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SOCI 1306: Social Problems

Examining social problems from a sociological perspective will enable you to recognize and help address harmful social issues in ways that can make your community and the world around you a better place for everyone. Social problems are social conditions perceived to be problematic by groups of people: Members of society determine what social problems are as they continually construct and reconstruct society, every day.

Social Sciences
Author
John Glass
Publisher
Collin College
Source
LibreTexts
License
CC BY-SA
Language
EN
Category
Basic Sciences
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Contents· 207 sections
  1. 01: Introduction to Social Problems
  2. 1.01: The Sociological Imagination
  3. 1.02: History and Biography
  4. 1.03: Understanding Social Problems
  5. 1.3.01: What Is a Social Problem
  6. 1.3.02: Sociological Perspectives on Social Problems
  7. 1.3.03: Continuity and Change in Social Problems
  8. 1.3.04: Doing Research on Social Problems
  9. 1.3.05: End-of-Chapter Material
  10. 02: EXAMPLE
  11. 2.01: Alcohol and Other Drugs
  12. 2.1.01: Drug Use in History
  13. 2.1.02: Drugs and Drug Use Today
  14. 2.1.03: Social Patterning of Drug Use
  15. 2.1.04: Explaining Drug Use
  16. 2.1.05: Drug Policy and the War on Illegal Drugs
  17. 2.1.06: Addressing the Drug Problem and Reducing Drug Use
  18. 2.1.07: End-of-Chapter Material
  19. 2.1.08: Case Study- Betty
  20. 03: Research
  21. 3.01: Science and Scientific Research
  22. 3.1.01: Science
  23. 3.1.02: Scientific Knowledge
  24. 3.1.03: Scientific Research
  25. 3.1.04: Scientific Method
  26. 3.1.05: Types of Scientific Research
  27. 3.1.06: History of Scientific Thought
  28. 04: Culture
  29. 4.01: What is Culture
  30. 4.1.01: What is Culture
  31. 4.1.02: The Capacity for Culture
  32. 4.1.03: Culture As An Adaptive Mechanism
  33. 4.1.04: Ethnocentrism and Cultural Relativism
  34. 4.1.05: Patterns of Culture
  35. 4.1.06: Levels of Culture
  36. 4.1.07: Culture Change
  37. 4.1.08: End of Chapter Discussion
  38. 4.02: Social Production of Culture
  39. 4.03: Culture and Meaning
  40. 4.3.01: Link Between Culture and Society
  41. 4.3.02: Defining Culture
  42. 4.3.03: Cultural Sociology
  43. 4.3.04: Theoretical Perspectives on Culture
  44. 4.3.S: Culture and Meaning (Summary)
  45. 4.04: Collective Culture
  46. 4.05: Improving Intercultural Communication Skills
  47. 4.06: Culture and Communication
  48. 4.07: Cross-Cultural Communication
  49. 4.08: Foundations of Culture and Identity
  50. 4.09: Cultural Power
  51. 4.9.01: Cultural Hierarchies
  52. 4.9.02: Social and Cultural Capital
  53. 4.9.03: Cultural Hegemoney
  54. 4.9.04: Prejudice and Discrimination
  55. 4.9.S: Cultural Power (Summary)
  56. 05: Groups
  57. 5.01: Types of Groups
  58. 5.02: The Psychology of Groups
  59. 5.03: Group Dynamics
  60. 5.3A: Effects of Group Size on Stability and Intimacy
  61. 5.3B: Effects of Group Size on Attitude and Behavior
  62. 5.3C: The Asch Experiment- The Power of Peer Pressure
  63. 5.3D: The Milgram Experiment- The Power of Authority
  64. 5.3E: Groupthink
  65. 5.04: Group Size and Structure
  66. 5.05: Group Dynamics and Behavior
  67. 5.06: Formal Organizations
  68. 5.07: Groups Organizations and Social Change
  69. 5.08: Social Categorization and Stereotyping
  70. 5.09: Ingroup Favoritism and Prejudice
  71. 5.10: Social Comparison
  72. 06: Media and Culture
  73. 6.01: The Lost Cell Phone
  74. 6.02: Intersection of American Media and Culture
  75. 6.03: How Did We Get Here The Evolution of Culture
  76. 6.04: How Did We Get Here The Evolution of Media
  77. 6.05: Media Mix - Convergence
  78. 6.06: Cultural Values Shape Media Media Shape Cultural Values
  79. 6.07: Framing
  80. 6.08: Mass Media and Popular Culture
  81. 6.09: Media Literacy
  82. 6.10: Discourse Institutions and Power
  83. 6.11: Institutions
  84. 6.12: Discourse and Institutions
  85. 6.13: Agenda Setting
  86. 07: Media Effects
  87. 7.01: Mass Media and Its Messages
  88. 7.02: Media Effects Theories
  89. 7.03: Methods of Researching Media Effects
  90. 7.04: Media Studies Controversies
  91. 7.05: Media Literacy and Media Studies Research
  92. 7.06: Advertising Public Relations and Propaganda
  93. 08: Persuasion Influence and Conformity
  94. 8.01: Attitudes Behavior and Persuasion
  95. 8.1.01: Social Cognitions
  96. 8.1.02: Schema
  97. 8.1.03: Attributions
  98. 8.1.04: Categories and Concepts
  99. 8.1.05: Exploring Attitudes
  100. 8.1.06: Changing Attitudes Through Persuasion
  101. 8.1.07: Changing Attitudes by Changing Behavior
  102. 8.1.08: Thinking Like a Social Psychologist About Attitudes Behavior and Persuasion
  103. 8.1.09: Chapter Summary
  104. 8.02: Influencing and Conforming
  105. 8.2.01: The Many Varieties of Conformity
  106. 8.2.02: Obedience Power and Leadership
  107. 8.2.03: Person Gender and Cultural Differences in Conformity
  108. 8.2.04: Thinking Like a Social Psychologist About Conformity
  109. 8.2.05: Chapter Summary
  110. 8.03: Conformity and Obedience
  111. 8.04: Persuasion- So Easily Fooled
  112. 09: Stratification Inequality and Social Class in the U.S.
  113. 9.01: Social Class
  114. 9.1.01: Social Class
  115. 9.1A: Social Class
  116. 9.1B: Property
  117. 9.1C: Power
  118. 9.1D: Prestige
  119. 9.1E: Status Inconsistency
  120. 9.02: Social Class in the U.S.
  121. 9.2A: Social Class in the U.S.
  122. 9.2B: Income
  123. 9.2C: Wealth
  124. 9.2D: Education
  125. 9.2E: Occupation
  126. 9.03: The Class Structure in the U.S.
  127. 9.3A: Class Structure in the U.S.
  128. 9.3B: The Upper Class
  129. 9.3C: The Upper Middle Class
  130. 9.3D: The Lower Middle Class
  131. 9.3E: The Working Class
  132. 9.3F: The Lower Class
  133. 9.3G: Income Distribution
  134. 9.04: Social Mobility
  135. 9.4A: Social Mobility
  136. 9.4B: Growing Gap Between Rich and Poor
  137. 9.4C: Open vs. Closed Stratification Systems
  138. 9.4D: Types of Social Mobility
  139. 9.4E: Social Mobility in the U.S.
  140. 9.05: The Impacts of Social Class
  141. 9.5A: Consequences of Social Class
  142. 9.5B: Physical Health
  143. 9.5C: Mental Health
  144. 9.5D: Family Life
  145. 9.5E: Education
  146. 9.5F: Religion
  147. 9.5G: Politics
  148. 9.5H: Crime and Criminal Justice
  149. 9.06: Poverty
  150. 9.6A: Poverty
  151. 9.6B: Measuring Poverty
  152. 9.6C: Explaining Poverty- The Sociological Debate
  153. 9.6D: Social Exclusion
  154. 9.6E: The Dynamics of Poverty
  155. 9.6F: The Feminization of Poverty
  156. 9.6G: Government Assistance Programs
  157. 9.07: Digital Suppression of Social Movements (in the US)
  158. 9.7.01: Mechanisms of Social Movement Suppression
  159. 9.7.02: Digital Threats to Social Movements
  160. 9.08: Dominant and Minority Groups
  161. 9.8.01: Dominant and Minority Groups
  162. 9.8.02: Minorites by Group
  163. 9.8.03: Course Objectives for Part I
  164. 9.8.04: Study Guide for Part I
  165. 9.8.05: Key Terms and Concepts for Part I
  166. 9.8.06: Lecture Outline for Part I
  167. 9.8.07: Assignments for Part I
  168. 9.8.08: Reading List for Part I
  169. 9.09: Defending against Surveillance and Suppression
  170. 10: Your Social Problem
  171. 10.01: Select a social problem
  172. 10.1.01: Interventions and Problem Solving
  173. 10.1.02: Problem Solving Approaches and Interventions
  174. 10.1.03: Commonalities of Approaches
  175. 10.1.04: References Key Terms and Concepts
  176. 10.02: Conduct research on your problem
  177. 10.2.01: The Scientific Method in Practice
  178. 10.2.02: Data Collection and Analysis
  179. 10.2.03: Sociological Application - Using Research to Assess and Solve Problems
  180. 10.2.04: Reading Reports of Sociological Research
  181. 10.2.05: Being a Responsible Consumer of Research
  182. 10.2.06: Media Reports of Sociological Research
  183. 10.2.07: Its Everywhere
  184. 10.2.08: Doing Research for a Cause
  185. 10.2.09: Appendix - Research Portfolio
  186. 10.2.9.01: Instructions for completing the Research Portfolio assignment
  187. 10.03: Identify main contributors
  188. 10.04: Develop an intervention
  189. 10.4.01: Basic Public and Applied Sociology
  190. 10.4.02: Public Sociology
  191. 10.4.03: Levels of Analysis
  192. 10.4.04: Theoretical Approaches
  193. 10.4.05: Using a Sociological Perspective
  194. 10.4.06: References Key Terms and Concepts
  195. 10.4.07: Skills and Competencies in Sociological Practice
  196. 10.4.7.01: Practice Competencies
  197. 10.4.08: Community Interventions
  198. 10.4.09: Tools for Action
  199. 10.4.9.01: Public Policy
  200. 10.4.9.02: Community Organizing Partnerships and Coalitions
  201. 10.4.9.03: Behavioral Community Approaches
  202. 10.05: Framing
  203. 10.5.01: Framing solutions
  204. 10.5.1.01: Compulsive innovation
  205. 10.5.1.02: Blind spots as opportunities
  206. 10.5.1.03: Transcending reductionism re-purposing the Internet
  207. 10.5.1.04: Productive innovation