About Lesson
Objective & subjective elements of Social Problems
1.Objective component of social condition
Awareness of social conditions through life experiences and through reports in the media.
– We see the homeless, hear gunfire in the streets, and see injured women in hospital emergency
rooms.
– We read about employees losing their jobs as businesses downsize and factories close.
- Subjective component and its interpretation
- The belief that a particular social condition is harmful to society or to a segment of society & that it should and can be changed.
- We know crime, drug addiction, poverty, racism, violence, and pollution exist.
– These are not considered social problems unless a segment of society believes these conditions diminish the quality of human life.
Could we solve the social problems?
- Can we accept the costs of the solution?
- Does a solution to one problem create yet other problems?
- Is a particular solution feasible?