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What is a social problem? |
Conditions caused by factors in the social order that harm or disadvantage a segment of the population and are viewed as unacceptable by the society. |
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Social Issues |
Debates that involve moral judgments about how people should act or behave |
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Social Policy |
A formal strategy that addresses some aspect of society. |
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What are the three elements of a social problem? |
1. Individual or social damage 2. Violations of powerful group standards 3. Persistence |
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Fallacy of inevitability |
A condition is just the way that it is and there is nothing to be done to solve it. |
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What are the stages of a social problem? |
1. Defining the problem 2. Acceptance and legitimacy 3. Disillusionment and New demands 4. Rejection and Reformulation |
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What are the two types of social problems? |
1. Norm and Value violations 2. Social conditions |
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Values |
Judgments about what is good or bad, right or wrong, beautiful or ugly in a society |
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Norms |
Formal and informal rules about proper behavior. |
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Thomas Theorem |
If we believe something to be a social problem, we will react to it and be affected by it whether or not it is really a problem. (ex. getting candy on Halloween could be dangerous so people are very cautious about what should be consumed by kids when they Trick or Treat). |
