Social Probs Ch. 1-3

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pornography

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any depiction, narrative or object of a sexual nature that is more or less considered to be offensive

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safety valve theory

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argues that porn functions as a way to experience fantasies and desires that is relatively safe and curtails the likelihood of those spilling over into other environments

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trigger theory

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argues that porn/prostitution stimulate and enlarge the likelihood that one will participate in those activities outside of a safe environment

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society

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a relatively self-sufficient group of people living within geographic boundaries who pass a complex way of living (culture) from one generation to the next

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deviance

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behavior that violates normative expectations

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social problem

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some aspect of society that large numbers of people are concerned about and would like to see changed

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objective conditions

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things that are measurable and can be quantified (how many, where, when, etc.)

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subjective concern

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ideas, feelings and attitudes that people have about those conditions

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internalization

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when values, roles, and norms are so deeply ingrained in our identity that we take them for granted to be true

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sociological imagination

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refers to looking at people's behavior and attitudes in the context of the social forces that shaped them

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theory

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an explanation of how two or more concepts, such as age and suicide, are related to one another

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functionalism

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a theory that focuses on how a system consists of interconnected parts, each part contributing in some way to the stability or equilibrium of the system

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conflict theory

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theory that views society as a system in competition and conflict (exploiters vs. exploited)

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feminist theory

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within conflict theory; focuses on the power relationships between men and women (patriarchy)

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social construction of reality

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the way people make sense of life by giving meaning to their experiences

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dependency ratio

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in terms of Social Security, the number of workers compared with the number of recipients

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prostitution

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the renting of one's body for sexual purposes, "the world's oldest profession"

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black market

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the underground channeling of illegitimate services to clients

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correlation

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when two or more things occur together

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causation

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when one thing produces something else in effect

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types of prostitutes

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call girls, convention prostitutes, apartment prostitutes, house prostitutes, streetwalkers, parking lot lizards, etc.

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4 stages of a social problem

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1. Defining the problem, emergence of leaders and organizing around the issue
2. Crafting an official response
3. Reacting to the official response
4. Developing alternative strategies