The expression of the interaction between man and his environment; the individual's

manner of coping with the demands of his environment.

(a)  

"A significant result of the increasing concentration of population in the cities has been a

corresponding multiplication of contact among people of different ethnic, religious,

regional and cultural backgrounds."

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-the mass media are carriers of cultural patterns and behavior norms.

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the ability of these groups to transmit or support social values

depends in each case on the relation of the individual to the group.

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the family is the basic unit of society and always deserves special

examination.

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accepted and visible practices in community life, even when not

enforced by law or official action, are just as effective in transmitting values

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the neighborhood has no formal laws and no effective mass

media, but it can bring potent subcultural influences.

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contacts with community and societal forces and pressures exert a

considerable influence in shaping attitudes and behavior.

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"What some future generation may call "industrial nomadism" has set in, with individuals

and small family units moving to where jobs take them."

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a larger system. wider in scope compared to the former which scope may cover Organizations,

Communities and Policy

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may be defined as a system

involving Individuals, Domestic Unit, and Small Groups. . Micro

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A situation in the society that is a result of an impact

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A social condition that is perceived to be harmful to more than just a few people.

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The social problem is intrinsically real in that it possesses a harmful quality that can be

verified by the experience of some people.

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Whether something that constitutes a social problem depends on how people see it.

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A research method that involves asking people questions about their opinions, beliefs or

behaviors

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- a sample drawn in such a way that all members of a population must

have the same chance of being selected.

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the entire group of people to be studied

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a relatively small number of people selected from a large population

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Rely on one's self to go where the action is - and to watch what is happening.

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- an interview which the researcher asks standardized questions

that require respondents to choose from several standardized options.

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an interview which open-ended questions are asked and

respondents are allowed to answer freely, in their own words.

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a method of observation in which the researcher observes as

an outsider from a distance, without getting involved.

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an analysis of people's lives from their own perspectives.

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a method of observation in which the researcher takes part on

the activities of the group being studied.

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searching for specific words or ideas and turning them into numbers.

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typically appears in the form of prejudice and discrimination held and

practice by the dominant group.

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Searching for new knowledge in the data collected earlier by another researcher

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appears in the form of prejudice and discrimination by men against

women.

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views a social problem as, a symbolic interaction between

individuals without the problem and others with the problem, leading the former to behave

like the latter."

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a system of domination in which men exercise power over women.

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individuals as deviants, usually by convicting or imprisoning them as

criminals or treating them as disreputable characters.

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Innovations of machine technology have had and are continuing to have, a

revolutionizing influence on economic and socio-political systems everywhere."

(a)  

Numerous ethical and religious systems compete, offering many alternatives in conduct

and belief to formerly homogenous societies, especially along ethnic frontiers and in

urban centers."

(a)  

A significant result of the increasing concentration of population in the cities has been a

corresponding multiplication of contact among people of different ethnic, religious,

regional and cultural backgrounds."

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the process of acquiring through association with others.

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Official actions of a group or society in response to the behaviour of group

members.

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implies a disruption of a previously existing condition of

organization which generally cannot be established.

(a)  

What some future generation may call "industrial nomadism" has set in, with individuals

and small family units moving to where jobs take them."

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"The distinctive way of life of a people, whatever that might be."

(a)  

Predispositions to respond favorably toward particular people, events or situations.

"Because social values and attitudes are continually changing, the gap between

particular social ideals and particular social realities also changes - it results to

emergence of new social problems and the disappearance of old ones."

(a)  

s both a gathering of facts and testing of hypotheses to determine whether

they fit the facts.

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Shared ideas about what is desirable.

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failure of some parts of society to perform their functions and the

resuilting disruption of the network of interdependence among all parts

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Every part of society - the family, the school, the

economy, the government, and the other social institutions and groups -performs certain

functions for the society as a whole."

All parts of society depend on each other to bring about social order.

(a)  

a function that is intended and widely recognized.

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social problems arise from various kinds of social conflict.

Common to this incudes class conflict, racial or ethnic conflict and gender conflict.

(a)  

own the means of production; and,

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do not own the means of production

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is a condition of social changes, disorganization and deviation that

affects a substantial number of people in ways considered undesirable from the point of

view of value judgment applied to it, and it is recognized that a solution of the situation

requires social action."

(a)  

function that is unintended and unrecognized.

(a)  

an economic system where the means of production are largely in the

hands on the hands of private persons whether as individuals, groups or corporations,

with minimum government interventions.

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refer to any standard or rule that states what human beings should and should

not think, say or do under given circumstances.

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are those which the individual is supposed to "not do this", to avoid

and desist from all forms of behavior such as those forbidden in the Ten Commandments.

(a)  

are those which the individual is told to do spelling out the forms of

behavior to which a person must conform.

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- is change in the social structure and social relationships of the society

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are simply those things to which a society or cultural group attaches

value, worth or significance.

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refers to a concerted effort or movement in the field of social welfare.

When the forces of government or the community are mobilized to achieve certain

objectives, these efforts are regarded as forms of social action.

(a)  

- represents the deviation or departure from societal norms.

(a)  

refers to disruptions which are brought about by social change.

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s the degree to which there are common ends and values toward

which people are oriented and in terms of which the life of the community is organized.

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is any failure to conform to customary norms.

(a)  

When the traditional groups in society begin to lose their function and the allegiance of

members, their ability to transmit their values is impaired.

(a)  

The ability of the social groups or institutions to make norms and rules effective.

(a)  

the process by which persons learn and incorporate cultural meanings

and values.

(a)  

Social disorganization refers to the weakening of the groups and institutions such as the

family, the school, the church, the community and the law which transmits official values.

(a)