The Social Construction of Social Problems: Six Class Assignments

1976 ◽  
Vol 3 (2) ◽  
pp. 167 ◽  
Author(s):  
Malcolm Spector
Keyword(s):  
Social Construction ◽  
Social Problems ◽  
The Social ◽  
Construction Of Social Problems

The social construction of social problems: the case of elder abuse and neglect

2013 ◽  
Vol 25 (8) ◽  
pp. 1291-1298 ◽  
Author(s):  
Zvi Eisikovits ◽  
Chaya Koren ◽  
Tova Band-Winterstein
Keyword(s):  
Social Construction ◽  
Older Persons ◽  
Social Problems ◽  
Elder Abuse ◽  
Family Members ◽  
Case Material ◽  
Elder Abuse And Neglect ◽  
The Social ◽  
Professional Workers ◽  
Abuse And Neglect

ABSTRACTThe interaction and inter-penetrability overlap of abuse and neglect has been previously described. Therefore, the question is not whether a distinction can be made between the two, but how specific events are constructed into abuse and/or neglect based on how each of the protagonists involved (researchers, professional workers, family members, and the older persons themselves) make sense of abuse and neglect. The purpose of this paper is to explore the social and psychological construction of elder abuse and neglect and illustrate the theoretical constructs using case material and its application to the field.

scholarly journals Bangunan Pembentukan Teori Konstruksi Sosial Peter L Berger: Teori Pembedah Realitas Ganda Kehidupan Manusia

2018 ◽  
Vol 4 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Nurkhalis Nurkhalis
Keyword(s):  
Critical Theory ◽  
Social Construction ◽  
High Power ◽  
Social Problems ◽  
Social Reality ◽  
Social Situation ◽  
Social Construction Theory ◽  
The Social ◽  
Social Dynamic ◽  
Two Sides

AbstractThis article examines two realities of life experienced by humans in living. These two realities are subjective and objective, both of which have a high power of study when combined. As the development of phenomena or social problems increasingly complex, the presence of Social Construction theory becomes a bridge to see the social situation in the two sides of the subjective and objective. As the sociologists struggle arguing for subjective and objective dominance, the Social Construction theory takes its position as peacemaker by giving portions on both sides that are equally important. Therefore, it is appropriate that the Social Construction theory is categorized into the critical theory of a set of tools closer to the social reality for observing the social dynamic and social static.Keywords: Subjective, Objective, Social Construction theory, Social Dynamic, Social Static

scholarly journals Constructing the Identities of ‘Responsible Mothers, Invisible Men’ in Child Protection Practice

2002 ◽  
Vol 7 (1) ◽  
pp. 147-171 ◽  
Author(s):  
Heather D'Cruz
Keyword(s):  
Child Maltreatment ◽  
Social Construction ◽  
Case Studies ◽  
Social Constructionism ◽  
Child Protection ◽  
Social Problems ◽  
Ways Of Knowing ◽  
Social Categories ◽  
Social Phenomena ◽  
The Social

Social constructionism offers valuable insights into the study of social problems for example, poverty, homelessness, crime and delinquency, including how social phenomena ‘become’ social problems, through social processes of interaction and interpretation. The social construction of child maltreatment has recently emerged as a site of scholarly inquiry and critique. This paper explores through three case studies how ‘responsibility for child maltreatment’ is constructed in child protection practice, with a specific focus on how ‘responsibility’ may also be gendered. In particular, how is gender associated with responsibility, such that the identity-pair, ‘responsible mothers, invisible men’, is a highly likely outcome as claimed in feminist literature? What other assumptions about ‘identities of risk’ or ‘dangerousness’ articulate with patriarchy and influence how responsibility is constructed? The case studies explore normally invisible processes by which social categories become ‘fact’, ‘knowledge’ and ‘truth’. Furthermore, the social construction of ‘responsibility for child maltreatment’ is extended by a reflexive analysis of my own constructionist practices, as researcher/writer in claims making. The analysis offers an insight into the dynamic and dialectical relationship between professional and organisational knowledge and practice, allowing for a critique of knowledge itself, the basis for the claims made and possible alternative ways of knowing.

scholarly journals Legal object commentary: anti-slavery medallion

2017 ◽  
Vol 68 (3) ◽  
pp. 271-281
Author(s):  
Owain Johnstone
Keyword(s):  
Social Problems ◽  
Slave Trade ◽  
Recent Literature ◽  
Problem Construction ◽  
Material Problem ◽  
Contemporary Issue ◽  
The Social ◽  
Discursive Representations ◽  
Construction Of Social Problems

This anti-slavery medallion was cast in 1787, based on the symbol of the London Society for the  Suppression of the Slave Trade. It was a key object and image within the movement to abolish the slave trade in Britain. The medallion conveys a particular understanding of the slave trade as a social problem (such as assuming the vulnerability and passivity of the slave). Consequently, the medallion speaks to recent literature on the social construction of social problems. That literature, however, has tended to focus on the role of discourse in problem construction – rather than material objects like the medallion. This article interrogates the nature of the medallion as a material problem representation, bringing it into dialogue with discursive representations of a related contemporary issue: human trafficking. The article suggests ways in which the medallion challenges and develops those discursive representations. It concludes that the material dimension of the representation – and construction – of social problems is easily overlooked despite its significance, and that it merits further investigation.

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