Our Social System Is Rarely Seen as Causing Social Problems

question 30

Multiple Choice

Our social system is rarely seen as causing social problems because __________.

• A) it is the poor who define what are considered social problems
• B) we tend to focus on the elite who commit "deviant" acts
• C) institutions cannot be changed
• D) we have a hard time questioning our taken-for-granted assumptions

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