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
It is not a matter of particular acts of cruelty or violence, specific forms of social pathology, or this or that person who has made a disastrous choice.
From The New Yorker ● Jun. 12, 2017
The Nazi dictatorship; a study in social pathology and the politics of fascism. 2d ed., rev. © 11May36; A95170.
From U.S. Copyright Renewals, 1963 July - December by Library of Congress. Copyright Office
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