SOCIAL PROBLEMS CONTINUITY AND
CHANGE 2ND EDITION BARKAN ACTUAL
PAPER SOLVED QUESTIONS WITH
VERIFIED ANSWERS
◉ society
Answer: people who live within a territory who share an identity
and culture
◉ culture
Answer: is a way of life of a people which includes their values,
beliefs, and social practices.
◉ defining social problems
Answer: 1.are conditions that undermine the well being of some
or all members of society. 2.Social problems are "socially
constructed" they have to be "defined" as harmful and in need of
change.3. determining social problems is controversial and can
create public controversy.
◉ Eight assertions of social problems
Answer: 1. Social problems result from the operation of society.
2. People perceive and experience social prolbems differently.
, 3. Problems involve subjective perception vs. objective facts.
4. People see problems differently based on their "social location"
5. Most social problems are inter-related AND global
6. May but not all problems can be solved
7. definitions of social problems change over time.
◉ the social imagination
Answer: 1. allows us to critically question the world around us by
connecting our own "personal troubles" to the "public issues" of
the day
2. A recognition that who I am and how I "see" the world is
influenced by the society I live in.
3. Gives us the power to confront social problems and bring about
social change
◉ The sociological imagination as critical thinking
Answer: 1. critical thinking should involve not just the recalling of
facts, but their comprehension(meaning) and application (use)
2. analysis (making logical connections) and synthesis
(developing a larger understanding)
3. The goal is : evaluation (judgement). and Action (a willingness
to change the world)
◉ Social movements and claims making
CHANGE 2ND EDITION BARKAN ACTUAL
PAPER SOLVED QUESTIONS WITH
VERIFIED ANSWERS
◉ society
Answer: people who live within a territory who share an identity
and culture
◉ culture
Answer: is a way of life of a people which includes their values,
beliefs, and social practices.
◉ defining social problems
Answer: 1.are conditions that undermine the well being of some
or all members of society. 2.Social problems are "socially
constructed" they have to be "defined" as harmful and in need of
change.3. determining social problems is controversial and can
create public controversy.
◉ Eight assertions of social problems
Answer: 1. Social problems result from the operation of society.
2. People perceive and experience social prolbems differently.
, 3. Problems involve subjective perception vs. objective facts.
4. People see problems differently based on their "social location"
5. Most social problems are inter-related AND global
6. May but not all problems can be solved
7. definitions of social problems change over time.
◉ the social imagination
Answer: 1. allows us to critically question the world around us by
connecting our own "personal troubles" to the "public issues" of
the day
2. A recognition that who I am and how I "see" the world is
influenced by the society I live in.
3. Gives us the power to confront social problems and bring about
social change
◉ The sociological imagination as critical thinking
Answer: 1. critical thinking should involve not just the recalling of
facts, but their comprehension(meaning) and application (use)
2. analysis (making logical connections) and synthesis
(developing a larger understanding)
3. The goal is : evaluation (judgement). and Action (a willingness
to change the world)
◉ Social movements and claims making
