Basic social problems

The problems associated with the existence of factors of public life, directly or indirectly affecting the state of the community, and requiring collective efforts to address them, are called social. In any state, no matter how advanced and progressive it is, such problems exist. Naturally, depending on the standard of living of the population or state policy, the list of these issues is not the same for different countries.

Many believe that the social problem is one of the issues related to the situation of poor citizens or certain categories of the population. However, this is too limited an understanding of the issue. These problems have a wider range and can concern not only a single state, but also the world community as a whole.

Types of social problems

Classify social problems can be on different grounds. You can allocate economic, demographic, food, etc. Some of them are of universal importance, others arise only in some countries. You can divide the problems into the following groups:

• Problems arising in the process of human impact on nature. These include pollution of the world's oceans, depletion of land resources, environmental disasters, etc.
• Problems, the emergence of which is connected with the system of social organization (in other words - with the interaction of man with society). These are issues such as health care, the economy, class inequality, unemployment and many others.
• Intersocial problems. Problems arising between states or ethnic groups, united by common interests or idea. This category includes the problem of local military conflicts and the economy of underdeveloped countries.

If we talk about global problems, then, naturally, they include:

• Demographic. It is associated with a rapid increase in the world population.
• Food. The problem is related to the need to provide a constantly growing population with food.
• Energy. It is connected with the decision of a question on maintenance of people with energy and fuel at a current moment of time and foreseeable future.
• Ecological. It combines the problems of pollution of the World Ocean and the atmosphere, utilization and processing of solid waste.

The solution of the above issues requires the joint efforts of all states and communities.

State problems in the social sphere

In addition to participating in solving problems of a planetary scale, the government of any state must also solve internal social problems that each country has its own. The main social problems of Russia:

• Poverty of the bulk of the population and social inequality.
• Alcoholization and distribution of drug addiction of various types.
• Unemployment.
• The problem of population growth.
• The problem of corruption of authorities and officials.

Of course, the full list of problems that exist in our state is much broader. Their solution requires constant support and funding both at the federal and regional levels.

To implement social support for the population of the country, various social institutions have been formed. The activities of these organizations are aimed at providing the population with various services. Among them:

• Medical care of citizens. Polyclinic services, hospital treatment, prevention and rehabilitation.
• Compulsory free education.
• Social support. It is a complex of measures aimed at maintaining certain categories of the population: the provision of various benefits, subsidies, grants and allowances, physical assistance to social workers.