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| Subjective Nature of Social Problems |
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| what is and what is not a social problem is a matter of definition. thus, social problems vary by time and place. |
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| Objective Reality of Social Problems |
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| There are societal conditions that harm certain segments of the population and, therefore, are social problems. |
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| the assumed need (by Maslow) of individualsfor creative and constructive involvement in productive, significant activity. |
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| Institutionalized Deviance |
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| when a society is organized in a way as to disadvantage some of its members |
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| societally induced conditions that harm any segment of the population, and acts and conditions that violate the norms and values found in society |
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| C. Wright Mills's term emphasizing that individual troubles are inextricably linked to social forces |
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| the assumption that social problems result from the pathologies of individuals |
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| the assumption that social problems result from social conditions |
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| The assumption by the members of a group that the culture of some other group is not only inferior, but also deficient. This term is usually applied by members of te majory to the culture of a minority group. |
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| The belief that the place of people in te stratification system is a function of their ability and effort |
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| Activity that violates the norms of a social organization |
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