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Sociological Imagination
Objectivism
a school of thought that defines social problems in terms of objectively measurable characteristics of conditions
Subjectivism
a school of thought that defines social problems in terms of people’s subjective sense that something is or isn’t troubling
Social Construction
the process by which people continually create- or construct- meaning
Social Problems Process
the process through which particular troubling conditions come to be constructed as social problems
Constructionism
a sociological approach that focuses on the process of social construction
Claim
an argument that a particular troubling condition needs to be addressed
Claimsmaking
the process of making claims, of bringing a troubling condition to the attention of others
Claimsmakers
people who seek to convince others that there is a troubling condition about which something ought to be done
Troubling conditions
a condition that becomes a subject of claims
Natural History
a sequence of steps or stages often found in a particular process
Activists
members of a social movement organization who make claims about social problems
Experts
People- such as physicians, scientists, lawyers, and officials- who have special knowledge and claim to speak with special authority
Policymaking
the process of devising policy to address a particular troubling condition
Social Problems Work
the application of constructions of a troubling condition or social policy to practical situations
Policy Outcome
the result of how a particular social policy is implemented
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