social pathology
Americannoun
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a social factor, as poverty, old age, or crime, that tends to increase social disorganization and inhibit personal adjustment.
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the study of such factors and the social problems they produce.
Example Sentences
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One of the more disturbing rat experiments discussed is a study of the effects of crowding on the development of social pathology.
From New York Times • Oct. 31, 2022
The challenge is to make sure that the winners aren’t winning by extracting their gains in a way that creates a social pathology that’s bad for everyone.
From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 28, 2022
Virtually every measure of social pathology continues to gain ground.
From Slate • Nov. 18, 2019
We were looking for the opposite of the pain and alienation and social pathology we had grown up with, and didn’t know if we would bring some of it with us, unintentionally or not.
From The Guardian • Apr. 11, 2017
Nearly every question of social pathology may be resolved to this, Why does he not work?
From Races and Immigrants in America by Commons, John R. (John Rogers)
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