social pathology

noun

1. a social factor, as poverty, old age, or crime, that tends to increase social disorganization and inhibit personal adjustment.
2. the study of such factors and the social problems they produce.

Example Sentences

The bodies of Black and brown people are no longer viewed as spaces of agency, but as the location of violence, crime and social pathology.

From Salon

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

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

This is not a new problem, but the dominant “follow the science” mantra misses the fact that the same social pathology that exacerbates the pandemic also debilitates our scientific response to it.

From New York Times

The movie is steeped in individual as well as social pathology.

From New York Times