Creating positive social environments
The social environment includes an individual’s home, workplace and the places they interact in the community. A positive social environment enables group members to more successfully meet their needs. A youth’s ability to create a positive social environment is impacted by their physical needs and status; their understanding of their legal rights and responsibilities; and environmental and technological resources, which impact social wellbeing. Educational and vocational opportunities will also directly and indirectly impact the social wellbeing of youth.
Addressing the groups’ issues of concern
Each stage of the life span has its own set of prominent issues. It is, however, significant that the concerns held by youth are often overlooked by older members of the community who often feel that youths’ concerns are ‘blown out of proportion’. Equally important is the fact that youth today are taking on a much greater role in advocating for their own rights. The youth are becoming a very strong voice in pressuring government and non-government organisations to address areas of inequity and significance to themselves; in doing so, they are working towards improving their wellbeing in the present and in the future.
The social environment includes an individual’s home, workplace and the places they interact in the community. A positive social environment enables group members to more successfully meet their needs. A youth’s ability to create a positive social environment is impacted by their physical needs and status; their understanding of their legal rights and responsibilities; and environmental and technological resources, which impact social wellbeing. Educational and vocational opportunities will also directly and indirectly impact the social wellbeing of youth.
Addressing the groups’ issues of concern
Each stage of the life span has its own set of prominent issues. It is, however, significant that the concerns held by youth are often overlooked by older members of the community who often feel that youths’ concerns are ‘blown out of proportion’. Equally important is the fact that youth today are taking on a much greater role in advocating for their own rights. The youth are becoming a very strong voice in pressuring government and non-government organisations to address areas of inequity and significance to themselves; in doing so, they are working towards improving their wellbeing in the present and in the future.