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Social Problems as Collective Behavior

Blumer, Herbert·1971·Social Problems

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Sociologists have erred in locating social problems in objective conditions. Instead, social problems have their being in a process of collective definition. This process determines whether social problems will arise, whether they become legitimated, how they are shaped in discussion, how they come to be addressed in official policy, and how they, are reconstituted in putting planned action into effect. Sociological theory and study must respect this process.

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Authors: Blumer, H.
Affiliations: University of California, Berkeley (US)
Corresponding author: Blumer, Herbert
Venue: Social Problems
Publisher: Oxford University Press (OUP)
Published: 1971-01
Volume: 18
Issue: 3
Pages: 298-306
ISSN: 0037-7791 (ISSN-L)
1533-8533
DOI: 10.2307/799797
OpenAlex: W2129695636
Cited by: 1,281
References: 0
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FWCI: 41.24
Type: journal article
Language: en
Open access: closed
Locations: Social Problems (publishedVersion)
Topics: Social Sciences › Sociology and Political Science › Contemporary Sociological Theory and Practice
Social Sciences › Sociology and Political Science › Crime, Deviance, and Social Control
Social Sciences › General Social Sciences › Social Science and Policy Research
Keywords: collective behavior, legitimation, social construction of problems, policy making, social action, sociology of social problems

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Social Problems as Collective Behavior

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