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Interpersonal conflict,i.e.,a conflict between individuals, is of a great concern today.The reason
of such attention is due to the rise of violence among youth as the consequence to the conflicts.
Here we are trying to examine the precursors and correlated of youth violence and possible ways to
deal with it. Youth violence is a complex problem, and prevention efforts must be multifaceted and creative
if they are to have a strong impact.
Youth is a valuable asset to the country. At this particular stage of life, they are having what some may say as the most critical time of their growing years where their nafs as well as their conscience having a fight, causing a great inner turmoil inside them. Their young creative mind combine with their youthful energy that they posses always produce a good outcome. Still, more than they should realize and contrary to their own believe of"freedom"and "independence", they need guidance or support from others as well.
Young people need caring adults to be actively involved in their lives. They need help with homework, technology, arts, recreation, and character development. Sometimes they just need a caring adult to take the time to listen to what's on their mind and model responsible behaviour. And this is where adults especially parents should play their roles. Parents should take this opportunity to introduce to them the beauty of Islam, show them how the religion can help them to overcome their problems, or relate to them the stories of the prophets and other muslim figures as examples.
Life is getting more and more challenging. Young people have already experiencing adult-size problems. Conflict is a part of most interpersonal relationship. Managing conflict,then, is important if the relationship is to be long-lasting and rewarding such as that between a child and his/her family. Learn how to manage the conflict in relationships and then complete the activity.
Conflict has been defined as:
"an expressedstruggle
between at least two interdependent parties who
perceive incompatible goals, scarce
resources, and interference from the other party in achieving their goals".
Important conceptin this definition includes "expressed struggle" which means the two sides must communicate about the problem for there to be a conflict. Another important idea is that conflict often involves perceptions. The two sides may only perceive that their goals, resources, and interference is incompatible with each other's.
Conflicts can appear because of difference in interests, desires, values or by scarce resources such as time, space, job or family position; or can reflect a rivality when a person is trying to be outstanding or is trying to disallow another person.
Our major interest here is that all of these interpersonal conflicts the youth are facing would develope into something bigger, something that would bring harm not only to themselves but also to the society. More than often violence would take place as a result to these turbulence in them.
Studies has proven that such negative behaviour would ruin them, destructing the youth's future as well as current well being; predicting future problems ranging from that of school achievement, juvenile delinquency to employment, marriage life,and general health.
The world remains a threatening, often dangerous place for children and youths. And the greatest threat to the lives of children and adolescents is not disease or starvation or abandonment, but the terrible reality of violence, something which should not be associated with the lives of these innocent souls.
Interpersonal conflicts may occur due to a lot of causes. Among them are...
poverty
racism
unemployment
substance abuse
easy access to weapons
inadequate or abusive parenting practices
frequent exposure to violence through the media
prejudice
family dysfunction, divorce
learning disabilities, low IQ, poor academic achievement
inability to control anger
lack of communication skills
lack of empathy
sense of insecurity
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are some of the things that are highly likely to be responsible for the increase in violent behaviour in young people. In addition, they are getting huge amounts of data that are uncensored and not monitored by adults.
Some believe that the collision between raging hormones and the urge to be"unique" and "individual" and to have their "freedom" has been the culprit of such behaviour which, unfortunately, often resulted to earning themselves a bad name. Too many youth today practice behaviours that place them at risk for serious injuries, sexually transmitted diseases(STD), other preventable health problems and even premature death.
This piece of literature here
is not to condemn not to punish the troubled youth but more about to find
and understand the reason(s) of their behaviour for we believe in the importance
of youth in the society.
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