Study Guide and Test Bank for Social Problems, Chapters 1–5 – Complete Practice Questions (2026 Update)

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Terms in this set (82)



objectivism A school of thought that defines social problems in terms of
objectively measurable characteristics of conditions. Compare
subjectivism


subjectivism A school of thought that defines social problems in terms of people's
subjective sense that something is or isn't troubling. Compare
objectivism


social construction The process by which people continually create—or construct—
meaning.


social problems process The process through which particular troubling conditions come to be
constructed as social problems


constructionist A sociological approach that focuses on the process of social
construction.


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