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Social Deterioration

A serious problem that people face today is the disintegration
of the social fabric of societies. This collapse is discernable in var-
ious ways. Broken families, the increase in divorce and illegitimate

births naturally lead to the destruction of the institution of the
family. Stress, anxiety, unhappiness, worry and disorder turn the
lives of many people into a real nightmare. People living in a spir-

itual void, looking for a way out of their depression, fall into a
bleak mire of alcohol or drugs. Some, who think that there is no

solution to be found, consider suicide as a way out.
One of the striking marks of social decline is the huge in-
crease in illicit activities. The level of crime has reached propor-

tions that astound even experts. The report, “Universal Crime and
Justice,” prepared by the United Nations Center for International
Crime Prevention, contains a general appraisal of crime through-

out the world:
Basically, as in the 1980’s, the crime rate continued to rise in
the 1990’s.