Contemporary Social Issues Essay

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1. INTRODUCTION

"The definition of a social problem, also called a social issue, is an undesirable condition that people believe should be corrected" (http://www.yourdictionary.com/social-problem).

Contemporary social issues that negatively impact local and global communities are numerous and may vary from country to country and community to community. Social issues often result from circumstances beyond a person’s control and unduly affect people who share the same traits such as economic status, religion, race, or geographic location.
These issues may include, but are not limited to Drug and Alcohol Abuse, Teen Pregnancy, Crime, Underage Drinking, Racism, Sexism, Pollution, Social Discrimination, Poverty, Gay marriage, Censorship, Human Trafficking, violence, abuse, and racism.

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CONTEMPORARY SOCIAL ISSUES IN MY COMMUNITY
Two major contemporary social issues in my community are crime/ violence and poverty.
Crime/ violence and poverty are interlinked and contribute to each other in a vicious

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