Deck 15: Whatever Happened to Social Pathology Conceptual Fashions and the Sociology of Deviance, Joel Best

Question 1

According to Best, the term social pathology is ______.

A)Subject to the fads or fashion in the use of a concept
B)Still being widely used by sociologists
C)A very useful term in designating the problems of society
D)A concept first introduced by Marx

Answer 1

Subject to the fads or fashion in the use of a concept

Question 2

According to Best, concepts such as social pathology decline because ______.

A)Newer terms begin to gain favor and push the older terms aside
B)Its proponents could not agree on a workable way to define the concept
C)The concept of social pathology had little analytic utility
D)All of the above

Answer 2

All of the above

Question 3

According to Best, the constructionist tradition to defining social problem/deviance ______.

A)Has solved the problem of definition completely
B)Has drawn criticisms on the wide scope of behaviors that fall under its definition
C)Defines social problems as intrinsically troubling conditions
D)Focuses on the process of how the troubling quality of a condition is defined through public or academic discourses

Answer 3

Focuses on the process of how the troubling quality of a condition is defined through public or academic discourses