Social Problems

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This paper discusses the term "social problem." It specifically looks at criteria for social problems that have been developed by scholars in order to qualify problems as "social problems". The paper discusses the significant institutional problems of poverty and domestic abuse and how they affect American society. The paper also briefly discusses the issues of population, urbanization environment and globalization.

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"Another institutional problem that we have studied is domestic abuse. This problem has continued to persist within our society despite national legislation and a variety of local, regional and national agencies to prevent domestic abuse. The problem itself stems from the American Family, although we traditionally think of this American family as being very strong, the reality is that the combination of high divorce rates and greater social complexities in the modern era has created greater strain and tension in the family. In order to prevent domestic abuse, we must start again at the local level. The most important aspect is in using neighborhood watches to ensure that no child abuse is occurring. Agencies and organizations can do little to help unless they are notified, therefore it is up to the local community to identify situations of domestic abuse."

Sample of Sources Used:

• Albelda, Randy Pearl and Ann Withorn. Lost Ground : Welfare Reform, Poverty, And Beyond. Cambridge, MA: South End Press, 2002.
• Pleck, Elizabeth. Domestic Tyranny: The Making of American Social Policy against Family Violence from Colonial Times to the Present. New York: Oxford University Press, 1987.

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