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A social issue is a problem that affects many members of a society. It is often caused by factors outside an individual's control and can lead to disagreements over what is morally right or wrong. Social issues are distinguished from economic issues but some issues have both social and economic components. Examples of social issues include poverty, social inequality, and environmental racism. In India, major social issues include poverty, which affects over 20% of the population, and corruption, which involves people in positions of power acting dishonestly to gain illegal benefits.

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A social issue is a problem that affects many members of a society. It is often caused by factors outside an individual's control and can lead to disagreements over what is morally right or wrong. Social issues are distinguished from economic issues but some issues have both social and economic components. Examples of social issues include poverty, social inequality, and environmental racism. In India, major social issues include poverty, which affects over 20% of the population, and corruption, which involves people in positions of power acting dishonestly to gain illegal benefits.

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Social ISSueS

Introduction
A social issue is a problem that influences many citizens within a society. It is a common
problem in present-day society and one that many people strive to solve It is often the
consequence of factors extending beyond an individual's control. Social issues are the source
of a conflicting opinion on the grounds of what is perceived as morally correct or incorrect
personal life or interpersonal social life decisions. Social issues are distinguished from
economic issues; however, some issues (such as immigration) have both social and economic
aspects. There are also issues that do not fall into either category, such as warfare.
There can be disagreements about what social issues are worth solving, or which should take
precedence. Different individuals and different societies have different perceptions.
In Rights of Man and Common Sense, Thomas Paine addresses the individual's duty to
"allow the same rights to others as we allow ourselves." The failure to do so causes the
creation of a social issue.
There are a variety of methods people use to combat social issues. Some people vote for
leaders in a democracy to advance their ideals. Outside the political process, people donate
or share their time, money, energy, or other resources. This often takes the form of
volunteering. Nonprofit organizations are often formed for the sole purpose of solving a
social issue. Community organizing involves gathering people together for a common
purpose.
A distinct but related meaning of the term "social issue" (used particularly in the United
States) refers to topics of national political interest, over which the public is deeply divided
and which are the subject of intense partisan advocacy, debate, and voting. In this case
"social issue" does not necessarily refer to an ill to be solved, but rather a topic to be
discussed.

Meaning & definition

nature of Social ISSueS


Types
 Social stratification
 Age and the life course
 Social inequality
 Work and occupations
 Environmental racism
 Abortion
Social ISSueS In India
Poverty
Poverty is not having enough material possessions or income for a person's needs. Poverty
may include social, economic, and political elements.
Poverty is one of the biggest evils faced by India in the present scenario. With an increasing
population of people in the Below the Poverty Line (BPL) across the nation, it seems like a
never-ending issue. Rising inflation has added further to the existing problem. India has an
unbelievable number of people suffering due to this evil. According to the Indian Planning
Commission’s 2013 estimate, around 269 million people (approximately 22% of the total
population) live under the poverty line. And, when we start looking around for what has
actually been done about it, we wouldn’t really find much.
Absolute poverty is the complete lack of the means necessary to meet basic personal needs,
such as food, clothing, and shelter. The threshold at which absolute poverty is defined is
always about the same, independent of the person's permanent location or era.
On the other hand, relative poverty occurs when a person cannot meet a minimum level of
living standards, compared to others in the same time and place. Therefore, the threshold at
which relative poverty is defined varies from one country to another, or from one society to
another. For example, a person who cannot afford housing better than a small tent in an open
field would be said to live in relative poverty if almost everyone else in that area lives in
modern brick homes, but not if everyone else also lives in small tents in open fields (for
example, in a nomadic tribe).
Governments and non-governmental organizations try to reduce poverty. Providing basic
needs to people who are unable to earn a sufficient income can be hampered by constraints
on government's ability to deliver services, such as corruption, tax avoidance, debt and loan
conditionalities and by the brain drain of health care and educational professionals.
Strategies of increasing income to make basic needs more affordable typically include
welfare, economic freedoms and providing financial services.
Causes
 Inadequate access to clean water and nutritious food.
 Little or no access to livelihoods or jobs.
 Poor education.
 Lack of infrastructure
 Overpopulation
 Traditional Agricultural System

Corruption
Corruption is a form of dishonesty or criminal offense undertaken by a person or
organization entrusted with a position of authority, to acquire illicit benefit or abuse power

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