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SOCIAL PROBLEMS

Broader concept

  • SOCIAL DEVELOPMENT

Narrower concepts

  • ALCOHOLISM
  • CRIME
  • DOMESTIC VIOLENCE
  • DRUG DEPENDENCE
  • FAMILY DISINTEGRATION
  • JUVENILE DELINQUENCY
  • POVERTY
  • PROSTITUTION
  • SLUMS
  • SMOKING
  • SOCIAL CONFLICT
  • SUICIDE

Related concepts

  • ABANDONED CHILDREN
  • ALIENATION
  • DEVIANT BEHAVIOUR
  • HOMELESS PERSONS
  • PERSONS BORN OUT OF WEDLOCK
  • SOCIAL LEGISLATION
  • SOCIAL PLANNING
  • SOCIAL POLICY
  • SOCIAL SERVICES
  • SOCIALLY DISADVANTAGED PERSONS
  • STREET CHILDREN
  • UNEMPLOYMENT

In other languages

Arabic

  • المشاكل الاجتماعية

Chinese

  • 社会问题

French

  • PROBLEMES SOCIAUX

Russian

  • Социальные проблемы

Spanish

  • PROBLEMAS SOCIALES

URI

http://metadata.un.org/thesaurus/1005977

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