In the face of growing individualism, how can we build community?

Discuss examples that are close to home.
Allows audience to better connect

the "not in my backyard" mentality can be seen
when discussing foreign examples

The Americas are closer to our audience

By tying in the same examples from different countries
we can show our audience that this problem is world wide

Japan's citizens are actively overworking themselves.
Government is actively trying to encourage their workers
to enjoy days off. Many deaths are often related to overworking in Japan as well, popularly known as "Karoshi"

Millennials today are often taking up 2-3 jobs that don't use their degree just to be able to barely afford living. It has become a common occurrence that many know it as the "millennial side hustle"

Give examples that many in the audiences may be
afflicted with

Help yourself and don't help stragglers

Pressure to agree with popular opinion
because they fear that their opinions
won't be tolerated

Remember to include a graph

SHOCKING FACTS!

45,000 people will attempt to
take their lives this year 70,000
are estimated to die in addiction

https://www.nytimes.com/2018/11/23/opinion/loneliness-political-polarization.html

Perpetrators of violence are
often described as lonely men

Increasing amounts of bodies
going unreported for years

https://www.cnn.com/2014/03/07/us/michigan-mummified-body-found/index.html

In teens, loneliness is the
main cause of school dropouts

Subtopic

Survey Questions

"Raise your hand if you feel
as if you have no close friends"

Tell stories to captivate their attention

Kahoot game/survey

Comparing actual scale of
problem to what audience perceives it to be

i.e. start presentation off with a kahoot quiz
to let people compare their understanding of
the growing problem of individualism to the actual
number

Seeing how aware
the audience is to the problem

Create a society that values
social connects over individual success

Japenese Moai groups in Okinawa

Support group that comes together to support in social, financial and health needs.

Create more INCENTIVES for youth to be more social

Create rewarding situations that encourage
the behavior of socializing

"Socializing" Activities that teachers and youth mentors
try to do aren't very effective.

This could include small "prizes" such as candy, or events that
could serve as conversation topic

By making youth more engaged, we are more likely
to get a productive reaction.

Kids with social anxiety may feel less inclined to share
if they were forced to, as they feel embarrassment.

A poor example of creating reward is attention
from inciting drama/gossiping

Make social events for the elderly more accessible

The elderly may be isolated by generation gaps
in their household. By making social events geared towards
the elderly and providing services for them to attend
independently would allow them to interact with their generation

Technology is not necessarily the problem
but rather how we use it

In many examples, we can see that technology
helps improve existing bonds. But will make it harder
to enter new social circles.

We experience social preassure on a day to day basis

There is significantly more pressure on this
generation to be independent and to achieve
the "American Dream" While resources are near impossible

Housing prices/market is significantly high

Global warming and resource shortages
are expected to be dealt with by our generation

University tuition prices are
practically affordable

The price tag for the "dream" is significantly different from before. However, the achievement expectation is still the same

Being one more grade away from graduation
we feel the pressure to succeed and take on
the all men for themselves mentality

This results in absolving of social circles
as there may be less time and trust

Reduces amount of close friends we have
as well as the sense of community

To analyze one of the biggest
social hurdle that our generation
will experience

As well as discuss proactive methods
of solving this issue from Meadowvale's community

i.e. Think of genuine ways to
help those around us while achieving what we want

Discussion of "fluff" solutions are often answers
that sound morally appealing, but are not practical
and therefore often not put into "proper" practice

Behaviours that we experience today
and how they will translate into our
future (such as in work, love life, or
future friend groups)

To improve community moral in Meadowvale Secondary students

To help students recognize the severity of loneliness
and how it will affect them in the future.

Situational irony

"Many seemingly happy and popular teens are the most depresssed"

Juxtaposition

"Does technology build communities"
vs
"Does technology break apart communities"

Denotation

Community

Lonliness

Theme

Class topic of isolation

Pressure from East Asian
household to succeed academically
and less on community and social skills.

Many Asian households often value
superficial success over personal growth
and achievement

Social anxiety, find it difficult to
understand physical social cues

Not aware of youth trends

More accustomed to working with others
online in chats where social cues are not used