The Reasons and Remedy for the Decline in Moral Awareness Among the Youths of Today

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THE REASONS AND REMEDY FOR THE DECLINE IN MORAL AWARENESS AMONG THE YOUTHS OF TODAY The state of having morals is morality. It is the state, where one is in a position to differentiate decisions, actions and intentions between that are right and those that are wrong. There is concern on the morality of the youths as it has declined in a tremendous and disturbing rate. There are several reasons for the decline in moral awareness among the youths of today. There is the breakdown of the family structure. This is because there is no observation of the most important family rules that govern it. These are communication and uniqueness. These rules influence ability of the family to function in ways that are open and allow its members to change (Corey, G. & Corey, M. p.79). Functional families have members who lead separate lives and a life shared by the family as a group. Change in these families is invented, not termed as a threat. Members of the family speak openly and for themselves. When the rules can no longer keep the family together, a breakdown occurs. Due to this, there is stress and members opt for defensive stances. The youth in these families tend to take two defensive postures namely, placating and being irrelevant. Placating is a way of dealing with stress that involves pleasing others as they do not feel any sense of value. These people in this group tend to fear rejection especially from their peers. Irrelevant behavior leads to living with the expectation that the stress will go away and life will return to normal. There is also the fact that when the family structure breaks down, then there is nobody left to monitor the youth thus the youth is left seeking attention. The attention he or she gets is from the peers who influence them. Most youth have religious beliefs that they do not practice (Benson, King, Roehlkepartain & Wagener,

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