Trends and Topics in 'Social Problems' 1953-1975
A Content Analysis and a Critique
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 2483972 |
|---|---|
| Authors | James M Henslin (Southern Illinois University Edwardsville, corresponding author), Paul M Roesti (Southern Illinois University Edwardsville) |
| Year | 1976 |
| Volume | 24 |
| Issue | 1 |
| Pages | 54-68 |
| Publication date | 1976-10-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Social Problems (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0037-7791 • E-ISSN: 1533-8533 |
| Publisher | Oxford University Press (OUP) (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.2307/800321 |
| OpenAlex | W1982240371 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 14 |
| References cited | 81 |
The founders of the Society for the Study of Social Problems stressed the importance of emphasizing vital social problems and encouraging the formulation of social policies. Now in its twenty-fifth anniversary year, criticism has been leveled against the Society for not adhering to these original goals. A content analysis of all articles published from 1953 to 1975 in the Society's official journal, Social Problems, was undertaken to determine what social-problem topics have been included, their comparative frequency in various time periods, and related trends. Articles were also evaluated on the basis of their structural or individualistic orientations. Each article was examined for policy suggestions, the type of policy, the audience to whom suggested policy was directed, and trends in policy suggestions. Findings and trends are reported and summarized, and some practical suggestions are offered
Content (measure theory) · Content analysis · Criticism · Individualism · Political science · Public relations · Social analysis · Social issues · Social policy · Social science · Sociology · Contemporary Sociological Theory and Practice · Cross-Cultural and Social Analysis · Evaluation and Performance Assessment · Law · Mathematics · Oral History, Memory, Narrative Analysis · Social Policy and Reform Studies
Race, poverty, and markets
Merging content analysis and the policy sciences
Social Construction of Social Problems Over Time
Black-White Adolescent Drinking
Truth and Goodness
Representing the Discipline
American Medical Sociology and Health Problems in the Global South
Toward A Sociology of Nuclear Weapons
The Aims of the Society for the Study of Social Problems
The Aims of the Society for the Study of Social Problems
Essay-Review
A Symposium on Challenges to the Freedom of Social Scientists
American Social Problems in a World Setting
A Symposium on Desegregation in the Public Schools
Swastika Offenders
The Society for the Study of Social Problems
Losing Weight
Latent Social Services in Group Dieting
Toward a Marxian Theory of Deviance
Social Problems and Deviance
On Behalf of Labeling Theory
Labelling Theory and Criminology
Adolescent Sexual Behavior
Assessing the Seriousness of Social Problems
Victim Precipitation and Violent Crime
Social Problems
The Influence of Funding Agencies on Juvenile Delinquency Research
Toward a Sociology of Social Problems
The Poverty of the Sociology of Deviance
Divorce among Sociologists Married to Sociologists
Social Problems as Collective Behavior
Personalization in Lower Class Consumer Interaction
Lesbian Behavior as an Adaptation to the Occupation of Stripping
The Landlord-Tenant Relation in a Low-Income Area
Action Theory and Action Research
Dispatched Orders and the Cab Driver
The Social Base of Sales Behavior
Shelter Owners, Dissonance and the Arms Race
The Sociologist and Social Change in Underdeveloped Countries
Traffic Law Violation
Eros in Contemporary Russian Poetry
Socio-Economic Development and Political Status
Sociology and Social Work
Misunderstandings in Communication between Japanese Students and Americans
The Social Scientist as Research Entrepreneur
Observations on the Clinical Approach to International Tensions
Social Tensions and the Inhibition of Thought
The Social Philosophy of Social Pathologists
The Choice of Research Projects
Research Funds and the Publicly Employed Sociologist
The Dangers of Project Research
Some Remarks on the Human Implications of Technological Change in Under-Developed Areas
| Unique citing works | 8 |
|---|---|
| Citations per year | 0,29 |
| Citation span | 1977 - 2022 (46) |
| Citation velocity | historical |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 14 |