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Related terms:
social work
sociometric technique
Finding
social problem
so·cial prob·lem
Subclass of:
Sociology
Definitions related to social problems:
  • 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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    National Institutes of Health, 2006
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