and crime rate and its effect on children.  I have located three links on these topics within the sks.sirs.com website.  This is a reliable website recommended by John Carroll. 

The link I located on Bullying is as follows:
http://sks.sirs.com/cgi-bin/hst-clean-copy?id=SMD0067H-0-5358&type=ART&artno=0000354421.  This article indicates that two children in every classroom in America will miss a day of school each month because they do not feel safe.  It talks about the systems in place to address bullying but emphasizes the need to prevent bullying.  To prevent bullying we need to have children understand civility and respect and create an environment that prevents bullying.

The link I located for Cost of living is as follows:
http://sks.sirs.com/cgi-bin/hst-clean-copy?id=SMD0067H-0-5358&type=ART&artno=0000312668.
Within the article "Why Inflation Hurts More Then It Did 30 Years Ago" it points our that in 2011 the cost of items increased by 2.1 percent.  This is small compared to the 13 percent increase of items in 1980.   The reason inflation feels worse in 2011 is due to the fact that peoples income is not rising with the cost of living as it did in 1980.

The last link I located for Crime Rate and its Effect on Children is as follows:
http://sks.sirs.com/cgi-bin/hst-clean-copy?id=SMD0067H-0-5358&type=ART&artno=0000291401.
This article by Christina Melton Crain contains some scary facts.  Did you know that 10 percent of all minor children in the U.S. have a parent in prison?  This group children is six times more likely than their peers to be incarcerated.  This article talks about groups and programs that work towards helping kids who's parent(s) are in jail to ensure they do not follow in their parents footsteps and to see that they have the care and education they need.

These three topics are important in America today because each one is effecting us and how we live. They may not effect all of us directly, but they definitely effect all of us indirectly.  To watch the news or hear on the radio how these topics effect our environment and society is very scary.  People may disagree with these topics for sometimes it seems easier to avoid tough topics and hope they go away or someone else will take care of them. 

Bullying:
I believe that bullying is wrong and you should treat people the way you want to be treated.
http://sks.sirs.com/cgi-bin/hst-clean-copy?id=SMD0067H-0-5358&type=ART&artno=0000354421



The cost of living:
People are paying more for things like gas, groceries, movies and material items then they did in the
past but they are not making more money in their paycheck. The cost of living is causing many people to do without things they may need.
http://sks.sirs.com/cgi-bin/hst-clean-copy?id=SMD0067H-0-5358&type=ART&artno=0000312668


How children are effected by the crime rate:
Kids are learning in a violent environment, and they see this as acceptable behavior.
http://sks.sirs.com/cgi-bin/hst-clean-copy?id=SMD0067H-0-5358&type=ART&artno=0000291401