After looking at the UNICEF website, the area of the world that I chose to focus on is Italy. The reason that I chose to focus on Italy is because I am 75% Italian. I have always wanted to go to Italy and explore their country. I also chose Italy because I do not know anything about Italy and I am very interested in learning more about their country or education system.
One of the challenges that the children there face is poverty. "The poverty risk in Italy is 27.1%" (D'Ambrosio, 2003). Although, when there are bigger families, the poverty rate is slightly higher. This leads to a high unemployment rate. The unemployment rate in Italy is between 64-66%.
Another challenge that children in Italy face in divorce. There are not many cases of divorce in Italy, but when there are, the children suffer severely from the social frustration. "Mothers are usually awarded sole-custody on the basis that the mother is a key figure in childcare, and fathers are expected to remain informed about their children's upbringing and education." (D'Ambrosio, 2003).
The last challenge that children in Italy face is abuse. There have been several cases of abuse that children suffer from. Not only do the children suffer from abuse by their parents, but they also suffer the effects of seeing their parents being abused by their spouse. All of these factors will affect the child's social being. They will have a harder time communicating with others, even with children at their age.
I did not realize how much the education system is like the education system here in the United States. The one thing that surprised me is the poverty rate. I figured that the poverty rate would be a lot higher than it is.
Hi Chelsea,
ReplyDeleteIt was very interesting to read your insights on an area you want to know more about. l chose to look into the South Asian region as it includes countries that I have visited and countries I wanted to know more about. As you pointed out when we learn about other areas we can discover similarities between them and our familiar regions. Thank you for sharing your findings.
Chelsea, I enjoyed reading your post, I would LOVE to visit Italy one of these days. I decided to explore West and Central Africa, a place I would love to go also. A lot of progress has happen in the pass years, with very much support from donors from around the world. We are truly bless, just look around and see how individuals have to live and survive.
ReplyDeleteChelsea, I enjoyed your post. It is interesting to see the different issues amongst the different regions. It is also interesting to see the similarities in the problems children face all of the world. The most common issue I have found is poverty. I thought that was surprising.
ReplyDeleteIt is interesting after reading about the other regions that this region had issues so similar to the area of the United States that I live in. Italy is a world away yet the issues seem quite similar. This assignment has certainly been an interesting one, and I enjoyed reading about the other regions and the reasons people picked them.
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