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Social Problems
Learning Objectives
- Introduction
- Poverty
- Illiteracy
- Food supply
- Housing problems
- Prostitution
- Rights of women
- Women abuse
- Unmarried mothers
- Rights of the child
- Vulnerable group: The elderly
- Vulnerable group: The handicapped
- Child labour
- Child abuse
- Juvenile delinquency
- Crime
- Substance abuse
- HIV/AIDS
- Dowry system
- Alcoholism
- Unemployment
1. INTRODUCTION
Sociology is primarily concerned with the study of social disorganization and social problems. Social problems show abnormal or pathological signs in social relationships. These are the conditions that threaten the wellbeing of the society. Every social problem implies three things. First, something should be done to change the situation that constitutes a problem. Second, ...
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