Geavanceerde Woordenschat voor de TOEFL - Sociale problemen

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

discriminatie

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

vervolging, onderdrukking

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

positieve discriminatie, afirmatieve actie

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

marginaliseren, verwaarlozen

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

klassenstrijd, clash tussen klassen

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

deportatie, uitzetting

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

politiek asiel, aanvraag voor politiek asiel

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

asielzoeker, aanvrager voor asiel

someone who illegally lives or works in a country

illegaal, illegale immigrant

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

immigratie

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

emigratie

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

natuurlijke nationalisatie, verwerving van het staatsburgerschap

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

bigotterie, intolerantie

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

intolerantie

the state in which one cannot satisfy their basic human needs

ontbering, deprivatie

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

achtergesteld, benadeeld

the state of homelessness as a result of unemployment

zwerverij, dromerij

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

onvrede, oproer

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

opstand, revolte

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

subsistentie, overleven

protection or shelter from something dangerous or troublesome

bescherming, onderdak

suffering from extreme deprivation

arm, beroofd

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

verarmen, ontnemen

extremely poor or in need

arm, benodigd

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

moderne slavernij, dwangarbeid

to dismiss employees due to financial difficulties or reduced workload

ontslagen, ontsluiten

the buying and selling of goods illegally

smokkel, illegale handel

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

ondervoeding

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

passief roken, secundaire rook

hatred, antipathy, or prejudice toward homosexuals

homofobie

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

harddrug, zware drugs

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

zachte drug, recreatieve drug

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

verplaatsing, uitzetting