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What is the goal of your text?
What is the goal of your text?
A better way of thinking about social problems that interest them
What does the natural history model of social problems outline?
What does the natural history model of social problems outline?
Most social problems go through a process.
When applied to the study of social problems, what does the term natural history refer to?
When applied to the study of social problems, what does the term natural history refer to?
The sequence of stages that a condition often moves through as it comes to be defined as a problem.
Why might a subjectivist suggest that heightism is not a social problem in the United States?
Why might a subjectivist suggest that heightism is not a social problem in the United States?
What does the social problems process refer to?
What does the social problems process refer to?
What does the discussion of reclassifying Pluto illustrate?
What does the discussion of reclassifying Pluto illustrate?
Objectivists focus on __________ when it comes to defining social problems.
Objectivists focus on __________ when it comes to defining social problems.
What does it mean to say that something is socially constructed?
What does it mean to say that something is socially constructed?
What most accurately describes the role of resources in the social problems process?
What most accurately describes the role of resources in the social problems process?
What can claimsmaking be described as?
What can claimsmaking be described as?
Why is it important to carefully evaluate claims and evidence?
Why is it important to carefully evaluate claims and evidence?
How can the objectivist definition of harm be criticized?
How can the objectivist definition of harm be criticized?
What does feedback refer to in the social problem process?
What does feedback refer to in the social problem process?
What do Best's arguments suggest about resources and rhetoric?
What do Best's arguments suggest about resources and rhetoric?
Who typically performs policymaking intended to reduce social problems?
Who typically performs policymaking intended to reduce social problems?
What does Best's discussion of claimsmaking about obesity demonstrate?
What does Best's discussion of claimsmaking about obesity demonstrate?
What does Yoda's quote illustrate?
What does Yoda's quote illustrate?
How do subjectivists tend to think of social problems?
How do subjectivists tend to think of social problems?
What is rhetoric?
What is rhetoric?
What does the term 'troubling conditions' refer to?
What does the term 'troubling conditions' refer to?
How is the impact of claimsmaking on public perception typically measured?
How is the impact of claimsmaking on public perception typically measured?
How is social construction best defined?
How is social construction best defined?
What are social problems workers responsible for?
What are social problems workers responsible for?
Why are policy outcomes important in the natural history model?
Why are policy outcomes important in the natural history model?
What must claimsmakers who are activists typically do?
What must claimsmakers who are activists typically do?
What does the necessity of operating within existing cultural resources imply?
What does the necessity of operating within existing cultural resources imply?
What is the well-established rhetorical formula for claims about victimization?
What is the well-established rhetorical formula for claims about victimization?
Why are early statistics associated with problems often rough estimates?
Why are early statistics associated with problems often rough estimates?
___________ claims tend to work best.
___________ claims tend to work best.
How do audiences typically change over time?
How do audiences typically change over time?
What are valence issues?
What are valence issues?
What is a statistic?
What is a statistic?
What was the main claim in the 'Oh, My Darling Clementine' commercial?
What was the main claim in the 'Oh, My Darling Clementine' commercial?
What are typifying examples usually?
What are typifying examples usually?
What does it mean when a troubling condition piggybacks on a well-established problem?
What does it mean when a troubling condition piggybacks on a well-established problem?
What do ideologies typically emphasize?
What do ideologies typically emphasize?
In the Toulmin Model, what is the claim?
In the Toulmin Model, what is the claim?
By arguing that a new troubling condition is like an established type of problem, what do claimsmakers do?
By arguing that a new troubling condition is like an established type of problem, what do claimsmakers do?
Which of the following is a position issue?
Which of the following is a position issue?
Who was the target audience in the 'Oh, My Darling Clementine' commercial?
Who was the target audience in the 'Oh, My Darling Clementine' commercial?
Regarding claims, how are most audiences characterized?
Regarding claims, how are most audiences characterized?
What is a counterclaim to the assertion that child abuse has been increasing over the last fifty years?
What is a counterclaim to the assertion that child abuse has been increasing over the last fifty years?
What is an example of a warrant related to motorcycle riders who do not wear helmets?
What is an example of a warrant related to motorcycle riders who do not wear helmets?
What is the motivational frame also known as?
What is the motivational frame also known as?
What are the primary components of the Toulmin Model?
What are the primary components of the Toulmin Model?
What is rhetoric often associated with?
What is rhetoric often associated with?
What are cultural resources?
What are cultural resources?
When analyzing claims as arguments, what is the most important factor?
When analyzing claims as arguments, what is the most important factor?
What does naming the problem signify?
What does naming the problem signify?
What is an example of domain expansion?
What is an example of domain expansion?
What does the term social problems marketplace refer to?
What does the term social problems marketplace refer to?
What do grounds often include?
What do grounds often include?
What does directing claims toward a sympathetic audience do?
What does directing claims toward a sympathetic audience do?
What does ethos refer to in claimsmaking?
What does ethos refer to in claimsmaking?
What does it mean that claims tend to take standard forms?
What does it mean that claims tend to take standard forms?
What is frame alignment?
What is frame alignment?
What do most social movements have?
What do most social movements have?
What does maintaining ownership involve for a claimsmaker?
What does maintaining ownership involve for a claimsmaker?
What is frame bridging?
What is frame bridging?
In the video 'Why Activists are Targeting Famous Art to Protect Climate Change,' the activists destroyed the artwork.
In the video 'Why Activists are Targeting Famous Art to Protect Climate Change,' the activists destroyed the artwork.
What does someone claiming ownership of an issue tend to do?
What does someone claiming ownership of an issue tend to do?
What do activists who have established ownership of a problem typically have?
What do activists who have established ownership of a problem typically have?
Many modern social movements have shifted their goals from ____________ to ____________.
Many modern social movements have shifted their goals from ____________ to ____________.
What do social movement scholars discuss when they talk about motivational frames?
What do social movement scholars discuss when they talk about motivational frames?
What does frame amplification rely on?
What does frame amplification rely on?
What are conscience constituents?
What are conscience constituents?
Social movements can cause panic and anxiety.
Social movements can cause panic and anxiety.
What does the polity consist of?
What does the polity consist of?
What is an example of frame extension?
What is an example of frame extension?
What does resource mobilization refer to?
What does resource mobilization refer to?
What does the term cultural opportunities refer to?
What does the term cultural opportunities refer to?
What is the type of frame alignment that poses the most significant challenge for claimsmakers?
What is the type of frame alignment that poses the most significant challenge for claimsmakers?
Only the people who are worse off join social movements.
Only the people who are worse off join social movements.
In the video 'Why Activists are Targeting Famous Art to Protect Climate Change,' the activists shouted, 'Are you more concerned about the protection of a painting or the protection of our oil and gas emissions?'
In the video 'Why Activists are Targeting Famous Art to Protect Climate Change,' the activists shouted, 'Are you more concerned about the protection of a painting or the protection of our oil and gas emissions?'
Which of the following is an example of a counter-movement?
Which of the following is an example of a counter-movement?
What is a master frame?
What is a master frame?
A successful social movement eventually gets absorbed into the existing institution when it has achieved its desired change.
A successful social movement eventually gets absorbed into the existing institution when it has achieved its desired change.
What do frames typically reflect?
What do frames typically reflect?
Why does the need to mobilize resources make organizations within the same social movement competitors?
Why does the need to mobilize resources make organizations within the same social movement competitors?
What role did the activists take in 'Why Activists are Targeting Famous Art to Protest Climate Change'?
What role did the activists take in 'Why Activists are Targeting Famous Art to Protest Climate Change'?
Who do moderates typically appeal to?
Who do moderates typically appeal to?
Which claimsmakers often have the most direct access to policymakers?
Which claimsmakers often have the most direct access to policymakers?
Even failed social movements leave a mark on society.
Even failed social movements leave a mark on society.
What do sociologists refer to the pattern in which people resist change due to the effort that change requires?
What do sociologists refer to the pattern in which people resist change due to the effort that change requires?
In the video 'Why Activists are Targeting Famous Art to Protect Climate Change,' who was the intended audience?
In the video 'Why Activists are Targeting Famous Art to Protect Climate Change,' who was the intended audience?
Why are experts among the most influential claimsmakers?
Why are experts among the most influential claimsmakers?
Which of the following is an example of medicalization?
Which of the following is an example of medicalization?
What are government agencies typically responsible for?
What are government agencies typically responsible for?
How do scientific findings become accepted or rejected?
How do scientific findings become accepted or rejected?
What does it mean to say that science is dependent on the generation of falsifiable theories?
What does it mean to say that science is dependent on the generation of falsifiable theories?
What often influences an audience's willingness to grant authority to scientists?
What often influences an audience's willingness to grant authority to scientists?
Why is it difficult to design an experiment that assesses risk?
Why is it difficult to design an experiment that assesses risk?
What does the term sociological imagination emphasize?
What does the term sociological imagination emphasize?
What initiated our societal focus on assessing risk?
What initiated our societal focus on assessing risk?
Where are research questions and answers typically the most clear-cut?
Where are research questions and answers typically the most clear-cut?
What did pediatric radiologists achieve by taking ownership of battered child syndrome?
What did pediatric radiologists achieve by taking ownership of battered child syndrome?
According to Tim Nichols in the video 'The problem with thinking you know more than the experts,' most people today doubt expert advice.
According to Tim Nichols in the video 'The problem with thinking you know more than the experts,' most people today doubt expert advice.
Why do experts make good claimsmakers?
Why do experts make good claimsmakers?
In colonial times, people often relied on ministers as experts and thus looked at problems in religious or moral terms, whereas in modern society, we often look to __________ as experts and think about problems in __________ terms.
In colonial times, people often relied on ministers as experts and thus looked at problems in religious or moral terms, whereas in modern society, we often look to __________ as experts and think about problems in __________ terms.
During the claimsmaking process, what do activists and experts typically provide?
During the claimsmaking process, what do activists and experts typically provide?
Study Notes
Understanding Social Problems
- Aim to foster a better understanding of social issues among readers.
- Natural history model illustrates stages most social problems undergo.
- Natural history in this context denotes the typical progression of defining a condition as a problem.
Perspectives on Social Problems
- Subjectivists view heightism as non-problematic since it's not widely recognized as an issue.
- Objectivists focus on measurable characteristics of social conditions to define problems.
- Social construction refers to how people's perceptions shape the understanding of issues.
Claimsmaking and Public Perception
- The social problems process involves identifying and acting on issues.
- Resources and power significantly impact which claims gain attention.
- Claimsmaking is about voicing troubling conditions to influence public perception.
Evaluation of Claims and Evidence
- Knowledge about social problems is socially constructed, necessitating careful evaluation of claims.
- The objectivist definition of harm can become overly broad, losing specificity.
- Feedback in social problems indicates that stages of the process influence each other.
Activism and Policy Making
- Resources and rhetoric play crucial roles at every stage of social problems.
- Policymaking aimed at addressing social issues is executed by school officials and government entities.
- Successful claimsmakers must draw attention to their causes and manage operations effectively.
Frame and Rhetoric
- Rhetoric refers to the persuasive strategies used in claimsmaking.
- Motivational frames, also known as warrants, help justify claims to potential supporters.
- Adaptation of claims to resonate with cultural values can increase support for social movements.
Social Movements and Challenges
- Social movements often consist of moderate and radical factions to appeal to diverse groups.
- Challenges arise when new social issues connect to established ones in claimsmaking.
- Cultural opportunities can amplify specific claims by aligning with societal awareness.
Audience and Engagement
- Successful claims often simplify complex issues and hold appeal through relatable narratives.
- Counterclaims emerge to challenge dominant narratives surrounding social problems, like child abuse claims.
- Social and political dynamics influence how movements gather support and resource mobilization, sometimes leading to competition.
Experts and Knowledge in Social Issues
- Experts are influential claimsmakers due to their perceived specialized knowledge.
- Public receptivity to expert opinions often hinges on the relevance of the expert's credentials to the issue.
- Social construction of issues reflects societal focus, shifting from historical to modern expert authority in problem definition.
Risk and Ethical Considerations
- Assessing risk is complicated by ethical concerns, requiring a careful approach to scientific experimentation.
- Scientific understanding evolves through replication and validation of findings, implying a slow acceptance of new knowledge.
- Emphasis in sociology revolves around how culture and social structure mold individual experiences and perceptions of risk.
The Role of Claimsmakers
- Activists and experts perform complementary roles during the claimsmaking process, enhancing credibility and support.
- Ownership of social issues by specific groups can elevate their relevance and encourage public engagement.
- Movements may adapt strategies from mobilizing action to fundraising as societal needs change over time.
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This quiz explores key concepts around social problems, including their natural history and differing perspectives. It delves into how claims are made, perceived, and evaluated in society, highlighting the impact of power and resources on public perception. Engage with the material to test your understanding of these social dynamics.
