INTRODUCTION From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia A social issue (also called a social ill or a social problem) is an issue

that relates to society's perception of people's personal lives. Different societies have different perceptions and what may be normal behaviour in one society may be a significant social issue in another society. Social issues are distinguished from economic issues. Some issues have both social and economic aspects, such as immigration. There are also issues that don't fall into either category, such as wars. Thomas Paine, in Rights of Man and Common Sense, addresses man's duty to "allow the same rights to others as we allow ourselves". The failure to do so causes the birth of a social issue. Social issues include amongst other things.

SOCIAL PROBLEMS Personal issues versus social issues Personal issues are those that individuals deal with themselves and within a small range of their peers and relationships.On the other hand, social issues threaten values cherished by widespread society. For example, the unemployment rate of 7.8 percent in the U.S. as of October 2012 is a social issue. The line between a personal issue and a public issue may be subjective, however, when a large enough sector of society is affected by an issue, it becomes a social issue. Although one person fired is not a social issue, the repercussions of 13 million people being fired is likely to generate social issues. Economy Unemployment rates vary by region, gender, educational attainment and ethnic group. In most countries, including the developed countries many people are poor and depend on welfare. In Germany in 2007 one in 6 children depended on welfare. That is up from only one in 75 in 1965. Social Disorganization So called problem neighbourhoods exist in many countries. Those neighbourhoods tend to have a high drop-out rate from secondary school and children growing up in a neighbourhood like this have a low probability of going to college compared to a person growing up in another neighbourhood. Abuse of alcohol and drugs is common. Often those neighbourhoods were founded out of best intentions.