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14 Cards in this Set
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Sociological Imagination |
A point of veiw that highlights how society affects the experiences we have and the choices we make. |
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Sociology |
The systematic study of human societies |
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Culture |
A way of life including widespread values, beleifs, and behavior. |
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Social Constructionist |
the assertation that social problems arise as people define conditions as undesireable and in need of change. |
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claims making |
the process of convincing the public and important public officials that a particular issue or situation should be defined as a social problem |
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Social Movement |
An Organized effort at claims making that tries to shape the way people think about an issue in order to encourage or discourage a change. |
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Social problems |
a condition that undermnes the well being of some or all members of a society and is usually a matter of public controversy. |
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Social Movement stages |
Emergence, Coalesnece, formalization, decline |
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Eight assertions of social problems |
Social orblems result from the ways in which society operates
Social Problems are not caused by bad people
people define a condition as harmful and in need of change.
definitions of problems change over time.
Problems involve subjective values as well as objective facts.
Many but not all social problems can be solved
Various social problems are related
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policy evaluation |
How do we measure success
Ware are the costs of the policy or program
Who should get the help
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Retributon |
moral vegeance by which society inflicts suffering on an offender comparable to that casued by the offense.
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deterrence |
using punishment to discourage further crime |
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rehibilitation |
reforming an offender to precnet future offences |
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societal protection |
protectiong the public by rendering an offender incapable of further offenses through incarseration |