SOCIAL PROBLEMS AND PHENOMENON Flashcards

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is a condition of discontentment resented by someone. But when it is resented by many people, it becomes a social problem. For a problem to be social, it must involve a large number of people, sometimes groups and institutions, who consider a particular condition as undesirable and intolerable and want to correct through a collective action.

Thus, not all problems are social, unless the disconnected persons come in contact, vocalize their discontentment and associate to do something for its solution. A problem becomes social when it is communicated to others and the activity of one person leads to a similar activity for other persons. Thus, social

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A problem

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is an issue within the society that makes it difficult for people to achieve their full potential. Social problems tend to develop when we become neglectful and fail to see that serious problems are developing. Could these problems have been prevented if our social institutions had been working well?

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A social problem

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is one which is felt by only one person or small group of people.

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*Individual Problem -

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the fact or condition of being addicted to a particular substance, thing, or activity.

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Addiction

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an addiction to the consumption of alcoholic liquor or the mental illness and compulsive behaviour resulting from alcohol dependency.

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Alcoholism

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the act of going through a marriage ceremony while already married to another person.

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Bigamy

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prejudice or antagonism directed against someone of a different caste.

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Casteism

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minor crime, especially that committed by young people.

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Delinquency

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the unjust or prejudicial treatment of different categories of people or things, especially on the grounds of race, age, or sex.

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Discrimination

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a medicine or other substance which has a physiological effect when ingested or otherwise introduced into the body

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Drug

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relating to the natural world and the impact of human activity on its condition.

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  • Environmental
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either of the two sexes (male and female), especially when considered with reference to social and cultural differences rather than biological ones.
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Gender

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disorders that affect your mood, thinking and behavior

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Health Conditions

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lack of proportion or relation between corresponding things.

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Imbalance

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also called mental health disorders, refers to a wide range of mental.

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Mental Illness

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especially that committed by young people.

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Minor crime

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(of a person or their judgement) not influenced by personal feelings or opinions in considering and representing facts.

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Objective

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all the inhabitants of a particular town, area, or country.

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Population

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the state of being extremely poor.

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Poverty

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the theory or practice of regional rather than central systems of administration or economic, cultural, or political affiliation.

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Regionalism

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an expert in or student of the development, structure, and functioning of human society.

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Sociologists

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based on or influenced by personal feelings, tastes, or opinions.

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Subjective