1. What is A Social Problem?
2. How do people frame the
question of social problem?
3. Is there a difference between
how the general population
look at social problems
compared to social scientists.
Theoretical Traditions
1. Conflict Theory (Marx)
2. Structural-Functionlaism
(Durkheim).
3. Symbloic-Interactionism
(Weber).
What is the circuit of a social problem?
- What is s circuit?
- What are the social, political, historical, and social implications of social problem circuit?
Social Process Circuit
1. Claimsmaking
2. Media coverage
3. Public Reaction
4. Policymaking
5. Social Problems Work
6. Policy Outcomes
Sociology 207
Social Problems
Angel Valdivia, ABD