Social Issues Social Issue A social problem is

Social Issues

Social Issue • "A social problem is a social condition (such as poverty) or a pattern of behavior (such as substance abuse) that harms some individuals or all people in a society and that a sufficient number of people believe warrants public concern and collective action to bring about change" • (Kendall, D. Social Problems in a Diverse Society (4 th ed). Boston: Pearson, 2007, p. 4.

Social Issue • "A social problem exists when people subjectively perceive and have empirical evidence to show that social conditions combine at a local, societal, or global level to cause personal problems" • (Crone, J. How Can We Solve Our Social Problems. Thousand Oaks, CA: Pine Forge Press, 2007, p. 2)

• Is making art about social issues risky? • What factors prevent or encourage people to take creative risks?

Ai Weiwei • Chinese Artist • Political and Cultural Themes • Secretly Detained – 81 Days – April- June 2011

Ai Weiwei

Sunflower Seeds

Ai Weiwei • A Conversation

• What risks are you willing to take and for what purpose or cause?

Social Issues • Abortion – Pro Choice – Pro Life • • • Affirmative Action Ageism / Age Discrimination Airport Screening Procedures Airport Security Alcoholism Animal Rights Anti-Muslim Discrimination Binge Drinking Birth Control Bullying • Campus Crime • Capital Punishment / Death Penalty • Chemical Weapons • Child Labor • Classism • Cloning • Colorisim • Corporate Downsizing • Disaster Relief • Domestic Violence • Dream Act • Drinking and Driving • Driving While Black

• • • • Drug Abuse / Drug Addiction Eating Disorders Embryonic Stem Cell Research Environmental Pollution Environmental Racism Equal Pay Euthanasia / Assisted Suicide Felony Disenfranchisement Gang Violence Gay Rights Genetic Engineering Gentrification Global Warming Gun Control • • Gun Rights Hate Crimes Hazing Health Care Disparities HIV / AIDS Homelessness Honor Killings – PBS • • Human Trafficking Hunger Illegal Immigration Legalization of Marijuana

• • Mall Shootings Mass Murder Minimum Wage National Rifle Association Obesity Outsourcing Jobs Photo bombs Poverty • Prayer in Schools • Racial Disparities in Health Care • Racial Disparities in Sentencing • Racial Profiling • Racism • Retail Profiling • Recycling and Conservation • Right to Work • Same-Sex Marriage • Sexism • Sexual Harassment • Sexting

• • • Shopping While Black Single Parenting Smoking / Tobacco Use Social Networking and Privacy Stand Your Ground Laws Steroid Use in Sports Stereotyping Sweat Shops Teen Pregnancy Terrorism • • • Texting While Driving Texting While Walking Unemployment Union Busting Violence in Schools Violence in Music Videos Violence in Video Games Voter Disenfranchisement Voting Rights Restrictions