Social Problem Worksheet

AN OVERVIEW OF A SOCIAL PROBLEM 1. What general category does the social problem fall under? Norm Violations ___ problems related to sexual behavior ___ alcohol and other drugs ___ violence in society ___ crime and criminal justice Problems of Social Inequality ___ economic problems ___ racial-ethnic relations ___ inequalities of gender and sexual orientation ___ medical care Social Change and Megaproblems ___ the changing family ___ urbanization and population issues ___ the environmental crisis ___ war, terrorism, and the balance of power 2. What is the specific problem? Example: you want to address a problem related to sexual behavior. We covered prostitution and pornography in class. You can pick pornography, and make it even more specific by focusing on child pornography. You could get even more specific and focus on children creating and sharing pornographic images of themselves, or the creation and viewing of artificial child pornography, in which no actual child was involved. 3. What are the descriptive conditions? Cite either the pages in your textbook, or the website/article you found the information and why you think it's credible? 4. What are the objective concerns (cite a source)? Their underlying values/moral claims? 5. What is the counterargument (those who do not agree it is a social problem; cite a source)? Their underlying values/moral claims? 6. What do you think?