Vocabulario Avanzado para el TOEFL - Problemas Sociales

the practice of treating a person or different categories of people less fairly than others

discriminación

an act of cruelty and unfairness toward someone because of their race, religion, or political views

persecución

the policy or practice of favoring people that belong to groups known to have been discriminated against formerly, especially by giving them jobs

discriminación positiva

to treat a person, group, or concept as insignificant or of secondary or minor importance

marginar

the conflict of interests between different social classes in a society, as mentioned in Marxist ideology

lucha de clases

the act of forcing someone out of a country, usually because they do not have the legal right to stay there or because they have broken the law

deportación

the protection that a country grants to someone who has fled their home country because of political reasons

asilo político

someone who seeks refuge in another country and wants to live in that country, often because they are in danger

solicitante de asilo

someone who illegally lives or works in a country

ilegal

the fact or process of coming to another country to permanently live there

inmigración

the act of permanently leaving one's own country to go and live in another

emigración

the act or process of granting a foreigner the citizenship of a country

naturalización

the fact of having or expressing strong, irrational views and disliking other people with different views or a different way of life

intolerancia

the state of being reluctant to accept ideas, thoughts, or behaviors that differ from one's own

intolerancia

the state in which one cannot satisfy their basic human needs

privación

(of a person or area) facing challenging circumstances, especially financially or socially

desfavorecido

the state of homelessness as a result of unemployment

vagabundeo

a political situation in which there is anger among the people and protests are likely

disturbios

a situation in which people join together to fight against those in power

levantamiento

a situation in which one has just enough money or food to survive

subsistencia

protection or shelter from something dangerous or troublesome

refugio

suffering from extreme deprivation

golpeado por la pobreza

to take away a person or a country's riches to the point of poverty

empobrecer

extremely poor or in need

indigente

a situation in which people are forced work against their will through threats or violence that prevents them from escaping

esclavitud moderna

to dismiss employees due to financial difficulties or reduced workload

despedir

the buying and selling of goods illegally

tráfico

a condition in which a person does not have enough food or good food to eat in order to stay healthy

desnutrición

the act of inhaling smoke from another person's cigarettes, cigars, or pipes, especially involuntarily

tabaquismo pasivo

hatred, antipathy, or prejudice toward homosexuals

homofobia

a powerful, addictive, and illegal drug that some people take for pleasure

drogas duras

a recreational drug that is not considered very harmful and gives some people a sense of pleasure

droga blanda

expulsion of people from their homes, typically caused by war, persecution, or natural catastrophe

desplazamiento