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A social issue is a problem that influences many citizens within a society. It is a group of common problem in present-day society and one that many people strive to solve. It is often the consequence of factors extending beyond an individual's control. Social issues are the source of a conflicting opinion on the grounds of what is perceived as morally correct or incorrect personal life or interpersonal social life decisions. Social issues are distinguished from economic issues; however, some issues (such as immigration) have both social and economic aspects. There are also issues that do not fall into either category, such as warfare.
There can be disagreements about what social issues are worth solving, or which should take precedence. Different individuals and different societies have different perceptions. In Rights of Man and Common Sense, Thomas Paine addresses the individual's duty to "allow the same rights to others as we allow ourselves." The failure to do so causes the creation of a social issue.
There are a variety of methods people use to combat social issues. Some people vote for leaders in a democracy to advance their ideals. Outside the political process, people donate or share their time, money, energy, or other resources. This often takes the form of volunteering. Nonprofit organizations are often formed for the sole purpose of solving a social issue. Community organizing involves gathering people together for a common purpose.
A distinct but related meaning of the term "social issue" (used particularly in the United States) refers to topics of national political interest, over which the public is deeply divided and which are the subject of intense partisan advocacy, debate, and voting. In this case "social issue" does not necessarily refer to an ill to be solved, but rather a topic to be discussed.

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  1. M

    Running openFOAM on a Mac: issues with paraFOAM

    Hi PF! I'm using a mac and am running the CFD program openFOAM. As I'm going through a tutorial on openFOAM, I am instructed to type paraFoam & into the terminal. When I do so, I receive this error: This application failed to start because it could not find or load the Qt platform plugin...
  2. M

    MHB Convexivity issues in a new type of network - NLP

    Hallo All! Im glad to be here... I have written a paper on a new type of network for NLP but i have lingering questions on how efficient and effective it is...this is a link to it on my blog... ABSTRACT submited So the following is a more formal framing of efficiency and effectiveness in...
  3. renec112

    QM: Issues with parity of spherical harmonics and Heisenberg

    Hi physics forms! I'm practicing to for an Quantum mechanics exam, and i have a problem. 1. Homework Statement I have two problems, but it's all related to the same main task. I have a state for the Hydrogen: ## \Psi = \frac{1}{\sqrt{2}}(\psi_{100} + i \psi_{211})## where ## \psi_{nlm}##...
  4. JuanC97

    I Issues with the variation of Christoffel symbols

    Hello everyone, I'm sure a lot of you know that the Christoffel symbols are not tensors by themselves but, their variation is a tensor. I want to revive a post that was made in 2016 about this: The Variation of Christoffel Symbol and ask again "How is that you can calculate ∇ρδgμν if δ{gμν} is...
  5. Stephenk53

    How old is too old for equipment and other safety issues

    Disclaimer: I forget the names of tools often for some reason so I will often describe the tool rather than say it's name My shop teacher recently told me one of our machines is 45 years old. If I recall correctly it is the planar (device used to flatten the faces of wood). How long do you...
  6. I

    Admissions Issues with undergrad GPA, Masters Applications

    Greetings All, So I've received my first round of rejections from schools, and I must admit I am a bit surprised. This is my second degree, with my first being in EE from 12 years ago. At that time I had pretty severe (and documentable) mental health issues, and this really held me back...
  7. Xilus

    Leap Year Issues: What's the Deal with February?

    whats the deal with February. is the month 28 days or 29 days? every 4 years we have 1 extra day? what the hell. every year should be almost exactly the same length.
  8. BillTre

    What Are the Scientific Flaws in the Movie Downsizing?

    I recently ran across a review of the new movie "Downsizing" (starring Matt Daman and Kristen Wigg (together again from "The Martian")). The main issue in the movie seems to be shrinking people will reduce their environmental load on the planet (smaller people use less stuff). However, as any...
  9. Ethan Singer

    Biochemistry Research: Is it Worth the Cost and Effort?

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  10. S

    Calculating Stresses for Metal Pole Design in Audio System Installation

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  11. B

    Studying Help me understand physics with sensory processing issues

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  12. J

    Oscillations and harmonics issues for components

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  13. M

    MATLAB Solving MATLAB to Excel Copy Issues

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  14. N

    Steam Condenser Not Working: Pressure & Temperature Issues

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  15. Vital

    Graph r = 6 cos() issues with plotting on xy-plane

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  16. StevieTNZ

    Wanna Decrypt0r 2.0 -- malware is causing issues around the globe

    Well this latest version of malware is causing issues around the globe. I was shocked to learn of the infection of NHS systems in the UK, and this morning I read of German train station timetable boards affected...
  17. A

    A 2D Finite Difference Convergence Rate Issues

    I have completed a 2D finite difference code in MATLAB that has a domain of (0,1)x(0,1) and has Dirichlet Boundary Conditions of value zero along the boundary. I get convergence rates of 2 for second order and 4 for fourth order. My issue now is that I'm now wanting to change the domain to a...
  18. Kevin Halagan

    Turbulence issues within tubing (Exair Vortex system)

    Hello, I used the Darcy Friction Factor from the Moody Diagram along with the Reynolds number to find energy losses inside the cold air tubing of our vortex system. My calculations showed that I should decrease transitions, length, diameter, and velocity. I am mainly concerned with the figuring...
  19. Sirsh

    MATLAB Issues Replicating Simulink Model within MATLAB (2DOF)

    Hey all, I've been trying to debug a model I've created of a 4DOF geared system within Simulink by reproducing the results in MATLAB going from a 2DOF upwards to verify the dynamics are acting correctly. At the moment I am purely trying to model the stiffness between two gears, my equations...
  20. D

    Programs What Are Current Issues Whose Answers Lie in Physics?

    I have decided that I want to pursue a career in physics and chemistry. It is very important to me that my career helps people. While I know that there are current testing and research being done for cures and treatments to numerous diseases, I don' think that biology is the field for me. Thus I...
  21. duhuhu

    Can Resistive Heaters Fail in Vacuum Due to Reasons Other Than Temperature?

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  22. A

    MHB As for the question,How can I simplify (8x^1/2)/(x^2/3)]^1/3?

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  23. kolleamm

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  24. Kara386

    I Calculating Cross Section for ZZ* to Electrons/Muons: Issues & Solutions

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  25. F

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  26. R

    Why is my custom microwave transformer producing inconsistent voltage?

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  27. cpscdave

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  28. W

    I Are there Issues with Separation of Values in Ordinal Logistic Regression

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  29. S

    Troubleshooting Overhead Crane Gearbox Issues

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  30. D

    MHB Online game programming issues.

    Okay so i am building an incremental game and have a formula to work out how much it will cost to buy a set amount of buildings. This is required as each time you buy a building the price for that building goes up.This formula is as follows: ((BaseCost * (1.07^b - 1.07^a)) / 0.07)BaseCost =...
  31. Charles Xavier

    Admissions Backing back on track after 16 years of mental issues

    Hi all, I graduated from university with a BSc in Physics (3rd class) in 2000. I was having some issues with depression then in my university years but I managed to graduate with a B average in my basic degree. In 2005, I was warded in a psychiatric hospital and diagnosed with schizophrenia. I...
  32. N

    3 phase sewage scraper bridge with 24VAC control issues

    Guys, I'm having a lot of issues where I work with a sewage scraper bridge chattering it's drive contactors when being called to run, the coils for the contactors are switched on their neutrals from an Allen Bradley logix processor. The control circuit is 24v AC. I've spent a few hours on this...
  33. jim mcnamara

    LaTeX Solving the Micromass Big Integral Challenge - Issues with Latex Rendering?

    Great thread!: https://www.physicsforums.com/threads/micromass-big-integral-challenge.867904/#post-5450007 I have a 16GB i7 windows 7 box with Firefox v45.0.2. I have NO add-ons to Firefox. Every time I open the one thread, it takes longer and longer - literally a minute the last time. No...
  34. Planobilly

    Having issues finding this simple switch

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  35. G

    B What are some modern issues in the world of Nuclear physics?

    Hello! I was just wondering what this community is aware of in the world of modern nuclear physics. To be specific, for my assignment I am asked to research a topic or issue that is related to nuclear physics (and has relations to our daily lives). Some examples provided are: The use of...
  36. O

    Kirchoff's Law -- Having issues with the some signs

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  37. OKaraali

    Max Shear Stress in Thin Cylinder: Issues & Applied Pressure

    I am having some trouble finding out the Maximum shear stress, I worked out my hoop stress and axial stress for the thin cylinder theory but the radial stress i am having issues with. If the applied pressure is only internal then would the radial stress be 0.
  38. N

    C/C++ C++ how to use getline -- Having issues with this program

    A user types a word and a number on a single line. Read them into the provided variables. Then print: word_number. End with newline. Example output if user entered: Amy 5 Amy_5 #include <iostream> #include <string> using namespace std; int main() { string userWord; int userNum = 0...
  39. A

    Finding Solutions to CINDER90 Computer Code Issues

    Hello everybody i hope you all will be happy and enjoying your life i have a question about CINDER90 computer code. i am working on this code but my results are not what i am expecting, i try many option in input, material and fluxes file for this but not fine my results can anybody tell me what...
  40. Themis

    Exploring Random Walk in 1-D: Solving Compilation Issues

    Hi I created a program to run a random walk in 1d with only input the number of steps and the number of walks. I used a random number generator to produce only two outcomes (step forward and step back) and in the main function I want to calculate the average of x (over a number of walks) and...
  41. C

    Finding a Job After College: Advice for a Physics Graduate

    I graduated in 2014 with a B.A. where I studied both Physics and Spanish, and I was a few classes away from a Mathematics minor. In college I also played baseball and worked as a RA for all four years, which led to me not doing internships but I worked odds and ends jobs such as tutoring, golf...
  42. J

    Can someone with chronic health issues work as an engineer?

    Hi, I'm new to these forums so please forgive me if I am posting in the wrong section. Do you think it's possible for someone with chronic health problems to work as an engineer? More specifically, someone who is a recent cancer survivor who deals with chronic fatigue, gets sick easily, etc...
  43. N

    What issues can D wave quantum processor solve ?

    Is D wave 1024 qubit quantum processor can solve a 1024 cities 'travelling salesman problem' ? And if not what are the abilities of it ? Thanks in advance
  44. davenn

    Airline Announcement: Technical Issues Ahead

    hahaha, not really something you want to hear from the air crew
  45. Ameer Bux

    Time & The Special Theory of Relativity

    We know that clocks slow down if moving relative to something that's still and clocks speed up if still relative to something in motion. So, what if I was moving relAtive to something that's still and still, at the same time, relative to something that's in motion? How can time go quicker and...
  46. nisler.1

    Biophysics Problem -- Summation Issues

    Homework Statement The average number of mRNAs in the cell at any time t is <m>(t) = Σ m * p(t). Sum over all the differential equations derived in a) in order to obtain a differential equation for <m>(t) Homework Equations So the differential equation I got in a) was dp/dt = (-kp * Pm) - (m *...
  47. H

    I am ready to make a mechanical drawing but have issues

    One question is, I need a rod that both has grooved bearing tightly fit and a linear bearing on the same rod with no slop. Is this possible? What is a "press fit" tolerance? If I have a 0.5 hole, what size rod will be press fit? What size will locate without pressing? Boy I wish I had an...
  48. Q_Goest

    My new computer has bluetooth issues :(

    I have a new Dell laptop: https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B015SHDRRW/?tag=pfamazon01-20 It came with Windows 8.1 and I put Windows 10 on. Problem I'm having is with the Bluetooth. The Bluetooth doesn't seem to be able to locate things such as my headphones or wireless speaker. I've looked...
  49. yuming

    Telescopic sum issues, cant get Sk

    1. Homework Statement Find a formula for the nth partial sum of the series and use it to find the series' sum if the series converges Homework Equations 3/(1*2*3) + 3,/(2*3*4) + 3/(3*4*5) +...+ 3/n(n+1)(n+2) The Attempt at a Solution the first try, i tried using partial fraction which equals...
  50. D

    MHB Probability Issues? Help Solving Joe's Die Problem

    Having terrible time learning probabilities - so this question threw me. Joe throws a die 4 times, what is probability of him getting a number 1 at most once? Hope you can help - learning binomial formulas, poisson & hypergeometric. Hope someone can assist.
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