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social system
The entirety of state-organized or state-supported institutions and measures that serve the social security of citizens. These include, in particular, social insurance programs such as health, pension, unemployment, and long-term care insurance.
Das deutsche Sozialsystem soll Menschen in Notlagen wie Krankheit oder Arbeitslosigkeit absichern.
The German social system is meant to protect people in emergencies such as illness or unemployment.
The word is made up of 'sozial' (social) and 'System' (system). Here, 'sozial' refers to society and the common good. So it is a system intended to ensure citizens' social security.
Jeder Arbeitnehmer zahlt Beiträge in das Sozialsystem ein.
Every employee pays contributions into the social system.
To understand the abstract word better, it helps to think of its concrete components. The German social system is based mainly on the five pillars of social insurance: health, accident, pension, unemployment, and long-term care insurance.
Die Rentenversicherung ist ein zentraler Teil des Sozialsystems.
Pension insurance is a central part of the social system.
In political and economic contexts, 'Sozialsystem' (social system) is often used with verbs such as 'finanzieren' (to finance), 'reformieren' (to reform), 'stabilisieren' (to stabilize), or 'belasten' (to burden).
Die Regierung diskutiert, wie man das Sozialsystem langfristig finanzieren kann.
The government is discussing how the social system can be financed in the long term.
social security
'die Sozialversicherung' and 'das Sozialsystem' both belong to the topic of social security. 'Die Sozialversicherung' is one specific part of it: statutory insurance schemes such as health, pension, or unemployment insurance. 'Das Sozialsystem' is broader and refers to all state support, institutions, and rules for social security. The words can be confused because social security is an important part of the social system. If it is specifically about insurance contributions or insurance coverage, 'Sozialversicherung' fits better. When talking about a country's whole system, 'Sozialsystem' is more natural.
Im Kurs sprechen wir darüber, wie das Sozialsystem in Deutschland funktioniert.
In the course, we talk about how the social system works in Germany.
Von meinem Gehalt gehen jeden Monat Beiträge zur Sozialversicherung ab.
Social security contributions are deducted from my salary every month.