Social Construction

In our society, social problems are constructed. This emerges when people claim various fragments of our society as unfavorable, and therefore require a change. What is considered unfavorable in our society changes throughout time. In fact, some issues intensify over time. An example of this is when in 1935, lack of employment and a bad economy were major concerns. However, in 2006, the war centered in Iraq was a large concern.

Another statistic shows that homicide and the use of automobiles are harmful to our society. Homicide is stated to be very damaging to our society due to the estimated amount of 16,500 people being killed in the United States of America each year. Studies have shown that the use of automobiles are more harmful to society, but are not completely recognized as a social problem. However, studies expose that using cell phones while driving automobiles results in more than one million deaths and even the lives of several. Some claims have been addressed that communicating on a cellphone in the midst of driving is a social problem, but the banning of the action has not been initiated.

The use of MP3 Players among young audiences are not a concern. In the future, however, younger audiences using MP3 Players may experience issues such as hearing loss and social isolation, which may result in more fatal problems overtime. Another social issue in the construction category is that in the year 1900, a ratio of nine out of ten full-grown men worked to produce income. However, women were prohibited to vote, and therefore felt they had no other choice but to perform housework and raise their children. As of this day, however, these is more awareness of gender inequality.


One last example to state is school shootings. Why many consider this a smaller issue is that a smaller amount have died from this type of situation, as opposed to the number of annual deaths from being stung by bees. For my concluding statement, it is best to not only examine the more clearly stated statement, but smaller less known sociological claims as well. In the end, this results in the construction of social problems. Even the more well-known and more statements play a role in the construction of social problems.

*The essay is based off of  a textbook published in 2006. I apologize for any outdated information.