CONTEMPORARY SOCIAL ISSUES

Term 2: Weeks 4-7

LIFE ORIENTATION
GRADE 10

Compiler: Naomi Masilo

Johannesburg North District
 Week 4- 7: Overview of the topics

SOCIAL AND ENVIRONMENTAL RESPONSIBILITY

Youth service
Contemporary Social,
Harmful effects development:
social issues constructive
of these issues youth and civic
that impact and critical
on personal organisations,
negatively on thinking skills
and community
local and necessary to
community services or
global participate in
health projects and
communities civic life
volunteerism
 Week 4: Concepts

Social and Environmental Justice

Environmental justice Social justice

means putting right the
situation of environmental means putting right the
justice situation of social justice
 Week 4:Social Issues

Environmental injustice

People with Resource Unequal access

fewer choices depletion to basic
resources
 Week 4: Social Issues
Social injustice

People with
fewer choices
Poor and Lack
disadvantaged acknowledgement
suffer from of human rights and
discrimination access to services
 New Concepts
Term/ Explanation
Concept

Poverty -being poor; having little money or few

possessions; not having enough money
for the basic things that people need to
live properly.

Basic -these services include; Immunisation,

Health mother and child care services, antenatal
Services and postnatal care including family
planning, sexually transmitted disease
care, treatment of chronic diseases ( e.g.
hypertension and diabetes ), treatment of
communicable diseases ( e.g.
tuberculosis and HIV/AIDS), oral health
and provision of essential drugs
 New Concepts
Term/ Explanation
Concept

Food -everybody has access to

Security enough safe, healthy and
nutritious food to meet their
dietary needs and preferences

Basic -electricity, water, sanitation

Services and refuse removal; these
services are provided by
municipalities
 Week 4 : Social Issues
• Crime has the harmful effect
of making people angry,
fearful, distrustful and sad.
• When people lose their lives
and possessions to crime, it
affects them and those
around them in a bad way.
• Crime and violence are
violations of our
Constitution and Bill of
Rights.
• Crime and violence may
also lead to post-traumatic
stress.
Crime
 Week 4 : Social Issues
Crime and violence lead to:
• Depression or sadness
• Fear, anxiety or worry
• Heart attacks
• Obesity due to overeating or
comfort eating
• Loneliness due to staying away
from others
• Physical injury, permanent body
disfigurement or scarring
Social issues and their harmful
effects

Term 2: Weeks 5
LIFE ORIENTATION
GRADE 10
Social issues and their harmful effects

Social issues and their harmful effects

Lack of
housing
Poverty

Social
issues Food
and security
Food security and
their
production
harmful Global
effects hunger

Lack of
Unequal access to water
basic resources and
services Health
service
 Introduction
• Poorly located and inadequate infrastructure limits
social inclusion and faster economic growth.
• Spatial challenges continue to marginalize the poor.
• South Africa’s growth path is highly resource intensive
and hence unsustainable.

The following social issues will be discussed:

Crime, poverty, food, security, food production, violence,
safety, security, unequal access to basic resources, lack
of basic services (water and health services).
Poverty
Week 5: Social issues and their harmful
effects

1. Poverty
• Poverty means you are too poor
to pay for your basic needs.
• Poverty is closely linked to poor
health, lack of food, lack of
resources and services, lack of
access to safe and healthy
environment, fewer educational
opportunities
 Week 4-5: Social issues and their harmful effects

Lack of housing
• In SA 1,875 million people
are still living in shacks.
• This is 15% of all households.
 Week 5: Social issues and their harmful effects

Unemployment
• Not having work is one of the
main causes of poverty.
• 25% of South-Africans in the
age
group 18-65, are unemployed
• This is one out of every four
people i.e. ¼ of the
population.
Unemployment
 Week 5: Social issues and their harmful effects

What to do about poverty ?

• Overcome personal poverty
by working as hard as you can
at school. This will allow you to
go into higher education and
follow a career that will meet
your financial needs.
• Use the government’s poverty
easing programmes and
grants that are available.
 Week 5: Social issues and their harmful effects

Food security and production

Food security
• It means that everyone has
access to enough, safe,
healthy
and nutritious food to meet
their
dietary needs and
preferences.
• Food security is threatened by
things like droughts, fires and
wars.
Food security
 Week 5: Social issues and their harmful effects

Food insecurity leads to :

Undernourishment
you don’t get enough
nutrients you need to
grow properly and
stay healthy.
 Food insecurity

Malnutrition you
don’t get the right
amount of vitamins,
minerals and other
nutrients you need
for healthy and
organ functions.
Malnutrition
Impact of malnutrition
 Week 5: Social issues and their harmful effects

Global hunger
• 925 million people do not have
enough food to eat.
• 98% of the world’s hunger people
live in developing countries.
• About 1% of children in the USA
suffer from chronic malnutrition
due to their fast food diets.
• In SA 2,2million households are
regarded as food insecure and
vulnerable.
 Week 4-5: Social issues and their harmful effects

Unequal access to basic

resources and services

Lack of water
• Some people have little/
limited access to water.
• When one tap is shared by
many people and used for
drinking and washing, the
water can get polluted.
 Week 5: Social issues and their harmful effects

• Every household in SA is
supposed to get 6000 litres
of water free annually.

• If you use more than the

allocated amount,
you pay for it.
 Week 5: Social issues and their harmful effects

Health services
• Basic primary health care
is free.
• Specialised health
services are
available only to those
who are able to afford it
as it is very expensive.
 Week 4-5: Social issues and their harmful effects

• Provinces with fewer resources

and more poor people are not
able to offer the basic primary
health care to all that need it.
For example : Limpopo,
Mpumalanga, Eastern Cape
and the Free State.
Youth and civic organisations

Term 2: Weeks 6-7

LIFE ORIENTATION
GRADE 10
New Concepts
Term/ Concept Explanation
Volunteerism -the use or involvement of volunteer labour,
especially in community services.

Virtual Volunteering -it refers to volunteer activities completed, in

whole or in part, using internet and a home,
school, telecentre, or other internet-connected
device, such as smart-phone ( a cell phone with
internet functions ) or personal digital assistant
(PDA ). Virtual volunteering is also known as
online volunteering, remote volunteering or e-
volunteering
Week 6: Social, constructive and critical thinking skills necessary
to participate in civic life

• Communication

• Consider others

• Critical thinking

• Problem solving
Week 6: Social, constructive and critical thinking skills necessary
to participate in civic life

Social responsibilities including the knowledge and

skills to make informed decisions and take
appropriate
action

Adhere governmental
laws
 Week 7: Youth service development
Be a volunteer

• Public / community
organisations
work towards improving life
for everyone.

• Youth service and

volunteerism are ways to
contribute to building a just
and equal South Africa.
Volunteerism
 Week 7: Youth service development

• Civic responsibility
means :
• You take actions on
social and
environmental issues
• You know your rights
come with
responsibilities
• Volunteering means :
• To give your time free
to benefit others
 Youth
Week 7: service
Youth development
service development
Youth service development: youth and civic organisations,
community services or projects and volunteerism

With the nationwide

lockdown in motion, leaving
your home to go out and
volunteer is no longer an
option. There is however,
virtual
volunteering.
 Week 7: Youth service development

VIRTUAL VOLUNTEERING

ASSIST PEERS
REVISE WORK EDUCATE
USE LOCKDOWN OVER SOCIAL PEOPLE ABOUT
TIME TO STUDY MEDIA TAKING CARE OF
AND REVISE E.G. SHARE THEIR HEALTH
NOTES
 Assessment

Write down your answers to the following question.

1. What will happen if there is not enough water

in South Africa? (2)
2.Discuss the impact on people of unequal
access to water? (5)
3. Suggest what government can do to provide
equal access to water for all? (4)
4. Give advice: what should each person do
to save water? (6)

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 Assessment Memo
1. People will die, animals will die, plants will die.
There will not be enough food.
Certain factories will have to close down, leading to
unemployment.

2. If you don’t have a sanitary way of getting rid of urine and

faeces, you will get ill. Polluted water causes disease. If you
have to fetch water in rivers or from boreholes, it takes a lot
of time. If you share a tap, it can cause conflict and long
queues. If there is not enough water, you may have to get
drinking water from communal tub or container where people
also wash. This can pollute the water and drinking can make
you ill.
 Assessment Memo
3. Government can: Conserve and expand our water
sources. Use desalination, which is taking salt out of
seawater. Increase sewage recycling and make laws that
force mining and industry to recycle the water they use
and stop polluting the water.

4.To save water each person should: Shower quickly

instead of bathing, Never leave a tap running while you
brush your teeth, Always close all taps after use, Fix
leaking taps immediately, Petition local municipalities
provide access to clean water for all, Share water with
people who don’t have water. Collect rain water
 LIFE ORIENTATION

E-ASSESSMENT
TOPIC : SOCIAL AND ENVIRONMENTAL RESPONSIBILITY

GRADE: 10
TERM 2: WEEKS 4-7
Compiler : Siziwe Molwana

Johannesburg South District

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WEEK 4 : Social issues. WEEK 5 : Harmful effects.
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WEEK 6: Youth service development . WEEK 7: Own contribution to services.
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WEEK 4 ASSESSMENT: SOCIAL ISSUES

1. Choose the correct answer from the multiple choice given:

1.1 Which statement below best describes the term “ Community – Project”
A. Services volunteered by individual or organizations to benefit a community or its institutions.
B. Services run by government organizations.
C. Services offered by non- governmental organization.
D. All the above.
1.2 Anyone can be infected with HIV/AIDS because it is a worldwide illness . There are
various ways in which one can contact the virus . Which of the following is NOT the way
to contract HIV?
A. Being born by an infected mother and being breast fed by an infected mother.
B. Having unprotected sex with a person who has tested HIV positive.
C. Falling in love with a homosexual – guys/ lesbians .
D. Sharing needles or any other instruments that consists a small amount of blood from an
infected person.
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• 2. Define the following concepts.
• 2.1 Social Justice .
• 2.2 environmental Justice.
• 2.3 Poverty .
• 2.4 Food Security .
• 2.5 Social Issues .
• 2.6 Environmental Issues.
• 2.7 Economy
• 2.8 Desertification .
• 2.9 Solar
• 2.10 Global
WEEK 4 ASSESSMENT: SOCIAL ISSUES CONTINUED…

• 2.11. Food production

• 2.12. Basic services
• 2.13. Crime
• 2.14. Basic resources
• 2.15. Violence
• 2.16. Acquired
• 2.17. Antiretroviral
• 2.18. Transmission
• 2.19. Health systems
• 2.20. Social benefits
WEEK 4 ASSESSMENT: SOCIAL ISSUES CONTINUED…

3. There are many issues that have a negative effect on local and global communities .
South Africa is water – scarce country where resources are limited.

• 3.1 Suggest 6 ways to save water.

• 3.2 Critically discuss the social consequences / effects on people due to unequal access
to water. Write 3 paragraphs .

4. Social issues impact negatively on people and communities locally and globally.
4.1 Discuss 5 social issues and explain how these issues impact on your community.
4.2 Suggest 5 ways to avoid being a victim of those social issues.
WEEK 4 ASSESSMENT: SOCIAL ISSUES CONTINUED…

5. Read the extract below then answer the essay questions

that follow.
3 969 000 young South African children live in poverty, with
the eastern Cape, KwaZulu-Natal and Limpopo having the
highest rates. According to the study, children growing up
in poverty may be affected later in life due to not receiving
the services and care they need.
“Shortfalls in early childhood development are difficult to
correct as time goes by. These children are always playing
catch up and the education gap between them and their
peers widens over time,” Sonja Giese, executive director of
Ilifa labantwana- an NGO working to promote ECD, and co-
author of The SA Early Childhood Review-said at the launch
of the publication.
WEEK 4 ASSESSMENT: SOCIAL ISSUES CONTINUED…

5 .1 In your essay include the following:

• The definition of social justice

• Discuss two causes of poverty .

5.2. Volunteerism is a way every citizen can

assist in addressing social justice issues.
Define what volunteerism is and how it
will benefit you and your community.
WEEK 4 ASSESSMENT: SOCIAL ISSUES CONTINUED…

6. Read the extract on crime and violence in South Africa , then answer the questions
that follow.
Is crime in South Africa more violent than elsewhere.
A man was stabbed to death for a R200 shirt. A man’s ears were cut off by a group of robbers when he did
not have money or a cell phone they could take. A shopkeeper pleaded with robbers to take everything, but
spare his life. They shot him anyway. Such incidents are the exception, rather than the rule. But many people
wonder why crime in our country seems to be exceptionally violent. Some people believe that violence in
South Africa is an expression of anger, hatred and racial hostility. High levels of equality still exist in South
Africa. This creates a feeling of distance between people. They don’t see themselves as part of the same
society. Inequality can promote the idea that only the lives of a select few are valuable, while the lives of
others don’t matter. Affluent South Africans often unconsciously communicate an uncaring attitude to
those who are poorer. The fact is that black South Africans are the most frequent victims of violence. This
applies to robbery, sexual violence and fatal arguments. Young black men are frequent victims of killings.
 WEEK 4 ASSESSMENT: SOCIAL ISSUES CONTINUED…
6.1 List 3 organizations that are key in helping with the
fight to stop crime.

6.2 Explain the relationship between poverty and crime.

6.3 Discuss how you could be involved in fighting crime

in your community.

6.4 “Some people believe that violence in south Africa is

an expression of anger, hatred, and racial hostility .”

6.5 Critically discuss by giving well substantiated views

for your argument.
WEEK 4 ASSESSMENT: SOCIAL ISSUES CONTINUED…

6.6 How does crime affect persons?

6.6.1 Socially .
6.6.2 Emotionally .
6.6.3 Physically .

7. “ Fighting crime and violence is now a top government

priority.“
7.1 Mention five measures that the government has put in
place in fighting crime and violence.
WEEK 4 ASSESSMENT: SOCIAL ISSUES CONTINUED…

8. Read the extract, “ Grow your own garden.” and answer the following questions :
South Africans, please grow a small vegetable garden, it saves money and
helps you eat more healthily. Plant a mix of favourite vegetables and take
care of them by watering them and killing weeds and insects around them.
Spend one hour in the morning before breakfast and one hour in the evening
before supper. I am talking from experience. Since last winter I never went
shopping for Isishebo and I’m using money I saved to buy “ Food Stamps”.
-Ntomboxolo Priscilla Mzobe,Highflats, KwaZulu-Natal
WEEK 4 ASSESSMENT: SOCIAL ISSUES CONTINUED…

8.1. Define the following concepts:

8.1.1 Famine.
8.1.2 Malnutrition
8.1.3 Food aid

8.2 In one paragraph explain how does a lack of food security affect poor people’s:

8.2.1 Mental health.

8.2.2 List 5 basic resources that are needed for a welfare of every community.
8.2.3 Mention 4 factors that cause communities to lose food security .

8.3 Discuss what is meant by “ effective food production “ in a community.

WEEK 4 ASSESSMENT: SOCIAL ISSUES CONTINUED…

8.4 List 6 initiatives that every community can consider to so as to increase

food production.

8.5 What are the important skills and qualities one should possess to be able
to grow an effective food production.

8.6 Write an essay about food production in which you give an advice to
farmers whose livestock has been hit hard by drought and their crops
wiped out by floods.
WEEK 4 ASSESSMENT: SOCIAL ISSUES. CONTINUED…

9.1 Mention the government department responsible for

safety and security of the country ?
9.2 Discuss 3 main duties of the department mentioned
above in 9.1.
9.3 What is the name campaign that issues safety in our
South African roads.
9.4 List 2 major responsibilities of the same campaign
mention in 9.3.
9.5 How can you be involved to assist in the campaign in 9.3.
9.6 Which government department is responsible in
safety in health related issues in South Africa ?
9.7 Critically discuss an impact of unequal excess to basic
resources and lack of basic services in a community .
WEEK 4 ASSESSMENT: SOCIAL ISSUES CONTINUED…

10. Write in full and define the following concepts:

10.1 HIV
10.2 AIDS
10.3 CD4 cells
10.4 ART
10.5 Transmission

11. List 4 ways in HIV can enter a persons body.

12. What are the 4 ways in which HIV can not be transferred to a persons body.
WEEK 4 ASSESSMENT: SOCIAL ISSUES CONTINUED…

13. Would you say HIV/AIDS and poverty are related? Elaborate your answer.

14.Discuss ways in which you can be involved in spreading awareness about the danger of
HIV/AIDS in your community.

15.How does HIV / AIDS pandemic affect the country ? Explain.

16. Critically evaluate the impact of NGO’s/ CBO’s / FBO’s that are dealing with HIV / AIDS
in your community.
WEEK 4 ASSESSMENT: SOCIAL ISSUES CONTINUED…

19. Recommend ways in which the government can assist children that are destitute due
to HIV / AIDS.

20. What advice would you give to your fellow learners who are affected by HIV/AIDS and
thus can not cope with the school.

21. In an essay explain how HIV / AIDS affect each of the following aspects of a
community, write a paragraph on each one of them.
➢ Families .
➢ Children and young people
➢ Businesses .
WEEK 4 ASSESSMENT: SOCIAL ISSUES CONTINUED…

MAKING OUR VOICES HEARD: #TOTAL SHUTDOWN

After protests that began in Alexandra, Johannesburg last week,

residents of the township braved the morning cold and rain on
Monday and marched to Sandton to deliver a memorandum of
grievances at the City’s municipal offices in the affluent suburb on
Monday.

Alexandra is one of the country’s oldest townships and one of the

filthiest townships, despite being located a stone’s throw from high-
end Sandton City. The community continues to battle
unemployment, poverty, crime and poor services. Residents’
housing frustrations have been voiced on foreign nationals who
have been accused of being the cause of mushrooming squatter
camps everywhere.

[Adapted from the article ‘Alex residents march

to Sandton, determined to
have their voices heard.’www.dailymaverick.co.za.
Accessed on 9 April 10,2019.]

1. Read the above extract and answer the questions that follow on the next slide…
WEEK 4 ASSESSMENT: SOCIAL ISSUES CONTINUED…

1.1 Explain the concept of social justice.

1.2 Name TWO characteristics of a constructive thinker.
1.3 Discuss TWO ways how environmental and social injustice could harm
personal and community health.
1.4 Discuss TWO ways how critical thinking skills can help you address
social problems in your community.
1.5 Propose TWO practical ways in which you can effectively contribute to
solving social problems without violating the rights of other community
members.
WEEK 5 ASSESSMENT: CIVIC LIFE

Five years from now, over one- third of skills (35%) that
are considered important in today’s workforce will have changed.

By 2020, the Fourth Industrial Revolution will

have brought us advanced robotics and self - driving
transport, artificial intelligence and machine learning,
advanced materials, biotechnology and genomics.

These developments will transform the way we live, and the way we work.
Some jobs will disappear, others will grow and jobs that don’t even exist today will become commonplace.
What is certain is that the future workforce will need to align its skillset to keep pace.

[Ada pt ed from https://www.weforum.org/agenda/2016/01/the -

10 -skills -you -need -to -thrive -in -the -fourth -industrial -revolution/ .
Acc ess ed on 11 April 2019 .]
WEEK 5 ASSESSMENT: CIVIC LIFE CONTINUED…

1. Read the extract on the previous slide and answer the following questions:

1.1. Name TWO ways you can increase your concentration skills.

1.2. State THREE characteristics of creative thinkers.

1.3. Evaluate TWO ways that critical thinking will be a necessary skill in the
workplace in the Fourth Industrial Revolution.

1.4. Advise your friend on THREE ways how to read and understand difficult
reading material.
WEEK 5 ASSESSMENT: CIVIC LIFE CONTINUED…

2. Define the following concepts .

2.1 Social responsibility .
2.2 Civic Life
2.3 Constructive
2.4 Critical
2.5 Volunteerism
2.6 Infrastructural development .
2.7 Lobbying
2.8 Worthy course
2.9 Charities
2.10 Projects
WEEK 5 ASSESSMENT: CIVIC LIFE CONTINUED…

3. List 4 ways in which communities address social issues facing them

4. Why is it crucial to participate in civic life in your community. Give 3 well elaborated
reasons .

5. Discuss 3 ways in which you can be a responsible citizen and participate in civic life.

6. Mention 5 organisations that are aimed at youth development and empowerment in

South Africa.

7. Critically evaluate the role of the following youth development and empowerment
organisations.
7.1 Love life
7.2 NYDA
7.3 NSFAS
7.4 NYS
7.5 TAC
WEEK 5 ASSESSMENT: CIVIC LIFE CONTINUED…

8. “Social issues can develop as a result of government mistakes and inefficiency.”

8.1 Critically discuss this statement and clearly elaborate on your views .
8.2 Suggest 5 ways in which the government can involve the communities in key
decision making processes .

9. Given an opportunity how would you rectify wrong decisions and

actions made by your government in your own community. Provide 3 methods.
WEEK 6: YOUTH SERVICE DEVELOPMENT
1. Choose any organization that serves the community and research the following
aspects of the organization.

1.1 Its purpose and contribution .

1.2 Its areas of strength.

1.3 How do you think it can improve its service and/or contribution.

1.4 Present your findings in an essay with relevant headings .

1.5 Decide if you will to get involved in what this organization does and
state reasons for your decision.
WEEK 7: OWN CONTRIBUTION TO THESE SERVICES
1. Plan the implementation and evaluation of a project you
have identified that will address a contemporary social issue
that impacts negatively on local and/or global communities.

2. Develop a clear presentation about the project in which

you explain the following:
2.1 What you will do to address the contemporary social
issue.
2.2 Give your reasons for this project.
2.3 State clearly what the project will achieve.

3. Write a paragraph about the lessons to be drawn from the

project itself by you and the target group for the project.