Social Problems

• Are there food kitchens for the needy in your country?
• Are there homeless shelters in your country?
• Are there many homeless people where you live?
• Are there many suicides in your country?
• Are there nursing homes in your country?
• Do you agree that teachers should use corporal punishment as a means of discipline?
• Do you know anyone who is homeless?
• Do you think in vitro fertilization should be available to parents so they can choose the sex of their child?
• Do you think it's acceptable for parents to use corporal punishment as a means of discipline? Why/why not?
• Do you think people should be allowed to smoke in public buildings?
• Do you think that minorities should be given job priority because of their race? Why/why not?
• Have you ever been a volunteer at a hospital?
• Have you ever experienced discrimination?
• Have you ever known someone with an addiction?
• In an overpopulated world, should people be free to have as many children as they want?
• Is there assistance available to people that are homeless?
• Is there public assistance in your country?
• What are some expectations parents have for their children?
• What are some reasons people use illegal drugs?
• What are some reasons that people become homeless?
• What are some things people can do to eliminate discrimination and prejudice?
• What are some ways we can help homeless people?
• What do you think is the most serious problem in the world?
  • Why do you think so?
  • What can we do as individuals to solve this problem?
• What do you think when you see a homeless person?
• What types of noise pollution do you hate the most?
• Who takes care of the elderly when they are no longer able to care for themselves?
• Does poverty cause crime?
• Have you ever experienced discrimination on a personal level?
• What is racism?
• Graffiti is considered a social problem. Here are some related questions.
  • What is graffiti? Where do you see it? i.e. walls, trains
  • What messages do you see? i.e. political, love messages, funny, personal, poetic?
  • Should the government punish those who write graffiti?
  • Should the government reserve places for those who want to write graffiti?
  • Is graffiti a type of "art"?
  • If you were allowed to write something, what would you say?
  • What can we do about graffiti writers?
  • What are some ways we can wear words and slogans? i.e. badges, clothes, hats etc.
  • What should be done about football hooligans?
  • Is it morally right to spend a lot of money on pets, rather than helping people in need?