IntroductionSocial issues are problems in today's society that are described as erroneous, widespread and changing. A category of conditions that people believe need to be changed. Poverty is a serious social problem in society today. According to Peilin (2012), poverty causes hardship for families and individuals as well as political difficulties, thereby negatively affecting social stability and social development and posing a serious threat to human security (p. 243). This article focuses on poverty as a social problem in today's society. He first succinctly presents the social question, then describes how it fits into the field of sociology. It also evaluates sociological theories and terminology related to the social issue. The following section assesses what is known and unknown about a particular social issue. This is followed by a discussion of the value of sociological research on the issue determining the available or possible practical implications of sociological inquiry. The information presented here is strongly supported by concepts and theories from reliable sources. Poverty as a social problem Poverty is generally defined as a state of deprivation of well-being. The conventional perspective essentially links welfare to control over commodities, such that the poor are individuals who do not have enough income or consumption to place them above some adequate minimum threshold (Lyman et al., 2004). Poverty is also linked to a particular type of consumption, for example people may be considered to be in poor health, poorly housed or poor in food. The dimensions of poverty can often be determined directly. For example, this can be measured by assessing malnutrition or literacy levels (Alla...... middle of paper ...... conditions and it is a serious societal phenomenon that challenges a significant fraction of the world's population Some One of the well-known facts is that poverty has many causes and faces and that it often increases with the increase in population However, it is not clear what can be done about it. reduce poverty levels through tourism and what character traits are particular to men and women leading in high poverty levels (Peilin, 2012). fundamentals attributed to social realities and events. Sociological research helps to describe poverty as a social phenomenon and creates a deeper and richer understanding of poverty as a social reality (Peilin, 2012). sociological is that it provides a central organizational model for the discipline..