Social Problems: A Re-Formulation

Social Problems: A Re-Formulation

A definition of social problems is proposed as a generic phenomenon: the process by which members of groups or societies, through assertions of grievances and claims, define a putative condition as a social problem. Then a four-stage natural history model of social problems is described. In Stage On...

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Published in:Social problems (Berkeley, Calif.) Vol. 21; no. 2; pp. 145 - 159
Main Authors: Spector, Malcolm, Kitsuse, John I.
Format: Journal Article
Language:English
Published: Brooklyn, N. Y., etc Society for the Study of Social Problems 01-10-1973
Subjects:
Crime
Drug related crimes
Free schools
History of ideas
Jurisdiction
Mass media
Natural history
Political protests
Social issues
Social problem/Social problems
Social protests
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Summary:A definition of social problems is proposed as a generic phenomenon: the process by which members of groups or societies, through assertions of grievances and claims, define a putative condition as a social problem. Then a four-stage natural history model of social problems is described. In Stage One, groups assert the existence and offensiveness of some condition. In Stage Two some official agency responds to the claims; in Stage Three claims and demands re-emerge, expressing dissatisfaction with the official response. In Stage Four alternative, parallel, or counter-institutions are established.
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ISSN:0037-7791
1533-8533
DOI:10.1525/sp.1973.21.2.03a00010