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Poverty and social classes stood out for me. It's intriguing enough that one person's bedroom is another person's closet. Sexual abuse, racism and children's place in the world are today's realities too.

I think one of the great things about this book is it really touches on a substantial number of social issues that are still prevalent today. Some of them are subtly intertwined into the story and some are blatantly discussed as they have a direct impact on the characters. Things like race, sexual orientation, gender, socio-economic status, and age all have the potential to be significant social issues and we see the characters work through all the experiences they have because of the social issues prevalent in their lives.

The current social issue is racism and the abuse of women. Another social issue addressed is the single-parent household. Maureen is a single mom who is struggling to provide for herself and her daughter. Also, I would add parenting as a social issue. The book is filled with parent-child relationships. Whether it is Kalayla with her mother, Lena with her adult children, or even Rico and his dad.

Many social issues were touched like marital consent, racism, bullying, sexual orientation, and mental health. Awareness regarding these things was one of the things I like about the book. We saw the repercussions that may happen if we swept these things under the rug.

The current social issues explored by Jeannie include marriage, parenting, racism, social classes, gender based violence and sexuality.

The issues that stood out for me are: racism, sexuality, abuse and marriage.

Poverty, racism and abuse stand out to me. They have also been highlighted a lot in the news recently.

Aside from the obvious issues addressed in the synopsis, I want to include the problems most boys face:
"to man up".

I'm sure many boys were told not to cry because it is considered a weakness. I know many guys who were told not to wear something pink because it makes them look gay. My SO used to like the color purple until his father said it is only for girls.
I am sad to hear about it because a lot of men cannot freely express themselves nowadays. And if they do, they are shamed for "acting like a girl". If they don't get into fights, they're considered a coward.

Racism is a big one. The astonishing racism that is plaguing our society is scary and heartbreaking. There is also homophobia, domestic violence, classism etc. I loved the fantastic way in which the author wove these issues together.

viviannganyi wrote: ↑03 Sep 2020, 04:21 What are the current social issues explored by the Jeannie Nicholas?
To me, I would say there are some current issues that have been delved into by the author. For instance, just to name a few, there is racism, sexual abuse, etcetera.

Somewhere I think the issues are the same over the years, it's just the level and medium used to spread hate has changed. We had racism then, we still have it, but in addition to saying hateful comments or physically hurting someone, we also have a lot of online bullying, most of which is anonymous. Technology is something which should have been used for positive things, is used for terrible things in a lot of cases.

Social issues including racism, sexual abuse, domestic violence and homophobia were explored in the book. It was a very relevant book considering the increasing rate of such issues in today's world.

gayscott wrote: ↑05 Sep 2020, 11:20 Many of the social issues discussed are the same issues we are facing in our society today. Racism, gender equality, sexual abuse, sexual orientation, and poverty are all present today. A lot of this has been more prevalent in today's world than in past generations. I feel our nation has grown away from God and people do not even know what is right and wrong morally. Only small country towns still try to address the issues in a proper way to help people. That's what she needed in this book...someone willing to help.

Well said. She wanted someone to be her source of strength. It's so true in today's world where people crave for a helping hand and a kind heart. We all need such people to help us through the darkest days.

Some of the social issues I noticed are homophobia, sexual abuse, domestic violence, rape, racism, child upbringing, and so much more.

All of these are sadly still gaining traction in our society without any hope of stopping in the foreseeable future

The current social issues that Jeannie Nicholas explored in this book is social abuses, gender equality, , sexual abuse, racism, poverty. For instance, Maureen is forced to get out of her house because she was married a black man. Furthermore, Lena was getting sexual abused by her husband.

Domestic violence, racism, LGBTQ, rape, and poverty. These are the social issues that come to mind when I think of the book Kalayla.