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Instructor’s Resource Manual

For



Social Problems
Fourteenth Edition




James M. Henslin, Southern Illinois
University at Edwardsville

, CONTENTS



Introduction to the Instructor’s Resource Manual (IRM) iv

Chapter 1 How Sociologists View Social Problems: The Abortion Dilemma 1

Chapter 2 Interpreting Social Problems: Aging 11

Chapter 3 Social Problems Related to Sexual Behavior 21

Chapter 4 Alcohol and Other Drugs 31

Chapter 5 Violence in Society: Rape and Murder 41

Chapter 6 Crime and Criminal Justice 53

Chapter 7 Economic Problems: Poverty and Wealth 65

Chapter 8 Racial–Ethnic Relations 78

Chapter 9 Inequalities of Gender and Sexual Orientation 93

Chapter 10 Medical Care: Physical and Mental Illness 108

Chapter 11 The Changing Family 121

Chapter 12 Urbanization and Population 134

Chapter 13 The Environmental Crisis 148

Chapter 14 War, Terrorism, and the Balance of Power 163

End of Book Research Assignments 177

, Chapter 1

How Sociologists View Social Problems:
The Abortion Dilemma
A. CHAPTER OVERVIEW
This chapter examines how social problems are defined within the context of the issue of
abortion and the roles sociologists play in objectively researching this topic. Historical
information is discussed, including the role of the U.S. Supreme Court in supporting the two
sides in this controversial topic. We also look at how sociologists use research to maintain
their objectivity as the two sides organize, lobby, and utilize various techniques to defend
their positions.

B. LEARNING OBJECTIVES
After reading this chapter, the student should be able to:



1.1 Understand the sociological imagination (sociological perspective) and explain the difference
between a personal and a social problem.

1.2 Explain the significance of social location and explain why sociologists can use social location to
predict group behavior but not individual behavior.

1.3 Explain why a social problem consists of both objective conditions and subjective concerns and
why social problems are relative.

1.4 Identify the four stages through which social problems evolve.

1.5 Describe the contributions that sociologists can make in studying social problems.

1.6 Explain why common sense is not adequate to understand social problems.

1.7 Understand the four basic research designs and research methods that sociologists use to study
social problems.

1.8 Summarize the disagreement in sociology regarding whether or not sociologists should choose
sides.



C. CHAPTER OUTLINE



I. The Sociological Imagination

a. What Is the Sociological Imagination?

, i. This term was coined by sociologist C. Wright Mills and refers to looking
at people’s actions and attitudes in the context of the social forces that
shape them.
ii. Another way of saying this is that we want to understand how our personal
troubles (the problems we experience) are connected to the broader
conditions of our society.
b. Applying the Sociological Imagination to Personal Troubles
i. The sociological imagination invites us to place our focus on the social
context to see how broader forces shape or influence our ideas and actions,
even our attitudes and emotions. This social context occurs on three levels:
1. The broad level includes historical and current events such as war
and peace, economic booms and busts, or depression and
prosperity.
2. The narrow level includes gender, race–ethnicity, religion, and
social class.
3. The intimate level includes the relationships we share with family,
friends, or co-workers.
II. Social Location

a. The term social location refers to where you are located in society (physical places). It
also refers to what your family and friends are like and your personal characteristics, such
as your education, age, sex, race-ethnicity, and marital status.

b. The Significance of Social Location

i. Social location influences almost all aspects of our lives. For example, if
you are a woman, social location even influences whether or not you will
have an abortion.
c. Predictions from Social Location: The Group, Not the Individual
i. Social location does not determine our actions, so sociologists can only
make predictions about groups that follow well-traveled social avenues.
III. What Is a Social Problem?

a. Social problems are conditions in a society that a large number of people are
concerned about and would like changed.
b. The Characteristics of Social Problems
i. Social Problems: Objective Conditions and Subjective Concerns—
Objective conditions are aspects of society that can be measured or
experienced. Subjective concerns are the concerns that a significant
number of people have about the objective conditions. Some people are
concerned that some women give birth to unwanted children, while others
worry that some women terminate their pregnancies.
ii. Social Problems Are Dynamic, Evolving—Abortions were once illegal,
but people were upset that women who wanted abortions could not get
them and were concerned that these women faced dangers from botched,
illegal abortions. But the success of Roe v. Wade caused some to be upset
that abortions were now legal. Social problems evolve; they take shape as

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