Problem
Inadequate response to societal needs
Experimental visualization of narrower problems
Other Names:
Unmet needsUnsatisfied needs
Claim:
Social service institutions are failing to deal with problems that are more complex and numerous than ever before. In many cases, their own bureaucratic organization may block the services they intend to deliver. In other instances, specialization narrows the field of services delivery. Efforts to demand accountability are generally only on a rather stop-gap basis. Broader Problems:
SectarianismUnsolved social problems Narrower Problems:
Delays in delivery of goods and servicesDisputed health needsUnplanned family needsInadequate career adviceUnsurveyed consumer needsUnassessed corporate needsUnsatisfied recreational needsLack of collective housing schemesUnfulfilled government requirementsDenial of right to sufficient shelterIgnored social needs of developing countriesCommercial disregard of social responsibilityLack of relevant education in rural communitiesMarket indicators' exclusion of human requirementsIneffective delivery of basic human resource servicesInadequate research on proposed solutions to problemsGap between material and technological needs and demandsFailure of public authorities to assist in financial investmentGovernment inaction Values:
DissatisfactionInadequacyUnmet Problem Type:
D: Detailed problems Subject(s):
Living conditionsInadequacy
Sociology
Date of last update
26.02.2002 – 00:00 CET