SOCIAL STUDIES

• Trend


  An upward-curving line or curve on a graph indicates a pattern of progressive change in a condition, output, or process. It can also refer to the average or overall propensity of a group of data points to move in a certain direction over time.
• Fad


  Any type of group behavior that emerges within a culture, age, or social group and involves a brief period of passionately following an urge. A other word for fad is craze.
• Trend

  • Long life span
  • A style for longer years
  • Rising slow in popularity
  • Endures with or without publicity
• Fad

  • Short life span
  • Emerged and disappear quickly
  • Rising quickly in popularity
  • Hyped or advertised by media
• Issue


  It only exists when a group of individuals pushes for it, garners attention, or makes a major move that causes people to take notice.
• Issue is an important topic or issue that is the subject of debate or discussion, whereas trend denotes the general course that something is taking as it moves, develops, or leans. When change results in conflict, it also becomes troublesome.
• Components Of Contemporary Issues

  • Social
  • Political
  • Economic
  • Historic
  • Geographic
• Social Issue


  A circumstance or attitude that affects a large number of people negatively and for which the majority perceives the need for a remedy
• Human Rights


  Moral guidelines or rules for certain expectations of acceptable human conduct, no matter our nationality, religion, sex, ethnicity, color, race, or any other status
• Categories of Human Rights

  • Alienable rights (can be transferred, sold, or given away)
  • Inalienable rights (cannot be surrendered, renounced, or removed)
• Human Right

  A moral power, not just a physical power
• Human Rights are inviolable
• Human rights are indivisible, interdependent and interrelated
• War on Drugs


  In the Philippines, the anti-drug campaign has been stepped up under President Rodrigo Duterte, with numerous alleged human rights abuses, most notably extrajudicial murders that go against the rule of law, linked to this campaign
• Gender equality


  Occurs when persons of all genders have equivalent opportunity, rights, and responsibilities
• Gender inequality has an impact on everyone, including men, women, transgender and gender nonconforming individuals, kids, and families
• LGBT Rights


  LGBT people are fighting for their civil rights in Congress, courts, and public spaces, with well-known individuals openly sharing their sexual orientation and gay and lesbian individuals being shown in films and on television as complete members of society, not as novelty characters
• Same Sex Unions are being legalised in many countries
• Contraception


  Access to contraception is decreasing in some countries, with some governments adamantly opposing it
• Sexual Health


  Individuals' sexual health and wellbeing is a common concern in society
• Civil Society


  Voluntary civic and social organizations and institutions that form the basis of a functioning society, distinct from the government and commercial institutions
• Same sex marriage are becoming legal in many nations including united states
• Contraceptives , hiv transmition and the neccessity for unsafe abortions are decreased by using contraceptives. The Catholic church, however adamantly oppossed to the use of contraceptives. Abstinence or Celibacy is the best strategy for preventing unintended pregnancies
• Sexual harassment, is type of discrimination that gravely violates both individual rights and institutional ideals. Sexual assaults and harassment are common problems. They have an adverse effect on communities and society, limits people's lives and create grief
• Caste system - It is a social hierarchy that has existed in some form in India and passed down via generations. It has the power to control a person's ability to choose their career and other facets of their social existence, such as who they can marry.
• Gender roles - These are expectations about how men and women should behave within a particular culture. Gender roles vary widely across cultures.
• Human trafficking - This refers to the recruitment, transportation, transfer, harboring, or receipt of persons through the use of force, coercion, abduction, fraud, deception, abuse of power, or vulnerability for the purpose of exploitation. Human trafficking is a violation of human rights and is considered a serious crime against humanity.
• Marriage equality - Marriage equality means equal access to civil marriage for same-sex couples. In countries where it is not yet recognized, this may be achieved through legislation or court rulings. Countries with marriage equality include Argentina, Brazil, Canada, Colombia, Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, Ireland, Luxembourg, Malta, Mexico, Netherlands, New Zealand, Norway, Portugal, South Africa, Spain, Sweden, Taiwan, Uruguay, United States, and Venezuela.
• Income inequality - When there is a large gap between those with high income and low income. Income inequality can be seen at local levels (e.g., neighborhoods) and global levels (e.g., countries).
• Poverty - A condition where individuals do not have access to basic needs like food, water, shelter, education, and healthcare. Poverty affects millions of people worldwide.
• Social institution - A collection of social roles played by individuals connected by social ties, societal institutions are structured thought and behavior patterns that are based on fundamental societal requirments.
• Civil society - Private organizations supporting national causes. The concept that most frequently used was developed by CIVICUS. which defines Civil society as the setting outside the family, the state and the market where people come together to solve common problems.
• Culture - It is a general word that used to describe social behavior , institution, and conventions present in human societies as well as the knowledge, convictions, aesthetics, legal systems , traditions, skills, and routines of the people who make up these groups. Culture is originated in or been influenced by particular area or place
• Ideal culture- describes the cultural norms that members of society adhere to. Includes every set of ideals, standards, and principles that a society strives to uphold.

  Catholic nation.

  Til' death do us part.
• Real culture - describes the ideals and standards of conduct that members of society claim to uphold

  High divorce rate

  Supporter of EJK or Corruption.