Vocabulaire Avancé pour le TOEFL - Problèmes Sociaux

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

discrimination

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

persécution

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

discrimination positive

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

marginaliser

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

lutte des classes

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

expulsion

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

asile politique

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

demandeur d'asile, demandeuse d'asile

someone who illegally lives or works in a country

clandestin, clandestine

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

immigration

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

émigration

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

naturalisation

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

sectarisme, intolérance

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

intolérance

the state in which one cannot satisfy their basic human needs

privation

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

désavantagé

the state of homelessness as a result of unemployment

vagabondage

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

agitation, troubles

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

soulèvement

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

strict minimum

protection or shelter from something dangerous or troublesome

refuge, asile

suffering from extreme deprivation

frappé par la pauvreté

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

appauvrir

extremely poor or in need

indigent

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

esclavage moderne

to dismiss employees due to financial difficulties or reduced workload

licencier, renvoyer

the buying and selling of goods illegally

trafic

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

malnutrition

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

tabagisme passif

hatred, antipathy, or prejudice toward homosexuals

homophobie

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

drogues dures

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

drogue douce

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

déplacement