Problem
Social neglect
Experimental visualization of narrower problems
Other Names:
Dependence on social neglect Nature:
Life expectancy at birth being a barometer of social well-being, it also depicts the hidden violence of social neglect. Life spans below the highest national averages may thus be seen as unnecessary loss of life primarily due to hunger and to illnesses related to unsafe water and poor sanitation.
Incidence:
In the world today 2,000,000,000 people live on incomes below $500 per year. At least one person in five is trapped in absolute poverty. In the US, militarily the most powerful nation in the world, the national poverty rate is now the highest in 17 years; there are 34 million people officially classified as poor under USA poverty standards.
Worldwide, 600,000,000 have no jobs or are less than fully employed. In the Third World, one in three who wants to work cannot find a regular job. In all countries, it is the young people who are hardest hit by unemployment; in the USA half of black teenagers are jobless.
11,000,000 babies around the world die before their first birthday. Relative to births, seven times as many infants die in the poorest countries as in the richest. As of 1980, less than 10% of children in the Third World were being immunized against the six common diseases of childhood; 5,000,000 died from them yearly.
Broader Problems:
ChanceNeglectStructural violence Narrower Problems:
OvercrowdingNeglected relationsSocial invisibilityTolerated atrocitiesMaternal deprivationNon-settled refugeesPassive discriminationDisaster unpreparednessDehumanization of deathNeglect of victims of crimeSocial neglect of war veteransLack of intimate relationshipsInadequate social welfare servicesInadequate emergency blood suppliesInstitutionalized members of societyLack of protection for the vulnerableInadequate disaster rescue and reliefInadequate protection of individual welfareLoss of traditional forms of social securityLack of facilities for severely deformed peopleInadequate rehabilitation facilities for the disabled Related Problems:
DiscriminationDenial of social rightsConspiracy against the publicInadequate prison conditions and penal systemsDelayed consequences of war-time imprisonment and deportation Aggravates:
Human sufferingHarmful thoughtAnti-social behaviourLoneliness in old ageInequality of opportunitySocially handicapped refugeesInternational imbalance in the quality of lifeVulnerability of women and children in emergencies Strategies:
Giving attention to social neglectUsing social neglectAddressing problems of forced relocation of peasants onto marginal lands Subject(s):
Societal Problems → DependenceSocietal Problems → Deprivation
Society → Social
Related UN Sustainable Development Goals:
Problem Type:
A: Abstract Fundamental Problems Date of last update
16.04.2019 – 14:21 CEST