Consequences of unemployment
Subject : Social Studies
Topic : Consequences of unemployment
Class : Primary 4
Term : Third Term
Week : Week 1
Previous Knowledge : Pupils have previous knowledge of
that have been taught in their former lessons and classes
Behavioural Objectives : At the end of the lesson , pupils should be able to
1 say the meaning of unemployment
2 say the causes of unemployment
3 mention consequences of unemployment
4. say how we can solve the problems of unemployment
Methods Of Teaching
- Discussion
- Explanation
- Dramatization
- Dialogue
- Story telling
- Questions and Answers
- Role Modelling
Instructional Materials
- Wall Charts
- Pictures
- Online materials
- Textbooks
- Scheme of work
- Workbooks
Content
MEANING OF EMPLOYMENT
Employment means having a job or work to do to earn a living. A person may do
his or her own work or may work for other people, or even the government. If you
are doing your own work, you are said to be self-employed. If you are working
for government or other people, you are called an employee of those people
or the government, and the people or government that employed you are your
employers.
Jobs open to people in the locality
A job is work, for which payment is made when it is completed. Jobs that are open
to people in our community include the following:
1 Trading
2 Carpentry or interior decoration
3 Tailoring/fashion designing
4 Farming
5 Shoemaking
6 Teaching
7 Nursing
8 Banking
9 Printing
10 Engineering
11 Catering and hotel management
12 Publishing
13 Medicine
14. Welding
15. Baking
16. Driving
17. Party planning
18. Bricklaying
19. Wiring or Electrician
20. Farming
Some people are self-employed while others are employed by other individuals and
organisations.
People who is self-employed work for themselves, and whatever they produce
becomes their own. They can use the products or sell them to those who need
them.
A person who is employed by another person or an organisation works, and is
paid a salary by his/her employer at the end of the month.
Why people should be employed
People should be employed for the following reasons:
1 So that they can earn a living.
2 To keep them busy and out of trouble.
3 So that they will contribute to the development of society.
4 So that they will be responsible members of society.
5 When people work and earn an income, they are happy.
The meaning of unemployment
Unemployment means that someone is not having a job to do. People who do not have a means of livelihood (i.e., of making money)
or that are not engaged in a job are said to be unemployed. Some people have just left one job and they are yet to get another
job. For example, a bricklayer may have just completed building one house, and
may have to wait to be hired to build another. A person may have been sacked or
removed from one job and is yet to get another one.
During this period of waiting, he or she is unemployed. A school leaver who is
still searching for work is also unemployed.
Consequences (bad results) of unemployment in our society
The following are some of the consequences of unemployment in our society:
1 When people are unemployed, they become sad and idle, and may develop
bad habits such as stealing or prostitution.
2 Some people who do not have work become unhappy and may begin to
take hard drugs, such as Indian hemp and cocaine, thinking this would help
them overcome the frustration of unemployment. Soon they become drug
addicts and problems for themselves and society.
3 Some people who are unemployed may become frustrated and unhappy
and after a while, begin to beg for money. This brings shame to them and
their families.
4 School leavers who fail to get work turn to their parents for support. This may
become a big burden and sorrow for the parents.
5 When people fail to get employment, they may not be able to provide their
needs and solve their problems because they do not have money. They may
begin to think about their problem and worry too much about their condition,
and this may affect their health.
6 Unemployment makes big towns and large cities over-crowded, because
most people who are unemployed go there, thinking they would get jobs.
7 Many youths marry late because they do not have jobs to provide for themselves
and a new family.
Unemployment can be reduced in the following ways:
1 The government and rich people in our society should help create jobs by
setting up factories, industries and business outfits, so that people can work in
such places and be useful to themselves and society.
2 Banks should help people who are not employed to set up their own
businesses by giving them loans under conditions that they can bear.
3 Young people should be advised to study subjects that will make it easy for
them to get work, so that when they leave school, they can become selfemployed
or easily get employed by others.
4 Government should encourage people who are looking for jobs to work on
farm settlements or other similar government projects.
5 Government should set up training organisations to train people in different
fields so as to make them self-employed. People can, for instance, train to make
baskets and furniture, or train to be farmers and food producers.
6 Government should encourage farmers by making it easy for them to get
farmland, farming equipment, fertilisers and electricity.
7 Government should construct good roads in the rural areas and provide
constant electricity for all, so that people can establish workshops and
industries and run such industries without difficulty.
8 Sometimes, wicked and unpatriotic people reserve employment opportunities
only for their relations, some of which are still in school. When such people are
caught, they should be punished severely
Presentation
The topic is presented step by step
Step 1 : He revises the previous topics
Step 2 : The class teacher introduces the new topic
Step 3 : The class teacher allows the pupils to give their own contributions and he or she corrects them when the needs arise
Evaluation
1. What is employment
2. What is unemployment
3. Mention four jobs that people may do
4. Write out four consequences of unemployment
5. Mention four ways by which unemployment may be solved
6. People that worked for government are called ________
7. Mention four examples of job that you can do if you are self employed
8. Mention four examples of agricultural resources in Nigeria
Conclusion
The class teacher gives out a short note and he or she goes round to do the necessary marking .
Assignment
Please kindly prepare for the next lesson by reading about
Wages and income distribution
A Choose the best answers for the following questions.
1 ____________ means having a job or work to do to earn a living.
A Employment B Occupation C Working
2 We can be employed by working for ____________.
A thugs B the government C nobody
3 One who works for others is known as ____________.
A an employee B an employer C a messenger
4 One who does his own work and not for others is ____________.
A self-reliant B self-employed C sufficient
5 When people work and earn a living, they are ________.
A unhappy B happy C covetous
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