Constructing Social Problems

Malcolm Spector

ISBN 10: 0202303373 / ISBN 13: 9780202303376

Published by Aldine Transaction, 1987

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Synopsis:

In Constructing Social Problems, the authors propose that social problems be conceived as the claimsmaking 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.

About the Author:

Malcolm Spector was professor of sociology at McGill University in Montreal, Canada. 

Bibliographic Details

Title: Constructing Social Problems
Publisher: Aldine Transaction
Publication Date: 1987
Binding: Paperback
Condition: Good
Dust Jacket Condition: No Jacket