Problem
Undervaluation of community service
Other Names:
Blocked service to society Claim:
Individuals find that their desire to serve society is blocked. The symbols of recognition by the larger society that a profession has a significant role in the health of the social fabric are largely gone. Stories about the importance of a job have been replaced by waiting for retirement myths. Even the most specialized of professionals find themselves as a part of thousands of other professionals. Attempts to actually solve problems is frustrated by the size of any task when looked at from a global perspective. Broader Problems:
Inauthentic vocational dominanceTrivialization of human creativity Narrower Problems:
State desertion of enterprisesUnappealing public office positionsCollapse of public servant role of the professional Related Problems:
Undervaluation of public assetsDenial of right to hold public office Aggravates:
Underpayment of policeUnsurveyed consumer needsMediocrity of government leadersMisconduct in elected public officeUnethical practices of public service employees Problem Type:
F: Fuzzy exceptional problems Subject(s):
Society → Society Society → Communities
Social Activity → Voluntary
Social Activity → Services
Innovative change → Appropriateness
Related UN Sustainable Development Goals:
Date of last update
01.01.2000 – 00:00 CET