Poverty – The social factor destabilizing national security

Abstract

The analysis is an attempt to support the process of education in the subject Social conflicts of the students of Social activities specialty at the Faculty of Medicine at Trakia University in Stara Zagora, Bulgaria. Without ignoring the significance of many other factors destabilizing the social sphere and leading to social conflicts, the present work focuses only on poverty as a significant and negatively affecting the national security factor. The aim is to provide an opportunity to reflect on the impact of poverty, its characteristics and legal nature, its social significance and role, as well as its negative impact on social and national security. Therefore its characteristics are analyzed with a keen interest.