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What Is a Social Problem? 3 some of these concepts and tools: social structure, culture, the “sociological imagination,” major theoretical perspectives, and types of research methods. What Do You Think? , blogs, web portals, online news feeds) to get their daily news with “traditional media outlets . . struggling to hold their market share” (Saad 2007, p. 1). For example, in 2009, a number of major dailies closed their doors, including Denver’s Rocky Mountain News, the Seattle Post Intelligencer, and the San Francisco Chronicle (Shaw 2009).
There is too much concern for criminals’ rights. 57 55 60 4. Abortion should be legal. 58 58 59 5. The death penalty should be abolished. 35 38 31 6. Immigrants should be denied access to public schools. 47 43 53 7. Marijuana should be legalized. 41 37 47 8. It is important to have laws prohibiting gay relationships. 23 18 30 41 38 44 10. Federal government should do more to control the sale of handguns. 9. Colleges should be able to ban speakers on campus. 72 79 64 11. Racial discrimination is no longer a problem.
In viewing society as a set of interrelated parts, structural functionalists argue that proposed solutions to social problems may lead to other social problems. For example, urban renewal projects displace residents and break up community cohesion. Racial imbalance in schools led to forced integration, which in turn generated violence and increased hostility between the races. What are some other “solutions” that lead to social problems? Do all solutions come with a price to pay? Can you think of a solution to a social problem that has no negative consequences?