SOCIAL POLICY

Social Policy

Social Policy

The issues of politics, minority, racism and other related to politics prevail and are addressed in every country at all the levels. The political situation all over the world is debatable and somewhat controversial as well. The governments and media have been playing their role big time in solving all kinds of contradicting issues in the countries.

This paper will be focusing on the much debatable issues in Ireland currently. The paper will further comprise of enhanced elaboration including the historical background, present existence and relation of the problems with the social perspectives. (Ferriter & Diarmaid, 2005)

Ireland is a parliamentary country, officially known as the Republic of Ireland, is a member state of the European Union. There are many problems which are dominating the state of Ireland. They mainly include policy issues, political problems and the social problems dominating the Irish state currently.

1. Irish Social Problems

There are countless social problems occurring in the country of Ireland. They include the people being homeless in the country, breaking down of families, using drugs, and lack of trust among the people. (Robert, 1972)

Homelessness The problem of homelessness prevails in almost all of the Ireland today. The experts working in this field are of the opinion that attempting to estimate the number is senseless. First, the population which is homeless is moving and shifting away from the geographical boundaries constantly. Second, because of this variability, any philosophical assessment of the issue must also account for those people who are in grave danger of becoming homeless at any time, and who practice homelessness, due to uncertainty of residence, amount of rent outstanding, joblessness, family break-up, or general inability to cope. (Robert, 1972)

Third, playing the game of numbers could be applicable if the required number of beds were available, the problem of homelessness would be solved. However, this is definitely not the matter. Being homeless does not only mean that one needs a bed to sleep at night, or next week. It is usually a broader issue which may have its roots in the government intervention or family background. (Convery, 2000)

The current instability of the extended family and the formation of the nuclear family have given rise to increased homelessness. Many women and children, subject to domestic violence, seek to live in refuge. Second, many spouses tend to be violent and force their families to leave home. Thus, their families need to search for shelter for many days. (Roebuck, 2000)

However, children are the main victims of this challenging situation occurring in the country. For probably 900 teenagers today, the home is Dublin's city streets. They spend their day begging for food, using public baths and toilets and eating in cafes. They sleep in laneways, in shelters, in doorways. (Valone & David, 2008)

Other related social problems such as marital breakup, sex abuse, drug addiction and violence are taking toll in the country. Thus, in Irish context, the problems being discussed on media mainly include the societal issues. (Convery, 2000)

Drug users

A large proportion of the young ...