Lesson Notes By Weeks and Term - Senior Secondary School 1

SUBJECT: CHRISTIAN RELIGIOUS KNOWLEDGE

CLASS:  SS 1

DATE:

TERM: 3rd TERM

REFERENCES

1.  Comprehensive Christian Religious Knowledge for SS1-3 by Martins I Amaechi
2.  Essential Christian Religious Knowledge for SS1-3 by Edmond Ugochukwu
3.  RSV Bible (compulsory)
4.  WAEC Pack

 
WEEK FOUR

TOPIC: Social Vices and Witnessing Christ

CONTENT

1. What are social vices
2. Causes of social vices.
3. Effects of social vices.
4. Solution to social vices.

1. What are Social Vices?

It is rare to find a school or an institution void of social vices. This depicts that they are present in all education centres: Primary, Secondary and Tertiary. It is defined as a bad habit or immoral activities. Vices are common among young male and females. Example includes prostitution, indecent dressing, robbery, cultism, pocket picking, drug addiction, examination malpractices, hooliganism, thuggery, gambling, smoking, pre-marital sexual activities and rape. Social vices are bad traits, unhealthy and negative behaviours that are against the morality of a society and frowned at by members of the society.

1. Causes of social vices.

Peer pressure is the major cause of youth involvement in the social vices. Students spend more time with their friends in school or home. Due to their weak nature and tender age, they can easily be influenced. Children have high level of curiosity to learn, have fun and practise new things like smoking, drinking and sometimes, engage in sexual activities and contract sexually transmitted diseases. Other factors include upbringing and drug abuse among others.

EVALUATION

Mention four causes of social vices.

1. Effect of Social Vices.

The effects of social vices in the society are enormous and cannot be overlooked. The mental, physical, academic, moral aspects of an individual are negatively affected. Some of its effects on the society are:

1. Loss of lives.
2. It destabilizes the home.
3. It could lead to health challenges like high blood pressure, depression, stroke or death sometimes.
4. The image of the nation will be seen in bad light.
5. Lack of foreign investment.
6. High rate of crimes.
7. Wastage of time if anyone is arrested and imprisoned.

EVALUATION

State five effects of social vices

Solution to Social Vices

As the saying goes “prevention is better than cure this is verytrue. All forms of vices can make an individual unhealthy whether it is emotional or physical sickness. There are  different ways to avoid or stop vices. Some of them are listed below:

1. Acknowledge that you have a challenge
2. Say no to bad friends
3. Find someone and be accountable to the person
4. Challenge yourself to be better
5. Get counselling
6.  The Government should empower the youth
7. The youth must be willing to work

GENERAL EVALUATION

1. Mention four causes of social vices
2. State five effects of social vices
3. Explain Paul’s teaching on forgiveness
4. What two lessons can you learn from it?

READING ASSIGNMENT

Social Vices in the Society by Amos Kilpatrick

WEEKEND ASSIGNMENT

1. These are social vices except  (a)  thuggery   (b) cultism   (c)  humility  (d)kidnapping
2. The best place a child should best taught is  (a)  church   (b) home (c) mosque  (d)  school
3. If the ____ is destroyed, what can the righteous do (a) lintel (b) roof (c) foundation

(d) house

1. These are effects of social vices except  (a)  high rate of crime (b)  lack of foreign investment  (c) peace  (d)corruption
2. These are ways to stop social vices except  (a)  get counselling  (b)  say no to bad friends  (c) willingness to work  (d)  peer pressure

THEORY

1. Mention three ways of solving social vices 
2. State two cause of social vices