SOCIOL 1C03 Lecture Notes - Lecture 2: Signify, Symbolic Interactionism, Social Forces
16 Jan 2019
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Pattern of behaviour -> such as violence against women. ^ that people believe warrants public concern/collective action. Systematically disadvantage or harms a significant number of people. Social problems can impact an entire society, but may not directly affect you. The issue of poverty still impacts you, as it impacts society. The ways that our society becomes concerned with social problems. > measurable features of a social condition (poverty, crime, drop out rate)= > people"s interpretations of social conditions, acts, and situations (morality, ex. ) Stereotype based on those who use social welfare assist. ) > interested in how groups of people, through their interactions, create meaning. > how groups of people come to a shared understanding. > social problems are not immediately obvious, but need to be interpreted and presented to us (public) The social problems we are dealing with right now, may not have manifested the same way as the present.
