CRM 1001 Lecture Notes - Reproductive Rights, Mens Rea, White-Collar Crime
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*2 things jotted down to contribute to class discussion. What is a social problem something that society has decided collectively as a problem. Something is a social problem if we say it is. Time period, location, individual opinion, social group all play into defining a social problem. Things can be a social problem now that wasn"t in the past. Something can be a social problem for one social group while its fine for another. Anyone with a platform and enough cultural influence to impact what society. Private interest groups - group that tries to shape what we think as a. Public officials - anyone who is in a position to shape public opinion about a social issue/policy (seen as someone with expert knowledge or authority to change these issues) Media - shapes our understanding of social problems, like crime. Framing of issues: the process by which a piece of media guides an audience of a perspective of a situation.
