Problem
Lack of protection for the vulnerable
Experimental visualization of narrower problems
Other Names:
Exploitation of the vulnerableDependency of vulnerable groups
Disempowerment of vulnerable groups
Lack of commitment to protection of the poor
Incidence:
In the UK in 1992, there was no protective legislation for vulnerable groups apart from children (legislation covering the disabled having been only partially implemented).
Broader Problems:
DependenceExploitationSocial neglectVulnerability of human organism Narrower Problems:
Vulnerable womenVulnerable childrenConsumer vulnerabilityExploitation of the unemployedThreatened and vulnerable minoritiesExploitation of dependence on food aidExploitation of the mentally handicappedLack of protection for victims of intimidationFragmented social care at the neighbourhood levelUnavailability of insurance for vulnerable groupsVulnerability of women and children in emergenciesVulnerability of animals during states of emergencyInsensitivity to the plight of disadvantaged peopleInadequate protection of civilians in armed conflictMedical experimentation on socially vulnerable groupsVulnerability of the elderly under states of emergencyVulnerability of the disabled during states of emergency Related Problems:
Personal disempowermentCommercialization of crime-prevention Aggravates:
InjuriesHuman sufferingSocial injusticeDependency of womenExploitation of the elderlyProtein-energy malnutritionSocial hardships of economic reformSusceptibility of the impoverished to drug traffickingViolation of rights of vulnerable groups during states of emergency Strategies:
Orienting economic policy toward social needEmpowering disenfranchisedProtecting vulnerable groupsProviding public health servicesProtecting the poorProtecting the poorUsing vulnerable groupsDisempowering vulnerable groupsExploiting the vulnerable Subject(s):
Societal Problems → DependenceSocietal Problems → Maltreatment
Societal Problems → Protection
Societal Problems → Scarcity
Societal Problems → Vulnerability
Society → Disadvantaged
Related UN Sustainable Development Goals:
Problem Type:
B: Basic universal problems Date of last update
04.10.2020 – 22:48 CEST