Sociology 2140 Lecture Notes - Lecture 1: Childhood Obesity, Proletariat, Economic Inequality
23 Oct 2017
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Differing opinions solution or problem (some people may consider things as a solution while others view it as another problem) What is defined as a social problem depends on: Historical contexts (what may not have been a problem 20 years ago may be today) Conditions affecting the quality of life or cherished values (ex. poverty effects the quality of life) Discrepancies between ideals and achievement (cid:894)e(cid:454). ideals = e(cid:395)ualit(cid:455), (cid:271)ut (cid:449)e ha(cid:448)e(cid:374)(cid:859)t a(cid:272)hie(cid:448)ed. Patterns of behaviour warranting public concern and collective action equality because people are still being discriminated against) Ideology - which conditions are considered as social problems depends on your viewpoint (ex. a. Marxist would view differences in social class as a problem, feminist would be lack of women in good jobs etc. ) Theories of social problems (theories are how you view the world) Social problems: believe social problems are a failure of institutions to fulfill roles, ex.
