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What is the objective element of a social problem...
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Referes to the existence of social condition
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What is the subjective element of a social problem
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Refers to the belief that a particular social condition is harmful to society or ro a segment of society and that it should and can be changed
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What is a social problem?
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A social condition that a segment of socity views as harmful to members of a society and in need of remedy
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Society is organized into 4 parts...
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(1) Institutions, (2) Social Groups, (3) Statuses and (4) Roles
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Institutions are...
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Established and enduring pattern of social relationships
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The 5 traditional institutions are..
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(1)Family, (2) Relgion, (3) Politics, (4) Economics and (5) education
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What is a social group...
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A social group is defined as 2 or more people who have a common identiy, interact and form a social relationship.
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Social groups can be categorized in two groups..
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(1)Primary and (2) Secondary
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Primary Groups...
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Tend to involve small numbers of individuals, which ate characterized by intimate and informal interaction. Examples- family and friends
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Secondary Groups..
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Involve small or large numbers of individuals, which are characterized by intimate and informal interaction. Examples- employers, employee, customers
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What is a status?
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A status is position that a person occupies with a social group. Statuses can be either ascribed or achieved.
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An ascribed status...
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One that society assigns to an individual on the basis of factors over which the individual have no control.
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An achieved status...
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Assigned on the basis of some characteristic or behavior over which the individual has some control
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What is a role..
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Set of right, obligations and expectations associated with a status. Roles guide our behavior and allow us to predict the behaviors of others
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A single status can involve how many roles?
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More than one role
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