societal problem

collocation in English

meaningsofsocietalandproblem

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societal
adjective[before noun]
uk
/səˈsaɪ.ə.təl/us
/səˈsaɪ.ə.t̬əl/
relating to or ...
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problem
noun[C]
uk
/ˈprɒb.ləm/us
/ˈprɑː.bləm/
a situation, person, or thing that needs attention and needs to be dealt with ...
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(Definition ofsocietalandproblemfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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Both events were hugely symbolic of the public visibility of mental disorder as a serioussocietalproblem.
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The three articles about grandparents as care-givers and surrogate parents are timely reminders of a growingsocietalproblem, and of older people as resources in the care system.
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It is surely asocietalproblem.
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There has been a recent increase in the popular belief that unemployment is the fault of the individual and not asocietalproblem.
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It is at this point that anxious and threatened citizens often identify a scapegoat for societal problems.
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Clearly, many societal problems are so prevalent and horrifying as to necessitate immediate action.
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In political usage, war metaphors are used to manage a perceivedsocietalproblem, with the concept taking the place of an individual or state enemy in true war.
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In their view, advocating the politicization of certain identities without essentializing them is a necessary and normatively defensible response to the societal problems of inequality and oppression.
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Sozialpartnerschaft can be an inflexible and ineffective way of finding solutions to societal problems, such as the need to make effective structural reforms in the healthcare system.
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There is a limit to the extent to which legislation, and even zealous deterrence, can tackle the deeper societal problems.
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Such a wishy-washy approach to societal problems just does not work.
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If that were made very local and based on the community, some societal problems could be overcome.
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The issue raises societal problems, which advise us strongly to ban animal cloning for food, as well as the import of cloned animals and their offspring.
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There are also societal problems.
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Insurgents capitalize on societal problems, often called gaps; counter-insurgency addresses closing the gaps.
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Services such as counseling are used to help reconcile issues related to family, marriage, and friendship to help prevent family breakups and other societal problems.
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The comics would sometimes feature societal problems in urban life, such as poverty, petty thefts and secret societies.
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Initiative, intended to show and demonstrate solutions for societal problems.
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Individual issues at work are seen as being a part of broader societal problems which they seek to address.
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Governmental agencies employ the knowledge from both to solve societal problems.
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