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Sociology and Social Problems
Objectives

This chapter introduces students to two major sociological definitions of social problems, as well as sociological perspectives and research methods employed by sociologists when studying social problems.

  • Defining social problems
  • The role of social movements in creating social problems
  • Sociological perspectives that are used to analyze social problems
  • Methods used by sociologists to study social problems
  • The criteria for evaluating the claims made about social problems



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