Exam 11: The Uses of the Constructionist Stance

Noting that answering a survey is a social situation reminds us that

Research questions and answers are typically the most clear-cut in the

Claimsmakers tend to __________ the history of the social condition with which they are concerned.

When the media act as primary claimsmakers,the claims tend to be short-lived because

It is argued in your text that the book has something unique to offer in that

Biomedicalization focuses on the

It is argued in your text that fictionalized accounts of social problems work tend to make

Most legislative reform emerges

What is a social constructionist approach useful for,and what are its limitations?

The motivational frame is also known as

What does it mean to say that social problems are subjective? Do most people who discuss social problems talk about them as subjective? Why or why not?

Audience segmentation has led to

The objectivist definition of harm can be criticized for being

A master frame is

The people who promote innovations as part of the process of transmission are called

The need to mobilize resources tends to make organizations within the same social movement

The impact of claimsmaking on the public's perceptions is typically measured using

The use of a term such as social issues instead of the term social problems would

When it is argued in your text that we must remember the importance of feedback in the social problems process,it means that

The negotiation of guilty pleas is an example of