In many cities an increasing number of people do not know their neighbours and there is lack of a sense of community. What are the causes of this problem? How can it be solved?

It has been noticed that in many

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regions, a majority of people are unaware of their neighbours and the sense of

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is on the decline. One cause of

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issue is that people in recent times lead busy lives and have little or no time to interact with

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members.

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and other reasons would be discussed in

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essay including some solutions.

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, one major reason people live isolated from their neighbours is because of the increase in crime rates nowadays. There are more cases of rape, kidnapping and burgling and unfortunately these are usually within the

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as evident in a study carried out in

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the largest city in New Jersey; located in northeastern New Jersey

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in 2015 which revealed that over sixty five percent of criminal acts in local communities were done by

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members.

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because it is difficult to know who to trust, people would rather stay indoors with their family than socialise with

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members.

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, most people resident in cities have demanding jobs and are too busy to interact with their neighbours.

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is due to the fact that many good jobs are in cities and a high number of

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are tasking and time consuming.

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Thus individuals

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would rather spend any free time gotten off work at home resting and catching up with their families

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of meeting people in their neighbourhood. One effective way

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problem can be resolved is by organisation of compulsory social activities by communities for their members. By doing so, members would be compelled to come out of their houses and mingle with themselves,

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strengthening the spirit of

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.

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, people can be encouraged to make conscious efforts to check up on their neighbours occasionally, either weekly or fortnightly,

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increasing inter-

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socialisation. To conclude,

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the number of people who live independently of their neighbours and members of their

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is on the rise due to some reasons, these individuals could make conscious efforts to reduce

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trend and the

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as well, by organising social events for its members.