SOC 2070 Lecture Notes - Lecture 7: Corporate Crime, Mothers Against Drunk Driving, Squeegee
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And why is it a problem that the person has to solve: the reason why we think of certain things as problem is because very capable groups and organizations can frame it to be a problem (ex. Its everywhere, everyone seems to be bullying each other: where did it come from really aggressive campaigns like pink shirt day. Whole approach was crystalized in a book by spector and kituse. Whether a condition is physical, genetic, physiological, psychological, medical, or technological, the process by which it become the focus of attention and defined as a social problem is social . Key concepts driving this approach: claims-makers (most important, engaged in making claims about a person or condition/problem is deviant do this using convincing speech (rhetoric, they possess charisma, connections, money. Ineffective claims maker mumbles and doesn"t know much about the topic: primary claims-makers vs. Secondary claim"s-makers: primary claims-makers: closest to the problem in question, physical interaction with the issue (ex.
