CHALLENGES OF MODERN YOUTH

AbstractYouth is the name of promise, enthusiasm, strength and independence. It the age in which they have zeal of achieving their goal at any cost. Now about 1/5 of the total population are youth together with 243 million youth are from India in the age group of 15 19. Its also time when our youth generation are facing a lot of challenges and obstacles in achieving their goal. So its the right time to show the right path to our younger generation, so that they can contribute positively in betterment of our beautiful world. This Assignment will try to analyses those challenges which they are facing and observing those as hindrance between their goal and them.

IntroductionThe Longman Modern English Dictionary defines youth as the state or quality of being young, the period from childhood to maturity; young people of both sexes. A youth is characterized by features such as youngness, restlessness, strength, independence, curiosity; search for greatness, vigor good, health etc. Youth is the age of hope, of promise, of enthusiasm, of plans and of ideas. Youth does not want to give up in the face of difficulties. Youth believes in a better world and is determined to do something to help bring it about.As the IOSs Concept Note says, about 1/5th of the total world population are youth and our country India has about 243 million youth in the age group of 15-19 and it will cross over 300 million if the upper age limit is extended to 24 years

Challenges for modern Youth

We may classify some of the major challenges faced by the youth generation under the following categories:

The Film IndustryMany youths spend long hours watching the television denying themselves of meaningful activities that will promote healthy living and advancement in life. With the influence of Film industry youth of modern age try to adopt the glamour of film industry without knowing that its only an act on silver screen. Which in turn gives stress and anxiety to youth of modern age.

Influence of Modern TechnologyModern technology like internet, computer, and high tech mobile phones, etc. have greatly influenced our day to day life. So its an urgent need that the youth of this modern age must be very competent in using these all technology and gadgets for their enhancement of skill to face the challenges of 21st century. But they must be very conscious about the proper and effect use of these modern technologies.

UnemploymentA fast-growing populations has increased to complexities of life in our times. Our resources are limited and crowed of employable youth population is increasing day by day. Even a person having good qualification and enough competencies are not able to get job of their choice and in turn these all consequences increasing stress and anxiety among and they are getting depression. So its time for them improve their competencies so face the challenges.

Identity CrisisYouth wants to achieve each and every thing in very short span of time. They want to make their own identity in the society and in world, they want to be known by their own name and their own identity. In way of making their identity and growing too fast some time they choose unappropriated path or sometime wrong path which in future creates a lot of problem to them. So it the need and demand of time that they must be very care full of those things. So together with teachers, parents and community members to help them to choose their right path for the future.

Psychological crisisThe age of youth is so critical for them. It is the time when lot of physiological and psychological changes occurs in them. So it also very necessary for them to cope of all those physiological and psychological changes and choose right direction for the betterment of their future.

VocationIn this age most of youth takes their decision of their vocation which they have to do in future and through their life. So appropriate decision must be taken with the help of guidance worker. Its also very important that vocation education must be incorporated as the part of their curriculum so that they will be able to choose appropriate vocation for their future and they will not face the situation of unemployability.

Drug AbuseAddiction towards drug and alcoholism in youth is very common these days as these are very easily available to them and they dont have knowledge of their bad effects on their self. They are being attracted to alcohol by cinema and modern lifestyle. Because their addiction of drug and alcohol our youth is spoiling their career as well as their bright future.

Generation GapGeneration gap is becoming a big problem now a days for not only youth but also for our elder generation. There are lot of incidence comes in our life when our youth fails to understand the feeling of our old generation and vice versa. So it is also very necessary that we must understand the need of our youth generation and simultaneously it is also necessary that we must train our youth to understand the felling and need of our old generation.

ConclusionSo from our above discussion we may conclude that youth have enough potential and capacities to achieve what they want to achieve together with they can contribute an important role in betterment of our society as well as our nation. But at same time they are facing so many problem ranging from psychological problem, physiological problem to problem in choosing appropriate and correct path. So there is an urgent need of to identify their need and problem and provide suitable guidance, so that they will be able explore themselves and bloom like a beautiful flower.

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