Social Problems and the Symbolic Interaction Theoretical Perspective
Sources:
https://open(dot)lib(dot)umn(dot)edu/socialproblems/
https://www(dot)youtube(dot)com/embed/fW1l9OHvQ2U?wmode=opaque&rel=0
Part 1
Social problems are a key focus for political candidates in election years. Imagine you are a presidential candidate in the next election. What is the first major social problem you would want to address for the American people and why does this social problem resonate with you personally or professionally?
Go to the "Humans of New York" website, Instragram page, or Facebook page and browse several narratives of people featured. Explore at least one social problem individuals have discussed as part of their narratives and discuss the following question:
Apply at least one of the major Sociological Theories outlined in this week's lesson (Structural functionalism, Social Conflict, or Symbolic Interaction) to help understand the social problem discussed in the Humans of New York narrative you chose (Part 2 will comprise the remaining 200 or more words for your initial post).
The Sociological Perspective
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Social problems are inevitable. According to the University of Minnesota (2015), society faces multiple challenges that affect its members. The significant social problem I would want to address for the United States (U.S.) citizens if I were a presidential candidate is racial and ethnic inequality. This problem resonates with me. Specifically, racial and ethnic inequality comes up easily in American society, whereby the minority groups such as African Americans, Asian Americans, Hispanics, Latinos, and Native Americans experience strong discrimination and exclusion or segregation. The Blacks form the crucial history of discrimination and mistreatment that started in the colonial era, where the Whites forcefully ferried the Blacks from their motherlands to function as enslaved people in America. The genesis of slavery continued in America until after the Civil War when cases reduced significantly.
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