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A '''social issue''' is a problem that affects many people within a society. According to [[Marxism]], social issues tend to arise due to [[Contradiction|contradictions]] of society's [[mode of production]]. Nowadays, given that [[capitalism]] is the dominant mode of production in the world, it's safe to say that modern societal problems are a product of capitalism that are globally exported to all countries, exactly because of this dominant character. | A '''social issue''' is a problem that affects many people within a society. According to [[Marxism]], social issues tend to arise due to [[Contradiction|contradictions]] of society's [[mode of production]]. Nowadays, given that [[capitalism]] is the dominant mode of production in the world, it's safe to say that modern societal problems are a product of capitalism that are globally exported to all countries, exactly because of this dominant character. | ||
Problems such as [[poverty]], | Problems such as [[poverty]], food insecurity, violence, homelessness, pollution, [[:Category:Social issues|etc.]] arise from the way things are produced and distributed and these problems are preserved through capitalism's enforcement of class society. | ||
While such problems have existed in the past, they have today a character that is unique to capitalism. That is, food insecurity under [[feudalism]] was different (had different causes and repercussions) to food insecurity in capitalism. | While such problems have existed in the past, they have today a character that is unique to capitalism. That is, food insecurity under [[feudalism]] was different (had different causes and repercussions) to food insecurity in capitalism. | ||