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This 6 page paper discusses the ideas of Linda Mooney in her book, Understanding Social Problems. In particular, chapters 1,3,6 which cover theoretical sociological structures, ageism, and legalization of drugs. Bibliography lists 1 source.
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people and drug addiction, of marital relations, are all under constant redefinition. Why do these problems exist? What factors give rise to them? At what point does the definition begin
to gel? These questions and more are explored in Linda Mooneys book, Understanding Social Problems. Of the chapters in this book, one finds the third chapter and the sixth
chapters most compelling. The first chapter is mostly a description of theoretical approaches which have been utilized by the authors to establish their perspectives and to lend credence to their
findings. For example, in the first chapter, one of the approaches they discuss is the structural functionalism theory. In this theory, poverty and economic inequity are necessary to form
a type of balance a yin-yang type of counterbalance. In other words, inequity serves more than a few positive functions in a society. Such a system motivates people to achieve
in that there are greater rewards for higher achievements. What this seems to suggest is that the inequity provides for society a group of people who are willing to
do work that is often dirty, dangerous, or difficult, that others in society are not willing to do. Also, the poor provide work for those who work in the poverty
related industries such as welfare and social workers. This theory was expanded by other theorists to cover deviance and conflict. Conflict theorists, therefore believe that conflict and a certain
amount of deviance is necessary for the majority of the people to be able to have organization and lawfulness. In this prevailing theory, the inequity comes from the domination of
the CEOs over their workers. In a capitalist society it is inherently vital that the workers believe that there is a potential for becoming one of the top dogs when
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