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Three theoretical perspectives guide sociological thinking on social problems: functionalist theory, conflict theory, and symbolic interactionist theory. These perspectives look at the same social problems, but they do so in different ways.
- 1.3 Continuity and Change in Social Problems
4.1 Understanding Sex and Gender. 4.2 Feminism and Sexism....
- 1.1 What Is a Social Problem
A social problem emerges when a social entity (such as a...
- 2.3 Explaining Poverty
The Functionalist View. As discussed in Chapter 1...
- 7.4 Explaining Drug Use
Beyond these general explanations of why people use drugs,...
- 8.2 Types of Crime
Chapter 7 “Alcohol and Other Drugs”’s discussion of these...
- 14.4 Problems of Rural Life
Rural Schools and Education. The discussion of education in...
- 9.4 Prostitution
Beyond explaining why individual women and men are more...
- Publisher Information
Publisher Information Social Problems: Continuity and Change...
- 1.5 End-of-Chapter Material
4.1 Understanding Sex and Gender. 4.2 Feminism and Sexism...
- 8.4 Explaining Crime
The Functional Perspective: Social Structure Theories....
- 1.3 Continuity and Change in Social Problems
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Three theoretical perspectives guide sociological thinking on social problems: functionalist theory, conflict theory, and symbolic interactionist theory. These perspectives look at the same social problems, but they do so in different ways. Their views taken together offer a fuller understanding of social problems than any of the views can ...
Chapter 1: Understanding Social Problems. 1.1 What Is a Social Problem? 1.2 Sociological Perspectives on Social Problems. 1.3 Continuity and Change in Social Problems. 1.4 Doing Research on Social Problems. 1.5 End-of-Chapter Material.
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A social problem emerges when a social entity (such as a social change group, the news media, or influential politicians) begins to call attention to a condition or behavior that it perceives to be undesirable and in need of remedy.
Nov 26, 2019 · It focuses on how and why people come to understand that some conditions ought to be viewed as a social problem, that is, how they socially construct social problems.
Mar 29, 2011 · The term ‘social problem’ applies to social conditions, processes, societal arrangements or attitudes that are commonly perceived to be undesirable, negative, and threatening certain values or interests such as social cohesion, maintenance of law and order, moral standards, stability of social institutions, economic prosperity or individual free...
A social problem results from a conflict in values. A social problem arises when groups of people experience inequality. A social problem is socially constructed but real in its consequences. A social problem must be addressed interdependently, using both individual agency and collective action.
