Identifying and Studying Social Problems

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Recommended: the study of sociology

This course has taught me very valuable things regarding sociology overall, but its focus on the processes of social problems has been of the most particular importance over the semester. The different types of problems identified in the book, as well as their subjective reparative measures, have opened my eyes up for the future. Although only my first sociology class in high school, this course introduced me to all the terminology and background information needed to advance in the study of social problems. This Social Problems class introduced me to the practice of identifying and studying social problems. For the future, I now know such terms as ‘subjective concern’, ‘objective conditions’, and many more. I could easily hold a pertinent conversation with any sociologist regarding a certain social problem, and hold my ground. This subject has tied in well with many other areas of my others classes as well. This class has also prepared me for future sociology classes in high school or college, and possibly a career in sociology somewhere down the line. Studying social problems ...

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