01:920:103 Study Guide - Midterm Guide: Health Maintenance Organization, National Health Insurance, Universal Health Care

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Social problem- when the members of society reach a consensus that a condition affects many members of the population and needs to be remedied. Affect the quality of life of a large number of people. Using imaginative thought, we are able to examine the relationship between the individual experience and broader society. Connects the individual with society or as c. wright mills explained, personal troubles to public issues . The ability to perceive situations and circumstances in a wide social context and observe how interactions and actions are influential upon other individuals and situations. View from different perspectives and how society created those: Well known to make you more awake. It is a popular drink that is tasty. Considered a type of drug, drinker may have addiction. Concerned with the way each role functions within a system. Institution (system)- stable structure of statuses and roles. Roles- requirement or expectations associated with given status.