Post 2: Broken Society

How does broken family really affect the society? Does it bring harm to the society? Are they a big head ache to other people? Is it really considered as a social issue?

According to Alaissa Nerriel

“Broken family is a major problem of the society that should be given enough attention.”

I was wondering how people respond, react or feel with people who grew up in broken families. Are people aware and do they care about how they feel?  An article, written by Katie Razzal in 2011, caught my attention after doing a bunch of research about how people, living in this situation, affect the society: “Can society afford not to fix 'broken families'? “

It stated that the broken families were to be blame on the riot that was happening in UK that time and we might prevent this by giving them the proper attention, most especially the children by therapy and counseling as early as possible. Because it might lead to depression and anti-social behaviors while growing up.

People have different perspectives. For me it’s on how they are being raised, positively and negatively. On one hand, if they were raised up by people with positive outlook in life, then theirs will be positive as well. Success in life is a big chance. On the other hand, if they were raised up by people who have negative perspective in life, then theirs will be negative as well. Possibly, they could be a huge problem in the society. However, if they were being raised with counseling from people with proper thinking, then they will have a better life ahead and they will not be a headache in the society. Thus, counseling is advised to be done at the very early stage.

Professor Peter Fonagy FBA, a psychologist at UCL and The Anna Freud Centre put it more simply: "This is the most important issue affecting society. Because of how the brain develops, it is easiest and most cost-effective to intervene early."

We do not really notice why people have differences. If we carefully take a look at other people’s lives, why they have such negative thoughts, we can say that the upbringing is an important cause. Therefore, it is advisable to have counseling while young.

Brain development affects society. According to Alasdair Palmer, Early Intervention of parents can make a tremendous contribution in improving our society.

If people respond to these issues as early as possible, we can resolve things that are happening. In our present society, having broken family may be a big factor leading on to the actions of people in our society. Others may not notice but - yes, this situation creates a big impact on society’s morals, values and actions. Regardless of the issues between partners, they should’ve been more responsible because the future of a child is in their hands. Awareness regarding this issue could help partners or parents have better family planning, thus giving more importance to the future and welfare of the child. Values and morals that build the foundation of the family could be passed on from generation to generation. Though it may not be easy or quick to resolve the issue, if one starts now – change is still possible. Let’s start inside the family.