CH.1

Social And Behavioral Sciences 201 with Collins at Ohio University

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Sociological Imagination

Individual problems; we view emotional and personal; blame self or others

What is a social problem?

Some aspect of society that people are concerned about and would like changed
Not harmful to everybody
Objective condition
Some part of society that can be measured or experienced

Subjective concern

Concern a significant number of people have people have about the condition

Eg. Abortion may not be available; some may give unwanted births

Dynamic vs. Relative

Dynamic:

as society changes subject and object changes

as groups interact social problems take shape

relative

value and beliefs

looking at individuals who determine what social problems are

social problem for one may be the solution for another

Social constructionist approach

social problems arise as people define conditions as undesirable and in need of change

natural history of social problems 6 Stages

Claimsmaking
media coverage
public reaction
policy making
social problems work
policy outcomes

Claimsmaking

People make claims that there’s a social problem with certain characteristics, causes, and solutions; (activists, experts)

Media Coverage

Report on claims makers, so the news is spread to wider audiences (newspapers, TV)

Public reaction

People become concerned and may decide to join movement (M.A.D.D.)

Social problems work

Agencies implement new policies and call for further change

Policy outcomes

Looking at various responses

Look for additional changes to be made

If policy does work, what else can we campaign against

8 Assertions on Social Problems

Social problems results from the ways in which society operates
Social problems aren’t caused by bad people
Social problems are socially constructed
People see problems differently
Def of problems change overtime
problems involve subjective values as well as objective facts
many but not all social problems can be solved
various social problems are related

Symbolic Interactions

sociological theory that examines society as the product of individuals interactions with one another as well as the symbols that people using interactions

symbolic interactions two questions

How do people become involved in problematic behavior?

How do people define issues as social problems in the first place?

3 parts of self

How we think we appear to others

How we think others feel about what they preserve

How we feel about this reflected image

labeling theory

how we define the poor

objective condition

something measured, studied, observed

subjective concern

why? if illegal they'll do what they want

Mead’s taking the role of the other and the generalized other

w/o symbols there’d be no social life

symbols are the foundation of social structure

begins in early childhood (age 2)

empathized with those surrounding us

around pre-K take role of generalized other (TV, school, public)

learning theory

people learn troublesome attitudes or behavior from those around them

study on prostitutes; takes years to learn; first adopted becomes normal

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