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CEFR B1 Vocabulary - Lesson 40
Here you will learn some English words about social Issues, such as "social", "racial", "wrong", etc. prepared for B1 learners.
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addiction
[noun]
the inability to stop taking, using, or doing something, particularly something harmful or unhealthy
bullying
[noun]
a type of behavior that involves using violence or threats to intimidate smaller or less powerful people
corruption
[noun]
illegal and dishonest behavior of someone, particularly one who is in a position of power
equality
[noun]
the state of having the same opportunities, rights, status, etc. as others
freedom
[noun]
the right to act, say, or think as one sees fit without being stopped, controlled, or restricted
gender gap
[noun]
the differences between the rights, opportunities, etc. of women and men and the way they are treated in a society
immigration
[noun]
the fact or process of coming to another country to permanently live there; the number of those who do so
malnutrition
[noun]
a condition in which a person does not have enough food or good food to eat in order to stay healthy
overpopulation
[noun]
a situation where the number of people living in a particular area is more than the carrying capacity of the environment
peer pressure
[noun]
a strong feeling to seek approval of people of one's age by doing what they do or by behaving like them
racism
[noun]
the unjust or violent behavior toward people because their race is different form one's own
security
[noun]
the state of being protected or having protection against any types of danger
sexism
[noun]
an unfair treatment based on the belief that one gender, particularly female, is weaker, less intelligent, or less important than the other
modern slavery
[noun]
a modern form of slavery that involves using threats or violence to force people to work and preventing them from escaping
social inequality
[noun]
a condition of unjust and unequal distribution of wealth and opportunities in a society
social service
[noun]
a service intended to help people with financial or family problems, provided by the government; the people or the department that does this
welfare
[noun]
the provision of help by the government for those in need, such as financial help
to protest
[verb]
to show disagreement by taking action or expressing it verbally, particularly in public
drug
[noun]
any illegal substance that people take in order to experience its mental or physical effects
brain drain
[noun]
a situation in which highly intelligent or skilled people of a country move to another country so that they can live a better life
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