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Chapter 1-Social Problems

people in a society agree that a condition exists that threatens the quality of their lives and their most cherished values

agree something needs to be done to remedy the problem

natural history approach

four stages in the development of a social problem

roblem definition, legitimacy, reemergence of demands, and rejection and institution building.

analysis of social problems focuses on public perception of conditions that come to be defined as problems

Social policies are formal procedures designed to remedy a social problem

Research Methods

ethnographic studies, demographic studies, survey research, field observation, and social experiments

Interactionist

Social problems evolve, in part, because influential people may “construct” them and convince others that they exist

focuses on the ways in which people actually take on the values of the group in which they are members

secondary deviance

a person labeled a drug addict may adopt elements of what is popularly viewed as a drug addict's lifestyle: resisting employment or treatment, engaging in crime, and so on.

ocuses on the ways in which people actually take on the values of the group of which they are members, exploring how different groups define situations.

Conflict

marx-class conflict

unequal distribution of resources, which lead to large-scale conflict

belief that social problems arise out of major contradictions in the way societies are organized

ocial problems arise out of major contradictions in the way societies are organized; contradictions that lead to struggle over scarce resources.

Functionalist

societies are always changing; failure to adapt successfully to change leads to social problems.

how major social institutions actually operate

patient, in turn, is expected to cooperate in the administration of the treatment

knowledge and behaviors that involve treatment of the patient's immediate needs and administration of care according to the doctor's orders