The modern age poses numerous threats to young people. The blistering evolution of society combined with the appearance of new opportunities resulted in the significant deterioration of moral and values which determine the nature of human actions. For this reason, the youth faces numerous challenges that could be considered ethical questions that appeared due to the reconsideration of the traditional values. Moral, faith, dignity, and other crucial concerns become less significant and impact the behavior of young people no more. The lack of spirituality results in an increase in the level of violence and undermines the basis of our society. That is why it is vital to take several steps to find an efficient solution to the existing problem.
As mentioned above, faith is one of the significant concerns that has always been an integral part of society. Traditionally, faith and religion have been contributing to the increase in the importance of moral values and highlighting the necessity of adherence to them. However, at the moment, these institutions are not so significant, and they are not able to compete with such phenomena as the Internet, or television. On the contrary, there is a tendency to correlate the faith actor with various risk behaviors (Eklin & Roehlkepartain, 2005). It results from the lack of understanding of the nature of faith and the wrong priorities. The youth attending Church remains at the risk group as the institution does not take advantage of their potential and do not address the essential young peoples needs (Eklin & Roehlkepartain, 2005).
The scale of the problem is so significant that the necessity of the initiation of the change process becomes obvious. Such social institutions as family, school, church, etc. should participate and make certain steps to create the environment beneficial for the development of personal qualities of young people. First, it is vital to building the value base which could serve as the background for further alterations. The lack of principles and appreciated qualities impacts the behavior of children and triggers the increase in the level of violence. In this regard, the family should promote humanistic values for a child to acquire a moral basis for his/her actions.
Furthermore, it is crucial to reduce risky behavior and shift the priority towards the actions that promote happiness and satisfaction. For instance, the level of at-risk behaviors of church-going youth is significantly lower than among the rest of young people (Eklin & Roehlkepartain, 2005). The Churchs contribution to the promotion of moral values could hardly be overestimated. Yet, the existence of numerous problems indicates the necessity of an increase in its efficiency. For this reason, the Church and school have to initiate the public awareness campaign aimed at the reconsideration of the modern approach to traditional values and human actions.
To summarize, humanity has entered the period characterized by despiritualization and the lack of moral landmarks. Only the combined efforts of the most significant social institutions could help to improve the situation and save our society.
Reference
Eklin, C., & Roehlkepartain, C. (2005). The Faith Factor: What Role Can Churches Play In At-Risk Prevention?. Web.