01:920:103 Study Guide - Final Guide: White Supremacy, Colin Powell, Racial Steering
26 Apr 2016
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A social problem is when the members of society reach a consensus that a condition affects many members of the population and needs to be remedied. Everyone is not affected or need to be affected for it to be a social problem. Affect the quality of life of a large number of people. Using imaginative thought, we are able to examine the relationship b/w the individual experiences and broader society. Connecting the individual with society, or as c. wright mills explained, This perspective is concerned with the way each role functions within a system [looks at society as a whole] Institution (system) stable structure of statuses & roles. Statuses position in a group or society. Roles requirement or expectations associated with a given statues. From this perspective, the main reason for the existence of social problems is that societies are always changing. Failure to adapt successfully to change leads to social problems.
