Social Problem Process – Flashcards

-Obectivist definition -locates a condition -attempts to measure (count) -Questions objectivists ask -Is it harmful -how many people -how serious

-Not everyone may agree why a condition is harmful -The objectivist definition can be criticized for being so broad that it is vague to the point of losing its meaning

-Conditions are viewed as problems -Think of social problems as a process of responding to social conditions -Social consrtuctionism refers to the way people create new understandings about the world around them

-Claimmaking: individual/group says should be seen as troubling-(social problem) -Caim:highlights a troubling condition -Claimsmaker:people who feel something is wrong

Step1:claimsmaking 2:media coverage 3:public reaction 4:policymaking 5:social problems work 6:policy outcomes

-publics perception measured using public opinion polls -policymaking intended to reduce social problems is done by -School -Legislative -Government -Local

-Social problems workers are typically responsible for carrying out the practical actions -Policy outcomes refer to -extent policy solves the problem -peoples reaction -concerns about implementation

-Resources impact process -Media coverage -Claimsmaking -Policymaking -resources in social problems process refers to -Access to the policymakers -Access to the media -Influence -Money

-feedck each stage in the social problems process influences both the stages before and after it