Social issues
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Social issues are controversial issues which relate to people's personal lives and interactions. Social issues are distinguished from economic issues. There are also controversial issues that don't fall into either category, such as wars. Such issues are usually pertaining to a particular society. The impact of social issues are only on the people living in that particular area.[1][2]
[edit] Issues
Some of the major social issues include, but are not limited to:
- Abortion
- Suicide and Assisted suicide
- Censorship
- Corruption
- Poverty
- Warfare
- Discrimination
- Intolerance
- Crime
- Violence
- Injustice
- Human Rights
- Unemployment
- Financial Freedom
- Debt
- Illegal Immigration
- Public nudity
- Genital mutilation
- Blasphemy laws
- Gun rights
- Capital punishment
- Corporal punishment
- Bullying
- Drug laws
- Alcohol laws
- Tobacco and smoking laws
- Gambling laws
- Prostitution laws including those with male prostitutes.
- Ageism / Youth rights
- Age of consent
- School leaving age
- Gay marriage
[edit] See also
[edit] References
- ^ "Advocates for Self Government". Theadvocates.org. http://www.theadvocates.org/quiz.html. Retrieved 2011-10-26.
- ^ by agnitio. "Social vs Economic Issues: US vs NZ Elections". TVHE. http://www.tvhe.co.nz/2008/11/06/social-vs-economic-issues-us-vs-nz-elections/. Retrieved 2011-10-26.
