# SOCI 1306: Social Problems

- By: John Glass
- Publisher: Collin College
- Source: [LibreTexts](https://socialsci.libretexts.org/Courses/Collin_College/SOCI_1306%3A_Social_Problems)
- Licence: [CC BY-SA 3.0](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0/)
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Examining social problems from a sociological perspective will enable you to recognize and help address harmful social issues in ways that can make your community and the world around you a better place for everyone. Social problems are social conditions perceived to be problematic by groups of people: Members of society determine what social problems are as they continually construct and reconstruct society, every day.