![](/olcweb/styles/shared/spacer.gif) | ![Lauer: Social Problems and the Quality of Life](/sites/dl/free/0072355220/title/Lauer_sm.jpg) Social Problems and the Quality of Life, 8/e Robert H. Lauer,
U.S. International University Jeanette C. Lauer,
U.S. International University
Understanding Social Problems
Chapter Outline
Personal vs. Social Problems- The Causes of Problems
- The Consequences of Problems
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![](/olcweb/styles/shared/spacer.gif) | ![](/olcweb/styles/shared/spacer.gif) | ![](/olcweb/styles/shared/spacer.gif) | The Sociological Approach- The Social Nature of Attitudes
- The Social Nature of Norms
- The Social Nature of Behavior
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![](/olcweb/styles/shared/spacer.gif) | ![](/olcweb/styles/shared/spacer.gif) | ![](/olcweb/styles/shared/spacer.gif) | Theoretical Explanations- The Social Disorganization Theory
- The Social Change Theory
- The Value Conflict Theory
- The Deviance Theories
- Anomie: Robert K. Merton
- Differential Association: Edwin Sutherland
- Labeling
- The Social Structure Theories
- Theories as Complementary
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![](/olcweb/styles/shared/spacer.gif) | ![](/olcweb/styles/shared/spacer.gif) | ![](/olcweb/styles/shared/spacer.gif) | Social Problems as Contradictions- Quality of Life
INVOLVEMENT: What, Why, How? - Multiple Levels of Social Problems
- Social Action for Resolution
- The Changing Nature of Social Problems
- A Definition
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