social issue
problem that influences a considerable number of individuals within a society
flaming
online act of posting insults, often laced with profanity or other offensive language on social networking sites
trade war
two or more states raising or creating tariffs or other trade barriers on each other in retaliation for other trade barriers
nature-based solutions
sustainable management and use of nature for tackling socio-environmental challenges
housing gap
condition where there is not enough housing to meet the community's needs
solitude
state of seclusion or isolation of a person
overcrowding
condition where more people are located within a space than is considered tolerable for health, safety, or cultural norms
education issue
issue encountered in education
texting while driving
use of a texting device while driving a motor vehicle
transport divide
unequal access to transportation
non-controlled substance abuse
abuse of chemical substances and/or abuse of any licit substances
economic crisis
sharp deterioration in economic situation and perspectives
social question
concept
persecution
systematic mistreatment of an individual or group by another individual or group
sweatshop
workplace that has socially unacceptable working conditions
genetically modified food controversies
controversies over GMO food
substance abuse
patterned use of a drug in which the user consumes the psychoactive/chemical substance substances in amounts or with methods which are harmful to themselves or others
economic problem
fundamental problem of economics, satisfying unlimited wants with limited resources
opposition to immigration
social issue
human rights violation
act or omission which contravene the principles of human rights
white company
Japanese term for a business that is the opposite of one that exploits its employees
old-age poverty
poverty among the elderly
war on the woods
widespread, intensive, and lasting social polemics about socioeconomical treatment of forests and woodlands
homelessness
circumstance when people desire a permanent dwelling but do not have one
discrimination
differential treatment based on membership of a certain group
pseudoscience
unscientific claims wrongly presented as scientific
depopulation
reduction of the number of inhabitants in a region
problem gambling
repetitive gambling despite demonstrable harm and adverse consequences
educational inequality
This is the unequal distribution of academic resources, including school funding, experienced teachers, textbooks, and technology.
dysfunctional family
family in which conflict, misbehavior, poor communication, neglect or abuse on the part of individual parents may occur continuously and regularly
marginalisation
social phenomenon characterized by the exclusion of social groups from the economic, cultural and political life
overpopulation of domestic pets
social issue
Guatemalan dry corridor
region of Guatemala
Sunday football in Northern Ireland
prohibition of football matches on Sunday
Kidnapping in Nigeria
national organized crime challenge
unemployment
state of being without work and actively seeking work
medical error
preventable adverse effect of medical care, whether evident or harmful to the patient or not
bad debt
monetary amount owed to a creditor that is unlikely to be paid
harassment
wide range of behaviours of an offensive nature, commonly understood as behaviour that demeans, humiliates or intimidates a person, and it is characteristically identified by its unlikelihood in terms of social and moral reasonableness