Social Problems : A Social Problem

There many reasons why a woman has an abortion. The most common reasons for an abortion is because of birth control failure. Over half of all women who have an abortion used a contraceptive method during the month they became pregnant. Some people have abortions because they can not support the child and also to prevent the birth of a child with birth defects or severe medical problems. There are also people that have an abortion because of rape or

My Definition: A social problem is an aspect of society that people are concerned about and would like changed. Social problems are divided into objective and subjective elements. An objective element is the existence of a social condition and a subjective element is the belief that a particular social condition is harmful to society as a whole or harmful to a segment of society and that it should and can be changed.

Women choose to have abortion for a lot of reasons some may believe that they are too young and do not have a lot of responsibility of parenting. They may not be in a relationship and cannot handle being a single mum. They may not be able to afford to have a child, they also may not want their life goals to be interrupted (hodesnauser,2011).

A social problem is an issue that is defined by society to be exactly that; an issue. This can range from issues such as murder; which is commonly agreed on in Australia, or to issues such as

     Have you ever wondered how abortion came to be legal? It was decided in the Supreme Court case of Roe v. Wade. The 1973 Roe v. Wade decision was a major landmark in not only the abortion issue, but also in American government.

January 22, 1973, is when Roe v. Wade decision was declared. It has been called a “turning point in woman’s reproductive rights. In the ruling (7-2) excessive state restriction of abortion is unconstitutional. The alias Jane Roe had consulted with her doctor to have an abortion earlier months of her pregnancy without legal restrictions. The state laws had limited such thing for the restrictions were for the purpose for of protection the health of the pregnant woman. Roe v. Wade basically legalized abortion in the US.

There are a few key points to consider when determining if something is a social problem. Some elements of a social problem may be objective and some may be subjective. The first two objective points are first that there must be some existence of a social condition, or a situation that someone has in society. Second that problems are recognized either through the things we see, or through things we hear through the media (radio, television, newspapers etc.). Some subjective elements of social problems are that: the issue is harmful to either society as whole, or a particular group within society, and change needs to occur. Ultimately,

To study some social problems, one may have to take a social constructionist approach. That is to say that taking this approach could be problematic because it is a function of social interaction. They aren 't immediately obvious but should be interpreted. Take into consideration texting and driving. Many believe it is horrible and those people who commit the crime should be punished. It did not always used to be this way and in some places is not looked at in such fashion. When we objectively label the creation of social problems, we focus on the measure of the characteristics of the conditions. They do induce material and psychic suffering.

A Social Issue is where a whole society or a group of people within the society by affected by a specific problem which usually take a large number of people within the society to rectify or solve the problem at hand.

Most of the causes of abortions for women are due to personal and medical problems, and abusive sexual acts (rape pregnancy). The vast majority (in surplus of 90%) of abortions are wanted for personal reasons. About 6% of all abortions are wanted because either the woman or fetus has medical reasons. About 1% of all abortions are wanted because of abusive sexual act.

In the book “Social Problems: Continuity and Change”, I studied the chapter Schools and Education. This chapter is very informative on the different social problems that are occurring within schools and education in the United States. The chapter begins with the definition of education, briefly explaining how it is a social establishment that teaches people skills, knowledge, norms, and values that will be beneficial in today society. There are two different types of education. They are formal education and informal education. Teachers, through professional training, often teach formal education to students whereas informal education can occur anywhere, mainly in homes by parents or guardians.

One of the most controversial situations in the United States is abortion. A couple of decades ago when abortion was illegal, thousands of woman died for attempting to terminate the child’s life themselves or with unprofessional help. On January 22, 1973, in the Roe v. Wade case, Supreme Court legalized abortion in all 50 states. This has saved thousands of woman’s lives and should remain legal.

A social problem that really impacts the world, as it has impacted my life is Domestic Violence. Domestic violence as well as emotional abuse is a behavior or actions done by one person to another in a relationship to have control over the person in which you are in a relationship with. Domestic violence does not discriminate partners can be married or simply just be living together, they can be straight, gay, or lesbian and it can be done to both women and men. I know there is a lot of help out there for women and men that have been abused, but I believe the real problem is that people are sometimes too afraid to speak up and sometimes people become too comfortable in the environment in which they live in to realize that what is being done to them is abuse. I feel this is a social problem because people are not being educated the right way about domestic violence and how it affects society as a whole, also many people think it is normal to live in an abusive relationship and this is because this problem is not addressed adequately and taught to people at a young age.

Society today is riddled with problems that are deemed important. Such as racism, sexism, economy, and there are many more, but how do problems such as these become to be a social problem? This question is important to ask to find out the inner workings of society. Society has many concerns and issues but the one that impacts everyone is the economy, But before we can understand social problems there needs to understanding of the process by which a sociologic view is established compared to other viewpoints of problems.

A social problem is any condition or behavior that has negative consequences for large numbers of people and that is generally recognized as a condition or behavior that needs to be addressed. Social issue is a problem that influences a considerable number of the individuals within a society. It is often the consequence of factors extending beyond an individual's social issue is the source of a conflicting opinion on the