Depression

Depression is a social problem. It is caused be by  a social origin abuse and is believed to be harmful to people as  it  can resort to self-harming and suicide. Depression is not a personal choice, it can be caused genes, personality and things that happened on the outside/physical world, this social problem can be prevented by taking medication or going through counselling.

Smash-and-Grab

Smash-and –Grab is not a social problem because it is said that a social problem is not a personal choice while Smash-and-Grab is a personal choice, it is also only harmful to the people that are experiencing it and not many people.

Rape

Rape is a social problem because it affects people in a Society. Rape affects a huge  number of people on a daily basis, this issue is not a personal choice and it can be caused by a bad history of paedophilia in ones childhood.

Fast food

Fast food is not a social problem because it does not affect many people and it doesn’t prevent people from reaching their goals. It does not originate from social conditions and it does not threaten the society we believe in.

HIV/AIDS

HIV/AIDS is a social problem because it can be harmful to many people and it can caused by social conditions such as sexual abuse, HIV/AIDS can be threatening to our values and it is not a personal choice.