The Social-Constructionist Approach Asserts That

question 30

Multiple Choice

The social-constructionist approach asserts that

• A)society keeps facing the same problems year after year.
• B)social problems are those that are the most harmful to any population.
• C)problems arise as people define conditions as undesirable and in need of change.
• D)the government decides what the serious problems are.

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Definitions:

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Catharsis

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