The Encyclopedia
of World Problems
& Human Potential

Static and unrelated social roles

Visualization of narrower problems

Name(s):

Fragmented images of social roles

Undefined societal roles

Compartmentalized social tasks

Claim

There is no effective vehicle in society for relating diverse social groups to the common direction of society as a whole. In addition the roles which an individual may play in the different areas of his life, as in his job, his family, and in different social and cultural groups, are in no way related to each other. This results in social roles becoming static. Individuals have no means of relating their own social roles with those of others. There is no feeling whatsoever of the meaning of, or the relationship among, these roles in global terms.

Broader

Schizmogenesis

Counter-dependency

Compartmentalization

Security-based role programming

Inadequate sense of personal identity

Restrictive effects of tradition-bound community decision-making

Narrower

Confusion over sex roles

Unclear educational roles

Conflicting roles of women

Conflicting children's roles

Frustration of the role of opposition

Unmeaningful social roles for the aged

Tradition-bound social structures in rural areas

Collapse of public servant role of the professional

Elimination of the socio-cultural role of western women

Aggravates

Social role-playing

Social subjugation of women ^{[in 2 loops]}

Fragmented social responsibility ^{[in 22 loops]}

Underutilization of locally available skills ^{[in 4 loops]}

Restricted opportunity for community activity ^{[in 12 loops]}

Deteriorating social environments for raising children ^{[in 3 loops]}

Aggravated by

Consumerism

Insufficient role models

Proscribed thinking and behaviour

Excessive valuation of functional tasks

Reduced by

Diffusion of family role expectations

Strategy(ies)

Determining communal roles

Expanding social roles

Integrating social roles

Value(s)

Type

(F) Fuzzy exceptional problems

About the Encyclopedia

The Encyclopedia of World Problems and Human Potential is a unique, experimental research work of the Union of International Associations. It is currently published as a searchable online platform with profiles of world problems, action strategies, and human values that are interlinked in novel and innovative ways. These connections are based on a range of relationships such as broader and narrower scope, aggravation, relatedness and more. By concentrating on these links and relationships, the Encyclopedia is uniquely positioned to bring focus to the complex and expansive sphere of global issues and their interconnected nature.

The initial content for the Encyclopedia was seeded from UIA’s Yearbook of International Organizations. UIA’s decades of collected data on the enormous variety of association life provided a broad initial perspective on the myriad problems of humanity. Recognizing that international associations are generally confronting world problems and developing action strategies based on particular values, the initial content was based on the descriptions, aims, titles and profiles of international associations.

About UIA

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Non-profit, apolitical, independent, and non-governmental in nature, the UIA has been a pioneer in the research, monitoring and provision of information on international organizations, international associations and their global challenges since 1907.

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