The Process of Convincing the Public and Important Public Officials

question 41

Multiple Choice

The process of convincing the public and important public officials that a particular issue should be defined as a social problem is a process that sociologists call

• A)subjective assessment.
• B)claims making.
• C)objective assessment.
• D)factual analysis.

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Definitions:

Mood Swings

Rapid and intense fluctuations in a person's emotional state that can affect their sense of well-being and ability to function.

Mania

A state of abnormally elevated or irritable mood, arousal, and energy levels, often seen in bipolar disorder.

Pessimistic Attributional

A tendency to blame negative outcomes on stable, internal factors within oneself, expecting future failures.

Learned Helplessness

Through experience with unavoidable aversive stimuli, an organism learns that it has no control over negative outcomes.