- Poverty and Homelessness. …
- Climate Change. …
- Overpopulation. …
- Immigration Stresses. …
- Civil Rights and Racial Discrimination. …
- Gender Inequality. …
- Health Care Availability. …
- Childhood Obesity.
What are the issues in community?
Example Community Problems:
Adolescent pregnancy, access to clean drinking water, child abuse and neglect, crime, domestic violence, drug use, pollution
, mismanagement of resources, lack of funding for schools and services, ethnic conflict, health disparities, HIV/ AIDS, hunger, inadequate emergency services, …
A social problem is an issue within the society that makes it difficult for people to achieve their full potential.
Poverty, unemployment, unequal opportunity, racism, and malnutrition
are examples of social problems. So are substandard housing, employment discrimination, and child abuse and neglect.
Some relevant global social problems include
income inequality (poverty)
, corruption, the rise in authoritarianism (erosion of democratic values), criminality, unsustainable development, and bullying in schools.
- Poverty. More than 70 percent of the people in the world own less than $10,000 — or roughly 3 percent of total wealth in the world. …
- Religious Conflict & War. …
- Political Polarization. …
- Government Accountability. …
- Education. …
- Food and Water. …
- Health in Developing Nations. …
- Credit Access.
- Depression. …
- Bullying. …
- Sexual Activity. …
- Drug Use. …
- Alcohol Use. …
- Obesity. …
- Academic Problems. …
- Peer Pressure.
- Poverty and Homelessness. Poverty and homelessness are worldwide problems. …
- Climate Change. A warmer, changing climate is a threat to the entire world. …
- Overpopulation. …
- Immigration Stresses. …
- Civil Rights and Racial Discrimination. …
- Gender Inequality. …
- Health Care Availability. …
- Childhood Obesity.
What are the needs of the community?
- Safety. Nearly all residents list safety as the most essential feature of a good community. …
- Economic Health. …
- Education/Enrichment. …
- Natural Environment. …
- Image/Reputation. …
- Overall Appearance. …
- Sense of Community. …
- Health and Wellness Opportunities.
What are local issues?
Local issues are
problems and opportunities that can be actioned at the level of a town, city, state or province
. These mostly relate to quality of life and economic opportunity that directly and immediately impact people’s lives in a place.
- Voting rights. Exercising the right to vote is one of the social justice issues prioritized by the National Association of Social Workers. …
- Climate justice. …
- Healthcare. …
- Refugee crisis. …
- Racial Injustice. …
- Income Gap. …
- Gun Violence. …
- Hunger and food insecurity.
What are examples of issues?
The definition of an issue is something that is discussed, distributed or the offspring of someone. An example of issue is
the subject of abortion
. An example of issue is the latest edition of Family Circle. An example of issue is the children of someone named in a will.
A social issue or problem is
an issue that has been recognized by society as a problem that is preventing society from functioning at an optimal level
. It is important to understand that not all things that occur in society are raised to the level of social problems.
Social issues are topics or subjects that impact many people. Social issues are important research topics because they
help people understand that there are many ways to think about and approach the same problem
, and they teach essential critical thinking skills. …
Social problems are divided into
two types at the individual level and at the collective level
. Problems at the individual level are juvenile delinquency, drug addiction, suicide etc. Problems at collective level arise when the instruments of social control flop to normalize the conduct of its members.
- Unemployment.
- Poverty.
- Rapid population growth.
- Urbanization.
- Lack of education.
- Superstitious beliefs.
- Gender discrimination.
- Caste discrimination.
What is the biggest problem of the youth today?
- Growing Up Too Fast. …
- Violence in Schools. …
- Stress & Time Management. …
- Political & Social Issues. …
- Materialism. …
- Obesity. …
- Education Inequality. …
- Shifting Economy.
