Understanding Social Problems

Art made by Francesca Scatena of many people holding signs of contributing issues in social problems. 1. In the first chapter of Social Problems: Continuity and Change by Minnesota Library Publishing, it briefly describes different parts of social problems.  To begin with, social problems can be defined as: " any condition or behavior that has negative consequences for large numbers of people and that is generally recognized as a condition or behavior that needs to be addressed." We learn that there are two aspects of social problems- objective component and subjective component. In objective component, it is a negative thing that affects a large amount of people but still can be debated on its severity. On the other hand, subjective component is a negative issue that would have to be addressed in order for it to be considered a social problem. The stages in emergence of social problems: emergence and claim making, legitimacy, renewed claim making, and lastly development of ...