Social Issues Vocabulary

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To try very hard to achieve something or to deal with something difficult is to

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struggle

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The unfair treatment of people because of differences is

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discrimination

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People living peacefully in a community or society and agreeing can be called living in

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harmony

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Being well informed about a situation can be called

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awareness

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To oppress means

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to use power to treat others in a cruel or unjust way

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Homelessness, disease, and lack of education are some effects of

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poverty

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All the groups of people that share laws, rights, and resources make a

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society

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Foreshadowing is

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a sign or warning of future events

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An assumption about what someone does based on a social group they belong to is called a

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stereotype