Vocabulario Avanzado para el TOEFL - Problemas Sociales
Aquí aprenderás algunas palabras en inglés sobre problemas sociales, como "persecution", "illegal", "unrest", etc. que se necesitan para el examen TOEFL.
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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
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
(of a person or area) facing challenging circumstances, especially financially or socially

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

esclavitud moderna
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
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
