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Global Social Problems –
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Terms in this set (54)



Social Problem A phenomenon regarded as bad or undesirable by a significant
number of people or a number of significant people who mobilize to
remedy it.


Individualism Holds that people are largely responsible for their own destinies (free
will)


Sociological Approach A scientific approach to examining society and social problems


Social Facts external to us as individuals; impact individuals and are measurable.


Social Structure Those parts of society including social institutions, social systems,
norms, culture, and processes economic systems.


Agency Ability of an individual to affect his or her own life course & the ability
of an individual


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