SOCIAL PROBLEMS AND PHENOMENON Flashcards
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
A problem
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?
A social problem
is one which is felt by only one person or small group of people.
*Individual Problem -
the fact or condition of being addicted to a particular substance, thing, or activity.
Addiction
an addiction to the consumption of alcoholic liquor or the mental illness and compulsive behaviour resulting from alcohol dependency.
Alcoholism
the act of going through a marriage ceremony while already married to another person.
Bigamy
prejudice or antagonism directed against someone of a different caste.
Casteism
minor crime, especially that committed by young people.
Delinquency
the unjust or prejudicial treatment of different categories of people or things, especially on the grounds of race, age, or sex.
Discrimination
a medicine or other substance which has a physiological effect when ingested or otherwise introduced into the body
Drug
relating to the natural world and the impact of human activity on its condition.
- Environmental
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
disorders that affect your mood, thinking and behavior
Health Conditions
lack of proportion or relation between corresponding things.
Imbalance
also called mental health disorders, refers to a wide range of mental.
Mental Illness