Title: What Common Challenges Are Young Adults Facing Today?
Headings: What Common Challenges Are Young Adults Facing Today?
What Common Challenges Are Young Adults Facing Today?
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Violence
Climate Change
Social Media

Content: And to be fair, while violent crime, in general, is lower than it used to be, certain specific types of violence, including rapes and hate crimes, have increased in recent years. Media attention may contribute to the perception among young people that violence is a serious problem for them. Between 24-hour news stations and the ability to share the news widely on social media, it’s easy to feel inundated with reports of violent crimes happening locally, around the country, and in the world at large. Young adults are the people most likely to have a smartphone or other mobile device on them at all times and may be receiving frequent notifications for news stories about violent crime. What’s more, young adults have good reasons to worry about a specific type of violent crime – mass shootings. Many of the most widely reported-on mass shootings have taken place in locations where young people are likely to be – in schools, in nightclubs, in movie theaters, and at concerts, for example. Today’s high schoolers and college-aged young adults have likely been through years of active shooter drills and need to pass through metal detectors to get to where they’re going, even if they haven’t been directly affected by a mass shooting themselves. It’s no wonder that the current generation of young adults sees gun violence as a challenge that menaces their generation in particular and that they will have to find ways to solve it. Climate Change
It’s no surprise that some of the most visible and outspoken climate change activists are teenagers or young adults. A large number of young people view climate change as an urgent problem that needs immediate action.