Toward a Sociology of Social Problems: Social Conditions, Value-Judgments, and Social Problems

Toward a Sociology of Social Problems: Social Conditions, Value-Judgments, and Social Problems

Two major approaches to the study of social problems are examined: the functionalist statement by Merton, and the value-conflict view of Waller, and Fuller and Myers. The ambiguities of the relationship between the concepts "objective conditions" and "social problem" contained in...

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Veröffentlicht in:Social problems (Berkeley, Calif.) Calif.), 1973-04, Vol.20 (4), p.407-419
Hauptverfasser: Kitsuse, John I., Spector, Malcolm
Format: Artikel
Sprache:eng
Schlagworte:
Ambiguity
Deviant behavior
Functionalism
Handbooks
Pathology
Political interest groups
Social environment
Social issues
Social life
Social problem/Social problems
Social problems
Social theories
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Zusammenfassung:Two major approaches to the study of social problems are examined: the functionalist statement by Merton, and the value-conflict view of Waller, and Fuller and Myers. The ambiguities of the relationship between the concepts "objective conditions" and "social problem" contained in the statements of these writers are identified and analyzed. Some preliminary suggestions are made to define the subject matter of the sociology of social problems as a specialized area of study.
ISSN:0037-7791
1533-8533
DOI:10.1525/sp.1973.20.4.03a00020