SOC102H1 Chapter Notes -Enhanced Interrogation Techniques, Aboriginal Peoples In Canada, Symbolic Interactionism
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Social problem: social condition/pattern of behaviour that is believed to warrant public concern and collective action. Rallies don"t just represent identities and personal interests, they are efforts to change relationships (social, political, economic) Sociology has always been about social change, conflict and cohesion. Rise of sociology coincided with rise of "modern" societies confidence in idea of progress possibility of social improvement. There is a struggle to see and record patterns of social life that cause social problems: cannot see and know everything. Measureable features of a negative social condition (including crime, poverty, alcohol abuse, which are considered the objective realities) Systematic measurements show that the condition exists and is harmful. We can study the causes and effects of the condition without judging it as serious or trivial. We can count and measure their incidence and make and test theories about their changing rates of occurrence. Activities are based on positivism and science.
