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Social Problems
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Definition
: Situations affecting a significant number of people, that are believed to be sources of difficulty or threaten the stability of the community, and that require programs of amelioration.
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See Also
Alcoholism
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Student Dropouts
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Substance-Related Disorders
Examples
Civil Disorders
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Crime
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Dangerous Behavior
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Divorce
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Doping in Sports
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Homicide
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Human Rights Abuses
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Illegitimacy
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Incest
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Juvenile Delinquency
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Needle Sharing
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Poverty
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Prostitution
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Quackery
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Race Relations
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Runaway Behavior
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Social Behavior Disorders
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Suicide
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Violence
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War
Other names
Slave; Social Problem; Problems, Social; Problem, Social; Slaves