how sociologists view social problems the abortion dilemma
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How Sociologists View Social Problems
The Abortion Dilemma
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The Sociological Imagination
“The sociological imagination enables us to grasp history and biography and the relations between the two within society.”
– C. Wright Mills
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The Sociological Imagination
• Seeing people’s behavior and attitudes in the context of the social forces that affect their lives
• Our person troubles are a result of the public condition
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The Sociological Imagination
• Also referred to as the sociological perspective
• Social location – Where we are located in society– Predictions based on social location reference the
group, not the individual
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Social Problem
• Aspect of society that a large number of people are concerned about and would like to see changed.
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Characteristics of Social Problems
Objective concerns
• Can be measured or experienced
Abortion
• Whether abortions are legal
• Who obtains abortions
• Why they have abortions
• Number of abortions
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Characteristics of Social Problems
Subjective Concerns
• Concerns that a significant number of people (or a number of significant people) have about the objective concern
Abortion
• Some women may have unwanted children
• Some women terminate their pregnancy
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Characteristics of Social Problems
• Roe v. Wade
– Before decision• Illegality• Back alley abortion
– After decision• Legality• Changing the law
Dynamic
•Respond to changes in society
•Take shape as groups interact with one another
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Characteristics of Social Problems
• Relative
– What is a solution to some, might be a problem for others
– Based on values
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Natural History of Social Problems
• Defining the problem
• Crafting an official response
• Reacting to official response
• Pursuing alternative stategies
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Studying Social Problems
• Surveys
• Case studies
• Experiments
• Field studies
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Gathering information
• Interviews
• Questionaires
• Documents
• Observations