Social Problems

class struggle

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/klˈæs stɹˈʌɡəl/

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

deportation

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/di.pɔr.teɪ.ʃən/ or /di.pawr.tei.shēn/

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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

political asylum

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/pəlˈɪɾɪkəl ɐsˈaɪləm/

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

bigotry

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

unrest

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

subsistence

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/səb.sɪs.təns/ or /sēb.sis.tēns/

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

poverty-stricken

Adjective

/pˈɑːvɚɾistɹˈɪkən/

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suffering from extreme deprivation

to impoverish

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/ɪm.pɑv.rɪʃ/ or /im.paav.rish/

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

modern slavery

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/ˈmɑdɚn ˈsleɪvəri/

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

homophobia

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/hoʊ.moʊ.foʊ.biə/ or /hooo.mooo.fooo.biē/

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hatred, antipathy, or prejudice toward homosexuals