Three Minute Sociologist: Social Problems? What is Sociology's Contribution (7 minutes really)?

Three Minute Sociologist: Social Problems? What is Sociology's Contribution?
C Wright Mills
Personal troubles and public issues
The difference between a good civics issues course and a sociological social problems course. Problems are largely connected to one another and... root causes of problems.
Provides some criteria for something to be a problem Social Problems by Linda Weber The Analysis of Social Problems
Social in Origin
Social in Damage
Social in Definition
Social in Solution
A social situation or a social fact is NOT intrinsically problematic... it just is...Sociology can help you assess a social situation to determine if it is problematic --1) Is there a gap between what a system should do and what it really does? Functionalist view2) Is there a battle over the scare resources are people being exploited through a use of power? Conflict3) Or, are we just defining something as problematic?
Aging an Example

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