Sociological analysis of social harms and their influence on health

Dear Chief in Editor Social health, along with physical and mental health, constitute the main pillars of health. The simultaneous dependence of social health on the characteristics of society and the individual makes a society to be healthy in which there is equal access for everyone to necessary goods and services for full functioning as a citizen. National security takes place when not only people have no harm but also there is a public effort to run a healthy society. The sense of security comes from itself or from the society in which one lives. Social harm is increasingly on the rise, and it is essential to take necessary measures for containing these threats. Social harm, as a serious threat to the individuals’ health, faces them with danger. It is caused by several factors such as population uncontrolled growth, urbanization, mechanization of life, the breakup of interpersonal relationships, and the influence of the peer group which can affect the quality of life. Social harms can cause a lot of problems for individuals in society, have a negative effect on their physical and mental health, reduce their life quality and have destructive effects on the community development process [1]. Social harm has been considered by scholars in human society since a long time ago. At the same time as the expansion of the industrial revolution and the scope of needs, the deprivations from the impossibility of meeting demands and the needs of life have led to a widespread expansion of corruption, revenge, crime, wandering, theft, sexual deviations and other harms. Social harm or deviation refers to any type of individual or collective moral action which is not organized in the framework of principles and the collective action rules of the community in Journal of Research & Health Social Development & Health Promotion Research Center Vol. 9, No.1, Jan & Feb 2019 Pages: 12 DOI: 10.29252/jrh.9.1.1 Letter to Editor