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Ableism | Access to Education |
Addiction | Ageism |
Air Quality | Animal Rights |
Anti-Competitive Practices | Bullying |
Child Welfare | Children's Rights |
Civility | Climate Change |
Consumer Protection | Corporate Accountability |
Cost of Education | Crime |
Criminal Justice Reform | Cronyism |
Culture Change | Debt Bondage |
Disease | Economic Development |
Environmental Destruction | Environmental Justice |
Epidemics & Pandemics | Excessive Force |
Extinctions | Food Deserts |
Food Quality | Food Security |
Fraud | Genetically Modified Food |
Globalization & Trade | Government Spending |
Healthcare Quality | High Interest Lending |
Human Rights | Hunger |
Immigration | Indigenous Rights |
Inflation | Information Security |
LGBT+ Rights | Living Conditions |
Mental Health | Minimum Wage |
Misinformation | Modern Slavery |
Monopolies | Natural Disasters |
Natural Resources | Nuclear Weapons |
Obesity | Pesticides |
Policing | Political Accountability |
Political Stability | Pollution |
Poverty | Prisoners' Rights |
Privacy | Public Debt |
Public Safety | Quality of Life |
Racism | Recessions & Depressions |
Refugees & Migrants | Reproductive Rights |
Right to Know | Rights & Freedoms |
Sexism | Social Inequality |
Social Safety Net | Social Stability |
Substance Abuse | Taxation |
Technological Change | Terrorism |
Tobacco & Nicotine Products | Toxic Waste |
Unemployment | Urban Development |
War | Women's Rights |
Working Conditions | Workplace Safety |
2024 Additions
The following issues were added as notable this year.Academic Integrity | Algorithmic Bias |
Artificial Intelligence Ethics | Cost of Living |
Cybersecurity | Deepfakes |
Electoral Reform | Mental Health Awareness |
Nuclear Power | Parental Rights |
Political Polarization | Right to Health |
Social Media & Mental Health | Wage Theft |
Social Justice Issues
Issues related to fairness to people.![](https://simplicable.com/images/header/examples_of_social_justice_issues_11307_1FVfwLk.jpg)
Community Issues
Issues related to the quality of life in a place.![](https://simplicable.com/images/header/community_issues_simplicable_11307_1nHXdcv.jpg)
Global Issues
Issues that cross borders or that may require international cooperation to solve.![](https://simplicable.com/images/header/global_issues_simplicable_11307_15nYguM.jpg)
Economic Issues
Issues related to markets and finances.![](https://simplicable.com/images/header/economic_issues_simplicable_11307_1kDUa8r.jpg)
Political Issues
Issues that relate to the political system and government policy.![](https://simplicable.com/images/header/political_issues_simplicable_11307_1GXzQ4m.jpg)
Environmental Issues
Environmental destruction and issues related to nature. This includes environmental justice and the impact of environmental problems on communities.![](https://simplicable.com/images/header/examples_of_environmental_issues_11307_1gvM5nC.jpg)
Technology Issues
The impact of technology and rapid technological change on society, communities and culture.![](https://simplicable.com/images/header/technology_issues_simplicable_11307_1XhzNM5.jpg)
Summary
Social issues are problems and injustices that impact people and communities. These include problems directly related to living conditions, opportunity, rights, freedoms, human dignity and mutual respect.![](https://simplicable.com/images/header/social_issues_overview_and_examples_11307_12kzxR8.jpg)