SOCIAL PROBLEMS
CONTENTS INTRODUCTION Social problems Major social problems Cause of social problems Present status Consequences Preventive measurement Conclusion
Introduction : social problems Social condition or pattern of behavior that harms some individual or all people in a society, raises public concern and collective action to bring about changes. Examples: violence, crime, poverty, substance abuse, environmental pollution, inadequate access to health care, population, child labor, women abuse, population explosion etc.
Social Problems DEFINITION
EXAMPLES
Social problems are issues that harm a group of people in the society. They refer to : “Social conditions, processes, societal arrangements or attitudes that are commonly perceived to be undesirable, negative, and threating certain values or interests…”(jamrozik & Nocella, 1998, p. 1)
1. Racial discrimination 2. Healthcare Inequalities 3. Political displacement 4. Corruption 5. Social isolation 6. The glass ceiling 7. The gender pay gap 8. Ageism 9. Gerrymandering