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There is no adequate definition of social problems within
sociology, and there is not and never has been a sociology of
social problems. That observation is the point of departure of this
book. The authors aim to provide such a definition and to prepare
the ground for the empirical study of social problems. They are
aware that their objective will strike many fellow sociologists as
ambitious, perhaps even arrogant. Their work challenges
sociologists who have, over a period of fifty years, written
treatises on social problems, produced textbooks cataloguing the
nature, distribution, and causes of these problems, and taught many
sociology courses. It is only natural that the authors' work will
be viewed as controversial in light of the large literature which
has established a "sociology of" a wide range of social
problems-the sociology of race relations, prostitution, poverty,
crime, mental illness, and so forth. In the 1970s when the authors
were preparing for a seminar on the sociology of social problems,
their review of the "literature" revealed the absence of any
systematic, coherent statement of theory or method in the study of
social problems. For many years the subject was listed and offered
by university departments of sociology as a "service course" to
present undergraduates with what they should know about the various
"social pathologies" that exist in their society. This conception
of social problems for several decades has been reflected in the
substance and quality of the literature dominated by textbooks. In
Constructing Social Problems, the authors propose that social
problems be conceived as the claims-making activities of
individuals or groups regarding social conditions they consider
unjust, immoral, or harmful and that should be addressed. This
perspective, as the authors have formulated it, conceives of social
problems as a process of interaction that produces social problems
as social facts in society. The authors further propose that this
process and the social facts it produces are the data to be
researched for the sociology of social problems. This volume will
be of interest to those concerned with the discipline of sociology,
especially its current theoretical development and growth. Malcolm
Spector was professor of sociology at McGill University in
Montreal, Canada. John I. Kitsuse is professor emeritus at the
University of California at Santa Cruz. He is co-author(with
Leonard Broom) of The Managed Casualty: The Japanese American
Family in World War II, and co-editor (with Theodore R. Sarbin) of
Constructing the Social.
If you are looking for a clear, concrete overview on social constructionist research and analysis, look no further than Constructing the Social. This timely volume pools the talents of many leading psychologists and sociologists, who in each case ground theory into practical examples. Contributors demonstrate that human beings are principally social agents rather than passive reactors that process information. Each contributor analyzes the historical and cultural contexts implicit in a wide range of key issues including anxiety, the family, intelligence, aging, and depression. Constructing the Social is an invaluable resource for psychologists, sociologists, and other researchers across the social sciences who seek to understand the implications of social constructionist theory.
University Of California Publications In Culture And Society, V6.
Edited By D. R. Cressey, W. R. Goldschmidt, Svend Riemer, And J. P.
Seward.
University Of California Publications In Culture And Society, V6.
Edited By D. R. Cressey, W. R. Goldschmidt, Svend Riemer, And J. P.
Seward.
Contributing Authors Include Scott Greer, Raymond Mack, Aaron
Cicourel And Many Others.
This title is part of UC Press's Voices Revived program, which
commemorates University of California Press's mission to seek out
and cultivate the brightest minds and give them voice, reach, and
impact. Drawing on a backlist dating to 1893, Voices Revived makes
high-quality, peer-reviewed scholarship accessible once again using
print-on-demand technology. This title was originally published in
1973.
This title is part of UC Press's Voices Revived program, which
commemorates University of California Press’s mission to seek out
and cultivate the brightest minds and give them voice, reach, and
impact. Drawing on a backlist dating to 1893, Voices Revived makes
high-quality, peer-reviewed scholarship accessible once again using
print-on-demand technology. This title was originally published in
1973.
There is no adequate definition of social problems within
sociology, and there is not and never has been a sociology of
social problems. That observation is the point of departure of this
book. The authors aim to provide such a definition and to prepare
the ground for the empirical study of social problems. They are
aware that their objective will strike many fellow sociologists as
ambitious, perhaps even arrogant. Their work challenges
sociologists who have, over a period of fifty years, written
treatises on social problems, produced textbooks cataloguing the
nature, distribution, and causes of these problems, and taught many
sociology courses. It is only natural that the authors' work will
be viewed as controversial in light of the large literature which
has established a "sociology of" a wide range of social
problems-the sociology of race relations, prostitution, poverty,
crime, mental illness, and so forth. In the 1970s when the authors
were preparing for a seminar on the sociology of social problems,
their review of the "literature" revealed the absence of any
systematic, coherent statement of theory or method in the study of
social problems. For many years the subject was listed and offered
by university departments of sociology as a "service course" to
present undergraduates with what they should know about the various
"social pathologies" that exist in their society. This conception
of social problems for several decades has been reflected in the
substance and quality of the literature dominated by textbooks. In
'Constructing Social Problems', the authors propose that social
problems be conceived as the claims-making activities of
individuals or groups regarding social conditions they consider
unjust, immoral, or harmful and that should be addressed. This
perspective, as the authors have formulated it, conceives of social
problems as a process of interaction that produces social problems
as social facts in society. The authors further propose that this
process and the social facts it produces are the data to be
researched for the sociology of social problems. This volume will
be of interest to those concerned with the discipline of sociology,
especially its current theoretical development and growth.
This comprehensive volume explores the concrete implications of
social constructionist theory, and provides a clear overview of how
to do social constructionist research and analysis.
Leading psychologists and sociologists ground theory with
practical examples to clearly illustrate the view that human beings
are principally social agents rather than passive reactors or
information processors. Each chapter analyzes the historical and
cultural contexts implicit in a wide range of key issues including
anxiety, the family, intelligence, ageing and depression.
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