Social Problems Test 1: Ch 1, 3, & 4

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SOCIAL PROBLEMS

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Societally induced conditions that harm any segment of the population, and acts and conditions that violate the norms and values found in society.

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SOCIOLOGICAL IMAGINATION

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C. Wright Mill's term emphasizing that individual troubles are inextricably linked to social forces.

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PERSON-BLAME

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The assumption that social problems result from the pathologies of individuals.

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SYSTEM-BLAME

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The assumption that social problems result from social conditions

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SOCIAL DARWINISM

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The belief that the place of people in the stratification system is a function of their ability and effort.

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FERTILITY RATE

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The average number of children born to each woman.

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PANDEMIC

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A worldwide epidemic.

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TRANSNATIONAL CORPORATION

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A profit-oriented company engaged in business activities in more than one nation.

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CORPORATE DUMPING

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The exporting of goods that have either been banned or not approved for sale in the United States because they are dangerous.

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Cultural Deprivation

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The assumption by the members of a group that the culture of some other group is not only inferior but also deficient. This term is usually applied by members of the majority to the culture of a minority group.

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Colony

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A territory controlled by a powerful country that exploits the land and the people for its own benefit.

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Sociological Theory

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A set of ideas that explains a range of human behavior and a variety of social and societal events.

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Biosphere

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The surface layer of the planet and the surrounding atmosphere.

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Ecosystems

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The mechanisms (plants, animals, and microorganisms) that supply people with the essentials of life.

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Planned Obsolescence

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The manufacture of consumer goods designed to wear out. Or existing products are given superficial changes and marketed as new, making the previous products outdated.

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Subjective nature of social problems

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What is and what is not a social problem is a matter of definition. Social problems vary by time and place. Modern view of soc problems

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Objective reality of social problems

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Some societal conditions harm certain segments of the population and therefore are social problems.

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Institutionalized deviance

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when a society is organized in such a way as to disadvantage some of its members

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Value neutrality

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The attempt by scientist to be absolutely free of bias in their research.

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Modern Social Problems (7 things)

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Immigration/ Browning of America, Graying of America, Inequality Gap, Increasing Influence of $$$ in Election and Politics, Globalization, Plight of the Poor, Environmental Impact

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Medical Model

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Earliest approach to Soc. Prob theory: Bad maladj. people cause problems, focus on internal issues

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Absolutist Approach

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1920-1930. Conditions in society fostered problems, focuses on external issues

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Problem individuals

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1940's Deviants violate social expectations, internal issues

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Soc. Prob. view from 1970's to early 90's

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Deviation w/ in social structure and roles of society in creating social problems, external issues.

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Causes for global inequality

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uneven access to edu/info, resource availability, gov't structure/stability, geo location, over population

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Ways to reduce fertility rates:

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1)Demographic Transition

2)Family Planning

3)Social Change

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Stages of Demographic Transition

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1)Initial Stage- Increasing birth and death rates 2)Transition Stage- Increase birth and decrease death rates. Pop. Growth Skyrockets

3)Incipient Stage- decreasing birth and death rates

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Poverty vs. Absolute Poverty

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Absolute poverty means that you live off of < $1.25 a day

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Semi literate

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Skills less than what you need for day to day functions

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why is haiti poor?

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1) long history of violence

2) gov't corruption

3) isolations and vindictive ostracism

4) lack of Edu

5)Corporate exploitation

6)few Nat. Resources

7) Pop. pressures

8) Nat. Disasters

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New Slavery

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Not life long, work until no longer useful/debt is paid off

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perpetual resouces

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resources that have a never ending supply

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Demographic transition

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the 3 stages of urbanization