The nature of social problems of modern India are deeply rooted in the changes occurred in the society during the last two hundred years. For a long time very few knew about the problems of Indian society. The processes of westernisation, industrialisation, formal education, commercialisation and modernisation have contributed towards the emergence of new situations which are incompatible with the traditional ways of living. The 'issue' should also be such that an individual cannot handle it by himself. If an individual wants a job and has to compete with others for getting it, then it is merely an individual problem. Likewise, if an individual has become addicted to drugs and has to seek admission to a psychiatric institute or a community centre for deaddiction, that is his personal problem. The present work on social problems provides an authentic, up-to-date and thought-provoking description of various trends and issues in social problems. It is hoped that this highly readable work will be an essential reading for students, teachers and researchers in social science and related fields.